The Dichotic Woman

This morning my son was watching Disney's Hercules, a movie which could foster all sorts of interesting discussion. It wasn't nearly as well-received as the films that preceded it, probably because it attempted a peculiar blend of humor that only adults would appreciate and, simultaneously, a high level of sheer silliness. Then, of course, you have its appalling deviations from the original Greek myths, but Disney is famous for taking massive liberties with its source material, so that shouldn't have come as such a surprise. In any case, I think one of its most problematic elements is the heroine - and perhaps at times anti-heroine, Meg.

( A complicated woman? Gasp! )