{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Matt (zeldatra)'s status on Thursday, 30-Oct-14 00:49:16 UTC","author_name":"Matt (zeldatra)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/zeldatra","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3704145","html":"It's like, I once got asked why there aren't any strong female leads in any of my cartoons. The first reason is, obviously, because I'm a sexist pig. But the other reason is that I just don't see why I SHOULD. I don't want to write a female character just so I can say "HEY GUYS! MY CARTOON HAS A STRONG INDEPENDENT FEMALE LEAD! I'M PROGRESSIVE!" If I'm going to write a character like that, it'll be because I want to, not because I feel like I have to."}