5 Reasons Why Lori Grimes is One of the Most Important Characters in The Walking Dead

[zihna]

5 Reasons Why Lori Grimes is One of the Most Important Characters in The Walking Dead

(or, Why the Walking Dead Isn’t About Heroes, It’s About People)

Word Count: ~5,000
Warnings: Strong language, strong opinions, mentions of suicide and sex, discussion of abortion and marriage, character death
Author's Notes:  So this one got a bit out of hand (it wa

Comments

[liliaeth]

I totally agree with what you say.

But I think you should read through the post, cause almost every other sentence seems to be missing at least one letter.

[zihna]

Oh, thank you for pointing that out! There was a copy-paste error somewhere between tumblr and here :D

And thank you very much <3

[anonymous]

I probably shouldn't even read things like this; I have become much too invested in this, anyway, as it is. But since I already did... I understand where you're coming from with this and I agree with most of it actually. That said I doubt Lori will ever become a favourite for me. My trouble with her character is how little insight she seems to possess, into others and herself, and how she constantly seems to avoid owning her views/actions; and she is someone who ruthlessly tears into others. I haven't been watching season 3, but I have heard that she has changed her attitude, so that might no longer be true

[zihna]

It's okay! You don't have to agree or like Lori! This post wasn't meant for people who are going to dislike her no matter what.

But, since we're here, let's break this down!

1) She "tears ruthlessly into" people on exactly two occasions, as far as I can tell; One is Shane, for lying to her and acting like he owns the rights to her vagina, and the other is Andrea when Andrea criticizes the way Lori is acting and gives the opinion that Beth should be allowed to kill herself if she wants. Lori's anger in this scene is perhaps unjustified and so misogynistic it makes me sick, but it's understandable

[fatimamansions]

My view point is mostly based on reading fanfic and ljs. I don't get the animosity towards her, and a lot of the hate is coming from women, which infuriates me. The stories I've read almost always portray her as an uptight snob and she usually gets told off by a female character, usually an OC or Mary Sue. Then there's the way she looks, skinny anorexic bitch who has too long hair. I mean, WTF, how do you gain weight trying to survive the apocalypse? Who even thinks about a haircut while running away from flesh eating corpses? Add to that the whole slutty, scarlet letter crap which is so insane that it boggles my mind. I would expect that shit from right wing Christian fundies, not the fanfic community. So yeah, I guess what I'm saying is I agree with you but it seems to me the hate seems to be personal prejudices and not based on any truth or logic.

[mfirefly10]

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