I won't be the victim so you can't be the Hero

Some folks talk about returning to the good old days as if it would make them someone different whether or not that is accurate I see the issues as being able to decide with more certainty WHO you wanted to be. When there was one ideal there was little problem in imagining yourself the hero. The hero was a straight white male of middle age. There are a lot more heroes in today's world than there were in the 1940's and the 1950's. Many of today's heroes look and sound very different than yesterdays heroes did. In stories where there is a hero there is also a victim to be saved. The victims role is as highly defined as the heroes. A key factor in being a victim is powerlessness. Powerful people do not need to be saved. Women are often cast as the victim. I use the word cast intentionally to imply a role created by others to enable a dramatic performance. The man who is willing to 'save' the women after a rape by marrying her. The same person who victimizes , '(EXIT STAGE LEFT)' recasts himself as the HERO and dashes back on stage. How much so called heroism is a manufactured circumstance to put a band-aid over bad behavior? As the people who traditionally played the victim grow more powerful the role of the existing hero becomes less heroic and more comedic. The hero rushes into save someone and there is no danger I see this as causing some people a great deal of anxiety.