Leslie Knope is a fictional character from the infamous sitcom “Parks and Recreation”, portrayed by Amy Poehler. She is a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation department of her town. She desires to advance her career in politics and bureaucracy, an area that women are minority. Her childhood dream is to becoming the first female President.
She is an evident feminist, and a survivor in a boys club job field. She is a patriot and does her best to satisfy the people of her town. Even tough the parks department is not a significant one for most people, she believes that everyone should do their job at their best and she never underestimates herself or her job.
What makes her an awesome feminist character is that, she is a great example for the women who are seeking their dreams in a “masculin” are like politics. She always reminds herself of powerful women and never forget their memoirs in hard times. When she is elected for councilwoman, Leslie decorates her new office space with portrays of smart and inspirational women.
There are lots of examples for her where she teared down the humbling actions against women, even though politicians were expected to be toady and hypocrite for gaining votes in the elections. Leslie is a great character for never doing anything she is against of or that will make her lose her morals. She does not insult her female competitors and highlights the significance of sisterhood. She tries to shatter the prejudice against women in any field and shows all the women that if you fight right, not afraid and speak up, you can beat the boys club and join them. She even works as an garbage-men to prove everybody that women can “LITERALLY” do any job that men can do.
sosc111: Studies in Popular Culture 