Higher Further Faster
"Higher, Further, Faster." This is my favorite line in the new Marvel movie, Captain Marvel. It served as a battle cry and a code between best girl friends. It’s part of the dream that brought the Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau together in the Air Force, broken down into a quickly uttered phrase.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard or read it at least once in your life. In those three little words, they express their hopes, goals and in the end what they achieve. It seems so simple, I know. Those three little words, almost kitchie if you aren't the type of person, the type of woman that looks out in the world and wants. Higher, Further, Faster.
As a hardcore comic fan, I am ashamed to admit that I've never read a single Captain Marvel stand-alone comic. You see, in spite of her powers, her skill and fierce will, she was never my type of hero. The MCU, good or bad, has a way of knocking my comic preferences off kilter.
The Captain Americas, Thors, and Supermans (yes, I know Superman is DC, not Marvel) have always been a bit too goody-goody for me. When Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., says “...Sometimes, I want to punch you in your perfect teeth,” I screamed “YES!” at the screen. I have always, always preferred flawed characters. Those for whom the right thing isn't black and white. Give me Batman, or Iron Man. Give me the Green Arrow, Black Panther, Wonder Woman and the Lady Sif. But please, keep your perfect heros.
Originally, I never intended to see Captain Marvel. Oh, I bought tickets to support the movie. We won't have more women-led movies if they don't do well. But, that in no way meant that I had to see it. I honestly can’t say why I did go, but I can say that I am thrilled I did. I mean DAMN. From start to finish, this is a movie about strength in women and friendship. Sure her road trip with Fury was comedy gold, but it was the scenes with Maria and her daughter Monica that held the movies heart. It was their friendship that pushed Carol to her truest and most powerful self. And as women, that's what we should be doing for one another. We need more Captain Marvels for women and girls. Higher, Further, Faster.
I have a friend who knows this to be true. Sarah Beach, a mother of daughters, started a magazine that is the epitome of Higher, Faster, Further. Even its name… [Strong Magazine for Girls][1]. Sarah looked around and saw a need for a different kind of publication for girls. One that wasn’t just about how to do the perfect smokey eye, or how to tell if your crush really likes you (not that there's anything wrong with that). But, there is a lot more to being a girl in 2019, and girls should be able to explore that as well.
The magazine features local girls on the cover and articles on life skills like budgeting and the current feminine product options on the market. There are articles about women surfers, astronauts and doctors. Each issue features a girl from a different background. The girl will write a piece discussing the differences and similarities between her culture and main-stream American culture. There are also book and movie reviews featured in the magazine, written by girls and women. The most recent issue features stories on literary heroines. It's not a stretch to imagine if movie heroines were featured, Captain Marvel would pop up. It's the type of magazine Carol Danvers would have gifted to Monica. The kind Mariah, a woman fighter pilot, would have been featured in. It's the magazine I gift to every girl I know between the ages 13-18 for their birthday. [1]: https://www.strongmagazineforgirls.com/
In Sarah's own words, “They deserve to see strong women role models in all walks of life, so they can see that there are women out there who are taking their place in the world alongside men, running businesses and countries, and making the world a better place. They need to see examples of people like them, who refuse to be put in a box by society and who are following their dreams and succeeding.”
I love this magazine. I wish I'd had it when I was a teenager. I make it my mission to introduce it to as many young women as possible. I had no idea what I was going to write about for this second post. Then Captain Marvel came out, and Strong Magazine’s spring issue came out and I just knew. All strong women, real or fictional, go... Higher, Further, Faster.
Thanks,
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard or read it at least once in your life. In those three little words, they express their hopes, goals and in the end what they achieve. It seems so simple, I know. Those three little words, almost kitchie if you aren't the type of person, the type of woman that looks out in the world and wants. Higher, Further, Faster.
As a hardcore comic fan, I am ashamed to admit that I've never read a single Captain Marvel stand-alone comic. You see, in spite of her powers, her skill and fierce will, she was never my type of hero. The MCU, good or bad, has a way of knocking my comic preferences off kilter.
The Captain Americas, Thors, and Supermans (yes, I know Superman is DC, not Marvel) have always been a bit too goody-goody for me. When Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., says “...Sometimes, I want to punch you in your perfect teeth,” I screamed “YES!” at the screen. I have always, always preferred flawed characters. Those for whom the right thing isn't black and white. Give me Batman, or Iron Man. Give me the Green Arrow, Black Panther, Wonder Woman and the Lady Sif. But please, keep your perfect heros.
Originally, I never intended to see Captain Marvel. Oh, I bought tickets to support the movie. We won't have more women-led movies if they don't do well. But, that in no way meant that I had to see it. I honestly can’t say why I did go, but I can say that I am thrilled I did. I mean DAMN. From start to finish, this is a movie about strength in women and friendship. Sure her road trip with Fury was comedy gold, but it was the scenes with Maria and her daughter Monica that held the movies heart. It was their friendship that pushed Carol to her truest and most powerful self. And as women, that's what we should be doing for one another. We need more Captain Marvels for women and girls. Higher, Further, Faster.
I have a friend who knows this to be true. Sarah Beach, a mother of daughters, started a magazine that is the epitome of Higher, Faster, Further. Even its name… [Strong Magazine for Girls][1]. Sarah looked around and saw a need for a different kind of publication for girls. One that wasn’t just about how to do the perfect smokey eye, or how to tell if your crush really likes you (not that there's anything wrong with that). But, there is a lot more to being a girl in 2019, and girls should be able to explore that as well.
The magazine features local girls on the cover and articles on life skills like budgeting and the current feminine product options on the market. There are articles about women surfers, astronauts and doctors. Each issue features a girl from a different background. The girl will write a piece discussing the differences and similarities between her culture and main-stream American culture. There are also book and movie reviews featured in the magazine, written by girls and women. The most recent issue features stories on literary heroines. It's not a stretch to imagine if movie heroines were featured, Captain Marvel would pop up. It's the type of magazine Carol Danvers would have gifted to Monica. The kind Mariah, a woman fighter pilot, would have been featured in. It's the magazine I gift to every girl I know between the ages 13-18 for their birthday. [1]: https://www.strongmagazineforgirls.com/
In Sarah's own words, “They deserve to see strong women role models in all walks of life, so they can see that there are women out there who are taking their place in the world alongside men, running businesses and countries, and making the world a better place. They need to see examples of people like them, who refuse to be put in a box by society and who are following their dreams and succeeding.”
I love this magazine. I wish I'd had it when I was a teenager. I make it my mission to introduce it to as many young women as possible. I had no idea what I was going to write about for this second post. Then Captain Marvel came out, and Strong Magazine’s spring issue came out and I just knew. All strong women, real or fictional, go... Higher, Further, Faster.
Thanks,
Nickie
I'm Nickie!
Born on the East Coast, I've been telling stories since I was nine years old. I have finally decided to collect some of my stories and share them with the world, instead of the ten usual people I know will read whatever I write.