Top 10 Girls Kicking Ass And Taking Names
2012 is going to be a good year for the ladies. The popularity of girl-centric movies, media, and television is on the rise, and we’re not talking your standard rom-com sapfests, either. Forget those. Forget Bella Swan, too–the kinds of females in the spotlight are independent, strong, and ambitious. They pack punch, deliver punches, or are the kinds of strong role-models you wished you grew up with. Here are some of the best:
10. Katniss Everdeen
The first HUNGER GAMES movie hasn’t even come out yet and we know the movie’s going to be huge. If you’ve read the books, you already know the incredibly powerful lead of the trilogy, Katniss. If not, let’s put it this way--she’s not your typical teenager. Instead of lusting after boys and painting her nails (which she is opposed to but does anyway)? Oh, you know, she’s fighting for her life in an arena where the winner is the only one who survives. She’s wielding a bow and arrow, running through flames, and crafting ways to kill her prey, lest she be killed. In the midst of it all, Katniss manages to keep her humanity, her kindness, and her willingness to help other people. She’s a character you want to willingly follow through three books, three movies, and in a Battle Royale to the death--just don’t get in her way.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.9. Melissa McCarthy
Let’s put it this way--Melissa McCarthy got nominated for an Oscar for going to the bathroom in a sink. Take that, Meryl Streep! A supporting player in the hit comedy BRIDESMAIDS, she couldn’t help but steal most scenes with her impeccable comic timing.
Fresh off her Emmy win for her CBS sitcom Mike and Molly, she’s certainly earned a spot in the comedy hall of fame. And no, she’s not a funny female comedian. She’s not a funny plus-sized comedian.
She’s just effing funny, and if you try to say otherwise, judging by her Oscar-worthy performance? She’s not afraid to topple you.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent8. Michelle Obama
You know that phrase “behind every strong man is a strong woman?” Yeah, that phrase doesn’t apply to our first lady. She’s not behind her husband, she’s beside him.
Or she’s off on the Ellen DeGeneres show, challenging Ellen to a push-up contest. Or she’s teaching children about the importance of eating healthy and working out.
She’s got her own causes. And also two tickets to the gun show--have you seen her arms?! The same arms she uses to fist-bump the leader of the free world.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent7. Lisbeth Salander
Although the title of the book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo seems to be the title of Jersey Shore star J. Woww’s biography, it’s more about murder than you’d think.
The protagonist Lisbeth Salander doesn’t only encourage angsty teen girls around the world to get their lips pierced. She encourages girls to learn how to fight. Or how to hack into computers. A lady with a past, how many ‘tough guys’ can say they’ve nailed a guy’s feet to the floor or tattooed “Sadistic Pig” on their chest? Not many.
You mess with this girl, you’ve literally kicked the hornet’s nest. You see what I did there?
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent6. M.I.A.
Not many people get to say they’ve performed in the Superbowl halftime show. The Black Eyed Peas probably shouldn’t get to say that they did that, but oh well. When rapper M.I.A. got the opportunity to perform with Madonna, she wanted to make it memorable.
So she made a whole bunch of people upset when she gave the middle finger to the camera in the middle of her verse. The IDGAF gesture you give to cars and ex-boyfriends? She gave to millions and millions of people.
This taught us, if anything, a valuable lesson: you can always manage to get into trouble for the same things you got into trouble for when you were eleven. Take that, Superbowl!
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent5. Zooey Deschanel
If you’re reading this, there’s probably a huge chance you are scowling right now. That’s because a lot of people do not like Zooey Deschanel. I’m not sure if it’s because she broke Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s heart or because she’s a soon-to-be divorcee.
Whatever it may be, people find her Manic Twee Dream Floaty Girl annoying. She’s been parodied to death. Who could dislike a blue-eyed deer with the most adorable dress collection in the world? Answer: a LOT of people.
Yet she’s still managed to launch a hugely successful website, sell a lot of records with her band, and star in one of the most successful new comedies of the television season. Let’s face it--like her or not, she’s kicking your ass.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent4. Kate Beckinsale
I can’t believe it, but they made another UNDERWORLD. This is like the 30th one or something. Yet, still, sexy vampire Selene is still wearing a spandex bodysuit and killing a lot of people with her guns and maybe her teeth.
Yet, considering Kate is almost 40 years old and I’m half her age and would look awful in a bodysuit, I’ve got to hand it to her.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent3. Anne ''Catwoman'' Hathaway
Yeah, we know. Some people aren’t too sold on this one. However, I trust anything Christopher Nolan does with the Batman franchise, and I imagine that Anne will do a pretty damn good job whispering sensual things in Bruce Wayne’s ear and also doing lots of evil things.
You don’t mess with Catwoman unless you wanna get the claws. Or maybe, in this case, just the wide-mouthed smile of Anne Hathaway. She’s so wholesome! But so mean! Am I scared of her or what?
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent2. The Cast of Mob Wives
These are hands down the most terrifying ladies on television. All they do is scream and jump onto each other’s necks and rip out jugulars with their piercing whines. They will leap at you if you leave crumbs on the table!
They’re like gremlins, except they can’t have alcohol after midnight. Do yourself a favor: Google “Big Ang” and then try to tell me that you’d want to meet that lady in a dark alley in the dead of night. You won’t.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent1. Blue Ivy Carter
That girl is not even two months old yet, and she already has more diamonds than most of us will see in our whole lives. Her mom is BEYONCE.
I mean, if this girl isn’t going to grow up and be the most attractive, most awesome lady in the world? We’ll ALL eat our hats.
What defines a badass celebrity Bad Girl? Watch LOVE LUST & BAD GIRLS, Monday 8p.
Author: Alida Nugent
