We have seen the strong woman trope, we have seen the strong black woman trope. The ones that don’t need a man, the ones that are MASCULINE in a way. Gosh, Zoe Saldana said that Gamora had masculine qualities and that that was difficult to play. Masculine.
Anyway. Roberta Warren is bad ass, is a strong black woman. And her love life… is a bit unlucky. But despite being a badass Z killer, Roberta Warren is imho a very feminine character. She is caring, she is loving and beloved and she is beautiful. Somehow Roberta Warren is the most feminine bad ass female character we could have had. Men and women would lay down their life for her. Would sacrifice their soul for her.
I mean, I love Michonne, but we barely see the WOMAN in Michonne, cause Michonne has to guard her emotions most of the times.
But with Roberta… Kellita is a goddess. She doesn’t hide any emotion. She puts it right on display. In Heart of Darkness you could see her pain on her face. In Resurrection Z you could see her love. She is beautiful and caring and feminine and badass and I love her. Kellita Smith is capable of displaying so many different sides in her… In interviews they always say that she is a princess in real life and not badass. As the character Roberta Warren, she is a queen.