How The Women of Flash & Arrow Are Treated Like Shit

Not sure where to go in terms of this topic and the reason being is what could possibly be said about this particular topic that haven't been said before? But after viewing this video

I feel I should put my two cents on as to how the women characters are treated in Flash and Arrow. And starting things off is the most polarizing character of them all, Laurel.

When first introduced there was an aspect of a good character in her. She was a competent DA whom also happened to be the closest Thea had to a big sister. But the moment Oliver entered the picture just bit by bit something inside her started crumbling. Given the recent events its actually scary how each season leading up to that point happens to be the complete destruction of Laurel as a character and eventually her whole life. She used to be a strong and confident woman but eventually end up as a token superhero girlfriend. With little to no intriguing character arc at all.

Since I've brought Thea up. There is a character that needs a hug. Between finding out that she has a monster for a father and a brother who pretty much haven't been much of a brother to her I tend to question why she's still around in Star City? And just like Laurel she doesn't have an interesting angle either. Ok yeah she has taken a level in badass but the writers never bothered to take that fact anywhere interesting. She's mainly nothing but a plot device for Oliver to rescue. Come to think of it all the characters are plot devices for a hero to save than an actual character.

Take Felicity. She used to be an intelligent person but now she's nothing more than a shadow of what she used to be. And that moment she became paralyzed? They could have taken that to an empowering location but instead they wasted it and her walking for some dumb Olicity drama.

Iris West used to be a no nonsense go getter, she helped teach Barry how to fight!!! But like the women of Arrow she's reduced to being nothing more than a token superhero girlfriend who needs saving.

And lets not even get into the whole women in refrigerators nonsense Arrow toss around. All for the main reason to get a rise out of the hero.

If there is anything I respect about Supergirl its that the women characters on there are actual characters. Alex for instance has always been that rock, that morality chain to Kara, who can also hold her own when the chips are down. She even saved Kara on some occasion.

So outside of the many reasons as to why I haven't watched Flash and Arrow the lack of respect the women characters are getting is one of them. I'm not saying they need to be a "Mary Sue" to be written well. All I want is for them to be written well.