For the honor of Greyskull!

Today, I feel like diving into my unabashed love for She-Ra. 

Like He-Man, She-Ra appeared in comic form:

But the cartoon series was the best:

Glimmer! There needed to be WAY more Glimmer.

Wow, look at how much more awesome Bow looks in this concept art...

as opposed to how lame he was in the actual cartoon:

What girl didn't want their very own Swiftwind?

The Whispering Woods:

A few random character designs:

Some animation cels from a great episode where He-Man comes for a visit and Frosta throws herself at him (to no avail! I don't think He-Man likes girls).

Speaking of love interests, lets not forget about swash-buckling Sea Hawk!

Oh my god, the dolls...

And a few awesome 80's illustrations:

This is my desktop wallpaper right now:

True colors

She was fun and totally relatable. Some little girls loved Madonna, but she seemed more grown-up (and stuck-up) to me. I liked Cyndi when I was young because she was more of, well, a person. She wasn't pretending to be someone else's idea of a woman. It's weird to think now that a look and a schtick that seems so gimmick-y actually felt more genuine to me, but it still does, actually. She just didn't seem to care what other people thought, which, in a world where girls are judged constantly and told how to look/act, is sadly rare. Also, I just really liked her music. When "True Colors" came out, I thought it was, like, the prettiest song ever. You can laugh if you want, but crafting a simple, relatable song that an eight year old can emotionally connect to is harder than one might think.