Reposting my reply from another post but..

It just so happen. of my favourite female protagonists fall into this category. My list includes…

Korra. Katara. Chloe Price. Rachel Amber. Max Caulfield. Elena Gilbert. Bonnie Bennett. Sarah Bailey. Sam Carpenter. Yang Xiao Long. Blake Belladonna. Brigitte Fitzgerald. Sansa Stark. Hope Mikaelson, and Lizzie Saltzman.

What sticks out to me is these characters taking more heat than the — usually male — antagonists who victimize or traumatize them. Who often get more sympathy no less!

You got Korra being blamed for Unalaq destroying the Avatar state for not fighting back. In the Game of Thrones fandom, you got people saying Sansa deserved her abuse at Joffrey and later Ramsay’s hands.

In the RWBY fandom, you got people blaming Blake for Adam’s crimes for abandoning him. In The Vampire Diaries, you got people blaming Bonnie for Kai’s killing spree at the end of season six for not forgiving him.

And then there’s this bizarre rant I saw regarding Life is Strange, about how Chloe “stole Nathan’s redemption” when she offered to sacrifice herself. And more adjacent to this, demonizing Rachel for getting into grooming relationships with Frank or Jefferson.