I watched my Disney's favorite today.

Call it sexist if you will (Tina Li) ... but Mulan for is a story about a girl who goes on an journey to prove to herself, and her family, that she doesn't have to fit society's expectation and that she has the strength that would excel in the typical testosterone dominated society.  And by weird fate, she met a guy that loved her for it when she didn't expect it.

She is awkward in the male bonding rituals of nude pond bathing, weaker physically at first due to lack of training and has the worse hand-eye coordinations.  But she is determine and resourceful (blowing up the enemy with fireworks).  I think I loved it so much is that I saw myself in her.  Having to keep apart of myself secret for so long and tried to fit into the silly culture of masculinity. Like her, it wasn't any secret that I wasn't "a man."

I love Mulan because I am hoping that someday I will too "bring honor to us all" by defining my strengths and kick some villain's butt with my acrobatic skills. With the help of unusual friends and blowing off fireworks in the process.