Miss Piggy: Feminist

Jim Henson's Muppets were a large part of my childhood, possibly because my parents gravitated toward these movies.  Miss Piggy has always been an interesting figure to me.  She is always a diva, dressed in frilly pink and eye makeup, and she also tries to get what she wants, even if it ends badly.  She manages an often unbalanced relationship with Kermit the Frog.  I am perplexed when I think about how she is portrayed in regards to gender and race, as well as being involved in an inter-species relationship.  I think that ultimately, Miss Piggy has many feminist qualities, especially because she considers herself an equal to others, even humans, and she speaks for what she wants and what she believes in.