I’ve always found Uncle Sam mildly irritating. The aversion is half-rational—he is an old, white patriarch assumed to represent the whole country—and half-fanciful: He seems like a creepy relative.
Michelle Yeoh’s tough warrior in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Geena Davis as Thelma Davidson, best friend to Louise. Marlene Dietrich’s menswear-clad nightclub singer in Morocco. And Margot ...