Its the people that talk like she was smoking/drinking/having sex every issue that get to me. She had a drag of one cigarette and said she didn't like it. Is that an unteenagerly thing to do? I didn't do it put plenty around me did. The tattoo was out the blue but I think if some teen girls had no authority to tell them no they would do it too. Does this make Kara a bad character? Not at all. Does it make her a bad role model? I don't think so. It normalises her which may have been the issue for a lot of people. She isn't the aspiration but the girl you know in class.
I don't like the idea of 'traditional' supporting characters. I don't think family affiliation is that important. Boomer was a spectacular character and often got the best characterisation.