Re: tl;dr 2 of 2
To which I would then have to clarrify as "Unwarrented or undesrved submissiveness."
It's like, to use an Anime Troupe--the honorable Dragon of the bad guy who works for him despite his honor due to another moral pillar he must obey (IE: lifedebt type stuff) leaving the heroes flummoxed (if they're the idiot shoenen type) or saddened by the course of that character's life.
I keep picturing Diana as a feminist/freedom icon, and to my mind it does not quite jibe with submissiveness, especially undeserved ones. Perhaps this is the influence of the Rebelious Princess take popularized by the DCAU's Diana.
I understand the connection of her with community. Her helpful and supportive nature is one of the reasons I find her interesting. But I don't equate it to outright submissiveness. To me, that's a step to far. To use an analogy, I'm pretty sure that if the emperor was naked, she'd tell 'em (possibly descritely, unless the emperor decided to be obstinant about it).