Thursday, 10 May 2012

So what?

There will probably be a lot of responses like: "Oh, you're probably looking into things far too seriously. It's just a comic." or "Women have always been like this in comics, so you should just leave it" or even "I like boobs and therefore your point is invalid"
Everyone has their own opinion on how they see things. But if you have an x-chromosome, you just don't know how it feels like to be a girl.

Think about it this way: Why are the male superheroes not in equally as little clothing, or why do most of the women superheroes die in degrading ways or are decommissioned in degrading ways. The women mentioned are raped, humiliated, assaulted, etc. You should be thinking about how women are being portrayed in pop culture as this reflects on how society is today. Children will somehow read these comics one way or another and be influenced, continuing a possible never ending cycle of the view that women are lower than men. I'm not asking for stories about sunshine and rainbows, I just want stories about women being equally as strong and heroic - and not dependent on men.

Now you're probably thinking 'She's starting to sound like the utmost feminist.' True, but what about gender equality? Women are humans too. Women can be fans. There is not only male comic book fans but also a large number of female comic book fans out there. DC announced great changes, but they did they not uphold their promises.

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