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General Chat / Re: Comic Books
« on: September 23, 2011, 03:38:46 PM »
That's a bit of a defeatist attitude. I think part of why it's an issue now, even when objectifying women in comics isn't really new is that they DID have a chance to do better. And after the hoopla with the lack of diversity in the creative teams, how did no one in the process of creating these stories that are entirely intended to bring in new readers not think for a second "Well, maybe making Starfire stand around like this, nailing anything that moves, might not draw in a new group of readers".
And many times when things like this are brought up, someone will say something to the effect that there are other comics out there, not Marvel or DC or whoever is under scrutiny, but that runs into the problem that, when done well, I enjoy these characters and stories. I like Batman. I want to read Batman stories. I want Batman stories to not represent a group wholesale in a terrible fashion.
And many times when things like this are brought up, someone will say something to the effect that there are other comics out there, not Marvel or DC or whoever is under scrutiny, but that runs into the problem that, when done well, I enjoy these characters and stories. I like Batman. I want to read Batman stories. I want Batman stories to not represent a group wholesale in a terrible fashion.