[Lingster]

Check it out  – "The gross mistreatment of women in comics":

http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000076495&tstart=0

[mikazuki]

That was educational. The arguments from all sides were quite thoughtful. Unfortunately, I wonder if anyone in DC who's in any position of power to make a difference might actually hear what some of those fans are saying. Perhaps in time, when society's views become a bit different.

I see comics as having the power to shape society. It's somewhat disheartening to think that it might be the other way around, and that the publishers are so caught up in sales figures that they would not occasionally take risks and present something that challenges the audience – like portraying really strong women (emotionally, mentally and physically) who don't need to get raped to get public sympathy.

[Prophet Tenebrae]

It's sad… but rape seems to have become less of an issue and more of a plot device. There's enough of it in the real world and while it shouldn't be ignored… well, I hardly think that DC (and Marvel isn't innocent of the crime either) should be using it so excessively.

But then, I think that because it's still guys that buy and read the majority of comics and by and by and on the whole tend to understand and appreciate male characters better – as is pointed out near the start of that rant.

One might suggest the hypothesis that because women are more objectified, they have less depth/ass-kicking/interest and that helps to lessen their popularity/emotional connection to the fans and means that killing/abusing them is a pretty easy way to create drama/suspense/motivation for a plot.

Just another reason to hate everyone.

[The Muffin man]

I take it that these are the same people who bitch that Spider-Woman has a small part in a comic that also stars Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, and Spider-Man?

[00tree]

Woah, some of those people need to chill out.  😀

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