Me+Rant=Major Issues
Now...usually I don't have much of a problem with cartoon shows, mostly because I'm too caught up with how new it is to me. However. This time I've found myself quite bitter with a few things.
For one, with a new age and time, you'd think that most producers, character designers, and storyline creators would think about the general population, ( Read more... )
For one, with a new age and time, you'd think that most producers, character designers, and storyline creators would think about the general population, ( Read more... )
Thanks for understanding. It IS offensive this keeps happening. The argument we have a black president-therefore-we-are-not-racists is really pointless. We're still pretty ignorant as a country.
Agreed. I want to see more characters like Storm and Cassandra Cain (Batgirl III). Did you know they replaced the East Asian Batgirl with a blonde? I was so offended and hurt that they would keep white-washing the comics, despite how it seemed like there was progress.
The sexist outfits only proves straight men are still in charge of the character design. I'm not saying I wanna see the girls in big dresses or baggy shirts and pants, but it'd be nice if it wasn't like they were naked all the time.
Is the Birds of Prey all right? I hear it's okay, but I'm still hesitant. Huntress is hard to follow when writers make her into a slut. I was so angry when they got her together with almost every other guy; it totally wasn't in her character, in my opinion. Plus, I'm scared that I'll bang my head against the wall if I see another argument between Nightwing and Barbara. Dinah I'm strangely wanting to read about...
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When anyone says we're post-anything in this society, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Just... yeah, no. Racism is still deeply ingrained in American culture, as is sexism, and ableism, and everything else you can think of that doesn't include white, straight, able-bodied rich man.
Oh, Cassandra Cain! I just read Batwoman: Elegy, and really enjoyed it. I agree, I'd love to see more characters like her. I haven't heard about the East Asian Batgirl--maybe I have a little? I stay out of comics fandom like most other fandoms--but I'll be sure to look into it immediately now that you've brought it to my attention. Thank you for that, even if the situation is shitty. :/ Sadly I can believe they would kill her off... it may just have been for dramatic storytelling, but there's still that unsettling undertone of racism AND sexism.
It'd be nice, too, if the women didn't all have huge breasts and tiny waists and full lips and long hair that's really inconvenient when you're fighting, since someone could just reach out and grab it... but yeah. Straight men are still the majority in the comic industry, sad to say.
To be honest, I only stick with Gail Simone's runs on Birds of Prey. Right now she's doing the Brightest Day run on BoP and I'm enjoying it so far. There are still issues with the art and how they draw the women, but the writing is solid and their characters are very nicely done. I don't believe Nightwing has been around in this series, so no arguments with Barbara there.
Huntress isn't written as being particularly promiscuous in Brightest Day, I don't think. I wouldn't care if she was (tbh I only ship her with the Question, and that was all because of those few episodes of Justice League Unlimited where they were awesome together. Coincidentally, I do believe the episode where they met and start their relationship was also written by Gail Simone...), but she hasn't shown much interest in men given what's been happening in the story. It's much more focused on her and Dinah instead, as friends and allies, and I love their relationship together. It's the main reason I read, tbh, to see all these awesome ladies being kickass and having meaningful friendships with each other.
Wow, I rambled. Sorry about that. ^^;
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I agree, racism is still in America and whenever people bring that up, others just shush them. It's annoying.
When I say "East Asian" I just mean "Asian", sorry, my terminology is way off sometimes. It's just annoying when I say "Indian" (I'm part Indian) and everyone else thinks that I'm Native American. Talk about irritating. India is part of Asia and so is Russia and variety of other countries. "Asian" is totally generalizing a bunch of peopling together. I don't think Vietnamese, Korean or Chinese Americans like being called "Asian" so often, when they come from a specific country. ): But that's just me.
Cassandra Cain is coming back! Or at least I heard. I'm excited for her to come back, especially after they had the nerve to replace her with a blonde.
I know it sounds weird, but I'm a big fan of characters who have small breasts and short hair. Mostly because my big-breasted friends tell me it's so hard to even run. So, I don't understand how comic book artists can draw such huge boobs on crime-fighting women.
You've gotten me interested in this new Birds of Prey. Though, I hear Babs may get killed off! D: If that's true, I'm gonna curl into a ball and cry. She's actually what got me into DC, to be honest. I've loved her character for awhile.
OMG, I totally didn't know Huntress and Dinah could even have a friendship. That's awesome! They're perfect for each other. Guh, I love it when friendship is expressed in comic books.
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