Slutt & Darkie, back with the team, in an ALL-ACTION reunion issue!
A long time ago, maybe 20 years, I imagined a hypothetical comical-book series which had two badly named "token" characters: a white woman named Slutt, & a black man named Darkie. Eventually, some editor wanted to write them out; another wanted to change them in some way, give them better names. And the fans would complain, & say the names weren't really meant to be insulting on those characters, it was just their names.
This seemed to me entirely consistent with fandom attitudes, including my own attitude, back then.
This is what comix fans have been like for a while, yo.
No prizes guessing what dredged that up from the little grey cells.
I am waiting to see if someone else I like & respect comes out saying that Wondy's stupid-ass bathing suit with the impractical evening gown top is somehow sacred. (That's a bit vicious, but it is an awkward design.)
Edited to add: Sorry. I'm being vile to people who like the classic costume. This is really me ranting after being trolled by K-Box, & I need to knock it off.
This seemed to me entirely consistent with fandom attitudes, including my own attitude, back then.
This is what comix fans have been like for a while, yo.
No prizes guessing what dredged that up from the little grey cells.
I am waiting to see if someone else I like & respect comes out saying that Wondy's stupid-ass bathing suit with the impractical evening gown top is somehow sacred. (That's a bit vicious, but it is an awkward design.)
Edited to add: Sorry. I'm being vile to people who like the classic costume. This is really me ranting after being trolled by K-Box, & I need to knock it off.