Comments | parsimonia: On Wonder Woman's costume (and yay! discussion!)

parsimonia

On Wonder Woman's costume (and yay! discussion!)

Apr 18, 2009 15:36

Yesterday after commenting on Noah's post about Wonder Woman, which included his reaction to bluefall's post about the Lasso of Truth, which was a response to a previous post of Noah's, I made a post here entitled "MADDY SMASH!" discussing the "Wonder Woman wears a bathing suit" issue. (I should mention that my reason for titling it "MADDY SMASH!" is ( Read more... )

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looking2dastars April 20 2009, 17:29:10 UTC

See, now you're just stretching all over the place. The Achilles getup is worlds away from the bathing suit. He's got shoulder and neck protection, crotch and thigh guards. It's clearly actual armor, and looks like it would stay on through vigorous activity. And on an aesthetic level, it's a whole different universe. It's monochrome, rather than garish. There's a single simple pattern, just barely a motif, of pointed grooves that repeat on the chest and the belt and the boots, tying the piece together. The lines follow the lines of his body and flow into each other.

May I suggest the Spartans in '300' (book and movie) as a parallel example for impractical male armor? It's just as historically inaccurate as Brad Pitt's get-up in Troy, is as nominally based on Greek Culture as DC Amazons and slightly more ludicrous given the Leonidas and his men didn't have the benefit of the gifts of the gods to explain away why they weren't freezing to death in those posing pouches. :)

parsimonia April 21 2009, 23:45:37 UTC

Psh, what ARE you talking about? 300 shirtless Spartans wearing only capes and leather underwear is totally practical for going into battle!

Leonidas and his men didn't have the benefit of the gifts of the gods to explain away why they weren't freezing to death in those posing pouches. :)

Heh, this is true. The poor guys. Also, LOL at "posing pouches".

looking2dastars April 21 2009, 23:49:06 UTC

300 shirtless Spartans wearing only capes and leather underwear is totally practical for going into battle!

On a beach at Spring Break, perhaps. Not in the harsh conditions of the Greek mountains.

Heh, this is true. The poor guys. Also, LOL at "posing pouches".

Well, that's what they are!

anonymous April 21 2009, 22:58:49 UTC

quote: I have a stubborn unwillingness to believe any superheroine would be running around without a super-supportive sports bra, especially given the proportions they are usually depicted as having.)

That's because of the super pecs all comic book females have...(please ensure your sarcasm detectors are switched on)

I'm reminded of Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin's reading a comic book; Hobbes looks at it and his eyes bug out.

Hobbes: Is [female superhero's name] power being able to fit into that suit?
Calvin: Nah. They can all do that.

parsimonia April 23 2009, 22:49:40 UTC

Heh, yeah, I seem to recall seeing that strip before.