Even Wonder Woman Has Body Issues (And Why That Matters)
One issue of Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #20 is causing quite a stir on the Internet.
In the comic book, Wonder Woman not only mentions that she has bad hair days, but also cellulite, which was, as often is the case, pointed out to her by the Internet after a photo of her turned up on Instagram.
However, it's the conversation that follows that really shows the misogyny of such things because Wonder Woman discusses how these topics never come up for her male peers.
"What's it like being a male superhero?" Wonder Woman sarcastically asks in the comic. "Enough about Lex Luthor. Who does your hair?"
Those specific panels from the comic have grown so popular that they've had over 100,000 likes and reblogs on Tumblr.
"If you ever feel bad about your body, remember that Wonder Woman has cellulite too," wrote one Tumblr user. "Whoever is writing this is doing God's work."
Perhaps this resonated with women, in particular, because they see this sort of misogyny every day.
Take, for example, Hillary Clinton's "Scrunchiegate." While Clinton was secretary of state, a powerful world leader, she arrived to a meeting with her hair tied back and journalists focused solely on that. In fact, Clinton's hair is an oft-talked about topic and apparently, it was big news when Clinton cut her hair and added bangs.
This scrutiny, however, doesn't follow Clinton's male peers, as pointed out so well above by Wonder Woman.
We also often see news articles discussing First Lady Michelle Obama's clothes, with little regard given to what her husband, the U.S. President, wears. Although she's an accomplished lawyer and writer, her clothes and "look" are more discussed than she, the person, is.
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I miss reading comic books. I used to have them mailed to my house. A huge subscription to Green Lantern, and my Favorite (From TOpCow) Witchblade. My parents were going nuts, asking me why I was collecting comic books, I think when I was in college she threw them out.. damn, Parents never understood the appeal!!
Witchblade (U~itchibureido) was one of my heroines, as there were not many that many female superheros. TopCow had quite a few, like Lara Croft Tomb Raider, and there was a couple of others.
As a red-blooded heterosexual male, I can appreciate the female form. As a sexually-secure heterosexual male, I can also admire a male form. What I find ridiculous is how overly sexualized and stripperific they have to make the female costumes. It's simply a fact that a male superhero's physique is presented as a power symbol and the female physique as a sex symbol. The Hawkeye Initiative has done a good job of pointing out how stupid the men look if they're put into Chippendale versions of their costumes and drawn in cheesecake poses.
It even stands out on talk shows. It's nothing to write home about for a woman to appear on a panel discussion with short-sleeves or a sleeveless top. If a man wore a a suit with the sleeves off it would elicit guffaws.
I think it's pretty clear many, many of the older male stars could not get away with showing as much skin on the red carpet as their female costars are required to.
Anyone want to see John Goodman in a plunging neckline tux?
