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Extremely awesome Women of the DCU poster

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So this Adam Hughes poster, subtitled "The Real Power of the DC Universe," has been making the rounds. And there's some debate on whether it's sexist or not.

My reactions:

1. Holy God that's GORGEOUS.
2. The women may be dressed similarly, but their individual personalities really shine through.
3. Are those... individualized... faces?! Why yes, they are!
4. Mary Marvel looks about ten years too old.
5. Oh wait, that's not Mary Marvel... it's Kate Kane?!
6. So why is the lesbian the only one wearing a pantsuit? (*headdesk*)
7. You'd think that with all of Bab's money and connections she would be able to afford a wheelchair that doesn't look so wretchedly behind the times.
8. Kara. Oh my God. Kara. She's sixteen years old, for crying out loud!
9. I can imagine both Selina and Poison Ivy taking Kara aside, either before or after the photoshoot, and giving her a good tongue-lashing. "Oh honey. That's not how you do a seductive come-hither face. That's not how you do it at all. And really, would it kill you to add an extra inch or two on your hem? You're supposed to leave a little something to their imaginations!"
10. Okay, I'll admit, the fact that EVERY SINGLE WOMAN* is wearing three-inch spike heels is pretty effing sexist. The gowns are varied and gorgeous; why can't we have a little more variety in the footwear, too?

* Granted, as was pointed out in comments, we can only see the shoes on five women, and it's kind of hard to tell what Barbara's wearing. If you ask me, though, her visible foot definitely looks pointed, so either she's resting with her foot en pointe, or she's wearing freakin' heels.

ETA: You know what this entry needs? Beefcake.

Here, let me ruin your childhood for you.

Disclaimer: Many of those characters are from Disney movies that are NOT from my childhood, actually.

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It IS gorgeous!!! :D

I RLY LOVE IT!!!

tho yus the pantsuit for the lesbian thing is.. >.>;;

I didn't even NOTICE the heels but yus that's.. ugh :(

The individualized faces are AWESOME tho, and I luff how PG looks :)

Kara's dress is :\ Apparently she thought they were going clubbing or something? XD

I have some pretty awesome dresses that would look amazing on her tho :D I'll lend her one and all will be good! :D

I WANT THAT POSTER THO :O

Oh and for the disney thing.. Milo = SO HOT :O

But then I love the Daniel Jackson kinda super hot nerd look :O *drools*

Edited 2008-04-20 09:45 (UTC)

I haven't read any of the Western comics besides the X-Men, but the poster looks awesome!

As for the Disney guys, that was hilarious. I wonder if there is something like this for the Disney princesses.

I was trying to choose between Hercules and Aladdin, but then I realized, I really don't have to choose, do I?

Mmmm, Prince Eric. You are so saucy.

In response, I will further ruin your childhood by linking you to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymTzwU00JVY

I'm not really into Western comics (these days, I'm not into comics, period), but that poster looks awesome. I love how the women don't look like carbon copies of each other, but I would've liked to see more varied footwear too. Come on, flats need some love too! :O

As for the Disney hero link... It's about time. *cough* I can't decide which image looks better (though I got coffee up my nose when I saw Hercules).

EGAD! My childhood!!! But, yeah, most of those aren't from my childhood either. B-but...prince Eric!!! Okay, I can see why Ariel wanted to get into a pair of legs for that.

Did I really just say that? Oh, wow.

I'm not as familiar with DC as I am with Marvel, so I only recognize a few of the characters there, even with you calling them by name. Who is a lesbian in DC world?

I'm so glad you identified Kate's clothes as a pantsuit. I'm afraid I thought it looked rather like pajamas. But, then, I missed the whole dress vs. gowns thing, too. I can see it now that it's been pointed out, but, yeah, I have no understanding of women's fashion. None. (I'm so doomed if I ever have to wear fancy dress)

I think the poster looks...mostly...pretty good. It would be better with a bit less cleavage, more people in flats, and Vixen in a less awkward looking pose. More pants wouldn't hurt, either - they aren't just for lesbians, really. But I love how individual they look. That's great.

I am of the opinion that Power Girl is not wearing heels.

We can't see Selina, Zatanna, Vixen or Ivy's feet, either, and honestly, Diana MIGHT just be wearing sandals -- but Power Girl? No heels. Ever.

I'm a little surprised you think Barbara's wheelchair looks "outdated." That doesn't have the canted wheels or the shorter back you see on many of the sporty push chairs, but I wouldn't call the chair outdated by any means. At very least artists have gotten out of the habit of drawing those old chrome Hospital wheelchairs.

Admittedly, I don't really know much about Oracle, and when it comes to wheelchairs, form always follows function. If Barbara has tried to remain as athletic as possible, or as independent as possible, she should probably have a different chair, but if she's put any sort of athletics behind her, or if she has someone pushing her for any period of time, then I think that chair works just fine.

Also, I can't decide whether Barbara is wearing heels or not. The angle of her right foot suggests that she might be. However you can't really see either shoe clearly enough in my opinion, and stiletto heels in a wheelchair is something of an absurdity as far as I'm concerned. I'm not going to tell a disabled lady what she should or shouldn't wear, but heels in a wheelchair? All the discomfort for none of the benefit.

I think it's only fair to point out that you can't even see the shoes of 5 out of the 11 women in the picture. There's no telling what they are wearing. It is pretty damning though that all of the shoes pictured (except for maybe Barbara's) are stilettos.

And Kate Kane... yeah... there are so many things wrong with her, I'm not sure where to start.

Overall, however, I love this poster. I might have to make that my wallpaper for awhile.

I have totally stolen the Disney heroes link because YUM.

Oh, yeah, that poster's pretty, too.

I think they should be barefoot. It'd go great with the vaguely Mucha arrangement.

Swankyposeoverload, and where is the powerful pose for Powergirl. Or is it an attempt with that awkward look to try to convey that she's like a fish out of water with girlygirl(TM) stuff?

I'm a bit confused. How is putting the women in heels sexist? Showing an ignorance of women's fashion, sure, but sexist?

First of all, I didnt even notice that these ladies had feet, let alone that all their shoes were the same. But if anything, that makes ME sexists, not the artist. And besides, everyone knows 3 inches is well below the official whore length for pumps.

As for Supergirl, I'm pretty sure that her dress is a few inches longer than her uniform, and way less revealing. Where is the problem here? "She's 16... 'nuff said" doesnt really work in these modern troubled times of ours. I could go on, but its easier to refer you to the South Park episode with Paris Hilton. I think it was called "Stupid Spoiled Whore" (really).

The lesbian is wearing a pantsuit because that spread eagle pose really wouldn't have worked without one. I mean, it would have worked for me, but not in terms of mass marketing value. And just be grateful they used Batwoman and not Grace from the Outsiders... I know I am.

But back to the shoe thing on a serious note. Its not sexist to have a bunch of women in evening gowns wear high heels. However, it IS marginally sexist to put an already 6 foot plus AMAZON in high heels presumably just because she's a woman and in a dress. With maybe 1 exception, anyone I know that's taller than like 5'10 in real life avoids heels like the plague, because most guys won't approach someone significantly taller than they are. Perhaps that is exactly why WW strapped them on, in which case it was self-empowerment and not sexist ;)

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If this is sexist, then comic book artists literally cannot NOT be sexist