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goshdarnspam2011-09-14 03:58 pm
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Sex itself really isn't an issue! Everyone has it, comic characters should have it. The problem I have with it is that...how do I put it, if you are a powerful female character, you have to use sex as a means to having that power? This gets into the whole female empowerment debate and, I'll admit, and is all very much ymmv, but personally it annoys me to no end that 'powerful woman' means 'femme fatale' in most cases.
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But I mean, I love Black Widow. I think she's really great, and I think she as on the whole been written well, and it frustrates me that people do like, decide she's not a "strong female character" all the time b/c she is known for having sex? And if you read her stories actually she doesn't... actually have much sex at all?? It's just a widespread perception b/c she is typed as "sexy"
I see the same sort of thing with regard to She-Hulk often.
And that really frustrates me because I think in addition to getting the short end of the stick creator/editorial treatment wise, women get way harsher treatment from fans, because we hold them to way higher standards than we do male characters. Just generally, I think fandom takes much better to a guy who is obviously an asshole, or a guy who is sexually manipulative (see: Daken), or a guy who breaks down in emotion at a key moment than we are to women who do any of these things.