beccatoria: (diana of themiscyra)
beccatoria ([personal profile] beccatoria) wrote 2014-05-04 11:41 am (UTC)

See, I'm not sure it does make sense even with that? I understand the logic behind it, but the reason we're so upset that Wonder Woman's backstory is considered "complicated" is tied to the fact we perceive that as a misogynistic double standard. Even if someone thought her backstory was genuinely "complicated", the reason we're upset she's not getting a movie rather than, like, saying, okay, so what about Supergirl or Black Canary, then? Is like...we know that's not the real issue. And if Wonder Woman can't get a movie, who can? I'm not sure I'm explaining this well, but basically I'm not sure you can separate the issues. A criticism of there being no Wonder Woman movie carries this inherent accusation of misogyny, you know?

But yeah I guess, I'm just... I'm worried it elides the fact that there is no earthly reason for us not to have a Black Widow film. You know, your nieces and nephews need better than Supergirl and that Catwoman film that shall not be named. (And Elektra, which I honestly didn't think was as bad as everyone claimed, but then I saw the version with the cut scenes put back in.)

(Oh god, I actually watched Supergirl for the first time a few years ago. It was amazing in its surreality. She doesn't actually throw a single punch in the entire movie. It's also soooooo slashy.)

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