Gender Roles In Cat Woman

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To be someone of great strength and empowerment is looked upon highly in today’s comic book society. That is, if this specific character is that of the male gender. It is hard, almost impossible to find a character of the female sex to be strong, empowering, and her own person without her being over sexualized. From Harley Quinn, to Cat Woman, there are so many more characters out there who do not get the true spot light they deserve for their over sexualized bodies make it impossible for their story to be fully told. One of the most famous characters in the DC universe who has been over sexualized and under sexualized various times would be the marvelous Wonder Woman. There are many moments where it can be argued, that Wonder Woman’s poses and cleavage are more important than her story. However, there are some instances where this is not the case. Sensation Comics featured Wonder Woman #3 cover by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Carrie Strachan which gives the character a good sense of who she really is. I chose this picture, which can be found in the back of the Sensation Comic featuring Wonder Woman volume 1 which we read in class, because I wanted to take another stand for how people can draw Wonder Woman and still have her empowering and attractive. …show more content…

This is getting ridiculous that almost every woman you seen in comic book either have really large breasts, or half their skin is showing. It is not only in comic books we see this, but also in video games. I remember when the video game Injustice released a statue of Batman and Wonder Woman, and I personally was utterly appalled by how they portrayed Wonder Woman. It seemed like the only factor they focused on was her chest because her face was not done justice at all. It is frustrating seeing that great women in comics are subjected to these art styles that take away from people seeing who they truly are instead of the outfits the artists place them in. A lot of people I know do not like Harley Quinn because they just believe she is a blonde bimbo, but they have never actually given her a chance, looked past the clothes she was drawn in, and learned about the truly poetic and complicated character Harley is. This concept of how woman are drawn in comics is why most people think that it is their pretty face that is their only power. They place them down so much based on their appearance, and belittle them to the point that there is not return, they cannot make it out of the whole their artist dug for them. This is why as a writer and an artist, I am making sure that my characters in the future are shown for who they are, not the their size of their bra

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