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August 13, 2013 12:31 am Because two people sharing an opinion is tag-team debating. Dude, I had things to go and do. I can't be on the forums 24/7. And honestly? comicBOOKchris is an extremely intelligent and sensible individual and I'm genuinely pleased that he took over for me in my absence. Chris, if you're reading this, cheers buddy. As for the initial question posed, I don't think cosplayers should assume any responsibility. They're choosing to dress that way, and that is a-okay. A fictional character doesn't have a wardrobe to pick from. They're being designed a certain way for a reason. So, yeah, pretty much watch comicBOOKchris said.

August 13, 2013 12:25 am Dude, I would love to work for iFanboy, but alas I don't. I'm just a Journalism student. As for this being my first forum, I've just never had something actually rile me up enough to post enough before. I've been doing the pull list for months though. And 'jumping in'? Nah, man, that was just good timing. I was procrastinating from an essay and just happened to be on at the right time. But hell, if you think my writing's iFanboy level, that's quite a compliment, thank you.

August 12, 2013 2:32 pm No, you're totally right. Sorry. I'll go inform the legion of female comic book readers that daningotham has solved everything, and they have no right to feel uncomfortable any more. You're part of the problem, friend. If this Wednesday came around, and all of the female costumes had been amended to be more practical and show less flesh, would you be in uproar? If the answer is yes, stop and rethink about your priorities and why you read comic books. If no, then stop fighting what needs to happen. That's all.

August 12, 2013 2:26 pm People can dress however they want in the real world, but Power Girl only dresses that way in the comic books in order to get people to buy the books she's in. It's a sexist marketing ploy. End of discussion.

August 12, 2013 2:15 pm Excuse me, 'people' like you to gawp at.

August 12, 2013 2:11 pm To quote comicBOOKchris, who said this an entire hour ago and you're both still not getting it "Both the extremely chiseled male bodies and the hyper-sexual female bodies stem from male fantasies. They both represent what men want… they want the chiseled body and the super sexy girl." And no, Clint and Kate aren't sharing the Hawkeye book. Clint is the main character, and Kate is an occasional supporting character. Equal time is not split between the two, because it's Clint's book.

August 12, 2013 2:07 pm Oh yes. Sorry. How someone dresses has nothing to do with how they want to portray themselves. I'll alert the fashion industry. No. Harley Quinn would not plaster her boobs all over the place. Not all the time. For a good many years she's been in a one-piece outfit. She's being sexualised to sell a product. I'm not saying a diversity in personalities doesn't exist, and you know full well that's not what I meant. Women, regardless of personality, are almost all sexualised in comic books. And Power Girl's boob window is literally the dumbest thing in the world, **COMMENT MODERATED** It's a stonking great handle for bad guys to grab on to, and is utterly impractical for flight. She wouldn't wear it.

August 12, 2013 1:55 pm Great. Luckily you're not trying to sell a product to a mass market yet, then, eh?

August 12, 2013 1:52 pm Oh for pete's sake; Zatanna, Batgirl, Power Girl, Super Girl, Wonder Woman, Huntress, Black Canary, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Star Sapphire, DO I NEED TO GO ON? All of these characters are inappropriately dress, and they're JUST from DC. There ARE comic books doing the right thing. Yeah, cool, Kate Bishop got one Annual. Come back to me when she has an entire book to herself. I'm not being vague in the slightest, I'm being general, because this is not a problem linked to SINGULAR books, but to THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY.

August 12, 2013 1:48 pm NO, SHE DIDN'T. That's my point! The CHARACTER is not making these decisions, and that's what you're not getting. There is no narrative reason why the majority of the female characters in comic books are half-dressed. YES the men are wearing skin-tight spandex, but at least all of their flesh is covered. Now, if a real woman, in a real environment, wishes to wear high heels to a party and show her cleavage cool for her. But these aren't, like I keep insisting, real women. They have been dressed in a certain way to appeal to an audience because comic book companies are selling a product. If this was just one character that wanted to dress how ever she liked? Awesome. That's grand! But it's line-wide, in both of The Big Two's comic books.