Friday, January 30, 2009

It's not sexism, its just people who have never seen other people naked

I really get mad when people complain about how sexist comic books are. Editors Note: James means superhero comics, but since those are the only sorts of comics he officially acknowledges he refused to clarify himself.

Complain about the lack of good female characters if you want, but go ahead and make a list of all the good male characters and you'll realize its shorter than you think. Complain about all the damsels in distress, but that has more to do with lazy story telling and is a lot more widespread than comics.

By far, the biggest complaint is how busty women in comics are and how tight and skimpy their costumes are. First, no comic book character looks realistic. There has never been a human being that has the muscle definition of a Superman or a Batman. Both of those characters have pecks that would have made the Governor of California envious back in his bodybuilding days. This is probably due to the fact that comic book writers have never seen an in shape man naked, in person, in their lives. The lack of realism in the female characters can be explained for the same reason (seriously, would you fuck Alan Moore? I wouldn't even touch him with a ten foot pole). Complaining about the costumes of the female superheroes is just as silly. Last time I checked, most male superheroes weren't running around in baggy clothing. The only reason they don't show a little chest is that most supervillians aren't distracted by male chest (the same cannot be said of the female chest which is distracting when it isn't large and headed straight towards you). All I'm saying is, its hard to walk with an erection, can you imagine fighting with one?

I'm not saying that there is no sexism in comics, I'm just saying, point to the fact that there aren't a lot of female comic writers rather than superheroes who show a little boob.

2 comments:

  1. I will grant you that male superheroes fight in tights, but they still aren't fighting in heels and a bikini bottom.

    And Batman has more protection on him than Ron Jeremy in Nevada. Zing!

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  2. I think you're forgotten about Robin, who fought in pixie boots and boy shorts. And Batman and Superman both have heels on their boots, just not crazy heels.

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