![]() ![]() It is insane that we became more sexist in the quarter-century separating the two. While the first Cheetara had a semi-realistic form, this one does not. The first one was certainly sexist, and portrayed an unrealistic physical form, but this one is worse. It's for this reason that I find the new Cheetara so annoying. Comic book females have been absurd even by the exaggerated standards of today's beauty. I do not see an example of character designers abiding extant sexism and simply accepting it, I see them as PART of the sexism. They fluctuate wildly even within the United States, and especially from country to country. You made a few good points and I will address them.įirst, beauty standards are not set in stone anywhere. UPDATE: I've received more comments on this post than any post I've ever done, so please take the time to read the other comments and responses before commenting yourself.Īnd while I have posted a few of them to make a point, I will delete any posts that are basically just swearing at me. It's annoying in the comic book world, but it is positively infuriating in a TV show aimed primarily at children. UPDATE: Comics Alliance has a good article discussing the rampant sexism in comics that I see here. Thanks for ass-fucking my childhood memories. I mean, what the HELL is next?! Are we going to see a Wonder Woman cartoon where she's selling diet pills, or Tygra offering Ripped Fuel in episode 2? Is she sexy? Does she spend all of her time in skin-tight spandex with her belly button showing? NO! Of course she doesn't! Because she is an actual character, whose values come from her actions and personality, not because she's got a flat stomach. When we make cartoon versions of comics for kids, we should avoid copying over the worst aspects of comic books, such as the almost comical level of female objectification and sexism.Ĭompare this to Harry Potter, because, why not? It's big. REAL women can be strong heroes without also being sexy. If we want to sell them strong female characters, we need to sell them something that isn't so stupid-sexist. When we try to sell narratives to kids, we're selling a huge package of ideas, values, concepts, and images to them. No one has ever aspired to look like Jessica Rabbit or Betty Boop. Women are not actual objects, they are people! Cartoon obectification, like with Betty Boop, is fun precisely because it is cartoonish. Obviously, this blog is somewhat predicated on the objectification of women, but I make it explicit, and also make sure to explicitly state that images are just that, images. Remember girls, don't stand too strong or you risk being intimidating to boys! They repeatedly misspell WilyKit and WilyKat in the written media. ![]() Why doesn't she look like, I dunno', a woman? A woman who is capable of doing things, like saving the day?Īnd this is only the beginning. Is there a fucking chunk missing from her?! Where the hell are her internal organs? Why does she look 17, yet have breasts that would net her lifetime membership as a Playboy centerfold? Let's break down the new Cheetara in comparison to the gold standard, the actual Cheetara. He sounds like his testicles haven't formed yet, which is impossible for a man who looks like a body builder.) I looked at the cast before writing this. ( A number of people have pointed out who voices Lion-O. Aside from the fact that Lion-O is apparently voiced by some prepubescent 15-year-old boy, it was Cheetara that pissed me off the most. I have posted a full review of the new Thundercats here.Ĭartoon Network is releasing a new Thundercats show. ![]()
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