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Old 08-03-2011, 09:03 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by JCC View Post
If you think there is anyone in the world who could have a physique like Superman's, Batman's, or any of the other DC heroes (Marvel were a little better with scrawny heroes, Spidey for example), then you're frankly kinda delusional. The point with the Joker, the Riddler etc. is a good one. The only people who aren't represented as continuations of the Olympic strongman fantasy are villains. To be heroic in the DC universe, you have to be barrel-chested, rippling biceps, 10-pack abs etc. And for your point on women being buff in comics, generally they are:
Alright, you have half a point. BUT, I digress that the super physique of the heroes isn't done intentionally to make girls wet like the drawings done of the female heroes are generally done to make the boys hard. They're drawn that way to IMPRESS THE GUYS. Which brings us right back to the point that their objectification of the sexes isn't based on a fair and equal distribution of unreality, but geared towards misogynistic power fantasies.

Women are sexy to titillate. Men are buff to be awesome. Both of these standards is evidence of a misogynistic attitude in the art.
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