@Ravager4 said:
@BatWatch said:
they have given undue “screen time” to her naked form and sexual encounters in a rather transparent effort to appeal to male readers.
And this is different from the numerous other female characters out there that comics do this to... how? Just because she's gay?
@INLIFE said:
EVERY comic book company in some way or form have used their female characters, homosexual or not, to arouse male readers.......
A lot........A LOT of female characters are sexually exploited. Batwoman's sexuality does not have a large effect on this trend.
Besides, the pillow talk is a really good thing in story. It shows character development instead of your typical conversations in other comics.
I think they are playing it up more because she is a lesbian. Yes, comic book heroines are often put in scantily clad positions; check out Worlds' Finest or Catwoman for example, and this is partially addressing that issue which is present in almost all comic book heroines, but I do think they are playing it up even further because of the lesbian angle. I cannot think of any other examples of a sex scene that lasts half an issue. Can you? I am sure there are some, but not many.
If we compare Batwoman to the best selling of the DCNU female led Bat titles, Batgirl, we see a grand total of zero undie scenes in the first four issues.
I am not sure that Batwoman's sexual elements were played up because she is a lesbian; that is one of the reasons the title of the article is a question, but regardless of the reason, it is unnecessary and exploitative.
@Roger Rabbit said:
The weird part about this is the points you make suggest they aren't exploiting her homosexuality but then all of a sudden you try to say they are without any explanation as to why. They could be exploiting her femininity but that's a completely different issue. In fact, Batwoman gets very little publicity in comparison to most DC comics. I think if anything would cause people to pick it up, it would be that it's easily one of the best comics in DC in the art department on a consistent basis and if I was unfamiliar with the concept of the book, art of that quality and the fact the title tells me it's somewhat related to the Bat-franchise would get me to read it. Sexual exploitation is hardly even relevant in her scenario because her covers always showcase the magnificent art style and have never sexualized the character from what I can see whereas most heterosexual females and males use sex appeal as part of their draw.
No, I did not. I gave two different avenues of how her sexuality could be exploited, and I said they had not on the first avenue, but they had on the second.
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