tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36331360.post6751608977982941078..comments2023-10-12T05:09:46.380-04:00Comments on Guilty Displeasures: The DC relaunch: some reactionsneilshyminskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36331360.post-84929655676105682252011-09-27T22:53:14.111-04:002011-09-27T22:53:14.111-04:00Yeah, the Barb "I Got Better" Gordon thi...Yeah, the Barb "I Got Better" Gordon thing is probably even more offensive, albeit more subtly so. Because she clearly wasn't hot enough if she was in a wheelchair.<br /><br />Really, it's amazing that DC has managed to offend so many, so totally, in so short a period of time.neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36331360.post-10768236270489437472011-09-27T22:07:18.322-04:002011-09-27T22:07:18.322-04:00The Starfire thing is especially offensive, since ...The Starfire thing is especially offensive, since she's effectively being raped by both men-- if she's missing her memories, they're having sex with her under false pretenses. I really doubt she'd sleep with Roy Harper if she had her original personality in place, much less Jason "90's Anti-Hero Cliche" Todd.<br /><br />But yeah, between that, Catwoman, the supermodeling of Amanda Waller, and the Batgirl BS, the new DC fails representation even harder than the old.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773416732192167277noreply@blogger.com