Posted on 02/26/2015 6:09:26 PM PST by grundle
Yes, comic book heroines are supposed to have powers that are out of this world, but the illustrations of their bodies could definitely be brought down to Earth.
A creative team working with Bulimia.com, a website dedicated to providing information and support systems to those struggling with eating disorders, decided to transform covers of comic books depicting popular female -- and male -- characters and give our favorite heroes more realistic bodies. Instead of figures with huge breasts, impossibly small waists and disproportioned thighs, they gave characters like DC Comics' Catwoman and Marvel's Black Widow more practical bodies.
The team was inspired by BuzzFeed's edited illustrations of Disney princesses with realistic waistlines.
"We didn't intend this project to be a commentary on whether or not comic books send the wrong message about body image," a representative with Bulimia.com told The Huffington Post in an email Tuesday. "Rather, our hope here is to show the extent to which superheroes' body types (as is the case with their super-human abilities) are fictional. Our hope is that when viewers see these superheroes visualized in such a manner that they can identify with, they may feel better about themselves and realize the futility of any comparison between themselves and the fictional universes of Marvel and DC Comics."
Check out some of the illustrations, below:
More images at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/comic-book-women-realistic-bodies_n_6761320.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women
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My husband is closer to the current Captain America and Iron man than he is to their skinny “realistic” version. Some people (mostly women) are driven mad with jealousy over pretty people and want cultural ideals changed so they can be the pretty people. Never gonna happen.
Somebody likes a boy that has a skinny girlfriend.
I like the slender Wonder Woman better but the other one is not just awful.
“OMG, Captain America’s muscles make me ashamed of my body. I need to starve myself,” said no overweight male comic-book fan, ever.
Except for the big boobs she’s really cute.
very reminiscent of my last date...
Nice honkers!
Super power: motor-boating her opponents into submission?
“Its a bulldozer!
Its a tank!
Its Fatass woman!”
Regretfully, I have to inform you that was just Cankles.
How to create images that will not attract the attention of adolescent and collegiate boys/men.
Sharp marketing move for that industry...
And if comic book makers cave into their demands and make women as they want to, then they’ll complain they caved too much or find some other issue to protest over. Their addiction to being angry about something, somewhere is emotional crystal meth or LSDor PCP for them.
I’m worried about a “sharia compliant” agenda in M*rvel’s current comics with female characters garbed from head to toe in full costume, covering hair under hoods and drawn androgynous being marketed under such doubletalk BS as “female friendly”.
Yep...saw this thread and the first thing I thought was “Power Girl”. You can always find 2 or 3 (or more) Power Girl cosplayers at most cons.
They’re easy to spot...just follow the drooling fanboys.
What’s her character name - Silicone Girl?
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