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Wonder Woman to finally start wearing pants
Christian Science Monitor ^ | 06/30/10 | Albert Ching

Posted on 06/30/2010 12:00:44 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Wonder Woman has a bold new look, one of the most dramatic changes of her 70-year history.

Criticized for years for fighting crime in effectively a one-piece swimsuit — often considered either sexist or simply impractical — the DC Comics icon has a new costume as of this week's Wonder Woman #600, and it's one considerably less revealing, complete with long pants and a jacket. Signature elements such as the character's bracelets, tiara and magic lasso remain. The costume was designed by acclaimed penciler and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee.

DC Comics announced the change Tuesday evening.

"It’s a look designed to be taken seriously as a warrior, in partial answer to the many female fans over the years who’ve asked, 'how does she fight in that thing without all her parts falling out?'" said incoming series writer J. Michael Straczynski.

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

I couldn’t possibly disapprove more.


41 posted on 06/30/2010 12:45:31 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Hail To The Fail-In-Chief)
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To: evets

Best...anigif...ever...


42 posted on 06/30/2010 12:46:55 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Hail To The Fail-In-Chief)
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To: GeronL
did you miss the Captain America graphic novel controversy?? It was the TEA Partiers that were the big threat!

I had forgotten that. I guess I was hoping that Cap would start kicking Commie butt and going after Red Skull like the old days.

A guy can dream cant he?

43 posted on 06/30/2010 12:48:13 PM PDT by Cowman (How can the IRS seize property without a warrant if the 4th amendment still stands?)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

I seem to remember an ill-advised change to a 70’s styled white pantsuit for WW in the 70’s. They should leave it alone. She’s a superhero(ine).


44 posted on 06/30/2010 12:51:38 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Boooo!

Aeon Flux is the ultimate warrioress, and has a very skimpy uniform:


45 posted on 06/30/2010 12:52:56 PM PDT by frithguild (I gave to Joe Wilson the day after, to Scott Brown seven days before and next to JD Hayworth.)
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To: Sans-Culotte
I seem to remember an ill-advised change to a 70’s styled white pantsuit for WW in the 70’s.

Ah, yes. You mean THIS (mercifully) brief flash of awfulness, doubtless:

The stated goal at that point, IIRC, was to make Wonder Woman more like the (then-)popular "Emma Peel" character, from British TV hit The Avengers.

46 posted on 06/30/2010 12:55:55 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

How about they eliminate all signs of her gender at all. Make her kind of a “Wonder Pat”? A totally androgynous thing.

I suppose it’s better than cutting off her right breast like a real Amazon. Make her ugly and undesirable, so that her real feminism comes through. Like a younger Helen Thomas.

No reason for gender in superhero freaks anyway. It’s not like they are supposed to be role models, or anything more than a nuisance to society. No reason that anyone should think they are attractive.


47 posted on 06/30/2010 1:08:22 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: RinaseaofDs
How much tape do you think it took to keep them in that top?

You know there had to be more than a few wardrobe malfunctions on the WW set back then.

48 posted on 06/30/2010 1:20:13 PM PDT by OCC
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Gang banger jacket looks lame.
Didn’t Marvel try those in the late 90s on several titles?


49 posted on 06/30/2010 1:29:29 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Then there's the confrontation with Superman, (who is GAY!)

Gay?

50 posted on 06/30/2010 1:30:59 PM PDT by Young Werther ("Quae cum ita sunt" Since these things are so!)
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To: OldDeckHand
became a screaming-mad liberal

Too much time in Washington can do that to a person.

51 posted on 06/30/2010 1:35:45 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: massgopguy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5KdIAmnBs


52 posted on 06/30/2010 1:40:09 PM PDT by MissTed (Never buy products from ACME.)
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To: Mr. Silverback
... ummmmmmm... Kal? Green Lantern and the other Leaguers all asked me to have a little... talk with you, re: the video linked in Post #50... absolutely no pressure, though, all right? Nobody here's even remotely judging you, man. I Bat-swear. ;)
53 posted on 06/30/2010 1:50:17 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Yep, that’s it. I actually had an issue of hers in that getup. Never made the connection with Emma Peel; but I can see that’s probably where they were going.


54 posted on 06/30/2010 1:55:10 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Wonder woman and the invisible man were making love when Superman came flying over.......


55 posted on 06/30/2010 1:55:17 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

And yet these “feminists” believe that it is their personal liberation to have sex anywhere anytime (and negate the consequences with abortion), while they bring it on with un-modest clothes??

Maybe now at least they are being consistent (not that I like liberals messing with a comic icon).


56 posted on 06/30/2010 2:23:44 PM PDT by JSDude1
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; ..
Now they can follow that logic and put Aquaman in a frilly dress.


57 posted on 06/30/2010 2:24:50 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
How about they eliminate all signs of her gender at all. Make her kind of a “Wonder Pat”? A totally androgynous thing.

Well back in the day she always looked a bit "manly"
(if you know what I mean)

I always prefered Black Canary: she has always been a babe.

And the secret identity of the Smallville version of BC is .. a conservative newspaper columist.

58 posted on 06/30/2010 2:31:42 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (a 16 year old Australian girl already did it. And she did it right. - WWJD)
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To: Scythian
Wow gramps, a little old for drooling after wonder woman aint ye?

Two great lines on this subject were:

1. I think it was Captain Brackett to Lt. Cable in South Pacific explaining how men (like me LOL) can still attract the lasses and find them equally attractive when he said, "...I, myself, am over fifty...I do not consider myself...through!!!"

2 We have a local radio talk show guy who is about my age. He once said something I can't for the life of me recall, but a young lady listener called and asked when he was going to stop being lecherous. He replied, "Never, I hope."

A corollary these days, while the subject rarely came up in my youth, is the lasses on my side of fifty are lookers of the first order. I'm pretty sure that will remain true for the next two decades, at least.

P.S. My grand kids do, indeed, wear me out. Last weekend they beat me up...just beat me right up. My wife was unsympathetic. She said I knew when I sat down on the floor they were going to come and jump all over me. I'm pretty sure if they come at me one at a time or even follow normal tag off rules I can still beat both of them two pin falls out of three.

59 posted on 06/30/2010 2:32:30 PM PDT by stevem
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To: Young Werther
For everybody's sake, I hope Superman is celebate.

"Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" - Larry Niven

60 posted on 06/30/2010 2:39:57 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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