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As a follow up to my last post about feminism in comics, we now have this.

I don't even have good commentary for this one. Just . . . stabbings.

STABBINGS.

Somebody argue with me how comics, superhero comics in particular, are not upholding sexist ideals. Please. Just try.

Also, a gorgeous follow up post by a male reader on the Mary Jane thing Here, and the original Adam Hughes (damn, dude, I respect you so much sometimes, and then shit like this . . .) can be found on this page. The Hughes sketch is still pretty bad, but includes an interesting element left out of the final statue: the inclusion of Mary Jane's bra in the wash basin. Hmmm . . . further titilation for fanboys, or an attempt to make it lookl like she's doing laundry for both of them?

I'd also suggest reading kitsunealyc's post on identity in regards to this subject.

And finally a blog post + commments on rape in comics.

EDIT: Last link, for realz this time-- Women in Refrigerators explained much better than I ever could.

I do admit a kind of sadness in regards to this whole thing-- mostly because the first few people I talked to about it laughed. *Laughed*. I didn't argue with them, which was a bitch on my part, because I knew I couldn't make an eloquent argument that would make them think in the least . . . just brush it off again. I don't know . . . a lot of people I normally respect really dissapoint me when it comes to this sort of stuff.

I think my LLAAAAANNNNDDDD icon is what I'm going to use for these posts from now on.