Oh, my! Isn't it AWFUL how women are portrayed in comics?! No. No it isn't.

Wow. I just read yet another rant on how women are objectified by comics.
Same thing we read 3 minutes ago. And frankly, like the last 300 blogs, vlogs, columns and whatnot on this subject, it simply doesn't, and will never matter. Because comics are, and always have been considered "ADOLESCENT MALE FANTASY."

Go back and read that again. Slowly.

Sorry, but it's true. The demographic for comic books and video games and such has always been the adolescent male, whether that's an actual 14yr old boy or a 34yr old man in a state of arrested development, that is the demo.

Similarly we see the same thing in TV and movies and other media. It's just the way it is. The ideal man is a musclebound, 6'2" adonis, and the ideal woman is a cross between Marilyn Monroe and Megan Fox.

And, of course, they are going to be put in the most revealing costumes and most compromising poses. ANd they are going to be as beautifully drawn as the artist can draw. It's supposed to be FANTASY. If you want reality, go outside. Read historical non-fiction. It's a COMIC BOOK for heaven's sake!!!

I understand that you, and everyone else (including myself) would like to see yourself in comics and on TV, but really, no one wants to see a fat guy or an ugly girl in spandex and a cape. I really don't believe that they'll ever re-cast GLEE with a bunch of ugly fat kids. And Robert Downey Jr. is never going to be in an IRON MAN movie with some 38yr old frumpy housewife as his romantic interest.

I'm sorry, but that's just the way it is. So if you feel you're being left out, you have a few options. Stop reading the mainstream comics if they offend you that much, and find some indy comics that play to your sensibilities. Or try manga. Everyone looks the same in manga. Also you can change the channel or not go to that particular movie. This will send your message by not giving the corporations your dollar. You also can take it upon yourself to create your own comics or other media the way you feel it should be done.

But please stop whining. Be the intelligent person that you are and realize that no matter how much you shake your fist at the sky, it will never the exact shade of blue you want it to be.