Portrayal of women in American comics
Okay kiddo, so you know how you love reading comics with superheroes like Spider-Man and Batman? Sometimes those comics have girls in them too, right? Well, the way those girls are drawn and written about in the comics is what we're talking about here.
Some people have noticed that sometimes the girls in comics are drawn with big, unrealistic body parts and clothes that show a lot of skin. This can make the girls look more like objects for the boy superheroes to save or kiss, instead of real people with their own adventures.
People who care about this issue want the girls in comics to be drawn and written more like the boys are, with realistic bodies and personalities. They want girls to be strong and brave too, not just there to look pretty.
This is important because when we see characters in stories who look or act like people we know in real life, we can feel like we belong in the story too. Plus, it's not cool for people to be treated like objects instead of real, valuable humans.
Some people have noticed that sometimes the girls in comics are drawn with big, unrealistic body parts and clothes that show a lot of skin. This can make the girls look more like objects for the boy superheroes to save or kiss, instead of real people with their own adventures.
People who care about this issue want the girls in comics to be drawn and written more like the boys are, with realistic bodies and personalities. They want girls to be strong and brave too, not just there to look pretty.
This is important because when we see characters in stories who look or act like people we know in real life, we can feel like we belong in the story too. Plus, it's not cool for people to be treated like objects instead of real, valuable humans.