The hilarious front line in the tragic war against ridiculous female armor
You play Scarlet Witch, I’m a comic book person so I’m familiar with the character. The character in the films not wearing the outfit I was accustomed to. Is it true you were told right away that you didn’t have to worry about that?
Sad thing Gal Gadot was not told a similar thing when they cast her as Wonder Woman…
~Ozzie
You play Scarlet Witch, I’m a comic book person so I’m familiar with the character. The character in the films not wearing the outfit I was accustomed to. Is it true you were told right away that you didn’t have to worry about that?
Sad thing Gal Gadot was not told a similar thing when they cast her as Wonder Woman…
~Ozzie
As promised last year, here’s the Thor-Wonder Woman bingo! That costume easily qualifies for top 5 of worst things Diana ever wore to fight in. It makes my brain hurt.
~Ozzie
So, after getting many reader suggestions and taking time to process the info, we took a closer look at what people behind the upcoming Wonder Woman movie have to say about the ridiculously mediocre Amazon boob armors which the film is going to feature… And wow, was it a ride of predictable rhetoric and obliviousness to blatant double standard. I sincerely hoped the whole bingo card wouldn’t be necessary, yet here we are.
Indeed, Patty Jenkins, the director, also played the “men are sexualized too” card:
I, as a woman, want Wonder Woman to be hot as hell, fight badass, and look great at the same time – the same way men want Superman to have huge pecs and an impractically big body. That makes them feel like the hero they want to be. And my hero, in my head, has really long legs.
Because that:
Has TOTALLY the same costuming priorities as this:
With lines like that, maybe Jenkins and the costume designer, Lindy Hemming, aim to be the Mari Shimazakis of Hollywood… Except Diana of Themyscira is not Bayonetta, so “she’s supposed to be very sexy and I as a lady find it empowering” excuses do not really work, even in
the
context of character agency. Because Wonder Woman is so much more than “looking like a supermodel while kicking ass”.
As a reblogger, @meishuu pointed out, that Oglaf strip was pretty much what the director said.
I want to be optimistic and am gonna assume that the crew is contractually obligated to endorse every choice made about the movie, no matter how ridiculous it is when you think about it for more than a second.
~Ozzie
by Cliff Chiang
We had this design on BABD before in form of a figure, but never got around to show the 2D art, which is every bit as amazing (and still my favorite look for Diana)!
Wonder Woman who’s clearly inspired by ancient Greek armor (and hair styling fashion), and doesn’t pose or show skin for the benefit of male gaze – was that ever too much to ask for?
Why isn’t THAT how Amazons will look in DC movies?
~Ozzie
