So, I've had comic books on the brain recently, partially due to the short discussion in class about Wonder Woman, as well as the longer discussion about This brought me to an article published not too long ago in "The Week" about misogyny in the comic book industry (the link is provided below).
Basically, the article revolves around people's (particularly feminist) reactions to various interviews of prominent members of the comic book industry, many of these interviews failing to address questions about the lack of diversity in comics. I found it particularly distasteful that in such an imaginative medium as comics, writing is constrained by comic creators (predominately men) who would wonder "if comic books aren't "the right platform" for female-centric stories as they're a "high testosterone sort of storytelling."" (quotes from Ted McFarlane, creator of Spawn). This story shines light on the power that just a few people get to enjoy over entire generations of media consumers. If none of these people think that it's worth it to make their work more inclusive, then it simply doesn't happen... a sad reality in the world of mass media.
http://theweek.com/article/index/248288/girls-on-film-how-sexism-is-destroying-the-comic-book-industry
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