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In reply to the discussion: Marvel features spider woman's ass on cover of issue #1 [View all]ancianita
(35,925 posts)I'm not in denial. I've read many comics since the seventies, and I've come to the conclusion that the audience is developmentally not into sexism but is definitely into power. This thread's visual is taken out of the historical context of typical comic book art style that seems sexist, but isn't once one reads how sex is almost never part any story lines. Even subliminally, teens have told me that they just fantasize about exaggerated body images, and that comics help them do that. There's no hate, submission, domination in superhero behaviors to support the argument of sexism.
Maybe what you might be perceiving as denial is just a difference of exposure that's more complicated than is being explained here. I don't pretend to be any expert on comic art, but I can, with some certainty as a feminist, not see these body depictions as problematic for young readers. Just suggesting that you consider further.