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As you may or may not know the new Wonder Woman pilot episode was not picked up by NBC, reason being, the outfit did not match the original Wonder Woman.
The argument that was made was that “She is meant to be an inspiring feminist icon, but she represents a vast array of things that feminism despises. By which I mean, she dresses like a stripper.” However, an article from “DC Women Kicking Ass” entitled, “It’s not the costume, stupid” argues that the costume argument is just an excuse for the real reason they are rejecting it.
When asked why there was no Wonder Woman movie Darren Franich from Entertainment Weekly said, “It’s just much easier to sell a male action film to studios than a female one.”
When the only audience they think of is men, that may be true, but “Women want to see characters that are strong and smart and capable. They don’t want to see characters that are cliches or bastardizations or characters that are seen through the lens of male writers and creators who don’t write authentic women but as archetypes and a mindfield of sexist tropes.”
They say it is hard to sell a female hero, but when is the last time they tried?
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- Jackie Grieff
Aspiring Director/Editor working on a Bachelors degree in Digital Film and Video Production at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco. Interning with Kristy Guevara-Flanagan for the project THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE AS TOLD BY WONDER WOMAN. Self-proclaimed nerd, and long time super hero lover.
Guevara-Flanagan Soars with ‘Wonder Woman’
By Michael Fox
The dearth of female action heroes is a perennial subject of film bloggers (most of whom are male) all over the Web. A number of those fanboy posts read like veiled mash notes to Angelina Jolie, who convincingly flexed her pecs in Tomb Raider and brings the muscle in Salt a few Fridays hence. But, seriously, how essential is it for adolescent girls to have distaff role models that are as tough, independent and freakily costumed as Batman, Spider-Man and Rambo? Especially, I might add, after Hilary Clinton ran for President (and may do so again in six years). East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan has been rooting through pop culture and serious commentary alike for the last year and a half, asking the same questions for her forthcoming documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
Read more here! And thank you Michael Fox for a great piece!
