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	Female super heroes—and villains—have been around since the early years of comic books dating back to the 1940s.<ref>Comic Book Lecture Moore, Dr. Eric. 2019. TAMUCC.</ref> The representation of women in comic books has been questioned in the past decade following the rise of comic book characters in the film industry (Marvel/ DC movies). Women are presented differently than their male counterparts, typically wearing revealing clothing that showcases their curves and cleavage and showing a lot of skin in some cases.<ref name="Nicosia 2016">{{Cite thesis\|title=Performing the Female Superhero: An Analysis of Identity Acquisition, Violence, and Hypersexuality in DC Comics\|url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|publisher=Bowling Green State University\|date=2016\|language=en\|first=Matthew\|last=Nicosia\|access-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195351/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10%3F0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Avery-Natale">{{Cite journal\|last=Avery-Natale\|first=Edward\|date=2013-01-01\|journal=Social Thought and Research\|doi=10.17161/str.1808.12434\|issn=1094-5830\|title=An Analysis of Embodiment Among Six Superheroes in DC Comics\|doi-access=free}}</ref> Heroes like Power Girl and Wonder Woman are portrayed wearing little clothing and showing cleavage.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Power Girl is portrayed as wearing a suit not unlike the swimsuits in the T.V. show [[Baywatch]]. The sexualization of women in comic books can be explained mainly by the fact that the majority of writers are male.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Not only are the writers mostly male, but the audience is mostly male as well.<ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016">Chute, Rebecca. 2016. "The" Pornographic Polemic": The Objectification and Inferiority of Female Comic Book Characters." ''UNBC Award for Academic Writing International Student Academic Writing Award William & Mary Wanka History'':1.</ref~~><ref name="Avery-Natale" /~~> Therefore, writers are designing characters to appeal to a mostly male audience.<ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016" /><ref name="EMAD 954–984">{{Cite journal\|last=EMAD\|first=MITRA C.\|date=December 2006\|title=Reading Wonder Woman's Body: Mythologies of Gender and Nation\|journal=The Journal of Popular Culture\|volume=39\|issue=6\|pages=954–984\|doi=10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00329.x\|issn=0022-3840}}</ref> The super hero characters illustrate a sociological idea called the "[[male gaze]]" which is media created from the viewpoint of a normative heterosexual male.<ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor">{{Cite book\|title=Gender\|last=Wade, Lisa (Professor)\|others=Ferree, Myra Marx\|isbn=978-0-393-66796-7\|edition=Second\|location=New York\|oclc=1050142539\|year = 2019}}</ref> The female characters in comic books are used to satisfy male desire for the "ideal" woman (small waist, large breasts, toned, athletic body).<ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015">Crawshaw, Trisha L. 2015. "Truth, Justice, Boobs? Analyzing Female Empowerment and Objectification in the Graphic Novel Genre."</ref~~><ref name="Avery-Natale" /~~> These characters have god-like power, but the most easily identifiable feature is their hyper sexualized bodies as they are designed to be sexually pleasing to the hypothetical [[Heteronormativity\|heteronormative]] male audience.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015~~" /><ref name="Avery-Natale~~" />		Female super heroes—and villains—have been around since the early years of comic books dating back to the 1940s.<ref>Comic Book Lecture Moore, Dr. Eric. 2019. TAMUCC.</ref> The representation of women in comic books has been questioned in the past decade following the rise of comic book characters in the film industry (Marvel/ DC movies). Women are presented differently than their male counterparts, typically wearing revealing clothing that showcases their curves and cleavage and showing a lot of skin in some cases.<ref name="Nicosia 2016">{{Cite thesis\|title=Performing the Female Superhero: An Analysis of Identity Acquisition, Violence, and Hypersexuality in DC Comics\|url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|publisher=Bowling Green State University\|date=2016\|language=en\|first=Matthew\|last=Nicosia\|access-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195351/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10%3F0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Avery-Natale">{{Cite journal\|last=Avery-Natale\|first=Edward\|date=2013-01-01\|journal=Social Thought and Research\|doi=10.17161/str.1808.12434\|issn=1094-5830\|title=An Analysis of Embodiment Among Six Superheroes in DC Comics\|doi-access=free}}</ref> Heroes like Power Girl and Wonder Woman are portrayed wearing little clothing and showing cleavage.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Power Girl is portrayed as wearing a suit not unlike the swimsuits in the T.V. show [[Baywatch]]. The sexualization of women in comic books can be explained mainly by the fact that the majority of writers are male.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Not only are the writers mostly male, but the audience is mostly male as well.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /><ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016">Chute, Rebecca. 2016. "The" Pornographic Polemic": The Objectification and Inferiority of Female Comic Book Characters." ''UNBC Award for Academic Writing International Student Academic Writing Award William & Mary Wanka History'':1.</ref> Therefore, writers are designing characters to appeal to a mostly male audience.<ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016" /><ref name="EMAD 954–984">{{Cite journal\|last=EMAD\|first=MITRA C.\|date=December 2006\|title=Reading Wonder Woman's Body: Mythologies of Gender and Nation\|journal=The Journal of Popular Culture\|volume=39\|issue=6\|pages=954–984\|doi=10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00329.x\|issn=0022-3840}}</ref> The super hero characters illustrate a sociological idea called the "[[male gaze]]" which is media created from the viewpoint of a normative heterosexual male.<ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor">{{Cite book\|title=Gender\|last=Wade, Lisa (Professor)\|others=Ferree, Myra Marx\|isbn=978-0-393-66796-7\|edition=Second\|location=New York\|oclc=1050142539\|year = 2019}}</ref> The female characters in comic books are used to satisfy male desire for the "ideal" woman (small waist, large breasts, toned, athletic body).<ref name="Avery-Natale" /><ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015">Crawshaw, Trisha L. 2015. "Truth, Justice, Boobs? Analyzing Female Empowerment and Objectification in the Graphic Novel Genre."</ref> These characters have god-like power, but the most easily identifiable feature is their hyper sexualized bodies as they are designed to be sexually pleasing to the hypothetical [[Heteronormativity\|heteronormative]] male audience.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Avery-Natale" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015" />

	Villains, such as [[Harley Quinn]] and [[Poison Ivy (character)\|Poison Ivy]], use their sexuality to take advantage of their male victims.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> In the film versions of these characters, their sexuality and seductive methods are highlighted. Poison Ivy uses seduction through poison to take over the minds of her victims as seen in the 1997 film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)\|Batman and Robin]]''. Harley Quinn in 2016's ''[[Suicide Squad (film)\|Suicide Squad]]'' uses her sexuality to her advantage, acting in a promiscuous manner.		Villains, such as [[Harley Quinn]] and [[Poison Ivy (character)\|Poison Ivy]], use their sexuality to take advantage of their male victims.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> In the film versions of these characters, their sexuality and seductive methods are highlighted. Poison Ivy uses seduction through poison to take over the minds of her victims as seen in the 1997 film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)\|Batman and Robin]]''. Harley Quinn in 2016's ''[[Suicide Squad (film)\|Suicide Squad]]'' uses her sexuality to her advantage, acting in a promiscuous manner.

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	Female super heroes—and villains—have been around since the early years of comic books dating back to the 1940s.<ref>Comic Book Lecture Moore, Dr. Eric. 2019. TAMUCC.</ref> The representation of women in comic books has been questioned in the past decade following the rise of comic book characters in the film industry (Marvel/ DC movies). Women are presented differently than their male counterparts, typically wearing revealing clothing that showcases their curves and cleavage and showing a lot of skin in some cases.<ref name="Nicosia 2016">{{Cite thesis\|title=Performing the Female Superhero: An Analysis of Identity Acquisition, Violence, and Hypersexuality in DC Comics\|url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|publisher=Bowling Green State University\|date=2016\|language=en\|first=Matthew\|last=Nicosia\|access-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195351/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10%3F0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Avery-Natale">{{Cite journal\|last=Avery-Natale\|first=Edward\|date=2013-01-01\|journal=Social Thought and Research\|doi=10.17161/str.1808.12434\|issn=1094-5830\|title=An Analysis of Embodiment Among Six Superheroes in DC Comics\|doi-access=free}}</ref> Heroes like Power Girl and Wonder Woman are portrayed wearing little clothing and showing cleavage.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Power Girl is portrayed as wearing a suit not unlike the swimsuits in the T.V. show [[Baywatch]]. The sexualization of women in comic books can be explained mainly by the fact that the majority of writers are male.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Not only are the writers mostly male, but the audience is mostly male as well.<ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016">Chute, Rebecca. 2016. "The" Pornographic Polemic": The Objectification and Inferiority of Female Comic Book Characters." ''UNBC Award for Academic Writing International Student Academic Writing Award William & Mary Wanka History'':1.</ref~~><ref name="Avery-Natale" /~~> Therefore, writers are designing characters to appeal to a mostly male audience.<ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016" /><ref name="EMAD 954–984">{{Cite journal\|last=EMAD\|first=MITRA C.\|date=December 2006\|title=Reading Wonder Woman's Body: Mythologies of Gender and Nation\|journal=The Journal of Popular Culture\|volume=39\|issue=6\|pages=954–984\|doi=10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00329.x\|issn=0022-3840}}</ref> The super hero characters illustrate a sociological idea called the "[[male gaze]]" which is media created from the viewpoint of a normative heterosexual male.<ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor">{{Cite book\|title=Gender\|last=Wade, Lisa (Professor)\|others=Ferree, Myra Marx\|isbn=978-0-393-66796-7\|edition=Second\|location=New York\|oclc=1050142539\|year = 2019}}</ref> The female characters in comic books are used to satisfy male desire for the "ideal" woman (small waist, large breasts, toned, athletic body).<ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015">Crawshaw, Trisha L. 2015. "Truth, Justice, Boobs? Analyzing Female Empowerment and Objectification in the Graphic Novel Genre."</ref~~><ref name="Avery-Natale" /~~> These characters have god-like power, but the most easily identifiable feature is their hyper sexualized bodies as they are designed to be sexually pleasing to the hypothetical [[Heteronormativity\|heteronormative]] male audience.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015~~" /><ref name="Avery-Natale~~" />		Female super heroes—and villains—have been around since the early years of comic books dating back to the 1940s.<ref>Comic Book Lecture Moore, Dr. Eric. 2019. TAMUCC.</ref> The representation of women in comic books has been questioned in the past decade following the rise of comic book characters in the film industry (Marvel/ DC movies). Women are presented differently than their male counterparts, typically wearing revealing clothing that showcases their curves and cleavage and showing a lot of skin in some cases.<ref name="Nicosia 2016">{{Cite thesis\|title=Performing the Female Superhero: An Analysis of Identity Acquisition, Violence, and Hypersexuality in DC Comics\|url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|publisher=Bowling Green State University\|date=2016\|language=en\|first=Matthew\|last=Nicosia\|access-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-date=December 7, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195351/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10%3F0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1476751594815625\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Avery-Natale">{{Cite journal\|last=Avery-Natale\|first=Edward\|date=2013-01-01\|journal=Social Thought and Research\|doi=10.17161/str.1808.12434\|issn=1094-5830\|title=An Analysis of Embodiment Among Six Superheroes in DC Comics\|doi-access=free}}</ref> Heroes like Power Girl and Wonder Woman are portrayed wearing little clothing and showing cleavage.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Power Girl is portrayed as wearing a suit not unlike the swimsuits in the T.V. show [[Baywatch]]. The sexualization of women in comic books can be explained mainly by the fact that the majority of writers are male.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> Not only are the writers mostly male, but the audience is mostly male as well.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /><ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016">Chute, Rebecca. 2016. "The" Pornographic Polemic": The Objectification and Inferiority of Female Comic Book Characters." ''UNBC Award for Academic Writing International Student Academic Writing Award William & Mary Wanka History'':1.</ref> Therefore, writers are designing characters to appeal to a mostly male audience.<ref name="Chute, Rebecca 2016" /><ref name="EMAD 954–984">{{Cite journal\|last=EMAD\|first=MITRA C.\|date=December 2006\|title=Reading Wonder Woman's Body: Mythologies of Gender and Nation\|journal=The Journal of Popular Culture\|volume=39\|issue=6\|pages=954–984\|doi=10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00329.x\|issn=0022-3840}}</ref> The super hero characters illustrate a sociological idea called the "[[male gaze]]" which is media created from the viewpoint of a normative heterosexual male.<ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor">{{Cite book\|title=Gender\|last=Wade, Lisa (Professor)\|others=Ferree, Myra Marx\|isbn=978-0-393-66796-7\|edition=Second\|location=New York\|oclc=1050142539\|year = 2019}}</ref> The female characters in comic books are used to satisfy male desire for the "ideal" woman (small waist, large breasts, toned, athletic body).<ref name="Avery-Natale" /><ref name="EMAD 954–984" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015">Crawshaw, Trisha L. 2015. "Truth, Justice, Boobs? Analyzing Female Empowerment and Objectification in the Graphic Novel Genre."</ref> These characters have god-like power, but the most easily identifiable feature is their hyper sexualized bodies as they are designed to be sexually pleasing to the hypothetical [[Heteronormativity\|heteronormative]] male audience.<ref name="Nicosia 2016" /><ref name="Avery-Natale" /><ref name="Wade, Lisa Professor" /><ref name="Crawshaw, Trisha L 2015" />

	Villains, such as [[Harley Quinn]] and [[Poison Ivy (character)\|Poison Ivy]], use their sexuality to take advantage of their male victims.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> In the film versions of these characters, their sexuality and seductive methods are highlighted. Poison Ivy uses seduction through poison to take over the minds of her victims as seen in the 1997 film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)\|Batman and Robin]]''. Harley Quinn in 2016's ''[[Suicide Squad (film)\|Suicide Squad]]'' uses her sexuality to her advantage, acting in a promiscuous manner.		Villains, such as [[Harley Quinn]] and [[Poison Ivy (character)\|Poison Ivy]], use their sexuality to take advantage of their male victims.<ref name="Avery-Natale" /> In the film versions of these characters, their sexuality and seductive methods are highlighted. Poison Ivy uses seduction through poison to take over the minds of her victims as seen in the 1997 film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)\|Batman and Robin]]''. Harley Quinn in 2016's ''[[Suicide Squad (film)\|Suicide Squad]]'' uses her sexuality to her advantage, acting in a promiscuous manner.

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