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drsevarius (drsevarius) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-01 14:12:00

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creator: james robinson, publisher: dc comics, title: cry for justice

Cry for Justice #4 preview

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	aaron_bourque 2009-10-01 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Y'know, if you didn't read your Sandman, you'd almost get the feeling L'Zoril is the Martian god of Death and Miss Martian just killed Brick. Also, re: panty shots. Welcome to comics! But still, it's somewhat obscured by shadows. I didn't even realize it was there until so many offended replies were posted. Oh well. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pyrotwilight 2009-10-01 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah I mean it's not like the dark Mary Countdown cover which had Mary's panties. (Reply to this) (Parent)

toasty_fresh
2009-10-01 08:52 pm UTC (link)

You seem to be implying that because it happens so often we should be okay with it, which idk, seems a little ridiculous . Like, you're saying the fact that it happens so much in comics means we should be totally down with panty shots of minors, as opposed to the fact that it happens so much in comics means that we should be even more offended, because the fact that it's a widespread thing is, quite frankly, disgusting.

I mean, just because it's status quo doesn't mean it's not still offensive.

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jaybee3
2009-10-01 09:00 pm UTC (link)

THIS.

And it can't be excused by saying "oh, she an alien and might really be a hundred years old". Miss Martian views herself as a teenager and that's how she represents herself. Also Mary Marvel and Supergirl were both at least 16 and very human and it seems like every issue with them (for Mary in Countdown, for Kara the first 20 issues or so of her own title) had some kind of panty shot. I'm sure there's some of kind of underage fetish out there these artists are catering too but DC (and Marvel) have plenty of 20&30-something heroines they could use instead - and usually they don't. That's what offends me the most.

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	aaron_bourque 2009-10-01 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	No. Just that expecting it not to happen is pointless. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bluejaybirdie 2009-10-01 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	But pointing things out and critizing bad things is how stuff gets changed. The more we do, and the louder we get, the better chance we have to make stuff like this go away. ghedit because I can't type, dangit (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aaron_bourque 2009-10-02 12:55 am UTC (link)
	This isn't exactly the place that will change it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scottyquick 2009-10-02 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Yes, but it can also be very cathartic to open your comic, be creeped out, and go talk with someone and find out they also found it skeevy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	toasty_fresh 2009-10-01 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	So I should operate under the assumption that every artist ever will probably draw teenaged girls with their bums hanging out, and never complain? Okay . . . (Reply to this) (Parent)

	scottyquick 2009-10-02 12:01 am UTC (link)
	... where did anyone say "I'm shocked that there was a panty shot. SHOCKED." ? (Reply to this) (Parent)

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