The Gender Equality Checkpoint

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by DanaC

There were a number of guys who objected to the idea of women being presented as strong fighters who can battle it out with their enemies, because it's not believable. Men are stronger than women - showing a woman beating up the male villain snapped them out of the fantasy because they didn't believe it. It jarred too much. They preferred female super heroes who used other means to subdue their enemy because they found thatmore believable.

Those guys show up on every IMDB board where a female character beats up a male, and bemoan their lost masculinity.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Those guys show up on every IMDB board where a female character beats up a male, and bemoan their lost masculinity.

Gotham had a girl win a martial arts contest in a police academy.