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Hi, Corbin,
After reading the comments from
Talion and
Mademoiselle, below, I feel much more enlightened. I even learned the definition of "lipstick lesbian". Wow. Blogit bloggers rule. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on June 4, 2006 at 8:16 AM
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Talion...
Thanks for that info.....
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 31, 2006 at 5:02 AM
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Mademoiselle
The rest of the article did go into the publishers desire to be representing various groups....They have changed characters like The Atom and others to represent ethnic groups. Old characters are now hispanic, black and oriental.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 31, 2006 at 5:00 AM
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Mademoiselle
I hadn't even considered that angle...........
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 31, 2006 at 4:58 AM
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I Do Not Read the Comics
As I child I did not care for them, so I will not be a reader regardless to view. Thanks for the information.
posted by
Dr_JPT
on May 30, 2006 at 11:46 PM
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Let's be honest for a second ...
This has zero to do with the PC police (or, even, with trying to reach the gay audience), and everything to do with luring teenage boys with the promise of "hot girl-on-girl action".
Apparently, you missed the interview Bill O'Reilly did with the "women of The L Word". My mother lost all respect for him after that.
There are two kinds of light ...
the glow that illuminates,
and the glare that obscures.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 30, 2006 at 11:24 PM
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Corbin
It is like reading the history of Pompeii.
posted by
Justi
on May 30, 2006 at 8:40 PM
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Would this be a good time to say...
What's the world coming to???
posted by
Passionflower
on May 30, 2006 at 8:36 PM
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Corbin_Dallas
A "lipstick lesbian" is overtly feminine as opposed to the masculine "butch" type. I don't know the reasons why they decided to go with the lesbian angle, but I'm sure it has more to do with sales than bowing to PC pressure. There have been other gay heroic characters as well as others with less than "noble" traits such as alcoholism, drug addiction, victims of abuse, even one with AIDS. Comic books haven't been for kids in decades.
posted by
Talion
on May 30, 2006 at 8:07 PM
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Corbin, there are plenty of good comic book heroes coming...
down the pike from Marvel (see my entertainment post of today)...I dont know all their backgrounds, but here's hoping for good things from them!
posted by
Rumor
on May 30, 2006 at 8:05 PM
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Whacky
But doesn't it kind of make you glad you are??
What's with the Lipstick Lesbian thingy??
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 30, 2006 at 5:06 PM
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I am soo out of the loop...Sigh.
posted by
Whacky
on May 30, 2006 at 4:49 PM
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Cool
I normally can't stand DC comics, but this sounds like it should be a good one.
Just so you know both DC and Marvel have had a few gay super heroes. In fact the ex-Girlfriend of Spider-Man's, The Black Cat, has more or less been shown to be bisexual.
So this really isn't that big of a deal.
posted by
kooka_lives
on May 30, 2006 at 4:08 PM
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I heard this on the radio today...
what can I say...
posted by
FactorFiction
on May 30, 2006 at 2:57 PM
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