-draw some male and female characters being normal-sized. :-/sorry for the rambling... Just trying to make sense of the sexification double standard of male bs. Female characters. And a final thought, yeah, it's a comic but as I was notified up here by a

I don't think it needs to be made sense of…there has been some improvement in this area but there are still some goofy gender issues regarding portrayal, including costumes.


I don't need a costume to be practical, I think that's a dead end argument. If these characters really existed, I suspect some would be wearing costumes that made them FEEL confident and powerful, and for some, that's going to mean heels, or armor, or exposed skin, or a manga-esque look, or something.


But it has to fit the character in some way. It doesn't make sense for Kitty Pryde or Donna Troy to wear a thong and pasties. But I can definitely see Power Girl's boob window. It fits her established character.


Still, if we had guys dressed that way more often, it would take some of the sting out.

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