Appalling Official Comic Book Art Statue

[qos]

Via ravenlaughing

Because a woman's place is doing the laundry in pearls, barefoot, with her thong showing and her butt up and out like a mandril in heat.

See also Devil Doll's post on the subject: http://devildoll.livejournal.com/750924.html


Not only is the statue itself ludicrous and offensive, but the moderator of the board where it was announced has been deleting the comments of anyone who criticises it.

Comments

[spring-heel-jim.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but how surprised are we really ? comic books have always been the preserve of geeks and nerds who don't actually have a girlfriend but who fantasise about them instead.

The girls in comic books are always either the stay at home supportive girlfriend type, or the vixen superhero-ess in the tight lycra outfit...

[qos.livejournal.com]

For me, it's the combined impact of several elements, especially the washing the costume in that bent-over pose. I'm not up on current Spiderman lore in the comic book, but my understanding is that MJ is a successful professional woman, not a Daisy Mae clone.

I don't mind sexy statues, but the impact of this one is so degrading that it really angers me. And the suppression of criticism on the forum also makes me angry. If they're going to put out merchandise like this, the least they could do is be ready to defend it, not pretend that everyone thinks its wonderful.

When I have more time, I'm going to post a couple of additional images from my own library: my own sexy, scantily-dressed pirate woman statue, and a bent over image that I find attractive, and then deconstruct my own preferences a bit. Why do two of these images feel okay to me while this one offends me?