DC Comics says the character, who was brought in originally in 1956 as Batman's love interest, will be reintroduced as a lesbian as part of an effort to diversify its superhero roster. Kane is open about her sexuality with her friends, but has not come out to her family, executive director Don Didio said.
Cool. (Note to CNN, though: It's Dan Didio, not Don. Get it right or pay the price!)
What gets me is the QuickVote poll on the CNN main page. The question is "Should the sexual preferences of comic strip superheroes remain a secret?" A whopping 61% of voters said "yes."
Um, hello? Are people saying that superheros should be neuter? Should there be no Lois Lane for Superman? No Vicki Vale for Batman? No Steve Trevor for Wonder Woman? Give me a frickin break. No one's suggesting that Batwoman will be shown performing comic book cunnilingus, but I think we can handle some same-sex romance in between her kicking supervillains' butts.
But just when you thought a lesbian Batwoman was as bad as it can get... the new Blue Beetle? He's Latino.
God help us.
1 comment:
I'm so tired of Lesbatwoman. I don't know what the big deal is.
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