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So I really don’t think I should have to explain this. If Wondy was a dude, I wouldn’t have to. Do people get asked why Superman is not useless and a badass. No. But I’ve gotten two asks in a row asking me to explain this to various relatives of the askees and Wonder Woman could always use more love so here goes.

First, I’d ask everyone to look at bluefalls amazing series “When Wondy was Awesome” which kind of explains this in ridiculous detail. But this post is going to be (slightlylol) shorter, drawing evidence from these posts. http://bluefall.insanejournal.com/13190.html#cutid1

Believe it or not, I once believed the common arguments against WW too. I was resentful that this was the “woman superhero” I was supposed to like, I thought she was a second-class Superman, a bone thrown to the girls. Then I actually learned about her and I grew to love her.

Okay. 1.  Real World Impact I feel Wonder Woman is one of those heroes that has specific real world impact that is really invaluable. Moreso than Superman, moreso than Batman. The original Wonder Woman comics had some weird shit in them and some of it was awful (Marston was racist as hell) but there was a message to some little girls in the 1940s, 50s and beyond I think they needed. I once read an essay at GW.org where they collected letters little girls sent into the comic back then, and it had these girls wishing they could go to Paradise Island, a place where women could be strong and be themselves. Little girls really do look up to Wonder Woman, and she tells them they can be more, even today. I recently was in Barnes and Noble and there was a six year old girl squealing over Wonder Woman and how cool she was, who was dissapointed when she could only find an encyclopedia in the comics section. These are the kinds of customers DC needs, but god forbid they do  a WW book aimed towards these little girls.

What’s more, Wonder Woman is very queer, even if DC is too chicken to be upfront with it. There’s a reason she’s a queer icon. Frederick Wertham busted a lung over all the lesbian subtext in those old stories, Perez was finally able to say in a comic that a portion of the Amazons were lesbians and Rucka heavily implied bisexuality with Diana when she said “I don’t have a boyfriend. I should mention I don’t have a girlfriend either.” She’s a woman on an island full of women, who has upfront stated that queerness was a huge part part of her childhood several times. She’s the most prominent female superhero, and if DC ever gets their head out of their ass, she has the potential to have a queer relationship. Many people have said WW helped them become comfortable with their queerness. That’s important. 

Wonder Woman also has a entire day where funds combatting domestic violence against women are raised in her name. She’s a feminist icon. There’s not a lot of comic book heroes that have impact on social justice like that, who can be applied to real, important causes, who really stands for something other than the generic truth and justice and punching criminals in the face. She can help people in real life despite being a fictional construct, on both an individual and societal level. Wonder Woman’s very special in that way.

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I really need to draw some WW fanart.  I’ve got tons of sketches but I need to do a full piece.  I need to do her JUSTICE!