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Interesting idea.
A variation of this issue came up once on Lois and Clark. Superman’s trying to clean his only costume, and has called Martha for laundry advice.
Martha: “Is it a dirt stain or an oil stain?”
Clark: “I don’t know, Mom. It’s a bomb stain!”
Actually, in my opinion he was. Not physically marked, but maked as in “mark my words”. Voldemort marked him as an equal during the exchange they had during the Battle of Hogwarts. The book version of events more than the movie version, though I could make an argument for the movie version as well.
ohhh I like this one. (TV show only) I’ve always thought Jon was Robert’s son who Ned took on in order to shield him from the complications a ‘bastard of the king before he was king’ would create.
Why wouldn’t that apply equally to male superheroes?
I like the theory that the Borg were born from the joining of Will Decker and V’Ger at the end of ST:TMP.
Darn.
I looked up Yoda, and I see that his species’ name has still never been revealed.
Maybe because they’re generally less concerned about the condition of their costumes?
It’s a reflection of a double standard in societal perceptions, in a way: torn, stained clothing is often considered more acceptable on a guy. In some circumstances, it’s even beneficial to the male image–the rips, burn marks, stains, and so forth are viewed as emblems of hard work or fierce battle. A woman in equivalently dirty/damaged clothing would be more likely to be criticized for it.
Why wouldn’t that apply equally to male superheroes?
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Because male superheroes generally can’t get away with skimpy outfits without being mocked. Like Robin and his bare legged costume.
I wish I could find the picture of Batman in a summer outfit version of his costume that someone posted on another forum in a discussion of this. It was quite silly looking.
The only superhero who can get away with it is Ben Grimm.
Besides the fact that male superheroes would be mocked for wearing less, female superheroes have already been relentlessly mocked for attempting to, in the eyes of their mockers, play a man’s game. Thus, they have developed particularly thick skins compared to more sensitive types, like Bruce Wayne, who is used to getting his way all the time.
I suggest female superheroes continue to wear skimpy clothing, but be depicted with a more pachydermal look.
One of the best theories I’ve heard is that Simon Petrikov fashioned Princess Bubblegum as a playmate for Marceline using the pink protoplasm he finds at the end of the episode “Simon & Marcy” before Petrikov finally went mad and became the Ice King.
How much of the Candy Kingdom is his own invention (or a legacy of it), and how much of it Bonnibel created later by herself using the know-wots he imbued her with is just small potatoes.
In this other thread, I mentioned how I always thought Indy’s acquiring the Lost Ark of the Covenant for the United States is what allowed the Allies to win World War II (“An army that carries the Ark before it is invincible”). I don’t think it was meant to be that way, though, and not very many people agree with me.
…so…am I supposed to ask you for a cite that the nobility was malnourished or just assume everything you write is not particularly controversial?
For that matter, most female superheroes are not as durable as She-Hulk or Power Girl.