<p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwMS9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzODQ1OTcxMX0.3z9kaUlSFLolFKekzLvAc6-64WXkTvc20EwBUDrnjb4/img.png?width=980" id="718f2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a66f12dd8c373ea0aec2979e2a7b0335" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwMi9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NDQ2ODk0M30.21CAYkGtTJlDxiBhHSc4bWSSGGpYzOJQtauVq5FJJzk/img.png?width=980" id="b7af1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c7c40214dac016efa59e6f824f754e7f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> I'm not going to act like Wondy's original origin story — you know, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman#Creation" target="_blank">the awkward sexist "good woman" secretary bondage one of 1940</a> — is anything to write home to Gloria Steinem about, but, uhm, it's been like 70 years since that was a thing.</p><h2>2. "People want to see an action-packed superhero movie."</h2><p> <strong></strong></p><p> Oh, my bad, I didn't realize shovel-jawed manhunks had the market cornered on action. <strong></strong></p><p><div id="upworthyFreeStarVideoAdContainer"><div id="freestar-video-parent"><div id="freestar-video-child"></div></div></div></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwMy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNjk1OTgzM30.i72j057ZKd5C2UD-DGsWv_Q41sj5UPdoZQvO2wNSgCM/img.jpg?width=980" id="44d5d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bec937a662a3f45dc14d0a9e71edd8f8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> Oh, wait. <em>They don't.</em></p><h2>3. "She's just not as much of a badass."</h2><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwNC9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMzYxMDkyN30.uyXtlhbuLv1MDVB4yz6wYYpIqv7cfRFNmlQs9gOFDJI/img.png?width=980" id="95f9b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c6f0614cb657e932277167fedde28f6f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwNS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxODc1NjE1M30._lQYZET2aZBVj8hoXN90KkMdmFWtwmbcpr316NBZPWk/img.jpg?width=980" id="77337" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="eb15a613da0ee6e61d40c86fc4cb9db8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> Is this even worth addressing? Do you even pay attention? <em>Are you aware of what greatness you speak? </em></p><h2>4. "Wonder Woman doesn't sell as well as Batman, Superman, or Green Lantern."</h2><p> You know what? You've got me there. Her individual books don't, and that's too bad. She's consistently been in the top 50 (and higher!) titles since her introduction, though — and Justice League is consistently a best-seller. But that's weird ... I wonder why female-led books don't appear to sell as well.</p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwNi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3NDQyMTcwNX0.Iy8Uu7Fph0WxeSvhJjCOWu-UofqVK3D_Iiem3M2kklM/img.jpg?width=980" id="9f2e5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="662f16dbe95297ef713442710e6037a3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwNy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MzM0MjUwMn0.MiboGs8rH-Lft1bkTxTZEo-tw-3ocBUqnkZFiYCfruU/img.jpg?width=980" id="bd5aa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1de4ce0a6a7094052127fff01333b5a7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwOC9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNTcxMzQ1NH0.Md76Fikug3IG-I6Y5yNbVgZr7RaMT49xFeseynrClgo/img.png?width=980" id="6ee85" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3b3ddb6c84d802010bdd54edd3859b4e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMwOS9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NzE3MDc1M30.wGLMfv8Sk0DekbmnN4V_ZSChH-TeC9mgePfC4VzmMis/img.png?width=980" id="22f20" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="269a44a788cad9d5f432ecdd94b147b0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <small>THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DAMN SPACESUIT. IN SPACE.</small></p><p> Oh. Right. Rampant objectification and inexplicably flexible spines. <a href="http://eschergirls.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">That's</a> <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1105013300/comics-undressed" target="_blank">why.</a></p><p> Can you imagine if men were constantly presented as women are? Imagine no longer! <a href="http://thehawkeyeinitiative.com/" target="_blank">Artists have done that for you.</a><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1105013300/comics-undressed" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1105013300/comics-undressed" target="_blank"></a></p><p> <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1105013300/comics-undressed" target="_blank"></a></p><h2>5. "Wonder Woman just isn't that iconic."</h2><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMxMC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1MjExMDE5M30.6DkUZe34V9A842PBANsXYRWEQrpp2beoQAKtfEd-Cdw/img.gif?width=980" id="6f3ff" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="de66ecc0c100e4b384b5724f9e17c941" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> Shhh. Shhhhhh. It's time to stop speaking.</p><h2>6. "Is Wonder Woman even that interesting as a character?"</h2><p> Diana Prince comes from an all-woman island, or is the daughter of Zeus, or is the daughter of two women, or is basically a goddess herself, depending on the origin story you'd decide on. Also, she's (probably) bisexual:</p><p> <em>"Do you have a boyfriend?"</em></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMxMS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNjE1NTMzMX0.CDhz-_CmCSrKES7o-bDAU1zDwhSXfU4wE-Z8N8KlrJs/img.jpg?width=980" id="0c5b8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8e183600fee4b6297a7a0b3cca780b72" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMxMi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NDgyMDE0N30.hCrXkPx0tqszhpDB_br9FpOESK_HF7TfZTNlWojKESs/img.jpg?width=980" id="87912" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="dcdf1dcbe533a91773bfaa7528bc784e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><h2>7. "MISANDRY. Wonder Woman's an Amazon! She hates men! She doesn't even HAVE a dad in one of her bazillion origin stories! IT'S NOT FAIR."</h2><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMxMy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NTg5MDAxMn0.IHDIfk-xPdauEWev1iuZKrYIe022JUEYd1e2hmoAGeU/img.jpg?width=980" id="db43c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="af23290c06238bd3ce91b3e58aeac700" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image">\\</p><p> <a href="http://jezebel.com/5992479/if-i-admit-that-hating-men-is-a-thing-will-you-stop-turning-it-into-a-self+fulfilling-prophecy" target="_blank">That misandry</a> sure is some systematically oppressive nonsense, isn't it? I mean DAMN. At one point this summer you couldn't even see a movie led by a woman, but one Wonder Woman movie to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_in_film" target="_blank">Superman's 10</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_in_film" target="_blank">Batman's 15</a> is going to <em>establish a terrible oppressive matriarchy and end the world.*</em></p><p> <small>*Also, Wonder Woman does not hate men, and neither do feminists.</small></p><p> So I think that's settled, then. Let's get Joss Whedon to direct it and Gina Torres to star in it. Done and done; good job, team!</p><p> Next time someone tries to pull any of these on you, remind them:</p><p> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4MjMxNC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NTI0MTg3MH0.NzIMNAx3sNMnhWf2O6CAi8cpX0Jls5BnYeHi4surw5w/img.gif?width=980" id="612f6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="450727fffe9106939a45889dc6829a76" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p>
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