Sexist Superheroes

[Forty Two]

It's often said that female superheroes are not depicted fairly, and that their depictions are overly body-focused and therefore sexist. But are they?



Here, while superman has blue on his stomach and legs, he looks like he has painted on clothes. It's not realistic, and he is depicted as very muscular and masculine. Neither costume here is overtly sexual, other than showing very fit bodies.

Zan and Jayna are dressed about the same.

No real difference here in Spiderman


Is the sexism in superheroes thing overstated? I think so. I think that all superheroes are depicted as physically appealing or of extraordinary physicality. Take "He-Man" for instance. He is mostly naked, and hyper-muscular.



I think the whole "if male superheroes were dressed like female superheroes..." line is contrived.

[pErvinalia]

Does spiderwoman have a camel toe?

[Tyrannical]

Female superheros (or is it heroine? ) are generally much more realistically depicted then male heroes, they just look like lingerie models. Male super heroes are usually depicted as impossibly muscular. So if it is sexist, it's sexist against men, not women.