Sexist superhero clothing for children. Did you see this BS?

[msmerymac]

www.yahoo.com/style/sexist-superhero-t-shirts-cause-controvery-98910258588.html


Sexist Superhero T-Shirts Cause Controvery



Lauren Tuck

Assistant Editor

Oct 1, 2014



Sexist Superhero T-Shirts Cause Controvery





Photo Walmart



This week, Thor, one of Marvel’s principal characters, became a woman. But while one aspect of the superhero universe is becoming more diverse, another is causing controversy. Recently, multiple T-shirts displaying blatantly sexist messages have surfaced and are sparking indignation across social media.



Blogger PJ Curtis discovered a T-shirt in the junior’s section of Walmart that reads, “Training to be Batman’s wife,” in purple lettering with a pink Batman logo. “The idea that you should settle for being married to or sleeping with someone awesome instead of being the awesome person is insulting,” she wrote on her blog PJ Says. “This just happens to be aimed at a young girl. I resent the idea that she should “train” to be so Batman’s wife.” Another tee from DC Entertainment, which was spotted by Tumblr user DC Women Kicking Ass, shows Superman holding Wonder Woman in his arms with the caption “Score! Superman does it again!”







Photo dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com



Similarly, at a Target in Canada, a shopper spotted a pair of onesies that have received backlash on social media. The boy’s outfit reads “Future Man of Steel,” while the girl’s option states “I Only Date Heroes.” University of Waterloo psychology professor Christine Logel first noticed the set and took a picture. When the image made its way to Twitter, it quickly went viral. Logel, who has two daughters, ages 3 and 8, said in an interview with CTV, ”My heart really sank. I’m tired of seeing these messages everywhere.”



DC isn’t alone when it comes to producing chauvinistic apparel. Last year, an “Avengers” shirt for boys declared, ”Be A Hero,” while the shirt for girls said, ”I Need A Hero.” And Superhero consumer products for women aren’t the only ones to belittle women. In 2011, JCPenny pulled a shirt of its shelves that read “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me.” Additionally, last year The Children’s Place’s released a checklist tee (it was marked “My best subjects” with checked boxes for shopping, music, and dancing but the final box, next to math, was blank) that drew criticism.







Photo @digiwonk/Twitter



In response to the controversies, DC Comics released a statement agreeing with the fact that the tees are offensive. “DC Comics is home to many of the greatest male and female Super Heroes in the world. All our fans are incredibly important to us, and we understand that the messages on certain t-shirts are offensive. We agree. Our company is committed to empowering boys and girls, men and women, through our characters and stories.”

[heyjude]

All women who read comics or watch the movies are hypocrites.


Just using the Jezebel logic as applied to the NFL.

[meshaliuknits]

A) I hate those.

B) Training to be Batman's wife would make you Batgirl or Catwoman I think. He's not going for the lady version of Bruce Wayne.

C) Wonder Woman kinda looks like she's gonna clock Supes with her bracelet.

[mominatrix]

ugh.

and people wonder why I'm always on the lookout for positive girl clothing...


And it's out there. But so is this, and while I'll scour the interwebs for stuff like this:




you can walk into any wal-mart or other shitty purveyor of shitty chinese-political-prisoner made crap and find stuff like that. So what do girls see in the day-to-day?  Especially girls in lower income families, who need the positive images the most.





And I say this as somebody who's favorite tee shirt, for a time during my misspent youth, showed a kiss between Superman and Wonder Woman, with her thought bubble saying, "Oh, Superman!!" or somesuch. Similar image, but without the crap.

[IIOY]

FUUUUUUCK THIIIIIIIS BUUUUUULLSHIT

[secretlyevil]

Oct 1, 2014 16:49:13 GMT -5 IIOY said:

FUUUUUUCK THIIIIIIIS BUUUUUULLSHIT

My sentiments exactly.

[chedifuen]

JFC!

[msmerymac]

IIRC, as a pre-adolescent, I was not interested in boys. I mean, I was a kid. I hadn't hit puberty. And I remember girls in my second or third grade class talking about crushes, and I felt.. awkward and unfeminine because I couldn't think of a boy I liked more than a friend. So I don't appreciate the oversexualization of children, or 6 year old girls being asked, "Oh, is that your BOYFRIEND," when a boy comes over to play, etc.

So even if these kinds of things were appropriate for teens (spoiler alert: they still aren't), reducing YOUNG girls to just a sexual accessory is particularly heinous.

[kmpls]

What is even more disturbing as that they probably sell like hotcakes.

[blink]

Because marrying a superhero is the best women can hope for.  ^o)

[Alyssa]

I honestly can't see any young woman wearing this shit.

[FloFTW]

Being Batman's wife would be awful. He's an insufferable asshole.

[josieposy]

What about "Training to be Batman's Nemesis"? I'd buy that shirt for my girls.

[IIOY]

Oct 1, 2014 18:42:30 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Being Batman's wife would be awful. He's an insufferable asshole.

He looks like Christian Bale! Asshole on, Bruce. Just strip before climbing into bed every night.

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 1, 2014 19:22:10 GMT -5 josieposy said:

What about "Training to be Batman's Nemesis"? I'd buy that shirt for my girls.

I would wear that. Right now. Possibly to work.

Sent from my EVO

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Oct 1, 2014 19:25:08 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Oct 1, 2014 18:42:30 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Being Batman's wife would be awful. He's an insufferable asshole.

He looks like Christian Bale! Asshole on, Bruce. Just strip before climbing into bed every night.

I'm so glad you said this because my first thought when I saw this tee shirt was Christian Bale is hot and all but I'd rather train to marry Thor. My daughter would kill me but that man is illegal levels of hot. It would be worth the estrangement/possible Poison Ivy situation.

I could be equally happy being Mrs Captain America (aka Ms I will kick your ass and make you cry, shout out to eclaires) or Mrs Tony Stark (but not Ms Pepper Potts because gwyneth makes all things insufferable.)

But mrs Ben Affleck is a no go.

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Oct 1, 2014 19:25:08 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Oct 1, 2014 18:42:30 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Being Batman's wife would be awful. He's an insufferable asshole.

He looks like Christian Bale! Asshole on, Bruce. Just strip before climbing into bed every night.

I'm so glad you said this because my first thought when I saw this tee shirt was Christian Bale is hot and all but I'd rather train to marry Thor. My daughter would kill me but that man is illegal levels of hot. It would be worth the estrangement/possible Poison Ivy situation.

I could be equally happy being Mrs Captain America (aka Ms I will kick your ass and make you cry, shout out to eclaires) or Mrs Tony Stark (but not Ms Pepper Potts because gwyneth makes all things insufferable.)

But mrs Ben Affleck is a no go.

[Michelle]

Where are the "training to be Wonder Woman's spouse" shirts?

[FloFTW]

If we're marrying superheroes, I'd probably pick Iron Man.

If we're selecting superhero side-pieces, yeah, I choose Batman.

[josieposy]

[IIOY]

Oct 1, 2014 22:58:22 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Oct 1, 2014 19:25:08 GMT -5 IIOY said:

He looks like Christian Bale! Asshole on, Bruce. Just strip before climbing into bed every night.

I'm so glad you said this because my first thought when I saw this tee shirt was Christian Bale is hot and all but I'd rather train to marry Thor. My daughter would kill me but that man is illegal levels of hot. It would be worth the estrangement/possible Poison Ivy situation.

I could be equally happy being Mrs Captain America (aka Ms I will kick your ass and make you cry, shout out to eclaires) or Mrs Tony Stark (but not Ms Pepper Potts because gwyneth makes all things insufferable.)

But mrs Ben Affleck is a no go.

I dunno.  Do you enjoy drinking and gambling binges?

[eclaires]

Oct 1, 2014 22:58:10 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Oct 1, 2014 19:25:08 GMT -5 IIOY said:

He looks like Christian Bale! Asshole on, Bruce. Just strip before climbing into bed every night.

I'm so glad you said this because my first thought when I saw this tee shirt was Christian Bale is hot and all but I'd rather train to marry Thor. My daughter would kill me but that man is illegal levels of hot. It would be worth the estrangement/possible Poison Ivy situation.

I could be equally happy being Mrs Captain America (aka Ms I will kick your ass and make you cry, shout out to eclaires) or Mrs Tony Stark (but not Ms Pepper Potts because gwyneth makes all things insufferable.)

But mrs Ben Affleck is a no go.

I would be Mrs. Captain America in a hot second. Because we all know who I think is destined for that role.

Related to the topic at hand, Jackson got the Disney infinity marvel superheroes game for his birthday and Scarlett has gone nuts over Natasha and Gamora - she slept with them last night, lol. Jackson said they are sheroes because that's what they say in guidance class - heroes and sheroes.

[Deleted]

Oct 2, 2014 7:35:46 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Oct 1, 2014 22:58:22 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

But mrs Ben Affleck is a no go.

I dunno.  Do you enjoy drinking and gambling binges?

I'm sure I would love to have a drinking and gambling binge with Ben Affleck. That would probably be hilarious and TMZ would pay money for all that. But then I'd have to be a stripper, not the wife and that's not fun. lol

[erbear]

Last year, an “Avengers” shirt for boys declared, ”Be A Hero,” while the shirt for girls said, ”I Need A Hero.”


This made me ragey. I hate this shit.

[Deleted]

On a serious note though, all of this shit fucking sucks. My kid loves Thor. She's going to be Thor for Halloween but there is not nearly enough shit out there for girls in light of how hard they are pushing these movies. Boys are free to consume these movies however they like. Girls are permitted to enjoy them, proclaim their love for, and play shit out in a narrowly defined quarter.

I've been haunting goodwill lately looking for men's tee shirts that I can turn into tees for my daughter. The girl ones are usually of shittier quality, shitty design, and limited options.

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 2, 2014 8:38:55 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

On a serious note though, all of this shit fucking sucks. My kid loves Thor. She's going to be Thor for Halloween but there is not nearly enough shit out there for girls in light of how hard they are pushing these movies. Boys are free to consume these movies however they like. Girls are permitted to enjoy them, proclaim their love for, and play shit out in a narrowly defined quarter.

I've been haunting goodwill lately looking for men's tee shirts that I can turn into tees for my daughter. The girl ones are usually of shittier quality, shitty design, and limited options.

OMG yes, yes, yes!

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Which, btw, if you have any or come across any old super hero/geek/dork/band tees, I will buy them from you. I'm looking for Doctor Who, Invader Zim, Star Wars, 70-90's era band tees, Marvel ones especially.