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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5523794" data-attributes="member: 15538">Yeah. Because it's thematic that when a powerful woman is subjugated by a male-dominated society she has literally "lost her powers." It metaphorically represents the direness of the feminist struggle.So feminists can't like BDSM? First, the fact that you refer to it "that stuff" suggests to me you may not have a lot of deep personal experience with people who are into "that stuff" and it may be inadvisable to jump to conclusions about what BDSM means to the participants.So, going back to WW specificlaly. Wonder Woman was intended as a role model for girls, as suggested by William Marston's wife."Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman." - Marston, on Wonder WomanConsidering Wonder Woman was created in 1941 and the same themes continue to be a struggle for woman liberation today, I am satisfied Wonder Woman qualifies as a feminist creation. Mind you, things took an odd turn, when due to editorial policies, Wonder Woman was only allowed as a guest in the JSA comic, as she already had her own title; as a result she appeared primarily as the group's secretary. So without any intention of doing so, some ofher early appearances were incongruent with the character's archetype.Since that time, Wonder Woman remains a popular and inspiring hero. One of my old friends, a staunch, self-described feminist, was definitely an admirer.</blockquote>

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