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Stephanie Brown

She is disregarded and forgotten despite her role as Robin. She is rarely the focus of any fics or art

Steph has faced misogyny from both writers and fans for years. She was the 4th Robin, but DC only let her have the role for 3 months before killing her off in a brutal sexualized torture sequence, saying they wanted to give her "a moment of happiness before squashing her like a bug". She has since resurrected, but modern fandom now infantilizes her, treating her like a young teen when she should be fully an adult at this point and rather than emphasizing her skills proclaim that she is a novice and instead emphasize her "glittery chaos" and push an obsession with waffles onto her that is greatly exaggerated to make her seem naive and childish. Many refuse to acknowledge her time as Robin and often only portray her in fandom materials to push the development of men.

Steph is a self made vigilante who rose from troubled beginnings with a shitty home life into being one of the heroes of Gotham, often being emblematic of the city's hope and perseverance. She started as the vigilante Spoiler, spoiling her abusive father's criminal efforts while taking care of her mom who often suffered from an addiction to pills and alcohol. She soon met Batman and Robin and though they attempted to dissuade her from being a hero, she persevered again and again no matter how many times they pushed her away. She has been in and out of the Bat's inner circle several times, repeatedly given some measure of trust but then told shes not good enough for no reason. Eventually, when Tim Drake (3rd Robin and her boyfriend at the time) was forced to step down from Robin, Steph briefly took the role before Batman shut her out once again. In her attempts to prove herself she tried one of Batman's plans to stop organized crime, but accidentally started a city-wide gang conflict that ended with her capture, torture, and death. After awhile she returned to Gotham, a doctor having faked her death, and after Batman's apparent "death" she rose to the role of the 3rd Batgirl while Cassandra Cain, the 2nd Batgirl, went overseas. Steph's arc is a story of hope, redemption, grit, perseverance, and optimism in the face of terrifying odds (everyone should read Batgirl (2009)). She went away for awhile during various reboots but has returned to the continuity first as Spoiler and now Batgirl once again alongside Cassandra, and an alternate reality version of her is Batwoman, one of the only heroes of Earth 3. She is currently joining the New Titans as their leader alongside Yara Flor (Wonder Girl), Jon Kent (Superman), Red Devil, Tara Markov, Dick Grayson, and Vic Stone. She is an incredible character and I love her endlessly.

Not only was she subjected to Writer Misogyny, her character consistently gets flattened and sidelined in service to male characters in fanfiction and fanon

Gabi Braun

SHE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD. SHE WAS A VICTIM OF PROPAGANDA, JUST AS MUCH AS THE GROWN ASS MEN IN THE SHOW, INCLUDING HER GROWN ASS MAN COUSIN WHO GETS WOOBIFIED TO HELL AND BACK!!!! 'Oh she's annoying and loud and selfish and-' SHE IS A MIRROR, A DIRECT PARALLEL OF EREN. DID I MENTION SHE WAS 12? FLOCH DOESN'T GET EVEN HALF THE HATE AND HE'S A FULL ASS ADULT, AND A FASCIST. LIKE. ARE WE FR???? Justice for Gabi my GOD.