SingDanielleSing

What you have here are images of power, and do you really believe these characters are designed with titillating heterosexual women and bisexual and homosexual men in mind? Because I don’t think you do.

This is why the Hawkeye Initiative exists. Take common female poses in comics, put a man in the role, and see how “empowering” and “strong” it actually looks: 

Also: 

Hugh Jackman on a men’s magazine. He’s shirtless and buff and angry. He’s imposing and aggressive. This is a male power fantasy, it’s what men want to be and aspire to - intense masculinity.

Hugh Jackman on a women’s magazine.  He looks like a dad. He looks like he’s going to bake me a quiche and sit and watch Game of Thrones with me. He looks like he gives really good hugs.

Men think women want big hulking naked men in loin cloths which is why they always quote He-Man as male objectification - without realizing that He Man is naked and buff in a loin cloth because MEN WANT HIM TO BE. More women would be happy to see him in a pink apron cutting vegetables and singing off-key to 70s rock.

he completely skips diana’s backstory; the film starts with steve crashing the plane

steve doesn’t get saved by diana; instead he is taken to hippolyta, who wants to kill him

the story in general is told from steve’s pov

the descriptions of the women’s bodies are just pure male fantasies

i’m literally on page 18 right now and so far steve has been straight up a sassy asshole, interrupted diana, and guilt-tripped her by telling her that she makes his imminent death about herself, which she never did, then he ‘jokingly’ asks her out, gets rejected, and then says, “’let’s keep in touch’ is actually american for ‘get the hell out of my face’” 

diana then demands a trial by combat and physically fights her own mother to save steve

we are given no actual reason why she leaves themyscira, she never says it’s because she wants to stop the suffering of innocent people

i’m on page 28 and so far steve has had 10 times more lines than diana

diana gets called a whore by a soldier and when she wants to defend herself steve tells her to “shut up”

another soldier calls her a “tasty looking girl”

the first time whedon calls her a hero is after she knocked out some random soldiers

diana is called a “stupid bitch”

whedon calls random women running out of their houses trying to save themselves whores 

men keep calling diana “princess” in a condescending way

steve says he thinks diana is dangerous but he’s still attracted to her and wants her to “turn around so i can see more of you naked” and apparently diana finds that charming and “tries to hide a smile”

again, diana is called a bitch

“two thin supermodel types come up to him”

aaaand diana is called a bitch again. seriously you could make this a drinking game

“then she moves her leg back and turns, fluidly, a curve rippling up her body as she folds into a dance that is sensual, ethereal and wicked sexy” (whedon explicitly states that the men are staring at her)

“hot girl-on-swan action” is an actual thing that is said

diana is basically just a damsel in distress and steve has to keep saving her

when diana actually saves him for once, steve says “i hate this a lot”

steve to diana: “and it never occured to you that you’re the reason it’s getting worse?”

steve throws a hissy fit because he has an inferiority complex

“you’re not a hero, diana. you’re a fucking tourist.”

apparently diana only speaks english

when she is weakened by a fever, some men grab her and touch her inappropriately before they realise that she’s sick and apparently they don’t want to infect themselves so they push her into a pit instead (what the fuck? what. the. FUCK.)

“diana standing, legs wide”

on page 104 of 116, diana finally gets her suit (according to whedon that’s what makes her a superhero: “diana is a superhero now”)

steve admits he’s an idiot and diana kisses him

“your whole life on an island with women, and you can kiss like that?” followed by diana implying that she’s kissed women and steve actually says out loud that he’s picturing it, and he’s turned on by it

the movie ends with that.