Won't somebody please think of the children? http://youtu.be/Qh2sWSVRrmo
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's not let a Red Herring draw us down the wrong path here Mr Crosby, > Unique Geek Prime. From the story: > > > "Do you think the Starfire in the Teen Titans comic book is a good role > model?" > > "Yes, too. She's still a good guy. Pretty, but she's helping others all the > time and saving people." > > "What about this new Starfire?" > > "No, I don't think so." > > "Why not?" > > "Because she's not doing anything." > So if you put this character in a situation where she if fighting 'bad > guys', or just generally DOING SOMETHING instead of posing on a beach does > this opinion change? I suspect it does...The young lady in the article may > simply be saying she was bored with the new comic and the way that DC is > establishing this character. I am not sure that the fact that she is being > portrayed as scantily clad and shallow is why the 7 year old doesn't like > this version of the character...just to be clear. > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think we're missing the point. >> What I interpret from that ladies blog post is that her child sees how a >> character is drawn and portrayed in the book as being a hero or not a hero. >> Not that the comic is rated as mature or not. In this scenario the rating of >> the book is beside the point. The point is that in the first issue of this >> New 52 Red Hood book Starfire was portrayed as a brainless nympho who wore >> very small pieces of clothing and the child interpreted it that Starfire is >> no longer a hero. >> True, it is way too soon for this lady to judge a book being that it is >> only issue #1. But we should all think of the children. >> Won't somebody please think of the children? >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> DC's tweets make me wonder...What is the rating for that issue? How >>> many issues are rated for mature and how many are rated for all audiences? >>> >>> Does it make sense to publish a book rated for mature audiences when they >>> had a cartoon that had a significant viewership on Cartoon Network that was >>> aimed at kids? I know Batman-Brave & Bold is on cartoon Network also and i >>> have no idea what the new Batman book is rated either, but with Bats, you >>> can have a general audience comic AND you can have a mature audience comic >>> in my estimation. >>> >>> I think that the bottom line here is that if kids are going to read >>> comics, parents need to be aware of what they are reading and agree to a >>> book based on what they know or believe that their child can understand and >>> enjoy. Many kids love horror stories and if the parent approves, so be it. >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> First off, I added Shag's comment from the other thread below. >>>> >>>> Now then: Thanks for the responses, Michael and Shag. Like I said I >>>> don't know much about Starfire. Reading the article about the little >>>> girl's distaste with the new take on her was very insightful. But I >>>> think Shag makes a good point as well, that maybe this will be a >>>> character arc for Starfire. >>>> >>>> I did want to say that I thought Wonder Woman was an excellent book >>>> starring a female hero, but the horror elements of the book make it >>>> fairly inappropriate for a 7 year old girl. >>>> >>>> Check out these tweets from DC this morning: >>>> >>>> @DCComics: We've heard what's being said about Starfire today and we >>>> appreciate the dialogue on this topic. >>>> @DCComics: We encourage people to pay attention to the ratings when >>>> picking out any books to read themselves or for their children. >>>> >>>> Thoughts? >>>> >>>> >>>> >Shag said: >>>> I agree with Bailey that Starfire was a sexpot from the start, but >>>> toned down compared to this version. I also really liked the 7 year >>>> old girl's interpretation of the new Starfire. Great article. >>>> >>>> >>>> Now for a little devil's advocate... it's only been one issue. They >>>> had 20 pages to explore several different characters. It's possible >>>> they will develop Starfire further in the next couple issues. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 27, 6:48 pm, Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Well, Julia Newmar was fairly spectacular no matter what she dressed >>>> like. >>>> > She could wear a burlap sack and I'd be down with that. >>>> > >>>> > As for Starfire, the character was a sexpot from the beginning. She >>>> wasn't >>>> > a hyper cosplay sex addict but she had a huge rack and liked getting >>>> naked. >>>> > She was also a well developed character that had a sense of honor and >>>> was a >>>> > true warrior. So she might have been scanitly clad but she had a >>>> > personality too. The Teen Titans animated series wasn't terrible but >>>> after >>>> > seeing the first episode I felt like someone took my favorite mom and >>>> pop >>>> > pizza place and turned it into a Chuck E Cheese. >>>> > >>>> > Having said that I agree with the sentiment from that cartoon even if >>>> I >>>> > think it is misrepresenting Starfire just a tad. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > > Also, let me state that I do not like "amnesia sex addict" Starfire >>>> or >>>> > > "hyper cosplay sex addict" Catwoman. The Starfire I like is from >>>> the >>>> > > cartoon, and the Catwoman I like is played by Julie Newmar. >>>> > >>>> > > Julie Newmar was sexy as all get out as Catwoman and we didn't need >>>> > > tight closeups of her boobs and butt. >>>> > >>>> > > On Sep 27, 4:53 pm, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > > > I was going to post the Shortpacked! comic that is embedded in the >>>> > > > article. >>>> > >>>> > > > Don't tear me down over this, but wasn't the animated Starfire >>>> about >>>> > > > 180 degrees away from how Starfire has pretty much always been >>>> > > > portrayed in the comics? Wasn't she always depicted as a sexpot >>>> > > > dating back to her debut? I have never read New Teen Titans but I >>>> > > > seem to remember hearing a hew and cry from the old school Titans >>>> fans >>>> > > > that animated Starfire was "wrong." So maybe I am way off base; >>>> if so >>>> > > > I would love to hear more about her. >>>> > >>>> > > > Don't get me wrong: I LIKE animated Starfire. I like all of the >>>> > > > animated Teen Titans -- the only incarnation of the team I have >>>> ever >>>> > > > liked. And I would love to see THAT Starfire in the mainstream >>>> DCU. >>>> > > > But is her being a sexpot really a "change" in the status quo for >>>> her? >>>> > >>>> > > > On Sep 27, 4:32 pm, [email protected] wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > > > Great read and I tear up for the kid... >>>> > > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile >>>> > >>>> > > > > -----Original Message----- >>>> > > > > From: Edward Crosby <[email protected]> >>>> > >>>> > > > > Sender: [email protected] >>>> > > > > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:23:07 >>>> > > > > To: TUG group<[email protected]>; < >>>> > > [email protected]> >>>> > > > > Reply-To: [email protected] >>>> > > > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] A 7-year-old girl responds to DC C >>>> > > > > omics’ sexed-up reboot of Starfire - io9 >>>> > >>>> > > > > I thought I would include the ladies over at Girls Gone Geek in >>>> this >>>> > > email >>>> > > > > just in case they didn't see the post here on our listserv. >>>> > > > > Saw this earlier today on G+ as shared by Felicia Day. Very much >>>> an >>>> > > > > eye-opener. >>>> > >>>> > > > >http://on.io9.com/r9aDTt >>>> > >>>> > > > > ---------------------------------------- >>>> > > > > Have a Better One, >>>> > > > > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby >>>> > >>>> > > > > -- >>>> > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>> Google >>>> > > Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> > > > > To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> > > [email protected]. >>>> > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// >>>> > > groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - >>>> > >>>> > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >>>> > >>>> > > > - Show quoted text - >>>> > >>>> > > -- >>>> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> > > "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> . >>>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> > > [email protected]. >>>> > > For more options, visit this group at >>>> > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist- >>>> Hide quoted text - >>>> > >>>> > - Show quoted text - >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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