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Marvel's Female Superheroes Are Gradually Becoming More Super

Posted by Soulskill on from the superduper-heroines dept.

New submitter RhubarbPye writes: A new study shows an increasing trend in the power and significance of female superhero characters in the Marvel comic book universe. Several criteria were used to examine the trend, including cover art, dialog, and the actual superpowers. Over 200 individual comic books from Marvel's 50+ year history were compared for the study. What's of particular interest is the study's author is a 17-year-old high school student from Ohio.

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  1. Super-Cook? Super-Housekeeper? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Super-diaper changer? As long as the feet stay bare all is A-Okay.

  2. Enough with this SJW nonsense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I get it, I'm an evil being for being born with a penis.

    Can we please knock off this stupid SJW bullshit on Slashdot? I come here for tech news, not to be told how evil I am for having XY chromosomes.

    1. Re:Enough with this SJW nonsense by russotto · · Score: 1, Troll

      Simply being male doesn't make you evil in the eyes of a SJW. Being a *white*, *heterosexual*, *male* makes you evil (and responsible for all bad stuff in the world).

      Any one makes you suspicious and any two seals the deal. I say embrace it. Be the evil they claim. There's even prizes: if you commit 1 million documented microaggressions you'll get a free puppy (to kick) from the Patriarchy.

  3. They masterbate with them? by antiperimetaparalogo · · Score: 0, Troll

    I am an old fashioned guy and my only reason to read something like that would be to masterbate with those female "super-heroine" - sorry, i am an awful person, i know, but...

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  4. In other Cinema vs MRAs news... by PopeRatzo · · Score: -1, Troll

    The world of MRAs is in a new uproar because that boycott of Mad Max they were calling for last week? IT TOTALLY DIDN'T HAPPEN!

    Before you go to this story for a good chortle, remember that Dean Esmay is the proprietor of "A Voice for Men" which is considered one of the "serious" and "moderate" MRA forums. There goes my hero. Watch him as he shits on the floor in fury.

    http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

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