Iron Fist and Slapping the Joker: How not to Write Strong Female Characters – BookRiot

Also known as, “But hey, she (ineffectually) fought off the Joker (who later killed her), right? So she’s feisty!”

“A Slap the Joker Moment betrays a (likely all-male) writing staff that has absolutely no idea how to give a female character agency or a well-rounded personality. They know she can’t just be a shrieking damsel, though, so they give her one shining moment of completely pathetic and unsuccessful violence. Bam! Take that, Mr. Bad Guy! You’ve just been Strong Female Charactered!”

::sigh:: More good prose on the lamentably bad portrayal of women in comics, and pop culture generally…  🙁

Art credit: ‘Batman Slap’@Pinterest