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Charlotte Allen: Feminist fiascoes of 2014

December 22, 2014 By Kathy Shaidle

Charlotte Allen covers some I hadn’t heard of:

The Great Spider-Woman Sexist Derriere Scandal: Feminist ire detonated after the leaking of Italian graphic artist Milo Manara’s comic-book cover showing Spider-Woman clambering over the top of a skyscraper with her behind stuck up in the air. “A male hero would never be placed in the same physical position,” sniffed one commentator. Then it turned out that a male hero — namely Spider-Man himself — had been placed in the exact same position, with his behind stuck up in the air, on the cover of one of his comic books.

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