I HAAAAAATE Barbara Gordon becoming Batgirl again. I liked having this strong and brave and fantastic woman being a hero AND being disabled. She didn't cope easily; she had to struggle against inconvenience and pain. But she damned well succeeded, and succeeded admirably. And she became the baddest badass EVER. It made me feel like DC really grasped the idea that a hero doesn't have to have a perfect body, and that heroism comes from within.
Now, suddenly, she's back in the suit. And running. And jumping. Her disability erased--either for short periods in the suit or permanently, I don't know.
It makes me feel like DC just slapped me in the face--as if Didio and his ilk had said, "We'd rather not acknowledge that handicapped people exist...or that they identify with Barbara."
It makes me feel invisible.
I tweeted some of this to Gail Simone. I bet I wasn't the only one saying it, either.
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Date: 2011-06-08 04:28 am (UTC)Now, suddenly, she's back in the suit. And running. And jumping. Her disability erased--either for short periods in the suit or permanently, I don't know.
It makes me feel like DC just slapped me in the face--as if Didio and his ilk had said, "We'd rather not acknowledge that handicapped people exist...or that they identify with Barbara."
It makes me feel invisible.
I tweeted some of this to Gail Simone. I bet I wasn't the only one saying it, either.