Made by PriceCharting.com, study analyzed covers of Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Red Sonja
Several comic books – whether from big publishers like Marvel and DC Comics – have hypersexualized and unrealistic representations of women – and are criticized for it. According to a study by PriceCharting.combreasts of female characters have grown by 300% in comics since 1940.
The site, responsible for tracking prices for video games, business cards, comics and more, analyzed covers of Wonder Woman, Cat Woman and Red Sonja over the decades and measured how the width, height and size of the neckline were portrayed for each. Additionally, the study found that the characters’ hip-to-waist ratio decreased by 15%.
However, it is worth noting how PriceCharting cautioned that the study carried out by the website was not statistically verified and that employees did it during their free time. It then plans to study the changing dimensions of the male body on comic book covers over time.
Scarlett Johansson Regrets Being “Hypersexualized” Early in Her Career
Quoted to be one of the finalists of the Oscars 2020, Scarlett Johansson was one of this year’s guests to participate in the The Hollywood Reporter. Along with other actresses, johansson commented on the stigma of being “hypersexualized” early in her career.
“I feel like when I was working, in my early 20s or even later, I was somehow stigmatized. I was very hypersexualized,” the actress said. johansson stated that “even if it was not part of my own narrative, it [hiperssexualizaçao] was created for me by probably a lot of guys in the industry.”
The actress also revealed that it was difficult to find work playing other characters: “It was really hard for me to try to figure out how to stop being the ‘naive’ or ‘other woman’.”
When stigmatized as “hypersexualized”, johansson he tried to look for another career in the industry that “would be more fulfilling because it felt like there was nowhere to go.”
The actress then went to the theater. She acted in Broadway with A View From the Bridge in 2010. For the artist, the project “totally redefined my way of thinking about how I could work and the different types of opportunities that could be available to me”. For her work, she won the Tony Award.
Source: Rollingstone
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