Saturday, September 24, 2011
The Most Empowering of Them All
I just wanted to say that so far out of everything we have read that Rouge was my favorite, simply because it had the most empowered women out of all of the comics I've seen. Rouge has her relationship with Gambit, the only real male role in the mini series, but she is not obsessed with him. She also has her past relationship with Cody that she has to work through, and by the end she realizes that she can finally move on. It takes someone really strong to move on from something such as putting the boy you love into a coma for the rest of his life and accept that the past is the past. The villains, Bella Donna and Chandra, are both also women. The men in the story get bounded and gagged by the women, which is an interesting turn of events since the opposite is what usually happens. Rouge, who cares deeply about both men, fights for them and keeps fighting even after her powers get taken away. She doesn't even give up when she gets stabbed in the shoulder. I think she is a true superheroine. She's strong, she's independent, and she does not give up. She does not wear a skimpy little outfit, yet she is still considered beautiful by the men in the story. Even the villains had full body outfits on. I liked this comic best because it shows women as strong and capable, and at the same time doesn't exploit them at all.
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I agree with you! I feel like she didn't let the excuse of being a woman stop her from kicking butt. She also did not have that manly figure that superheroines usually have to rely on; she is extremely independent. I especially like that her attire is not revealing at all because it shows that a woman doesn't need to be showing it all to be considered feminine.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this comic had the most empowered women out of all the comic books we read. However, one thing never changes; a woman always has a man or men that she is physically or emotionally involved with. While Rogue is a very independent superheroine, the whole comic is about her fighting for the men she loves. However, I will admit that love and relationships in a story make it more entertaining. I really enjoyed Rogue and a big part of me enjoying it was because of Rogue's relationships.
ReplyDeleteI was first introduced to Rogue in the first X-Men movie- but she seems to me to be a very different character in the movie than in this comic. In the movie, she is much less independent and strong, but actually is the damsel in distress needing to be saved. I much prefer this Rogue. It was a nice surprise to see her portrayed like this because I didn't expect it. I agree with you that in the comic, she really is the perfect superheroine.
ReplyDeleteRogue did seem empowering, and the comic reversed some gender roles, but it took away her sexuality completely. It was nice not to get a booty shot in the comic, but she was a little too covered up. When she kisses Cody she sends him into a coma and is essentially punished for kissing him. I'm not sure if this can truly be considered female empowerment since she doesn't feel like having a relationship is a choice.
ReplyDeleteI agree, however I do feel that a lot of her adventures (most of them) are driven by her wanting to save her love interests. These include her visit to see Cody, her flying to save Gambit and help him fight in an attack by the Assassins, and her journey to find and take back Cody and Gambit after Bella has kidnapped them. I completely agree that she is a clothed, strong, and fierce super heroine who gets the job done, but I also feel that her motives are mostly driven by the need to help the men love interests in her life.
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