tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post1139030459078973092..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: What's Her True Identity: Batwoman or Kate Kane?christopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-20324732584923434772012-05-05T16:41:28.171-07:002012-05-05T16:41:28.171-07:00The comment posted by Emily Lutz on this subject r...The comment posted by Emily Lutz on this subject really intrigued me. The fact that Kate Kane was able to step out of her body, her "gender role", to create something completely different that allowed her to be herself is very admirable. I wonder how many people would choose to do something like this. It's not that we want to be someone else or hide who we are, rather, we want what we look like and are perceived by other people to be like what we are on the inside as well. Many people can accomplish this because they have the luxury of being given the body that matches their inner self. However, there are also many people out there who do not have this luxury and I am sure would like to be able to.SophieGoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845060925298876697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-36553250099846978992012-04-14T11:44:29.124-07:002012-04-14T11:44:29.124-07:00I also understood the differences in the drawing s...I also understood the differences in the drawing style as a representation of the realness in the idea of Batwoman. Kate Kane truly can be who she really is without hiding when she is in this form. It was necessary for her to be kicked out of West Point in order to have this alter-ego, which serves almost as a vehicle to self-actualization. She can finally accept who she is and feel that others will not judge her for it. However, I do not know if the public in this series know that she is a lesbian. If they do, then it would mean that she can live fully through Batwoman, but if not it would mean that there is not an alter-ego where she can express that part of herself to others without fear of judgment.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399866241295398105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-84143086423937619842012-04-13T09:00:18.082-07:002012-04-13T09:00:18.082-07:00One thing I found quite interesting about this was...One thing I found quite interesting about this was that many superheroes hid their true powers, which made them their true selves, behind the façade of a normal person. Kate Kane, however, does not have any super powers that would make her a superheroine, just a longing to “serve” and fight for justice. Like the other superheroes who repress their powers in public, Kate was repressing an aspect of herself that was very important to her identity. By becoming Batwoman, she was able to truly express herself and have others appreciate her for who she is, regardless of her sexuality. Overall, I think all of the superheroes tell that it is important to be able to express yourself fully and find an outlet to do so. It just seems like a shame that Kate Kane could not be herself as Kate Kane and had to create another identity in order to be able to be her true self without losing respect from others.Emily Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214076117776073567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-27301264554383850802012-04-10T09:01:19.363-07:002012-04-10T09:01:19.363-07:00Does this realization say something more about tru...Does this realization say something more about true identity, and specifically, gender identity? Maybe not for Batman, but for Batwoman, she doesn't feel comfortable in her skin as Kate Kane. Perhaps the authors were trying to make the point that because Kate Kane is a lesbian, she has never felt like she truly belonged to a gender grouping, and so she created something entirely different for herself, instead of conforming to societal norms. Yes, this got her kicked out of West Point, but she got to be something so much more unique and admirable because she didn't change who she really was just to fit in.Emily Lutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121337254309327320noreply@blogger.com