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Increasing Gender Roles In DC Super Hero Girls

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In the television show DC Super Hero Girls, a moment that stood out to me was the ability of the girls to solve their own issues with the help of each other. The super hero girls are trained to go through a maze and rack up on a certain amount of points. Bumble Bee flies through the maze with flying colors and ending with almost a perfect score. However, Wonder Woman flies through the same maze and has terrible issues with her belt due to corruption. I was a bit surprised by it because when there is Gender involved, color matters, at least according to mainstream media. Bumble Bee is black and Wonder Woman is White. I found it greatly appreciating that not only did both of these young ladies do exceptional jobs, but all of the women in the show …show more content…

These girls are super heroes which makes them tough with stern attitudes.
This moment in DC Super Hero Girls allowed me to see this specific gender roles played in super hero movies and television shows. The creators of Marvel are the creators of this show and they allowed women empowerment (femininity) instead of masculinity, which is not often seen. In this week’s reading “Princesses are out, superheroes are in. Is that progress” it states “Between the fangirl thrill, the parental nostalgia, and the built-in empowerment messages, superheroines seem like a modern parent’s dream. They have an agency, abilities, and a mission to do good. And unlike most Disney princesses — with a few notable exceptions like Anna and Elsa — they don’t need princes to fill out their story arcs” (Weiss, 2016). Oftentimes we see Disney movies which there is a damsel in distress, which most times is the princess and require help from a prince, beast or some other strong character besides self. The stereotype of princess always needs to be saved or in other words women are always needing assistance is just the beginning. Other stereotypes are women are used just for their looks or sex

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