So the Wonder Woman armpit controversy is an actual thing within the field of entertainment (where this thread is posted). The issue of Wonder Woman's hairless armpits are being massively examined and critiqued. That doesn't seem to be the problem. If I am hearing the CKA gang of eight correctly the problem is noticing the silliness of all this. If you point and laugh you are the problem. Nobody likes you, and you won't be invited to birthday parties, and more people like the hairy armpit people so you're a big poopy head.
And I reply as follows.
You actually did all that??? I'm embarrassed for you. But oddly entertained! Thanks and doggie, I'm sure (if I'm wrong...please accept my humble apologies) I said you were invited to my BD party. In the Fox and Hounds. Your buying!
You actually did all that??? I'm embarrassed for you. But oddly entertained! Thanks and doggie, I'm sure (if I'm wrong...please accept my humble apologies) I said you were invited to my BD party. In the Fox and Hounds. Your buying!
Yeah I was trying to keep it light, but that wasn't working. Anyway, it's Sunday.
The Fox and Hounds you say? Is that the one near the mall in PoCo? I used to play bar trivia there. If it is that place, tell you what...we'll play for the tab, or to put it another way, you're buying.
The irony of this complaint is that if 'Amazons' existed, in the area that tales of them originate from, they would have most likely been pretty hairless.
That was the going "thing" for the day, and was practiced by both male and females of the time.
It would have been less "real" (yup, actually used the word real for a fictional character from a fictional race...)if she did have copious amounts of hair. Would have been very different from what we know of the history of that entire area (Mediterranean).
People seem to always forget that hair removal has been a human practice, found in every culture, for millennia.
This topic is stupid but I don't know that ancient Aegean women shaved their pits and at any rate the inspiration for the Greeks' mythical Amazons have been assumed by many to be Scythians, who were not Mediterraneans but rather horse people from the steppes of Eurasia, on what would have been the northeast edge of the Greeks' known world.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept that anyone really cares.
Just my .02 is that the film is looking to be a flop and this 'story' is actually being ginned up by some bunch of marketers to get some free media coverage.
The whole DC Comics franchise of characters and movies blows chunks up against Marvel and the DC people know it.
Wonder Woman will flop no matter what they do with it.
The movie's been getting a ton of buzz, even without the armpit controversy. It was highly anticipated, even before they announced they were going to make it.
At one time Joss Whedon (Buffy, The Avengers) was going to do it.
Best guess says they'll do fine on opening weekend. Will it have staying power though? What will word of mouth say? Because that's the only review that really matters.
This topic is stupid but I don't know that ancient Aegean women shaved their pits and at any rate the inspiration for the Greeks' mythical Amazons have been assumed by many to be Scythians, who were not Mediterraneans but rather horse people from the steppes of Eurasia, on what would have been the northeast edge of the Greeks' known world.
We have ancient art from all of the areas in the region. The vast majority show hairless persons, when we know quite well that body hair is not uncommon in those regions.
There is more than a couple theories as to why that is, but having worn a true to style/size/form replica of a linothorax...I definitely lean to the necessity theory, lol. Even with modern clothes underneath, it pulled like a mother on more than a few spots.
Granted, they most likely wouldn't have shaved. I imagine a fine blade would have been pretty hard to come by for any outside of the wealthiest classes, but waxing was well established by that point in time. Both for manufacture from local supplies and proper usage.
The whole DC Comics franchise of characters and movies blows chunks up against Marvel and the DC people know it.
Now that DC has finally given up on trying to maintain a "G" rating, let's see how it does.
That was always the crux of the DC comic to movie issues. Their best series were all quite dark, but the people funding the show wanted broad audience appeal...so G-Rated....blegh.
The whole DC Comics franchise of characters and movies blows chunks up against Marvel and the DC people know it.
Now that DC has finally given up on trying to maintain a "G" rating, let's see how it does.
That was always the crux of the DC comic to movie issues. Their best series were all quite dark, but the people funding the show wanted broad audience appeal...so G-Rated....blegh.
My opinion on it, any way.
I'd love to see Batman done as the truly Dark Knight. That'd be rated R and it'd rock all the way to the bank.