Right I forgot they didn’t kiss in the cartoon. But they have in the comics which is still more than Diana has done at this point. I know Korra and Asami being together is a major part of the Korra comics, so I do think that Korra as an LGBT icon is valid even though claiming the cartoon was a watershed moment for gay rep is crap.
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DC Superhero Girls is definitely a show I appreciate for what it is, especially since it doesn’t fall back on overly obnoxious jokes and characters screaming at each other 24/7. I’m not an avid watcher of the show, but it’s definitely something I would have been into when I was younger.
I was mostly referring to action cartoons, which where very popular in the early 2000’s. Now kids cartoons are mostly comedies. Which isn’t bad, but I do think it’s funny how adult cartoons, which where mostly comedies, are now action and kids cartoons are mostly comedies.
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I'm not arguing against her being able to kiss a girl on-screen although I think it doesn't help that her main love interest is still a guy (unlike in She-Ra and Korra where the engdame ship was with a female character).
Like Catwoman being bisexual hasn't really been a factor at all in her character because she's usually shown pining for or hooking up with Batman although I think the new writer for her solo is planning on making it more queer.
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They couldn't kiss on the show because of the execs. The canon tie in comics by the shows creators has them act explicitly as a couple, coming out to their friends and family and even explored the LGBT history of the different Nations. They even confirmed that Kya and Kyoshi were lesbian and bisexual respectively. Oh and Kiyoshi had a girlfriend as well. That's way more than anything DC has done with Diana's bi sexuality after they had her come out.
The point is that animated shows and movies tend to reach out to a wider audience than comic books.
It's not that Korra and She-Ra negates Diana's LGBT status, just that they're respective stewards have done more to reach out to LGBT audiences and push the boundaries for female led action shows than DC/WB allows WW to do.
It would be great if we could have a future wherein all three could be counted amongst as great representation. I know folks will bring up the movies for WW but I'm sorry, they are good but still flawed.
I’d say Bizarro and Brainiac are on the same caliber. They’re well known basically right below the main arches, hell their names are part of English lexicon because of how well known the characters are. For WW Circe is basically on that tier, people are vaguely familiar about Circe but don’t know specifics.
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She was also the main villain of the Magic path (the hero being WW, natch) in DC Universe Online, which is semi-big (at least bigger than Justice League Action, I'd say).
But yeah, Dr. Psycho is probably the third most well-known villain after Cheetah and Giganta (maybe Ares would be #3 simply because of the movie).