Today I had a meeting at the Ontario Securities Commission, and wore a pinstripe suit to it. I felt that I looked damn good. Strong. Professional. Competent. And then I thought of what a pathetic failure Emma Frost has become. I thought of how terrible Bendis's rendition of her is, and what a surprise that had been to me when his run began. Of all the characters I thought he'd excel at, I thought it would be Emma. He proved himself on her during House of M.
And it's because she had some pride in herself. Some confidence. She had a job, and she looked damn good.
None of this trying to "empower" herself while wearing cheap looking lingerie or strutting around in the SS Frederick's of Hollywood getup she's wearing now. Magik can dress like a BDSM SS officer and get away with it because she's just a silly damaged kid with abuse issues.
Emma Frost is supposedly a grown woman. And she needs to go out and get a job and find her missing sense of self-worth.