Originally Posted by
Tzigone
I don't get that at all. I do hate sidekick (or even protege) Batgirl, but that was retconned onto Babs before Steph even became Batgirl, and in first era as Batgirl Steph overcame far more adversity than Barbara (who overcame none at all). Mind you, I dislike Steph as Batgirl, and much prefer her as Spoiler for independence and not bowing to Batman's wishes. I just don't see those as "Batgirl" things at all. And while I do like Barbara becoming unparalyzed she should be in her 30s and not go back to the title of Batgirl.
I don't agree with that, either. Then again, my favorite era of Barbara as Bagirl was the 1970s, when those factors didn't apply and before the character was given a new personality for New 52. Mind you, she'd gone through some personality changes by then (that's just the era I like), but New 52 and most of post-COIE Barbara Gordon are just completely different characters.