Can Wonder Woman be made relatable
Wonder Woman
Character » Wonder Woman appears in 8804 issues.
The Amazon princess, blessed with god-like super abilities, Wonder Woman is one of Earth's most powerful defenders of peace, justice, and equality and a member of the Justice League. She is considered an archetype for many heroines outside of comic book. Her initial origin depicted her as a clay baby brought to life by patron goddess Aphrodite, but in recent years she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus and Amazon queen Hippolyta.
Wonder Woman unrelatable ?
She already is
Exactly
I don't mean just in New 52, I mean in general many keep saying she is. Weather it was her clay origin or her ideology Most keep saying she is written without flaws but that's not true
Relatable, like most things, is a completely subjective term.
People relate to different things based on their life experiences and circumstances and ultimately what they see in the character which is also subjective. No one has the same two eyes.
If someone can't relate to Wonder Woman, its not a problem with Wonder Woman or that person. Its just a matter of that person not relating to her.
She's like Thor is a highly flawed deity that clashes with our world but understands basic human responses towards situations with either people or her own purpose, but DC doesn't do that now, she's a wild and battle loving badass who got alien boyfriend to help her tag team bitches who mess with her, plus she's like someone said to beautiful and nearly revered by everyone that matters in the DC universe, so that messes up her relatable qualities.
Well to the original OP, I guess to me, some boys since they were kids, always related to Men Who could fly and punch through buildings, others Billionaire Playboys with major psychological issues. Me personally, call me a weirdo or freak or whatever, but since I could remember, I always related to posh hot chicks. The more posh and regal they were, the more I felt I could corrupt them. So I guess thats why WW is far more appealing to me than dudes.
She's a warrior and has the beauty of a goddess. She's not relatable.
That's oversimplifying Wonder Woman.
I don't mean just in New 52, I mean in general many keep saying she is. Weather it was her clay origin or her ideology Most keep saying she is written without flaws but that's not true
Then you're either talking to the wrong people, or people who don't care for her, or never gave her a chance. Most of the time, people like that are ones who don't take her seriously overall.
Diana's heroic journey is a universal coming-of-age story. Everyone should be able to relate to some part of it. It's just that sometimes her maiden voyage into man's world is written poorly, if not completely discarded. It's the same thing as when you travel to a foreign country and you experience culture shock because everything works differently from the way you're used to. Or, it's like secondary resocialization when you take a new job, or a position in life. Diana's journey can also be compared to her rite of passage into womanhood like young African males have similar paths to manhood.
People who claim that she's unrelatable simply don't get her, or they oversimplify her journey. At least IMO.
@frozen: Says the guy with a Batman icon...because rich, object of every woman's affection and master of millions of martial arts is relatable.
I can relate to her, a deadbeat dad with an over-protective mom and a desire to be her own person is relatable to me.
@frozen: Says the guy with a Batman icon...because rich, object of every woman's affection and master of millions of martial arts is relatable.
Lol get him!
@superguy1591: Says the guy who for no reason calls out Batman fans, yet again...
@frozen by the same token, you didn't give any good reasons for calling Wonder Woman unrelatable. Actually, the 'reasons' you gave weren't reasons at all. Being a warrior and having the beauty of a goddess doesn't make her unrelatable, that's just stating the obvious...Lolz
Not relatible in power, but in principal. Like a lot of heroes coming out of the Golden Age, she was based on mythological characters that stood for something of their time (e.g. Superman was based on Samson and Hercules. He fought against corrupt rich people trying to take advantage of the common man.). Wonder Woman is, a representation of a liberated woman, who, at the time was a very important issue during that time period. I am a guy, but I do appreciate a woman that is not a total pushover. This is something that you learn to appreciate when you live in the Bible Belt and so many "conservative" women criticizing professional women.
@frozen by the same token, you didn't give any good reasons for calling Wonder Woman unrelatable. Actually, the 'reasons' you gave weren't reasons at all. Being a warrior and having the beauty of a goddess doesn't make her unrelatable, that's just stating the obvious...Lolz
By the same token, I never asserted Batman as relatable, yet unreasonable assumptions were made which, well you know what that highlights…
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
@frozen by the same token, you didn't give any good reasons for calling Wonder Woman unrelatable. Actually, the 'reasons' you gave weren't reasons at all. Being a warrior and having the beauty of a goddess doesn't make her unrelatable, that's just stating the obvious...Lolz
By the same token, I never asserted Batman as relatable, yet unreasonable assumptions were made which, well you know what that highlights…
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
You just contradicted yourself. You say she's relatable in one breath, but then you say she's unrelatable, due to her characterization, perhaps? Can't be both. Pick a side. I'll be nice to you there, and just assume that was a typo. Lol
And she's no more unrelatable than Batman, that's for sure. No one can really relate to him either on a serious level. Because when you truly break his story down to its core elements, you have a guy who dresses up as a bat, who fights a clown. Yeah, that's totally relatable. >_<
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
Batman dodges bullets, CAN'T RELATE TO THAT NOPE.
Again, when did I say Batman was relatable? Besides my avatar, Batman is completely unrelated to the topic itself.
@frozen by the same token, you didn't give any good reasons for calling Wonder Woman unrelatable. Actually, the 'reasons' you gave weren't reasons at all. Being a warrior and having the beauty of a goddess doesn't make her unrelatable, that's just stating the obvious...Lolz
By the same token, I never asserted Batman as relatable, yet unreasonable assumptions were made which, well you know what that highlights…
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
You just contradicted yourself. You say she's relatable in one breath, but then you say she's unrelatable, due to her characterization, perhaps? Can't be both. Pick a side. I'll be nice to you there, and just assume that was a typo. Lol
And she's no more unrelatable than Batman, that's for sure. No one can really relate to him either on a serious level. Because when you truly break his story down to its core elements, you have a guy who dresses up as a bat, who fights a clown. Yeah, that's totally relatable. >_<
I should have mailed my response to you and the other user (who has previously called out 'Batman' on topics that are unrelated to the character); the unreasonable assumption is that I think Batman is relatable, which for no reason has been brought into this thread because I never mentioned him, perhaps my avatar echoes his presence. Yes, she is unrelatable for the exact reasons I stated.
Again, what does Batman have to do with this? Why bring Batman into this? Yes, we do have someone that fights a clown, whom yet has spawned a trilogy which gained critical acclaim and broke box-office records while also cementing himself into pop-culture vs...well
@frozen: Even unintentionally Batman is always at the center of everyone's attention. Batgod and his batswag. No one can keep their minds off of him for long.
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@frozen: You brought Batman into the equation by having him as your icon pic, if your icon was Spider-Man, Superman or Iron-Man, the results would be the same.
@superguy1591: No it doesn't. It's a comic-book forum, you made the assumption that I thought Batman was relatable.
@frozen: Even unintentionally Batman is always at the center of everyone's attention. Batgod and his batswag. No one can keep their minds off of him for long.
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Lol, this seems to be the case nowdays.
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
Batman dodges bullets, CAN'T RELATE TO THAT NOPE.
Again, when did I say Batman was relatable? Besides my avatar, Batman is completely unrelated to the topic itself.
@frozen by the same token, you didn't give any good reasons for calling Wonder Woman unrelatable. Actually, the 'reasons' you gave weren't reasons at all. Being a warrior and having the beauty of a goddess doesn't make her unrelatable, that's just stating the obvious...Lolz
By the same token, I never asserted Batman as relatable, yet unreasonable assumptions were made which, well you know what that highlights…
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
You just contradicted yourself. You say she's relatable in one breath, but then you say she's unrelatable, due to her characterization, perhaps? Can't be both. Pick a side. I'll be nice to you there, and just assume that was a typo. Lol
And she's no more unrelatable than Batman, that's for sure. No one can really relate to him either on a serious level. Because when you truly break his story down to its core elements, you have a guy who dresses up as a bat, who fights a clown. Yeah, that's totally relatable. >_<
I should have mailed my response to you and the other user (who has previously called out 'Batman' on topics that are unrelated to the character); the unreasonable assumption is that I think Batman is relatable, which for no reason has been brought into this thread because I never mentioned him, perhaps my avatar echoes his presence. Yes, she is unrelatable for the exact reasons I stated.
Again, what does Batman have to do with this? Why bring Batman into this? Yes, we do have someone that fights a clown, whom yet has spawned a trilogy which gained critical acclaim and broke box-office records while also cementing himself into pop-culture vs...well
He was brought into the discussion because you have a Batman avatar, so I'm assuming you're a batman fan. It's a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black, in this case unrelatable. I guess you didn't see the irony of you being a fan of his, calling another super hero unrelatable.
Just know he's no more relatable than she is.
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
Batman dodges bullets, CAN'T RELATE TO THAT NOPE.
Again, when did I say Batman was relatable? Besides my avatar, Batman is completely unrelated to the topic itself.
@frozen by the same token, you didn't give any good reasons for calling Wonder Woman unrelatable. Actually, the 'reasons' you gave weren't reasons at all. Being a warrior and having the beauty of a goddess doesn't make her unrelatable, that's just stating the obvious...Lolz
By the same token, I never asserted Batman as relatable, yet unreasonable assumptions were made which, well you know what that highlights…
It does make her relatable, she has the beauty of a goddess and is a powerhouse, her characterization is inconsistent, she’s not relatable
You just contradicted yourself. You say she's relatable in one breath, but then you say she's unrelatable, due to her characterization, perhaps? Can't be both. Pick a side. I'll be nice to you there, and just assume that was a typo. Lol
And she's no more unrelatable than Batman, that's for sure. No one can really relate to him either on a serious level. Because when you truly break his story down to its core elements, you have a guy who dresses up as a bat, who fights a clown. Yeah, that's totally relatable. >_<
I should have mailed my response to you and the other user (who has previously called out 'Batman' on topics that are unrelated to the character); the unreasonable assumption is that I think Batman is relatable, which for no reason has been brought into this thread because I never mentioned him, perhaps my avatar echoes his presence. Yes, she is unrelatable for the exact reasons I stated.
Again, what does Batman have to do with this? Why bring Batman into this? Yes, we do have someone that fights a clown, whom yet has spawned a trilogy which gained critical acclaim and broke box-office records while also cementing himself into pop-culture vs...well
He was brought into the discussion because you have a Batman avatar, so I'm assuming you're a batman fan. It's a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black, in this case unrelatable. I guess you didn't see the irony of you being a fan of his, calling another super hero unrelatable.
Just know he's no more relatable than she is.
if you think comerrcial success determinates quality i must tell you that is not accurate,and WW is an icon,she hasn't had a hit live action movie and yet she gets people talking about her worldwide bad and good all the time,only an icon can move people like that.
wonder woman is relatable,but that is subjective like most things,for example my mother used to relate to WW a lot,WW inspired her to follow her heart and own ambitions,that is why my mother went against her family wishes and went to college and became a teacher,then she had to raise me and my sister on her own,when she used to read WW,seeing an strong woman that went against what her mother wanted and followed her own ambition and left the island,she totally related to that since my mother experienced the same thing,and the selfempowerment theme of the character,i felt it 100% seeing my mother with 2 jobs raising a famaly on her own,WW inspired her once again,and back then i understood WW's themes,part of themes is that there is a wonder woman inside everyone and she is here to make men see that side of every woman,making a society with true equality and she is the defender of truth,when i decided to study a carrer that wasn't the one my parents wanted this time it was me the one that related to wonder woman and her decision to follow her heart and leave the island,when i had to face a whole new world asca college studient and see people with so many different vision then i related to her once again,how she left a luxury life behind and went to an strange world,faced a whole different point of view and tried to fit in,who hasn't been there before?,once again i related to her for that,when she has to face all the lies around her life when ironically she is the defender of truth,i related to that irony because in my family therre has been lies and misunderstanding,how many times we have been vitims of irony in life?,so i related to her once again,as you can see being relatable is subjective,WW is a warrior of life,and just like wonder woman we all are like warriors facing life and the things it brings everyday,and the challenge of facing the people we love and stand up for the things we want to accomplish because it's our life,i relate to that a lot.
@darling_luna: @jayc1324: @theocitylegend: wonder woman is relatable,but that is subjective like most things,for example my mother used to relate to WW a lot,WW inspired her to follow her heart and own ambitions,that is why my mother went against her family wishes and went to college and became a teacher,then she had to raise me and my sister on her own,when she used to read WW,seeing an strong woman that went against what her mother wanted and followed her own ambition and left the island,she totally related to that since my mother experienced the same thing,and the selfempowerment theme of the character,i felt it 100% seeing my mother with 2 jobs raising a famaly on her own,WW inspired her once again,and back then i understood WW's themes,part of themes is that there is a wonder woman inside everyone and she is here to make men see that side of every woman,making a society with true equality and she is the defender of truth,when i decided to study a carrer that wasn't the one my parents wanted this time it was me the one that related to wonder woman and her decision to follow her heart and leave the island,when i had to face a whole new world asca college studient and see people with so many different vision then i related to her once again,how she left a luxury life behind and went to an strange world,faced a whole different point of view and tried to fit in,who hasn't been there before?,once again i related to her for that,when she has to face all the lies around her life when ironically she is the defender of truth,i related to that irony because in my family therre has been lies and misunderstanding,how many times we have been vitims of irony in life?,so i related to her once again,as you can see being relatable is subjective,WW is a warrior of life,and just like wonder woman we all are like warriors facing life and the things it brings everyday,and the challenge of facing the people we love and stand up for the things we want to accomplish because it's our life,i relate to that a lot.
@linkjt: Twas joking
I don't want relatable, I want fantasy, it's why I read comics. If I wanna see myself in something, I'll look in a mirror.
He was brought into the discussion because you have a Batman avatar
Good grief, this is the type of logic that gets thrown around. Batman has nothing to do with it, nor did I ever state he is relatable. There is no irony, you're just scrambling for words.
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