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    Catwoman is a fictional character originating from DC Comics. Under the costumed alias of Catwoman, Selina Kyle, is a cat burglar with an on-again, off-again, romantic relationship with Batman. She is shown as a woman who is very strong-willed, independent and morally dubious.

    Was Catwoman a lesbian in the Dark Knight Rises?

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    #1  Edited By Lantern Prime

    Catwoman and her friend (Jen played by Juno Temple) stand at a window. Jen stands behind Catwoman stroking her back in a very loving way and says something to the effect of, “I thought this was what you wanted, the storm you wanted has come.” The scene in its dark lighting has multiple homoerotic elements, but it’s clear that these two are in a relationship that is beyond friendship.

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    #2  Edited By Batnandez

    @Lantern Prime said:

    Catwoman and her friend (Jen played by Juno Temple) stand at a window. Jen stands behind Catwoman stroking her back in a very loving way and says something to the effect of, “I thought this was what you wanted, the storm you wanted has come.” The scene in its dark lighting has multiple homoerotic elements, but it’s clear that these two are in a relationship that is beyond friendship.

    uh no

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    CrimsonCake

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    #3  Edited By CrimsonCake

    homoerotic undertones in a batman film? IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

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    #4  Edited By Icarusflies  Moderator

    @Lantern Prime: The friend was supposed to be Holly Robinson, who's always been Catwoman's BFF and protegé. Nothing more.

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    #5  Edited By kuonphobos

    I didn't get that vibe. I thought that there was chemistry between Anne H and Mr. Bale. They do hook up in (Venice?) at the end of the film.

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    YourNeighborhoodComicGeek

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    Lesbian? No. She kissed Batman. The farthest is bisexual, and that's already a stretch.

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    #7  Edited By Avenging-X-Bolt

    Lesbian or not, she would have succumbed to the bat-mojo eventually.

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    #8  Edited By fodigg

    Not every affectionate touch between two women (or two men) indicates a homosexual relationship.

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    #9  Edited By BatteredArmor

    I could buy that she was bi

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    #10  Edited By jinxuandi

    This may come as a shock, but sometimes people touch other people without intending any sexual innuendo or undertone.

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    #11  Edited By Superguy0009e

    @fodigg said:

    Not every affectionate touch between two women (or two men) indicates a homosexual relationship.

    apparently you haven't been on the internet before.

    All seriousness, no homo.

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    #12  Edited By minigunman123

    @Superguy0009e said:

    @fodigg said:

    Not every affectionate touch between two women (or two men) indicates a homosexual relationship.

    apparently you haven't been on the internet before.

    All seriousness, no homo.

    Lol'd.

    But this is why I hug friends and stuff; doesn't make us gay, just makes us cool enough to admit we like each other as really good friends.

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    #13  Edited By Dreamcast89

    She was bi for sure. Also cats lick everything if you catch my drift.

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    #14  Edited By Mercy_

    Yes, because affection between female friends clearly indicates that she's a lesbian (as opposed to the relationship with Batman...).

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    #15  Edited By JonSmith

    ... Does it matter?

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    #16  Edited By Onemoreposter

    @Lantern Prime: Nah, she was a skrull

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    .....what?

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    #18  Edited By wickedfun

    How so? She absolutely scream heterosexual throughout the film, yet one scene makes you believe she's a lesbian. Where's the logic behind your question?

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    #19  Edited By geoff2005

    it anything bisexual or just really sexual to where she messes around with girls a little

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    #20  Edited By Crash_Recovery

    I don't see any implication of any of this at all. You may have a very skewed concept of what female friendship is like.

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    #21  Edited By wickedfun

    @Crash_Recovery said:

    I don't see any implication of any of this at all. You may have a very skewed concept of what female friendship is like.

    This.

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    #22  Edited By Chaos Burn

    i thought she was bisexual in the film =/

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    #23  Edited By ticklefist

    Dafuq?

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    #24  Edited By AmazingFantasy15

    I thought it meant to be like stroking a cat since as cat woman she is a bit cat-like.

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    #25  Edited By MisterKetch

    @Icarusflies said:

    @Lantern Prime: The friend was supposed to be Holly Robinson, who's always been Catwoman's BFF and protegé. Nothing more.

    Well to be fair Holly is a lesbian. But no I don't think Selina has ever been portrayed as anything but straight comics or movies.

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    #26  Edited By DjBest02

    I did not get that vibe... In the end she ends up with Bruce. They go to Italy...

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    #27  Edited By TheCrowbar

    @Mercy_ said:

    Yes, because affection between female friends clearly indicates that she's a lesbian (as opposed to the relationship with Batman...).

    Really not even Lesbians can resist Batman if he has enough prep.

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    #28  Edited By HexThis

    Catwoman is very gay-friendly but I don't think she has much of a taste for women even in a subtexty way. She's quite sexual but very monogamous in her investments which are always men no matter how much she tries to be cool about it.

    Also, it's not like Selina looked very pleased or cozy when Holly hugged her. As a matter in fact, Selina seemed more annoyed by Holly than anything, like a little sister.

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    #29  Edited By Inverno

    I didn't get that vibe in the movie...

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    #30  Edited By Bruxae

    NO. She fled away on a romantic getaway with Bruce in the end, Catwoman has just always has a subtle sexual nature and might come off as Bi-sexual, but in the movie I never got the feel that she was, she was acting more like an elder sister in the mentioned scene.

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    #31  Edited By Jakesully1981

    Nope, she's straight and not lesbian or bi now lesbian goes to Batwoman and bi goes to Harley and Ivy

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    I don't like to flick the homo switch without serious evidence, and I honestly doubt it

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    This thread still makes me facepalm.

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    I doubt it. However, Jen was based off her friend Holly from the comics, who I'm pretty sure is a lesbian. It's really more of a sisterly thing, though.

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