tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post348206162118231589..comments2024-03-24T03:19:39.745-04:00Comments on Just About Write: Fixer-Upper: How to Remedy the Problem of Laurel Lance on "Arrow" [Contributor: Lynnie Purcell]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-43543976798277457792015-09-01T07:59:26.165-04:002015-09-01T07:59:26.165-04:00So even when they try to show women being strong i...So even when they try to show women being strong it's just male dominance. And men describing how a strong women should be is the worse. And you are right when women choose what is right from them it is good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-26409417091267236792015-08-31T17:25:27.121-04:002015-08-31T17:25:27.121-04:00I'm not an expert on costume design, nor comic...I'm not an expert on costume design, nor comics (though I would love to write one in the future.) The truest answer, the realest answer, in my mind, is that men have predominantly drawn women's costumes and written their voices in the medium of comic books. Women are drawn with the backwards idea of only being strong if they still appeal to men's sexual fantasies about them. There's nothing practical or sincerely heroic about these costumes. It's male gaze at its worst. "You can be a hero so long as you don't threaten my masculinity!"<br /><br />I don't have a problem with Laurel's costume covering the entirety of her body. I have a problem with logic gaps. It would take her far too long to suit up with all those buckles in an emergency. They would snag on things, and most do not hold weapons. If she had straight-up total body armor that was light enough to where she could sprint and fight in but thick enough to offer protection, great! Go for it! On the reverse, I also have no problem with women's attributes being shown or the suit being revealing if it truly fits the character - a sign of taking her agency back from a man rather than being dolled up for a man to turn her into a caricature of a woman. There is nothing wrong with a woman's body being seen and celebrated; there is something wrong in it being exploited.<br /><br />I could go on. But I won't. I hope this helped. As I said, I am not an expert, and my views do not reflect Just About Write's. Just my own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826339265792259467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-69403731991429335642015-08-31T01:06:10.620-04:002015-08-31T01:06:10.620-04:00I want to ask this one question about BC's cos...I want to ask this one question about BC's costume, since you wrote about LL I think this is a great place to ask. What's with the fishnet costume.I really, really want to know what the creator of BC in the comics thought when he was designing her costume. What is the advantage of wearing a fishnet to a fight, even though everyone says her costume has so many buckles it could at least hold her billy club at some point and be of some use, but why fishnets. When EBR's short film came and she was dressed in fishnet she says it was an S&M costume, so this begs the question why does a superhero has to wear that kind of a costume. I really like LL's costume compared to Sara's because Sara's costume was too revealing. Why does costumes of women in comic and cartoons be too revealing. I really, really hate that. If you could give some insight in this I would really appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-60829545980304559042015-08-30T15:20:58.358-04:002015-08-30T15:20:58.358-04:00...or getting caught on something. "I'm r......or getting caught on something. "I'm right behind you, guys. Buckle number fourteen just snagged again!" *Oliver Queen eye roll*Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162137684397418767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-73833071605302131912015-08-30T13:25:46.462-04:002015-08-30T13:25:46.462-04:00Thank you! You are definitely right - gotta go whe...Thank you! You are definitely right - gotta go where the characters tell you to go. Can't you just see Laurel trying to put that on while all the others are pacing around wondering what's taking her so long?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826339265792259467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-30321137610921081692015-08-30T12:12:03.114-04:002015-08-30T12:12:03.114-04:00This is spot-on. I'd be really, really interes...This is spot-on. I'd be really, really interested in seeing this arc play out. They keep trying to fit her into the storyline/Team Arrow when they just need to give her time to grow. That's the thing about writing: you would think you have complete control of the story, but you don't. You just have to "listen" to the characters and not force them into your storylines. At least that's what I've been taught.<br /><br />Also, "the show is called Arrow, not Laurel Lance Spends Twenty Hours Figuring Out the Buckles on Her Costume" = golden. I don't understand this costume. It seems like more trouble than it's worth.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162137684397418767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-32609563269388598182015-08-30T10:39:25.938-04:002015-08-30T10:39:25.938-04:00I don't know whether to be happy or sad about ...I don't know whether to be happy or sad about my potential keeping you from more wine idea. I'll settle for saying that I am the same way about Laurel. And it's not even tricky correcting it. I honestly think the writers struggle to find her voice and so write a caricature of a hero.Lynnie Purcellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-78940067887081307232015-08-30T10:36:17.814-04:002015-08-30T10:36:17.814-04:00To me, it's not all that complicated. Just wri...To me, it's not all that complicated. Just write her like you would a hero and wait for love interests, if they have to happen, for once she's more firmly entrenched on her superhero arc. I'm right there with you. I want to like her but I just...can't.Megan Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270009444637696258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-13961439459590143582015-08-30T08:33:36.072-04:002015-08-30T08:33:36.072-04:00This is perfect. Because nobody needs to watch Lau...This is perfect. Because nobody needs to watch Laurel Lance Spends Twenty Hours Figuring Out the Buckles on Her Costume, but the writing (and production, and acting, but hey we'll leave it alone) could be so much better for this character! As it stands now, I simply ignore her presence on my screen. Taking your advice would encourage me, as a viewer, to pay more attention. Or not go pour more wine during her scenes. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175940080110716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-69295255852351007302015-08-30T01:09:03.791-04:002015-08-30T01:09:03.791-04:00I need one of those: ACCURATE! gifs. Yes. That'...I need one of those: ACCURATE! gifs. Yes. That's what I need. Because I agree with you 100%. I wouldn't change a thing about this article. YES. Can we mail this to the Arrow writers? Because I've been wanting to like Laurel for three seasons, and if they go down this road, I actually might.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166179743108549057noreply@blogger.com