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what if...girl to boy?


What if there was a cartoon of a girl who became a boy superhero?

Everyone would be so very angry.

But a boy becoming a girl superhero? Men and boys are cool, we'll accept it.

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I am angry, I don't think it is apporpriate. It is going to be confusing for the target consumers. I think that it would be a hilarious adult comedy series. But putting it next to my little pony and pound puppies is wrong. Sexual identity is something 4-8 year olds should not have to deal with. They will not be protected forever, give them this time.

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Where is my violin?

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Umberto, trust me, you are going to love the show as it goes on. I've seen the first 7 episodes and at this point Guy is far more comfortable with being SheZow. An example of this is in the episode Black is The New Pink! Guy starts dressing in all blacks as SheZow because he wants to be cool and seen as dark after being told graphic novels are awesome. At the end of the episode he finds out this messes up SheZow look, causing his power to go away. So he has to drop the new look, which leaves him blue until he bumps into a fan of SheZow's comic book that tells him SheZows just awesome the way she is. Guy gets a big smile on his face and the episode ends.

So as you can see. The whole idea here is Guy is getting used to and in a way coming to terms with being SheZow. The maker of the series says he wants the character to grow over time. SO at first Guy is flawed and sees being all super dude as being better then being girly and then over time he grows up and realizes he's still an awesome dude even in all pink outfit and there's nothing wrong with that.

So, ya, the character is flawed at the start, but he grows up quickly. So stick with it man.

Flower power is too much for the dragonzord!

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It sounds like a good message for kids: Dress or pants you're still you and that's good enough.

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The superhero from another universe Kapow was in one of the recent episodes. She/he is a girl who turns into a boy superhero.

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I saw that one. I wondered why they didn't just swap rings.

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Yes, DudePow is a female (named Gal) who becomes a male superhero. DudePow and SheZow have to learn to get along and work together. SheZow covers it all.

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That's a good point and an interesting thought. I think that if a female character had to don a "masculine" costume and pretend to be a man in order to be a superhero, the show would be blasted as horribly sexist and sending terrible messages. Let's face it--traditionally, heroes are mostly men. As usual, a female character or two would eventually be tossed in, usually as a counterpart to the main male hero, and/or as a sex symbol/love interest, and/or the temptress/villainess. Regardless, female characters almost always tend to be outnumbered unless the movie/series is specifically aimed at female audiences.

Because it's the other way around here, it's just seen as comical and funny because a boy has to pretend to be a girl--and maybe even feminist & empowering. The show is kinda cute, in my opinion...some of it is funny. On the surface it's just a silly cartoon for kids. But yeah, I suppose you can look more deeply at the statements it might make about gender roles. I don't find it offensive myself, since good and powerful female heroes/main characters are nice to see, even if they're actually dudes...xD And since, again, there is no shortage of heroic male role model characters, so it's not as if they seem to be making the suggestion that being a woman is necessary to superherodom. The opposite message probably would come across if it were a girl character having to turn herself into a guy (and not eventually revealing the truth, a la Mulan.)

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The Show it self is just kind of stupid. Now a boy that becomes a female dog that could be.. different

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