Women in Comics

I completely agree with this issue because I feel that comics are mainly entertainers for little children. They are meant to be for kids who don’t have enough maturity. And if they are exposed to revealing costumes rather than comics, then they are going to develop a different attitude towards women. Artists need to understand that little children don’t notice realistic figures, they don’ care if the face and the body is proportionate. Infact, because of these realistic figures, children tend to forget the storyline and give all their attention to the character’s body and clothing. The natural curiosity that comes to adolescents at one age takes place too early due to such comics which only results in lack of maturity concerning these issues. Due to these comics, children build up inappropriate attitude and behavior towards women, which contributes to the view of women being inferior. If you look at the picture of the women from one of the comics, the first thing that anyone would notice is her clothes. Why does she need to be dressed like that? She can wear something appropriate and still look like a super woman. Comics generally show women with big boobs, slim waist, etc. Artists intend to show these women as role models, but they turn out to be images of adolescent fantasies. The aim to create comic books is to get away from our real world and dive into deep imagination, but still that does not mean that artists can create such illusions of women. These illusions only rise up the expectations of boys and bring down the self-esteem of girls. Artists need to make this mode of entertainment contribute to the innocence of little children. These comics need to teach them good morals rather than corrupting their minds in a way that affects their view later on in life.

Riddhi Shah