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Batgirl doesn't usually compel me... but Lexi Belle is compelling. She always has a great O-face, and knows how to use her voice to great effect. And the closing voiceover in this trailer is very effective. And I'm always happy to see a good costume that still gets wrecked. I know that's not cheap.

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Heroine Addict wrote:Maybe do a sequel in which Starlet becomes Lex Luthor's servant?

There will be NO MERCI for the French maid known as Starlet!

I'd buy that for a dollar. Well done.

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Logan wrote:Honestly, it just appears to me that it's a variation of Green Lantern's ability to use powers... with the ring, powerful, without the ring, nada.

An exhibitionist variation.

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A long time ago I wrote a heroine whose powers seemed to come from an energy field created by wearing special gemstones that recharged in the absence of light. The field was dampened by (and would gradually break down) fabrics close to the skin. The more and thicker the fabric, the less power she co...

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The thought of victorious villains looming over Batgirl in full costume except for the mask and wig fascinated me. What would Barbara's facial expression be like? What would she say? And, possibly the biggest question, would she act like Batgirl or Barbara? Identity is such a fascinating thing, isn...

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Rationally, such a fate would destroy the character. (Although the same series did do a "cop-out" resolution to King Tut revealing Batman's identity.) But, in my young head, it just seemed ridiculous that no villain ever unmasked Batgirl. I just couldn't fathom the thought processes of th...

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I am not a lawyer. I just read stuff. Child pornography law concerns sexually explicit conduct, not overtly sexual or fetish content. 2257 refers to the definition in 2256. Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or...

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Therapists often say "maybe it's this" to get you to consider it, to see if there's truth in it. Therapists suggest a lot of things -- that's not a diagnosis. If you ask a "why do I" question, they'll help you try to answer the question. They can have experience and education tha...

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HeroineAddict made a very valuable point that illustrates this same point from the perspective of law. He wrote: "Just try hiring someone aged under 18 to star in one of your blatant fetish videos and see what happens." As an attorney myself, I can tell you that HeroineAddict is absolutel...

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(rolls pennies)

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Damsels in distress everywhere in entertainment. Batman in afternoon reruns. Oh Mighty Isis. That one page in the Sears Catalog. Wonder Woman. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The Theiss Titillation Effect. (If that knot came undone, if that fabric slipped, I'd see everything!) Flash Gordon. (...

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We'll always have Paris...

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http://xkcd.com/386/

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Recognizing that there are places where fetish IS a negative term, and not wanting to use the word fetish in those places to describe what you do, just seems like good business sense, at the possible cost of standing up for social justice, which is an issue unto itself... But if fetish is used as a ...

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Shakeshift wrote:I don't recall ever using that word 'stupid' in my post.

You used a simile that clearly implied he's not smart enough to understand the subject.

Hide behind that technicality if you like, but your intent seems clear. If you intended something else, you're welcome to clarify.

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So now you're calling him stupid. That's uncalled for.

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And Alex, your repeated analogy ignores the fact that HL has multiple companies that make clearly-differentiable products. You can argue that both companies make fetish products, but not that the products are indistinguishable, or even that one doesn't make more blatantly fetish products than the ot...

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So this is a semantic argument, about the word fetish, and we use the fact that the meanings of words are flexible and more loose here to argue that the more strict use of fetish by other people, used more strictly intentionally to reflect how they feel and what they mean, is just wrong. Not a diffe...

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Seems like it's now about arguing to be right as opposed to examining anything. Alex, you understand non-sexual interests but think the only people interested in powerful women being violently beaten are deriving sexual pleasure from it. Then you think if someone did exist who was NON-sexually excit...

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Back on topic, I think someone mentioned earlier that all these micro-fetishes can be explained by the umbrella fetish* of the male power fantasy. Actually, I don't think I said male. Did someone else? For me, it's a helplessness fantasy. It is the helplessness of the heroine that I enjoy and not a...

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Look, when I said some people may not be here for sex, I was in part referring to my own uncertainty that all impulses served by this content are sexual. I find the link between power (and violence) and sex fascinating and sometimes disturbing, but I'm no expert -- and from my layman's perspective i...

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An-ti-ci-PA-tion...

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I bet that not everybody buying the "PG" videos is shopping for specific fetish elements like bear-hugs or low blows or OTS carries. Or is even willing to admit that they have a fetish. Fact is, "fetish" and "porn" ARE highly stigmatized, and I'm sure there are guys (an...

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Sometimes people haven't really analyzed their fetish to the point that they can explain the psychology in a way that it makes sense to an outsider. In other words, you're asking to connect dots that may not have been connected before. In fact, some people might not want to analyze their fetish too ...

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Mr. X wrote:
Imagineer wrote:Pride is a motherfucker. I can see you're not going to move from right-wrong us-them thinking, at least not here. I'm sorry that I was unable to reach you.

--Ooh, download complete! Excuse me while I adjust my priorities

No right wing.

Right-wrong, not right wing. Now you're seeing things.

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Pride is a motherfucker. I can see you're not going to move from right-wrong us-them thinking, at least not here. I'm sorry that I was unable to reach you.

--Ooh, download complete! Excuse me while I adjust my priorities

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With all due respect, Mr. X, you need to get out more. Real women like superheroes and play video games. And I didn't say "anti-sexy," I said "blatant sexual objectification." There is a difference. Just as there's a difference between (A) straight male nerds having comics and ga...

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You're probably right, X, the Batgirl comic will probably have another go with a catsuit. But DC has their eye on riches far beyond what's possible in comic book sales, and that will have a mainstreaming effect on any character that they think has a shot at the big time. Batgirl is definitely on tha...

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This, too, shall pass. As a reader of comics, I like the new Batgirl costume. It seems like exactly what a high school graduate who wants to become a costumed vigilante would put together. Of course, it pushes NONE of my fetish buttons, but I'm not going to fault a mainstream comic book producer for...

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Mary Jane Payne's speed and ferocity really amp things up. Pro wrestlers are badass athletes.

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Goodness! Our poor heroine, asalted by Cyclismic and the Fitness Fiends! Weakened by a forced electrolyte imbalance, brutally instructed on proper workout form, then the workout abruptly ends without a proper cooldown! But seriously, that costume is fantastic and she looks fantastic in it. That tumm...

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tallyho wrote:How about a lower neckline or maybe a laced up one that gives a glimpse of the chest.?

This would be good for a busty model, but I think if you're casting a more waiflike model, the above high-neck-exposed-shoulders look is more flattering.

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What about a high-necked but sleeveless top, something that exposes a lot of shoulder. Such a top can also expose the entire upper back.

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A hooker-superheroine sounds like fun. ("The Pro.") But yoga pants tucked into boots would be no good for that...

For this heroine, the cropped top seems more flattering and more complementary to the bottoms.

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So it's being released tomorrow? TBFE hasn't logged on here since the 2nd; where was it posted?

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I am reminded of Futurama. When will it be released?
"Soon enough."
"That's not soon enough!"

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That first image is gorgeous. Very Aphrodite.

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No doubt expelled to the future by their nemesis, the Brown Starfish.

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Something involving garments created by nanobots could also be fun. Just imagine a pair of super tights being weaved onto the girl's bare legs as she transforms. Imagine the nanobots not quite following the original program. Heroine (uncomfortably de-wedging after transformation): "My costume ...

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High-cut leotards without pantyhose? Back arched and upthrust butt? Power status bars? That all sounds great to me.

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I've been quietly stalking your site ever since I saw the teasers for Valor that included her stripped and glistening and possibly looking over her shoulder as she fled. Hot damn. Thank you in advance for that. I'd like to see a heroine weakened/depowered and her costume transformed into an embarass...

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Akira Lane as Psystrike is still one of my favorites. That woman can gyrate...

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Mr. X has it right. Batgirl was part of an iconic live-action TV series that was in reruns for many years and put a tingle in the pants of many a young person. Wonder Woman starred in an iconic live-action TV series that was in reruns for many years and put a tingle in the pants of many a young pers...

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They'd like to complain about the violence too... but it's hard to say that physical conflict isn't necessary in stories about good vs evil. It's easy to argue that anything remotely sexual is gratuitous.

BTW, the New 52 Power Girl still sucks rocks.

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Natural fiber rope just can't be beat, even in the future.

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I want to see this just once:

Mild-mannered reporter ducks into a Verizon store.
Superhero steps out.

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WndrWmn28 wrote:Can you imagine all those people who mark up their body at 80, with their 'ink' running through their wrinkles? YUCK!

To be fair, are you interested in seeing naked 80-year-olds without tattoos?

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Ruching ftw.

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Personally tattoos are a turnoff. I cannot help that my brain sees them as disease. To the extent I get past that, they're often aesthetically displeasing, like chrome accessories on a modern sports car or Ugg boots. I'm glad that Paris has basically confined her "work" to her arms -- long...

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It's NOT a California law. It's a Los Angeles County law. The idea that they're going to send inspectors to shoots is absurd and we all know it. This seems a more reasonable and likely scenario: They'll wait for busybodies to file complaints. They'll check records for the product in question. If the...

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