Comments on: What will Wonder Woman wear in Dubai? http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Dubai Travel http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-2967600 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:02:37 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-2967600 Really great post, well written, concise and comprehensive. Thank you. Really great post, well written, concise and comprehensive. Thank you.

]]> by: Monica Mussafah http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1733216 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:54:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1733216 Oh the joys of comic. Your title made me laugh, trying to imagine the whole setup with an Arabic twist. I reckon as long as money can buy, things will never cease to amuse and surprise. Wonderwoman will be one happy chick in Abu Dhabi. Just think all the rich Sheiks she can snatch. Oh the joys of comic. Your title made me laugh, trying to imagine the whole setup with an Arabic twist. I reckon as long as money can buy, things will never cease to amuse and surprise.

Wonderwoman will be one happy chick in Abu Dhabi. Just think all the rich Sheiks she can snatch.

]]> by: Superheroes, Fashion and Fantasy - DVF weighs in « Vivre Magazine.com http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1428621 Fri, 02 May 2008 16:57:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1428621 [...] Yeah! Keep talking! you may convince us yet but seriously would you wear that dress, but in the meantime, go talk to them in Abu Dhabi. They are having serious issues with wonder womans’ costume. [...] […] Yeah! Keep talking! you may convince us yet but seriously would you wear that dress, but in the meantime, go talk to them in Abu Dhabi. They are having serious issues with wonder womans’ costume. […]

]]> by: Cary Coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1395536 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:02:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1395536 Actually HERBIE replaced the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four 1979 cartoon, not the Thing, Mark. ~ Coat Actually HERBIE replaced the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four 1979 cartoon, not the Thing, Mark.

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Coat

]]> by: Allen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1393592 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:31:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1393592 Ian, Depending on the nation and cultural mores, pork-pig-swine is very much a negative. I confidently argue that Porky Pig or Spider-Ham are rendered persona non gratis in various Middle Eastern nations. Your attempt to offer an explanation regarding Jewish comic book issues is too half hearted. Is not Kitty Pryde a Jew? Will Marvel's Sabra be seen walking around in a theme park in Syria? The Thing? Are we to see the Young Avenger, Wiccan, who is a homosexual, greeting families arriving at theme parks in Iran? Doc Samson? Sasquatch? DC's Ragman? Political Correctness will not make such important issues disappear, Ian. Again, this is one potentially political cluster waiting to happen. I pray that Marvel and DC will hire Historians and Political Scientists/Strategists of the region for consultations, so that international cultural incidents are avoided. Allen Ian,

Depending on the nation and cultural mores, pork-pig-swine is very much a negative. I confidently argue that Porky Pig or Spider-Ham are rendered persona non gratis in various Middle Eastern nations.

Your attempt to offer an explanation regarding Jewish comic book issues is too half hearted. Is not Kitty Pryde a Jew? Will Marvel’s Sabra be seen walking around in a theme park in Syria? The Thing? Are we to see the Young Avenger, Wiccan, who is a homosexual, greeting families arriving at theme parks in Iran? Doc Samson? Sasquatch? DC’s Ragman? Political Correctness will not make such important issues disappear, Ian.

Again, this is one potentially political cluster waiting to happen. I pray that Marvel and DC will hire Historians and Political Scientists/Strategists of the region for consultations, so that international cultural incidents are avoided.

Allen

]]> by: Ian http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1392106 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:17:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1392106 Why is Batman going to run down Marvin the Martian? There is nothing wrong with pigs, the issue is pork so I think Porky would be okay. As for characters like Captain America, I think political fears are less important than having a character that just plain doesn't translate well. Lastly, for the people talking about the jewish creators; one word- Hollywood. I'm sure individuals with more extreme views on such topics know that there are some Jewish actors or writers or whatever, but they don't care, the entertainment comes first. I don't think the fact that the guy that created Superman was Jewish would be any different. Why is Batman going to run down Marvin the Martian?

There is nothing wrong with pigs, the issue is pork so I think Porky would be okay. As for characters like Captain America, I think political fears are less important than having a character that just plain doesn’t translate well.

Lastly, for the people talking about the jewish creators; one word- Hollywood. I’m sure individuals with more extreme views on such topics know that there are some Jewish actors or writers or whatever, but they don’t care, the entertainment comes first. I don’t think the fact that the guy that created Superman was Jewish would be any different.

]]> by: bad wolf http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1391868 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:54:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1391868 "Political baggage?" Way to promote positive uses of American symbolism in the Middle East, corporate lackey. “Political baggage?” Way to promote positive uses of American symbolism in the Middle East, corporate lackey.

]]> by: Tag http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388833 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:24:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388833 Allen beat me to a point I wanted to make. Perhaps we can downplay the origins of Superman or the Marvel stable until a generation takes them to heart, and THEN slip it in that Jews created these characters they've so taken to heart. To paraphrase Doug Rushkoff in his panel with Scott McCloud at the NYCC, comics may be one pill the Middle East may regret swallowing, as they may find themselves unable to properly assimilate the ideas to their preference. Allen beat me to a point I wanted to make. Perhaps we can downplay the origins of Superman or the Marvel stable until a generation takes them to heart, and THEN slip it in that Jews created these characters they’ve so taken to heart. To paraphrase Doug Rushkoff in his panel with Scott McCloud at the NYCC, comics may be one pill the Middle East may regret swallowing, as they may find themselves unable to properly assimilate the ideas to their preference.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388733 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:46:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388733 /endsarcasm /endsarcasm

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388715 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:44:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388715 eh, the whole thing's a whitewash on their own characters. Marketing is awesome! eh, the whole thing’s a whitewash on their own characters.

Marketing is awesome!

]]> by: Mark Coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388652 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:31:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388652 "*No Jewish superheroes" I guess that would mean the return of HERBIE the Robot, replacing The Thing in the Fantastic Four. “*No Jewish superheroes”

I guess that would mean the return of HERBIE the Robot, replacing The Thing in the Fantastic Four.

]]> by: Allen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388252 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:48:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388252 This is one potentially political cluster waiting to happen. *Will Porky Pig or Spider-Ham be allowed at such parks? *No Jewish superheroes -- or just no reminders of what Jews created specific characters? *Thor? Heracles? Odin? The New Gods??? :::shifty eyes::: This is one potentially political cluster waiting to happen.

*Will Porky Pig or Spider-Ham be allowed at such parks?

*No Jewish superheroes — or just no reminders of what Jews created specific characters?

*Thor? Heracles? Odin? The New Gods???

:::shifty eyes:::

]]> by: Lisa Jonté http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388116 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:24:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1388116 <I>"Even the bare-shouldered Wonder Woman..."</I> Bare-shouldered? Yeah, because <I>that's</I> her most prominently displayed feature. My eyes, they are rolling. “Even the bare-shouldered Wonder Woman…”

Bare-shouldered? Yeah, because that’s her most prominently displayed feature. My eyes, they are rolling.

]]> by: Mark Coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1386256 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:53:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1386256 Couldn't she wear her "emma peel" costume? Couldn’t she wear her “emma peel” costume?

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1386125 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:09:24 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/28/what-will-wonder-woman-wear-in-dubai/#comment-1386125 Hmmm... how do you market Wonder Woman to the Arab market? The easiest solution to her appearance is to cover more of her body. The mythology and symbolism... not too difficult. (Except in Turkey, perhaps, which has a difficult relationship with Greece.) The United Arab Emirates, while Arabic, are a bit more permissive socially than, say, Saudi Arabia. I wonder... will we see a Parc Isnogud? Hmmm… how do you market Wonder Woman to the Arab market? The easiest solution to her appearance is to cover more of her body. The mythology and symbolism… not too difficult. (Except in Turkey, perhaps, which has a difficult relationship with Greece.) The United Arab Emirates, while Arabic, are a bit more permissive socially than, say, Saudi Arabia.

I wonder… will we see a Parc Isnogud?

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