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Enough Henna for Ten Brides
Jul. 30th, 2014 06:20 pmAndrew: If they get rid of the black boots with white trim maybe it won't be so bad.
Me: ... Is this about Wonder Woman's new costume?
Andrew: Yes. The boots are supposed to be red. And they'd just got her to a place where I really liked the writing -- she was back to being the Wonder Woman who can talk to people, who engages...
Me: So do you think they were scared that she's not "gritty" enough, and they tried to make up for it by putting her in dark colours? Wonder Woman should not fear primary colours! Or, wait -- do you think this is one of these "Oh, she's from *ancient* times, and they didn't have any bright colours back then?" Because I know every few years historians try to tell the general public that the Parthenon was actually brightly-painted, and it never seems to get through....
Me: ... Is this about Wonder Woman's new costume?
Andrew: Yes. The boots are supposed to be red. And they'd just got her to a place where I really liked the writing -- she was back to being the Wonder Woman who can talk to people, who engages...
Me: So do you think they were scared that she's not "gritty" enough, and they tried to make up for it by putting her in dark colours? Wonder Woman should not fear primary colours! Or, wait -- do you think this is one of these "Oh, she's from *ancient* times, and they didn't have any bright colours back then?" Because I know every few years historians try to tell the general public that the Parthenon was actually brightly-painted, and it never seems to get through....
