Various super hero movies and shows are made each year that millions of people watch. They play a major role in our society not just as a sort of entertainment, but also as a way to provide us with an ideal image of a person. In society today, superheroes represent the concept of success, valor, and courage. These movies and shows constantly impact the viewers thoughts and even to the point where people may relate to them. The show I will be focusing on, in particular, will be one of my favorite shows from my childhood, Justice League Unlimited. Ultimately, this show incorporates many aspects from society but also portrays the superhero as being an idealized person. One of the main concepts that is present in Justice League Unlimited is
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Feminism aims to advocate women 's rights and aim for social, economic, and political equality. At times however, men may be put down in the process to achieve feminist goals. For instance, in the episode called “Fury” an Amazonian character named Aresia gathers a group of villains, who are either female or have no gender at all, to kill out the world 's male population. She attempts to seek revenge on the male soldiers that did harm to her during war. In this instance, a type of feminist role is presented. We see very specific hatred toward men who are also being stereotyped as the ones who typically fight wars. It depicts a feminist perspective where a female attempts to assert power and obtain a sort of equality by seeking revenge on those that have done harm to her. Also, another detail in Justice League Unlimited that reinforces the concept of feminism is the island from which Aresia and Wonder Woman, a major character, is from. Their island called Themyscira, is entirely female populated. No male can enter the island and those that do are exiled to Tartarus, or hell. The presentation of feminism in Justice League Unlimited mirrors certain aspects of society such as backlash toward the disadvantages women face in society. An article by UKFeminista mentions “Women are under-represented in the creation of news. Only 22.6% of reporters on national daily newspapers in the UK being women.” (16.3) In this show, the idea of under-representation of women is challenged by making one of the main characters female. It is an implicit detail, however, it definitely impacts the viewers, such as females, and is yet another way in Justice League Unlimited portrays sociological
Feminism aims to advocate women 's rights and aim for social, economic, and political equality. At times however, men may be put down in the process to achieve feminist goals. For instance, in the episode called “Fury” an Amazonian character named Aresia gathers a group of villains, who are either female or have no gender at all, to kill out the world 's male population. She attempts to seek revenge on the male soldiers that did harm to her during war. In this instance, a type of feminist role is presented. We see very specific hatred toward men who are also being stereotyped as the ones who typically fight wars. It depicts a feminist perspective where a female attempts to assert power and obtain a sort of equality by seeking revenge on those that have done harm to her. Also, another detail in Justice League Unlimited that reinforces the concept of feminism is the island from which Aresia and Wonder Woman, a major character, is from. Their island called Themyscira, is entirely female populated. No male can enter the island and those that do are exiled to Tartarus, or hell. The presentation of feminism in Justice League Unlimited mirrors certain aspects of society such as backlash toward the disadvantages women face in society. An article by UKFeminista mentions “Women are under-represented in the creation of news. Only 22.6% of reporters on national daily newspapers in the UK being women.” (16.3) In this show, the idea of under-representation of women is challenged by making one of the main characters female. It is an implicit detail, however, it definitely impacts the viewers, such as females, and is yet another way in Justice League Unlimited portrays sociological