Wow. If Dude is as threatened as he seems to be by the encroachment of a staggering 2% of pros being women in his chosen field, perhaps he should look into a career where he'll face less competition for jobs by women.

It's funny (in the sense that it's not) that he's so blind to the essential problem. Oh well, that's why they call it "privilege." Anyway, I always think, "You know, this is why the legal standard for these things is often to just to look at the numbers and the pattern they reveal."

You cannot say the system is equitable and it's just a problem of not enough women working their way through the process when the results are 98%.

You cannot say the system is equitable and it's just a problem of not enough women working their way through the process when the results are 98%.

C'mon Hec, if women just aren't as good as men at stuff, it's not the men's fault! Why so reverse sexist????

(This exact conversation is happening right now in the skeptical community. The "Well maybe the most qualified people just happen to be white guys! Why do you care so much about skin color/gender anyway?" argument gets old after the first three or four hundred times.)

"Well maybe the most qualified people just happen to be white guys! Why do you care so much about skin color/gender anyway?"

The only argument more annoying than this one is "But whyyyyy won't you think about the MENNNNNNNNN?!?!?!?"

I don't know. The paternalistic "Let me explain to you [insert minority here] why you're being oversensitive about [insert discrimination issue straight white Protestant men have never been on the receiving end of]." makes me want to bloody my hands in a way the Poor Little Overpriveliged Me whining can't quite inspire.

Here's an article about the DC reboot's horrific costume changes, including (especially) Harley Quinn: (the money quote being "It looks like the Suicide Squad's first mission is going to be infiltrating the Gathering of the Juggalos.").

I love the one where one of the commenters is asked for her opinion on the Zatanna redesign since she's cosplayed the character, and she asks which one is supposed to be Zatanna. There's the problem in a nutshell.

I also liked: "And Wonder Girl? Budget cuts have forced her to replace her golden lasso with Red Vines. They don't force you to tell the truth, but they are a delicious snack."

More and more I think this reboot is going to be a complete fiasco. It's going to make New Coke look like the unveiling of the iPad.

As I commented on Facebook, the best-case scenario would be for this to be a complete bomb, DiDio gets fired, and they hire Bruce Timm to be in charge of DC comics.

As I commented on Facebook, the best-case scenario would be for this to be a complete bomb, DiDio gets fired, and they hire Bruce Timm to be in charge of DC comics.

Yeah. That sounds like the logic of Nader supporters who thought it would be a good thing for Bush to get elected because it would energize the progressive movement and radicalize the country.

Never underestimate the kind of damage that can be done by people in power. Actually, we're about to see that very scenario unfold.

That costume for Harley is the ideal illustration for what they're doing wrong. They absolutely do not understand the value of their assets.