I am done with people saying stripper or prostitute when discussing Wonder Woman’s costume

Last week Entertainment Weekly called it “a stripper outfit”.  Yesterday on the Beat someone said it made her look like a “prostitute.” I’ve also heard hooker, slut, streetwalker and plenty of other descriptors.

So much fail.

What Wonder Woman wears has nothing to do with her sex life or anyone’s sex life or work.

To keep using these words is playing into the moralistic, misogynistic idea that when a woman shows “too much” skin or wears a certain kind of outfit, it enables you to make assumptions and judgements about her sex life.  And it also also passes judgement on someone who chooses sex work as a profession.

What a crock of shit.

Look, here’s Wonder Woman in her traditional costume by Nicola Scott.

Now here are some female athletes.

Not much of a difference is there? Tell me what those outfits have to do with their sex life?

Can the Wonder Woman costume look tacky? Sure when certain artists draw her in it:

And that first costume for the TV show? That was just ugly.

So do me a favor. When you talk about Wonder Woman’s apparel, say you don’t like the costume because it is silly looking or because you don’t think it is appropriate to the task at hand or that you like pants better because you are a pants person.

But stop trying to make Wonder Woman’s costume about her sex life or any other woman’s.

And remember no matter how silly Wonder Woman’s costume is, it’s still not this: