![]() I’ve read much about the history of Wonder Woman, including Jill Lepore’s superb The Secret History of Wonder Woman. (Gadot herself was in the Israel Defense Forces.) As for the word breed, it’s nothing more than a synonym for kind or sort or ilk, as in “a new breed of journalist.” But the line was both loaded and unclear. (Doubt that characterization? Try driving in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.) They serve in the army alongside men. They live in the pressure cooker that is Israel, where they have to stand up to a lot of angry Jewish men. I also should have unpacked the parenthetical that “Israeli women are a breed unto themselves, which I say with both admiration and trepidation.” My God, do I stand by the sentiment. That’s mouthiness, and I couldn’t enjoy it more. Pompous British higher-ups (all men) tell Diana what to do, and she tells them in essence to stuff it. I have no idea, though, what the problem is with “mouthiness.” It’s a word I’ve used all my life to describe people - both male and female - who don’t sit and take guff from others, but give it right back. But “babe” is going to be salacious no matter the context, and “superbabe” is just asking for trouble. To begin at the beginning: When I wrote that Gadot had found a “perfect blend of superbabe-in-the-woods innocence and mouthiness,” it was a play on the phrase “babe in the woods.” And she is literally super. The lesson was learned on that score - and plenty of others. And it didn’t help that I reached out to Facebook friends with a gored-bull rant of my own that was then circulated. But to have to unpack my descriptions means, in the end, that they weren’t good or nuanced or sensitive enough to their ramifications. You can find plenty of leering over Gal Gadot (and every other actress) elsewhere on the internet - not in my review. People alluded to “leering” where I’d made a point of saying the film rejects the male gaze. Lines and descriptions were taken out of context and twisted to mean something they didn’t. If you do not agree, click on the “I Disagree” button below and exit the Website.Last Thursday, my review of Wonder Woman was received with both outrage and ridicule, and reading those reactions, I felt sick. I acknowledge that the Website’s Terms-of-Service Agreement governs my use of the Website, and I have reviewed and agreed to be bound by those terms.By logging on and viewing any part of the Website, I will not hold the Website’s owners or its employees responsible for any materials located on the Website.I understand and will abide by the standards and laws of my community.I will leave this Website promptly if I am in any way offended by the sexual nature of any material.I do not find images of nude adults, adults engaged in sexual acts, or other sexual material to be offensive or objectionable.I am voluntarily choosing to access this Website because I want to view, read, or hear the various available materials.I will not allow any person under 18-years old to have access to any of the materials contained within this Website.I am an adult, at least 18-years old, and the age of consent in my jurisdiction, and I have the right to access and possess adult material in my community. ![]() By clicking “I Agree” below, you state that the following statements are accurate: Visiting this Website if you are under 18-years old and the age of consent might be prohibited by the law of your jurisdiction. ![]() The materials that are available on this Website include graphic visual depictions and descriptions of nudity and sexual activity and must not be accessed by anyone who is under 18-years old and the age of consent. This Website is for use solely by individuals at least 18-years old (or the age of consent in the jurisdiction from which you are accessing the Website). ![]()
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