I mentioned in the previous blogs about
damsels in distress, and I would like to talk about another group in that category:
The Superheroine.
The superheroine, of course, doesn’t start
out as a damsel in distress. She’s strong, smart and resourceful. In fact she
may actually be saving other damsels. Unfortunately, despite her best
intentions and planning, the superheroine can find herself in danger. That’s
the nature of being a heroine; rushing in to save world means you are going to
face some super evil villains.
The circumstances resulting the superheroine
suddenly becoming a damsel in distress varies, although it’s usually done by
trickery and/or using the superheroine’s secret weakness. Fortunately she is
never killed right away when she is rendered helpless. Rather she is given an opportunity to escape,
and normally the villain will laugh with delight as he/she explains the nature
of the devious trap. The villain then normally leaves our helpless superheroine
alone so she can escape without being caught.
The one thing the superheroine shares with
other damsels in distress is when she is captured and rendered helpless,
generally she is tied up and part of her clothes are removed. The villain may
be planning to kill her, but first he/she wants to humiliate her by the removal
of her superheroine costume. This is good for us, as most superheroines are in
great shape as evidenced by the revealing uniform that gives a indication of
the body underneath.
Anyway, all is well in the end. The
superheroine turned damsel in distress turns back into a superheroine and wins
the day- usually. Sometimes it ends with a teaser of the superheroine in
distress and you have to wait for the next episode to see what happens. But
eventually good triumphs evil and all readers breathe a sigh of relief.
I found a few images and have put them in for you to look at. I tried, to some degree of success, to give them a cartoon look. It seems appropriate as I recall knowing most of my superheros through comic books.
Cheers to all the Superheros and Superheroines for saving the world.
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