The women of SDCC 2019 explain how they're reclaiming comic fan culture with the aid of some powerful female characters
and the Princesses of Power,” adapted from the Masters of the Universe series by DreamWorks Animation for Netflix, has faced backlash to the updated visual take, specifically around She-Ra’s body.
“It’s something I was prepared for. Especially since it’s an ’80s property, there’s nostalgia around it,” Stevenson told Variety. “We’ve seen this play out time and time again; of course there’s going to be shock that there’s a change being made to something that’s been such a part of the zeitgeist.”
Some people seemed more receptive to the changes taking place. Marvel Studios brought out two female directors during its Hall H panel — Chloé Zhao for “Eternals” and Cate Shortland for “Black Widow” — to great fanfare. The room and Twitter feeds around the world also exploded when “Thor: Love and Thunder” director Taika Waititi announced that franchise star Natalie Portman would return alongside Chris Hemsworth for a third sequel to the original.
“I’ve been coming to Comic-Con ever since I was a teenager, but last year was the first year I cosplayed, because Rose Tico existed as a character who was Asian,” Candice Mack, a Los Angeles resident who participated in the parade, told. “I’m a really big fan of Kelly Marie Tran, and I think what happened to her was really awful and hurtful, no matter what people feel about the film.
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