tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post6782834837098081958..comments2024-03-05T22:38:08.486-05:00Comments on Beta is Dead: Nerd Rage #1: Cassandra Cain as BatgirlBeta Magnushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12090196394955870455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-3331182208425924262012-12-03T23:05:44.037-05:002012-12-03T23:05:44.037-05:00Do you know how glorious it is to find a compacted...Do you know how glorious it is to find a compacted form of Cass' storyline to show people? Comics can get so confusing even when the characters aren't completely derailed by bizarre story arcs. Excellent job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-12755627248164111182011-02-13T22:27:56.369-05:002011-02-13T22:27:56.369-05:00There's an overall lack of Asian characters in...There's an overall lack of Asian characters in the DCU right now, which is too bad. Just ask Ryan Choi (RIP). I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Cassandra show up on Young Justice, but that seems...unlikely<br /><br />If Artemis is supposed to be half Vietnamese then I hope that's actually touched on in the story. Because right now she seems very....white.Beta Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090196394955870455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-44600181904382148882011-02-13T22:03:04.477-05:002011-02-13T22:03:04.477-05:00I was really hoping that the Young Justice series ...I was really hoping that the Young Justice series that started up recently would make up for the suspicious doing-away of Cassie, but I was disappointed. I did read somewhere that Artemis--the blonde, blue-eyed archer--was supposed to be half Vietnamese, but...<br /><br />It really is too bad about Cassie's current status as Practically Invisible; she was just overall a really intriguing character to me. And it was heartening to see a (legitimately) half-Asian major character. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-28526791817963501922010-10-28T14:07:44.910-04:002010-10-28T14:07:44.910-04:00Fair enough. Though I don't really see why St...Fair enough. Though I don't really see why Stephanie Brown is any more interesting than Cassandra Cain. That, I assume, is a matter of taste/opinion and can't really be debated.Beta Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090196394955870455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-67859966536314023922010-10-26T19:48:14.573-04:002010-10-26T19:48:14.573-04:00To me, Cassandra was a boring character with littl...To me, Cassandra was a boring character with little in the way of personality. I don't think her "turning evil" was DC looking to get rid of an Asian character, it was DC trying to do something with a character that they thought wasn't working. And Steph becoming the new Batgirl made sense, who else would they have picked for it once the higher ups decided they didn't want Barbara Gordon to regain the use of her legs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-12774608205410602872010-10-16T18:46:46.427-04:002010-10-16T18:46:46.427-04:00It's true that I may have been exaggerating a ...It's true that I may have been exaggerating a bit as far as it being racist (I can be pretty sensitive about that button), but the implications are a little suspicious nonetheless.Beta Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090196394955870455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2360996933412955386.post-27713974745166348522010-10-15T20:33:43.671-04:002010-10-15T20:33:43.671-04:00You've got the right of it. I don't know i...You've got the right of it. I don't know if I would label it as racism more just general incompetence on DC's part. Or they did it purely to cause an uproar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com