DC Gives 11-Year-Old Girl Who Asked for More Female-Lead Content Her Own Superhero
Those glasses! My heart!
11-year-old girl demands more female superheroes: See how DC Comics responded http://t.co/cTGGex9XzO pic.twitter.com/gLPPj7EiXh
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 20, 2015
Back in January we told you about Rowan Hansen, an 11-year-old comic lover who hand-wrote a letter to DC sharing her frustration over gendered toys and lack of representation for female fans.
Nearly a month later, Rowan and her message that “girls read comics, too” are still gaining traction, with the fifth-grader appearing on an NBC Today segment this morning to talk about her favorite heroes, the impracticality of most female battle armor, and accept a token of DC’s “commitment to fulfill their promise” to create more “superhero fun for girls.”
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After the segment aired, Today viewers even responded by sharing photos of their daughters dressed as superheroes:
@TODAYshow #orangeroom superhero girls. Spider-Man was her costume and not spiderwoman… pic.twitter.com/UgbjAcnDeH
— HarpersLove (@HarpersLove) February 20, 2015
A pic of our daughter & 2 friends – all 3 have type 1 diabetes & are definitely superheroes! #orangeroom @TODAYshow pic.twitter.com/SUFlsQDXpF
— Inspired by Isabella (@InspiredByIsa) February 20, 2015
@TODAYshow#orangeroom Alden and Lydia (10) in boy costumes bc girl version “makes you wear skirts” pic.twitter.com/iehfCfvPhT
— Sarah Tuthill (@ClassicSarahZ) February 20, 2015
Ugh, too much cuteness! To see more viewer pics (so many adorable Spider-Girls), check out The Today Show on Facebook.
(via Comic Book Resources)
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