This was a lot more than I was expecting. I was mostly just venting. I've read everything carefully, so if I don't respond directly to you, it isn't because I'm ignoring you.
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Originally Posted by Suave
For one, you're in "their territory" when you're in a comic store. I don't know about Grace, but Sissy doesn't sound like she goes into those too often by herself.
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I've always kinda considered comic shops and hobby stores
my territory. Yes, I'm aware that I am usually the only woman in these places when I'm there. That's something a woman tends to notice rather quickly regardless of the situation. What I don't get is why the guys don't just talk to me. There's pretty much only one reason why I'd be in those places, and that's because I have the same interests that they do. I'm a nerd just like they are. I mean, damn, I've got a Shrinking Violet avatar and list my location as Imsk. I tend to set off geek radar from blocks away. So if they'd take a few seconds, they'd realize that
I'm just like they are. I'm a socially awkward nerd, too.
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Just think of how women are portrayed in comic books. Things get better all the time, but do you think a man could possibly learn to respect women from reading them? I don't.
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Gail Simone calls this the "Women in Refrigerators" syndrome. Essentially, the idea is that women in comics tend to be used as plot devices to motivate the men. There are some really good writers out there who actively avoid this, Gail, Alan Moore, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, but it does still seem to be the trend. There are several good comics starring strong female characters, but even the best of them, Birds of Prey, only sells about 40k monthly, about 1/4 of the best selling monthly book (Superman/Batman). So I see what you're saying. But surely these guys had mothers and sisters and went to schools where there were girls?
Gilda