Female Characters: Heroes and Role Models

A while back, a friend of mine asked if women really needed female superheroes.  This question both surprised and disturbed me, since he’s usually a pretty sensitive white guy.  He had never even considered that women or someone in a minority might want someone who is like them as a role model.  We had a long discussion and he saw things in a new light, but the question stayed with me.

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