This is pretty cool.
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The audience isn’t you and me, of course. It’s little girls in Pakistan who are suffering under religious fanaticism. The trailer’s in English, but the actual series is in Urdu.
(And yeah, the fact that the Avenger chooses to wear a burka has been addressed. It’s not a symbol of oppression if you choose it — and use it as the Lady in Black does.)
There’s actually a fairly well-known burqa-wearing comic book character in US comics: Sooraya “Dust” Qadir, of the X-Men.
Very cool.
Ken — Well I’ll be. I had no idea. I was never big on comics (well, not after I got past the “Caspar the Friendly Ghost” and “Richie Rich” stage).
C.W. wrote, “I was never big on comics (well, not after I got past the “Caspar the Friendly Ghost” and “Richie Rich” stage).”
Ha! That’s funny.
Spoken like a true girl.
I want “The Lady in Black” for my theme song :p
Absolutely ingenious!