Infrequent musings of a meandering mind

When I say “super hero”, what image springs to mind? A tall, dark and handsome man in some kind of body suit with a mask and a cape? Am I close? Did your mind venture at all to a female super hero (or heroine to be more grammatically correct)? If it did not, do not fret about it. It is not your fault that the term super hero is often synonymous with men. Is it anybody’s fault really? Some feminists would argue that the blame could be laid squarely on patriarchy. Which, to be fair, probably does play a large role in this, but it is not the only reason. There are probably more reasons than I can begin to think of and a lot of history which, to be honest, I do not feel like researching and getting into right now. The point is that super heroes are traditionally associated with being both about and for the males of the species.  And quite frankly, it is a load of crap. Girls can be super heroes. Girls can be kickass. And girls do enjoy comic books. My husband and I are dedicated...