I've only just caught up on Supergirl ep 2 in the last day or so and I like it a lot, the episode was really good and shows the actors and characters are starting to relax into their roles a bit now, along with some great action and drama, but I did want to point out a few things I'm struggling with at the moment.
I'm not sure if it's okay to copy and paste comments from other forums as the members who wrote them may not know it's been done? but I saw some interesting points on the Jessica Jones forum in the thread - Light and Dark:Supergirl and Jessica.
from Pwoper Nereguar
The only way they're really comparable is that they're both female, which is rather sexist in itself to only compare the two shows because they have female leads. To drop sexism, we should be comparing them against other shows of a similar style, regardless of gender.
I hear Supergirl is trying to hit people over the head with overly feminist connotations by constantly bringing up the fact she's a woman. Is this true? I don't want to rely on news articles, Facebook users, DC haters and huge fans. I love a female lead, but not for a lecture on how women are equal constantly. Unsure on watching it at the moment.
Originally Posted by
kedrell 
Well I've only seen the pilot but it does rather cram such things into it in a rather hamfisted(for my tastes anyway) manner. Yes, AC also dealt with sexism but that's a period piece which gives it a whole other flavor entirely. Supergirl is set in the modern day. Sexism may still exist but it's not even remotely as overt by comparison.
from Infinight888
I actually think it's kind of funny. Agent Carter is a series taking place during a time period when women faced serious discrimination for their gender, and the series actually showed what that discrimination looked like.
Supergirl is a show where highly-successful women complain about how hard life is because they're female, despite there being absolutely nothing in the show to suggest that's the case, and argue over stupid things like using the word "girl" as opposed to "woman".
In a way, Supergirl embodies everything wrong with the modern feminist movement.
After reading these comments it reminded me of two moments from episode two. The first was Cat Grant to Care-ah, sorry, Kara
"Every woman worth her salt knows that we have to work twice as hard as a man to be thought of as half as good"
This is a big exaggeration and I'm wondering why it is being preached as the truth in a family show aimed primarily at young females? My life experiences having worked at various companies and with lots of women have shown me that women and men have to both work hard in life and if you are good at what you do then you get recognised for it, regardless of sex or race for that matter.
The second thing I noticed that I found rather shocking was Alex Danvers fighting the Hellgrammite where as they are fighting she says "You know what my species also have..?....THOSE"
Cut to a shot of her kicking him very hard between the legs...
So why does a 'family show' aimed at young people especially young girls, have such a violent sexual assault on a man included?
Is it thought of as acceptable? Is it funny? Is it just "Yay Girl Power!!!"
I found it rather distasteful and worrying that that was used in a 'girl power' kick men in 'THOSE' kind of a way.
If the show isn't careful with the forced for no reason stuff and violent attacks on men that are totally inappropriate for a family show, then they will lose a lot of viewers.
Will we see Alex punch or kick a female villain between the legs or in the boobs at some point? cus you know, equality n stuff....
I won't be holding my breath.
Rant over. And I do like the show a hell of a lot guys, but some things need pointing out.
Hopefully you won't need to use it on anyone here.
