So, okay.
Yesterday, CA took the new
Red Hood and the Outlaws book to task for a scene where Starfire casually propositions Arsenal.
Most of the comments were supportive, but a loud minority accused the piece of slut-shaming, because Starfire is just being a
strong female character you guys and it's totally empowering for a chick to propose emotionless sex with every man in sight while toweling off her gigantic, barely-covered tits. (While appearing to be completely dry.)
EIC Laura Hudson responded with a very well-thought-out piece examining
superhero sexism in general; it's thorough, it's clear, and the only thing I don't like about it is that every single thing she says should be totally goddamned obvious to everybody and shouldn't REQUIRE a lengthy explanation.
Comments so far are overwhelmingly supportive, which is a pleasant surprise.
I'm not optimistic enough to think this will change anything, but DC IS likely to be taking notes on any bad press it gets from major comics sites during its big push for new readers. At least we're having this conversation.