When the world learned of Ben Affleck’s role as the new Batman, the internet erupted in rage. Similarly, when Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman, there was plenty of anger and people took to Twitter to vent. But the responses to Gal Gadot were of a very different nature, with almost none having to do with her acting talent.
The minute we heard the news about Ben Affleck being cast as the new Batman, we exploded all over our Facebook and Twitter accounts, complaining that he would be worse than even George Clooney. People said all sorts of things about how much he’d suck at playing Batman, but the main focus was always on his acting skills.
The point is that, with him being male, the question of whether or not he looks “right” never came up. Nobody said things like, “Oh, his chest is too flat,” or “He’s out of shape, somebody get that boy into a gym.” But that’s exactly the kind of reaction that the new Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot, received. Lots of anger about her bra size, and that she’s way too skinny for the part.
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