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25 | I love the Batgirls, esp my wives Cass Cain and Stephanie Brown | read Batgirl (2000)

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Steph and Damian have the relationship in comics that people believe Tim and Damian have.

Steph is probably one of the first in the bat-family to actually treat Damian as what he is: a ten year old boy. Not as a weapon or as a danger to everyone around him.

Look how she reacts when she realizes Damian doesn’t know how to be a child!

She goes out of her way, post mission, to set up a bouncy castle playdate for Damian.

> “It’s called a moon bounce.”

Batgirl 2009 #17

[ghostiiest]

piano man

[ciricearts]

okay maybe the lipstick would smudge a little

[jasperatedd]

hes so cool

reference photo:

[fenacuajo]

hi stands awkwardly in a corner

uhmm I planned to come back from the dead with an artfight post after the winning team was revealed but SOMEONE decided that stephanie brown's unclear birthday date should be today so ehh yeah I had to do something about it. Hi daughter.

Omg... Batgirl... Be careful..! I'm pretty sure that's not the right way to hold a comically large cake...!

[ciricearts]

absolute steph portrait!!<3

[ciricearts]

brother and sister!!:9

[femmebatman]

Reverse robins (larks) in costume :3 + the specific larks I used as costume inspo

[ciricearts]

what could she be listening to?

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batgirl 2000 #52

cass and her parental figures

[ladyloveandjustice]

The Steph-cuts-her-hair-short-because-it-bothers-her-under-her-Spoiler-mask to Steph-now-has-her-hair-just-hanging-there-loosely-getting-sweaty-under-her-hood-and-in-her-face pipeline saddens me.

I know it's not popular to obsess over practicality in superhero comics (And BQM even included a little jab at fans like me complaining about her hair in her Batgirl solo THANKS BRYAN) (the Babscowl bothers me less than her current look though because at least the cowl keeps it out of her face)

But the fact the comics showed her actively worrying about her hair:

Then deciding to go with a ponytail sticking out to deal with this:

THEN cutting it short to deal with it:

Just made her feel really real to me. It was one of the things that made me connect to her so hard, that she felt like a real teenage girl even in the minor details like that. And the fact this was all implied, she never SAID that the ponytail was to deal with her hair under the mask, she never SAID the hair being short was to help with the mask, it was just something you noticed if you remember that Robin #25 panel and connected the dots.

It also SAYS something about Steph. The fact she cut her hair for the sake of being Spoiler shows how much more she prioritizes her life as a superhero over her civilian life, and how she took it even more seriously as time passed. It also gave the implication she likes to be comfortable, which you could see extend to her choice in a really practical costume.

But that kind of started slowly disintegrating as time went on, and while teen me was dramatic about it, I do look back on it and be like, "man, I miss that careful continuity in the little details of her life".

[red-garden]

MAGA boomers SHOCKED by 20y/o commie speaking fluent hog

[red-garden]

Hog 201 for anyone interested in trying this:

Bodily autonomy (like abortion, anti draft, etc) -> “The government shouldn’t be able to force anything on my body I don’t want.”

Anti surveillance -> “I don’t trust big government/big tech (big brother if you’re feeling frisky) with the ability to spy on me and my family.”

Immigration -> “Next to all of us immigrated at some point, I don’t see why the elites get to decide who’s allowed to be where. What’s to stop them coming for me?”

Climate Change -> “Big oil shouldn’t get to determine whether or not I get to go places. I don’t want to be dependent on some big business to survive.”

State Violence -> “I don’t want the goddamn secret police breathing down my neck! I trust my community a whole hell of a lot more to help me than I do the state!”

The vast majority of conservatives think of themselves as underdogs being repressed by the government/the elite, and they value personal freedom (specifically their personal freedom, they don’t care about other people). The will almost always agree with leftist points if you can find a way to blame the problem on their vague enemies (useful, since rich people are the root of most problems), and tie it back to their ability to say fuck everyone else. NEVER appeal to science, theory, logic, or human goodness. Make it seem as if you are a paranoid lunatic who trusts no one. They love it.

[dinosaurjam]

#you need to tailor your arguments to people's existing values and priorities if you want to convince them #the flip side is that it's every bit as easy to tailor conservative arguments to convince a leftist audience #so don't get smug #you're not immune to this either <- prev extremely true

[casscainmainly]

Robins.

Robin (1993) #126 // Robin War // Robin (1993) #26 // Batman (2011) #45 // Robin (1993) #40 // We Are Robin #1 // Robin (1993) #126 // Batman & The Signal #1 // Robin (1993) #128 // Batman (2011) #47 // Robin (1993) #128 // Robin War // Batgirl (2009) #3 // Robin War

[littlexhero]

"you're gonna read about me in the obituary section"

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we were robbed of more Stephbin and Batgirl Cass stories. Just imagine a whole series with these three with actual good characterization.

Batgirl 2000 #53: Sisterhood

[ashoss]

like mama

batgirl (2000) #45 / the superman family #171 / batgirl 2000 annual / batgirl #7 / detective comics #416 / the batman family #1 / harley quinn 2000 #10 / batman family #4 / legends of the dark knight #182 / batgirl: special / batman and the outsiders (2007) #2 / birds of prey: batgirl/catwoman / batman: gotham city secret files / batman: batgirl (1997) / dc first: batgirl/joker / batman: batgirl (1998)/ batgirl (2000) #13 / batgirl (2000) #17 / batgirl (2000) #45

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