I hope (but probably will) I don't flack for this, but that's why I wasn't that keen on the all-female Ghostbusters reboot. I feel that there are plenty of stories that can be told with strong female leads (Hunger Games, just off the top of my head) without a taking previously told story (Ocean's, Ghostbusters, What Wo/Men Want) and simply swapping in women for men. It's almost like Hollywood is saying, "This was already popular; let's see if we can make money on it again, just with women." It feels like a disservice.

So guys, you realise that this was just an idle comment that got out of control by the haters? There are a*****e men out there (not all men and not the majority of them) who, when women offer their opinion/ask an informed question about their work/turn in better work to their shared boss/quite frankly does anything better than them they can't take it. Most men don't mind, most men appreciate anyone with a brain weighing in, they appreciate healthy competition and so on. But there are some who are a******s and are convinced women should be below them. When a situation as above happens, they feel the need to reassert their feelings that women are below them. So, while a (friendly) compliment saying you look nice when you smile, or you smile more it suits you is never out of bounds, a douchebag talking down at you and then saying, you should just smile, or something similar is infuriating. Imagining yourself smacking a city full is harmless fantasy.

Valid point. Although, if we ever want equality, we are gonna have to stop looking at gender as something fundamental. I hope one day swapping the gender (or race, or sexual orientation, or ...) will be no more controversial than swapping the haircolour is today, because what matters is the individuality of the character.

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A walking boner factory

In fact, reading some official comics about her, she's not really a completely bad villain, sometimes she is the one to actually save the day. She's also very smart, but her fellow villains (including Joker) tend to underestimate her, except for Poison Ivy and Cat Woman. She's a very interesting character.

Yeah! It's more complex than she's simply crazy. She shows up with a big heart in a lot of situations, despite her emotions being heavily played upon by circumstance (not excusing her responsibility to make good decisions, but her character development has been pretty layered). And she's not above a good 'that's what she said' joke XD

I suppose my issue is with teenagers and young kids dressing up like her. She's not someone to emulate. I'm not talking about censorship. I'm talking about not turning women into objects.

Are your children too stupid to know the difference between a cartoon and real life?

1st - that depends on which comic you read. Her classic harlequin outfit has her completely covered. 2nd - showing a little bit of skin and sex appeal is not exclusive to "whores". In fact, sounds logical to me that professional prostitutes cover themselves too while they're not working. 3rd - she's a provocative sexy fictional character and a criminal lady. I don't wanna live in a world where all fiction is censored to death and all female characters need to look like nuns. Nothing wrong with nuns, but, you know, it's a specific uniform for women who chose to serve god.

I know, understand and share your concerns. But, see, when I was a kid, I knew the difference between fiction and reality, why some things are inappropriate, and I had solutions to "emulate" my favourite characters with more appropriate, yet still exuberant versions of their aesthetics. So, communication with your kids is the key, just learn their language. ^_-

Yep. But I also remember Harley coming after Joker, determined to kill him, after his plan to murder her miserably failed because she was smart enough to do something about that explosive rocket she was imprisoned within. I remember also when she gave herself in to Batman and the police to go back to prison and therapies, in an attempt to live a normal life, far from crime. I remember when she and Poison Ivy saved that little girl who was escaping her kidnapper, who misunderstood the two of them as super heroes because "they wear costumes". The point here is, she's not about ethics, she's an interesting character with lots of layers and an unusual personality. Suicide Squad (the film) was only a fraction of what she is.

Woah, chill. People hand out downvotes like flyers here, I wouldn't take it too personally. And many people would appreciate if you didn't use the r-word.

And Jessica. You need to chill. Stop taking so personally. It's the internet.

Wait ... what's the r-word ?!? Am I missing something.

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Wow, negative points for saying I don't like a fictional character. Imagine if I started talking about my opinion on religion, abortion, and socialism, you retards would probably send someone to kill me then!

I dont even use twitter but i want too now! Go geraldine! you dindt even flinch, the best...