Female empowerment is often for the male gaze

I (16F) hate how normalised it is to sexualise women and then call it "empowerment".

I have noticed this quite a lot when it comes to female superheroes. First of all, there is a lack of female superheroes. In recent years, there's been added a few more female superheroes. I love the idea of empowering women and showing us that a woman can be a superhero - strong and fearless, when the stereotype is that women are dainty and need help. But it always throws me off when I see their outfit.

It's always so revealing compared to male superheroes.

It annoys me so much. Female superheroes are supposed to be cool and empowering, but they are created for the male gaze. Even if the majority of people that watch superhero movies/series are male, it's doesn't justify it. It's 2025 soon, and women are still being massively objectified and seen as nothing more than a body. It makes me sad.