It’s personally been my experience that the casual but unambiguous “Fuck off” tends to happen first, because dealing with HR and Professional Standards sections in an exercise in migraine retention. No one ever deals with them unless they absolutely have to; so if this letter has been submitted then someone isn’t getting the message.
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At a guess (I've not got to this point in picking up the comics I'm just nearing the end of new 52) it would be magic because Superman is vulnerable to it and the girl in the green hood seems to be casting some kind of spell or using some kind of magic power.
That doesn't have anything to do with how they're designed. I wasn't really calling their agency into question, just how they're depicted, which in Arkham City kinda feels the most leery. Arkham Knight toned it down a bit with both Poison Ivy, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn. The latter of which also finally had an outfit that didn't look like garbage.
I think the point is that the core members of the Justice League are all heavy hitters + Batman, whereas Suicide Squad is usually made up of C-listers + Harley Quinn, most of whom are barely above street level. Even without Supes, at least half the JL characters on that cover should reasonably be able to solo the Suicide Squad.
Pretty much: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Aquaman acting alone should be able to stomp most of the Suicide Squad’s usual lineups into the dirt without breaking a sweat. All of them together, even with Superman in absentia? Should take as long as it takes the average suburbanite to buy their kid a happy meal.
true it should have been more directed at
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Well C-listers doesn't mean they aren't dangerous
Taking info from the DC wiki
Killer Croc has apparently enough jaw strength that his bite can pierce kryptonian Skin (General Zod in the shown case)
El Diablo is a human flame thrower pretty much
Deadshot is known as the Assassin who doesn't miss in DC basically for a reason
Captain Boomerang has tangled with the Flash before
Killer Frost can absorb heat and create ice constructs
Enchantress is basically insane Meta Human on the kind of power level of Scarlet Witch in Marvel almost
In the Arkham verse continuity the Suicide Squad nearly killed Batman forcing him to have to retreat as he couldn't take them on head on as such without help or a distraction.
Harley didn't become known for wearing skimpy outfits until the Arkham games. The New 52 costume was based on the Arkham version.
Take a look at how the female characters in the games were depicted. Does it look like anything innocent was had in mind when designing them? Remember, Harley didn't become known for wearing skimpy outfits until after these games were made, so "getting her right" doesn't appear to have been a priority.
The context is the advances were unwanted and the behavior deemed inappropriate.
Remember when "don't be an asshole" was also a thing?
They're dangerous, that isn't in dispute. I mean sure, Killer Croc can bite into a Kryptonian, but first he's gotta catch one and that's not really in his wheelhouse. Enchantress does represent a genuine threat and ergo I would expect Wonder Woman and Aquaman to take her out first while Superman roundly spanks everyone else like their disapproving dad clearly never did.
I think there is a big box somewhere at both DC and Marvel comics that reads 'Deus Ex Machina Lucky Dip' so that whenever it needs to be contrived for example that the sort of low rent mother fuckers Amanda Waller can reasonably expect to have leverage over and control with her resources can go toe to toe with the fucking Founding Seven of the Justice League, the writer takes a shot of cheap vodka and sticks their hand in to get the plot device that will make it so. I won't say I'm not curious to see what they have for us this time.
Yup, that's pretty much the thing about matchups like these, pitting mostly street level characters against a group like the Justice League, composed mostly of demigods who can bench press mountains or more. They require either the Justice League to play hacky sack with the idiot ball for arbitrary reasons and/or nerfed into the ground for arbitrary reasons. Or for the opposite to happen to the opposing group, for equally arbitrary reasons.
Especially Flash, cuz superspeed is a super busted power. He should be capable of taking out the majority of Suicide Squad before the thought "fight" has even formed in their minds, and that includes Enchantress, since she's generally depicted as somewhat of a glass cannon. Hits hard, sure, but also goes down fast if you land a hit.
Batman Arkham Developer Rocksteady Responds To Harassment Claims
Rocksteady Studios released a statement on Twitter today addressing recent claims that it failed to respond to concerns about sexual harassment at the studio, saying it “dealt with issues raised” in the past, and is committing to work with an independent third-party to address any new complaints...
kotaku.com
Pathetic
Fire your programmers because the girls from HR and Art are feeling unwelcome in the workplace, or give a seminar and a stern talk to your boys. Which will it be?
"But Iron, why not CHANGE their behavior?" They're grown ass adults. If I know my company has horndogs I'll avoid hiring women, or swap out the idiots if I can first.
"But Iron, why not CHANGE their behavior?" They're grown ass adults. If I know my company has horndogs I'll avoid hiring women, or swap out the idiots if I can first.
Exactly. And more to the point, these women in the workplace are also grown ass adults and should be able to tell the difference between harassment and guys just messing around with each other. They should also be adults enough to tell someone doing something they dont like, "Hey Jeff, look I know you're kidding or whatever but that really makes me uncomfortable, so please just leave me out of it." And leave it there. Jeff goes off and leaves you alone and there is no more problem.
And the problem is women have fought to be treated like everyone else in the workplace, they fought to get into these positions where workforces have been entirely men for ages, and they should. More women in the work force is great. But then they realize that they don't actually like the work environment. You expect the men to change, because a few people in the office joke around with each other where you can overhear?
All it seems to do is cause problems. And I know it's sexist to think this, but if companies keep seeing these stories about how workplace behavior always becomes a problem when women get introduced into the workforce then what do you think is going to be more likely? Will companies start firing all their male employees? Or will companies simply stop hiring women? Especially since a lot of these stories turn out to be not as cut and dry as they get reported. Zoey Quinn, Matress Girl, Anita Sark, and more have all painted a gloomy picture based of lies.
And since these things get attention, or cause an uproar in and out of the company probably. I wonder how many people do it, just to watch the workplace go crazy for a while.
Look I'm not going to condone harassment. If someone is physically assaulting someone, directly sexually harassing (unwanted advances/touches), that kind of thing should result in an instant zero tolerance firing. 100%. But if a few people are joking around with friends within earshot of you, then grow the fuck up. Seriously that's something everyone should learn. If your feelings are that easily triggered then you have no business being in a workplace.
Good thing we're here to judge these people on whether they're being haressed or not. Afterall, we certainly can't trust the people themselves to make that call.