Anonymous
asked:
I was listening to a comics podcast and a female commentator was asked about cosplaying. Someone suggested would she ever dress up as Spiderwoman and she said under no circumstances. She said the yellow part of Jessica's costume looks like an arrow pointing down to her vagina...I never noticed this and now I can't unnotice it. Did you ever see that? Prior to Captain Marvel's redesign I would have thought Jessica's outfit was one of least exploitative. Seems kind of creepy now.
I don’t think it’s really that, though the commentator in question is completely entitled to her opinion. My guess is that when John Romita designed that costume, he was mirroring the markings that are on certain types of spiders, and mimicking the hourglass shape of the female figure.