Cave Girl

For Module 11, I went to The Digital Comic Museum and read the comic  "Cave Girl" Issue #12. In this issue, Cave Girl, an archaeologist, had her work disrupted when a group of skull heads attack her and fellow archaeologist, Luke. Using clubs and rocks Cave Girl defeats the group of skull heads, leading a female to save the campsite.

Though it is refreshing to see a female singlehandedly take the lead, the comic reverts back to sexism almost immediately. By first look, this "hero" is seen in a short zebra dress, and of course as very large "curves", along with a huge pink flower in her hair - to further emphasize it is a female lead. But the sexism doesn't stop with just the looks.  On the first page, Cave Girl is seen thanking her partner, Luke, and attributing her knowledge to him, as if she could not complete her job without him. In fact, it wasn't until Luke was hurt that Cave Girl got the "strength" to save the day, and there was disbelief in the village after she took down a group of skull heads to save the day.

Even in a comic where a female is the lead there is the connotation that a girl must rely on the man for her brains, and must be in love with her male partner. And aside from the looks and love, there is also lust being shoved down the readers throat. Cave Girl's sexuality is seen from the beginning, all the way to the end, which forces us to believe the writer is using her as a sexual object, rather than believing a strong women can save the day.