Mary Jane is not a supermodel, Mr. Hodges.

Until now I have kept my blog shut on this ridiculous Mary Jane statue issue, but after this statement by Tom Hodges, defending the statue's design, I couldn't keep quiet. What really stood out to me was this part:

If you're upset she's not portraying MJ like Dunst in the movies... then you obviously have no idea who the MJ character really is. She's a supermodel, not some whiny waive thin tone deaf little girl. She's supposed to be stacked.

Here's the deal: Mary Jane is not a supermodel. She is a fictional character who was written as a supermodel for a small time, but she does not in any way resemble an actual supermodel. In fact, other than plus size models and Trya Banks, most supermodels are "whiny, waif-thin little girls."

This is Kate Moss. This is a supermodel. For a time she was THE supermodel.



Kate Moss makes for a great clothes hanger. That's what supermodels are.

Somehow there has managed to be a disconnect between Hodge's definition of hotness with the fashion industry's already disconnected definition of hotness. Not only do comic creators not know what real women look like, they evidentially don't even know what supermodels look like. It's this sort of denial of reality and acceptance of the sexist status quo that makes people think that this sort of thing is perfectly innocent, inoffensive and fun.

Looking at that statue, I can only assume that Mary Jane is a slut. That's it. Is that what her character is? I must have no idea.