UN Fires Wonder Woman Under Pressure from Feminists

Nearly 45,000 people signed an online petition asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reconsider the selection of the character.

Yielding to feminist pressure, the United Nations finally decided to fire Wonder Woman — the white woman in star-spangled hot pants — two months after appointing her as a U.N. honorary ambassador in an empowerment campaign for women and girls.

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U.N. spokesman Jeffrey Brez said the character's role with the 193-member state organization would end Friday following protests against the Oct. 21 appointment of the superhero.

Nearly 45,000 people signed an online petition asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reconsider the selection of the character.

"Although the original creators may have intended Wonder Woman to represent a strong and independent 'warrior' woman with a feminist message, the reality is that the character's current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions," the petition read.

Dozens of U.N. employees protested at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on the day of the appointment when Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment, said the Wonder Woman campaign would feature various initiatives "over the course of the next year."

Criticisms suggested that the white sexualized icon dressed in U.S.-flag hotpants may not truly help little girls feel good about themselves — even if it can also be seen as a woman feeling comfortable about her sensuality.

The fictional character was originally created as part of the innovative propaganda to fuel U.S., "All-American" patriotism during the Second World War, and soon became a woman dressed in hot pants drawn by men for a readership mostly made up of young boys.

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