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22 December 2014

Helen Lewis: Wonder Woman’s complex, contradictory origin story

Wonder Woman is riddled with contradictions: sexless, yet sexy; strong, yet vulnerable; a feminist hero created by a man.

By Helen Lewis

The babe from Themyscira: Wonder Woman embodies female ideals and male fantasies

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