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brevoortformspring:

Sort of, although that was a different time and different circumstances.

I think that, in general, the people who are complaining about this kind of thing have a valid point when it comes to the industry as a whole, but I think they’re off-base when it comes to this particular story (as should come as no surprise.) This is really no different than the arguments for inclusion among any demographic—for that demographic to be treated equally with any other characters in comics, they need to be exposed to the same hazards and dangers as those other characters. Two issues earlier when we “killed” Ian, we heard from some sad readers, but there was no outcry. But when Sharon goes down in heroic fashion, the reaction is loud and sustained. And that’s not really much of a surprise, the more popular a character is, the more outcry there’s going to be, and Sharon has been around much longer than Ian. Just look at those still protesting the demise of Nightcrawler, of Jean Grey, of Peter Parker. But to me, at least, to shield female characters from the possibility of death is to do them and their readers a disservice. I don’t believe that I would have done that scene any differently if the character had been male—if it had been, say, Ian who made that final assault on Zola so that Cap and Jet could escape.So the cry of “fridging” to my mind is misplaced. This isn’t equivalent to chopping up Green lantern’s girlfriend and stashing her body in the fridge for Kyle to find. The only thing those two scenes have in common is that a female character was killed. But if that’s all it takes for “fridging” to occur, then you’ve set up a scenario wherein all of the drama, all of the jeopardy faced by a female character is irrelevant: they either win out, or the people telling the stories are politically incorrect. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but when Storm or the Wasp or Sue Richards or Kitty Pryde win out over overwhelming odds, I want it to feel like a victory, like I would with Cap or Cyclops or Ben or Iceman in the same situation.

Chill the fuck out, y'all. Sharon wasn’t fridged.