Comments on: “According to Oracle,” or, “Why you don’t mess with Barbara Gordon” http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/24/according-to-oracle-or-why-you-dont-mess-with-barbara-gordon/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: JillPantozzi http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/24/according-to-oracle-or-why-you-dont-mess-with-barbara-gordon/comment-page-1/#comment-669994 JillPantozzi Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:07:40 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28307#comment-669994 Wow, "John" you really seem to have something against the disabled as you've left comments to that effect all over Blog@Newsarama. I'm sorry to hear you feel that way. I, for one, love the disabled as I am one and hope that one day you can overcome your fear of us. Have a wonderful day! Wow, “John” you really seem to have something against the disabled as you’ve left comments to that effect all over Blog@Newsarama. I’m sorry to hear you feel that way. I, for one, love the disabled as I am one and hope that one day you can overcome your fear of us. Have a wonderful day!

]]> By: JohnV http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/24/according-to-oracle-or-why-you-dont-mess-with-barbara-gordon/comment-page-1/#comment-667240 JohnV Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:39:12 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28307#comment-667240 Cripple Babs is gone. The more aesthetically pleasing Batgirl has returned and boring boring wheelchair boring girl is gone. She's not coming back. Get over it people. Hey, at least you still have Wendy and Horsewoman. Okay, time cry about the ableist sellouts Simone and DC. God, it's great to be a "silver age fan dork". We get our asses kissed by DC. It's totally sweet. Cripple Babs is gone. The more aesthetically pleasing Batgirl has returned and boring boring wheelchair boring girl is gone. She’s not coming back. Get over it people. Hey, at least you still have Wendy and Horsewoman. Okay, time cry about the ableist sellouts Simone and DC. God, it’s great to be a “silver age fan dork”. We get our asses kissed by DC. It’s totally sweet.

]]> By: Jeff Martin http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/24/according-to-oracle-or-why-you-dont-mess-with-barbara-gordon/comment-page-1/#comment-666114 Jeff Martin Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:02:21 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28307#comment-666114 I want to thank both Jill and Teal for this very funny take on how Barbara Gordon would react to the "new 52". I'm behind you 100% Oracle. This whole "reboot" thing just sucks. I want to thank both Jill and Teal for this very funny take on how Barbara Gordon would react to the “new 52″. I’m behind you 100% Oracle. This whole “reboot” thing just sucks.

]]> By: Michael Sacal http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/24/according-to-oracle-or-why-you-dont-mess-with-barbara-gordon/comment-page-1/#comment-666006 Michael Sacal Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:50:45 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28307#comment-666006 If Batgirl had been in a wheelchair in the 60s and called Batwoman, then she'd be in a wheelchair in September and called Batwoman then. This is all about pandering to Silver Age fandorks. If Batgirl had been in a wheelchair in the 60s and called Batwoman, then she’d be in a wheelchair in September and called Batwoman then.

This is all about pandering to Silver Age fandorks.

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