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re: Supergirl star Milly Alcock knows she'll face backlash by "simply existing as a woman“

Posted on 3/31/26 at 10:18 pm to
Posted by Jay Are
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 10:18 pm to
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Nobody is commenting on the fact a woman is playing Supergirl


Including Alcock
Posted by guzziguy
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:33 am to
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I find her very odd looking.


That's cuz she looks like a female Hemsworth.
Posted by ColonelAngus
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Member since Aug 2023
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:23 pm to
Looks like she has downs syndrome
Posted by dickkellog
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:32 pm to
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I find her very odd looking.


she isn't very cute and she's flat chested i always imagined super woman with a super rack.
Posted by PuertoRicanBlaze
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:33 pm to
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She's also not wrong that there's almost always a ton of scrutiny for the women taking roles in the either the MCU or DC. And the expectation of how they should look.


Link? No woman has ever faced a quarter of the amount or scrutiny that male actors like Heath Ledger got for being cast as Joker or Pattison as Bruce Wayne or Tom Hardy as Bane or Eisenburg as Luthor or Cornsweat as Superman, etc.

So yeah, she's completely wrong and dumb but unsurprising given how every entitled narcissistic actress in Hollywood loves the validation that comes along with playing victim.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 2:36 pm
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 2:33 pm to
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She's also not wrong that there's almost always a ton of scrutiny for the women taking roles in the either the MCU or DC. And the expectation of how they should look.
I mean, plenty of men face that exact same type of scrutiny, so why insert gender into it as if it only happens to women?
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:10 pm to
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She's also not wrong that there's almost always a ton of scrutiny for the women taking roles in the either the MCU or DC. And the expectation of how they should look.


Care to elaborate on such scrutiny?

Go back and read up on what folks said about short Michael Keaton (5' 9") as Batman.

"The Mr. Mom guy?" He turned in a great performance.

Comic Book Bruce Wayne - 6'2"
Adam West - 6' 2"
Ben Affleck - 6' 2"
Christian Bale - 6'

Posted by VoxDawg
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Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:33 pm to
She might want to ask Brie Larson how that worked out for her.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:43 pm to
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And the expectation of how they should look.


You mean the expectation that they should look hot? The expectation an actor in a visual medium representing an idealized version of perfection should be attractive? That expectation? So patriarchily oppressive!

I'm sure if Steve Buscemi would have been cast as Thor, or the romantic lead in The Notebook, women would be swooning the world over.
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 7:36 pm
Posted by TheRuins
Member since Mar 2026
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:57 pm to
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Looks like she has downs syndrome



I couldn't figure it out but this is it.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
23296 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:06 pm to
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face backlash by "simply existing as a woman“


Pfft. I didn't take issue with Helen Slater as Supergirl in 1984, even if the movie itself was shite.

Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
21644 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:57 pm to
Call me a simpleton, but I don’t even know what that fricking means.

Never in my life have I looked at an actress in a movie and thought “I have ownership of her body”
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
47250 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 5:02 pm to
If she’s talking about fans, getting excited for the movie, probably not gonna happen now

Or is sh talking about the studios?

Because if you’re a player on a professional team or an actor in the movie, I can see where that would translate into you feeling like you are partially owned. But yes, she’s not making much sense which is why she’s drawing so much negative attention where she could’ve just kept her mouth shut.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 5:06 pm to
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Never in my life have I looked at an actress in a movie and thought “I have ownership of her body”


Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
47250 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 5:11 pm to
Still giving the edge to Melissa Benoist.

But yeah, Millie looks like the JV squad in comparison.
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
5225 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 5:48 pm to
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I find her very odd looking


Yes definitely agree. It's hard to describe but her features are all just slightly off. Individually they don't seem that extreme but you add them all together and there's just something really weird about her look.
Posted by Roaad
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 6:32 pm to
I think she looks a bit like a child

Her and Jenna Ortega
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 6:55 pm to
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I find her very odd looking.


Same. But I still want for some reason.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
47250 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 7:05 pm to
She looks like she’d be Will Poulter‘s kid sister.

Posted by P-Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
2029 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 7:18 pm to
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Call me a simpleton, but I don’t even know what that fricking means.


I'm not connecting the dots. It was such an odd reply. It's almost like she heard the question, thought it was stupid, and tried to give a rambling non-answer that also came out stupid.
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