#actually not to be uk phobic on main but just put betsy in a copy of the queens lil hat and skirt suit combos lol

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i dont know much about the directions theyve been taking kwannon and betsy braddock lately but...  given their history especially, their hellfire gala looks feel a lot like colonialism part 1 and part 2. like especially in the context of each other. idk i feel like theres a lot of really cool japanese fashion they couldve looked into for insp for kwannon but she feels a lil generic? and with betsy’s history her outfit is waaaay too much union jack for me. i get she’s captain britain right now but you could keep it down to a color scheme, she doesnt have to literally wear it on her chest at all times. maybe get into like, a Vibe, make her look like a london skyline or sth (idk what parts of their landscape to brits feel super attached to? pull insp from those) go a lil more metaphorical. like i don’t think i’ve ever seen a captain america in formal wear look where he’s just wearing the flag??? his uniform maybe but he usually gets like. a suit and tie

#like individually theyre mediocre together they feel skeevy #idk if it was me designing ANYTHING for kwannon shes had SUCH a publishing history her outfit would come with a 3 page bibliography #bc like. shes been The Generic Asian Body for so long i think if shes gonna stick around there needs to be more obvious thought going in #esp from white writers artists and editors tbh i think the best rehab for kwannon would be a solo written by like sarah kuhn #like let an actual asian woman work thru the baggage and give her a personality and story #idk kwannon isnt as bad as id fear but it still feels a little like 'o japanese character put her in a kimono' #feel like theres a lot of Other stuff going on in japanese fashion most of which is fairly accessible for the western researcher 2 look into #xmen #marvel #hellfire gala #mine #fashion #tbh the other issue w betsy is that she feel p marie antoinette inspired for captain britain #actually not to be uk phobic on main but just put betsy in a copy of the queens lil hat and skirt suit combos lol #what is she standing for? say it with ur chest #marvel wants to have these natl representation characters but they dont want to dig into the meaning #vs like the nomad stuff #they could be doing some topical grappling with colonialism and imperialism vs propaganda values ppl took to heart! #altho like. im always less clear on the Point of captain britain bc as far as i know they dont have like. a Core Thing the way the us does #like idk u could do a theme character for any given us state and itd be differnt than cap but not like. disagree with the core concept #idk if you could do that for britain? like what universal value are you tying together #(old exalibur gets away w it bc alan davis slaps and also the value is 'merlin neat' and 'brian himbo')