Batman: The Killing Joke horrifyingly objectifies and victimizes Batgirl! SPOILERS!!!

[LMU Uncle Alfred]

bigtakilla said:

pokoko said:
It's supposed to be brutal and mature. If you want something PC and safe, there are plenty of cartoons that stay in G territory.

You know, there are ways to be "brutal" and "mature" without straight up being disrespectful to a character. Under The Red Hood, or Robin Vs Teen Titans would be two fantastic examples.

Maybe, but they're not that effective.  George RR Martin for instance has plenty of characters in Game of Thrones that get disrespected  in some rather embarrassing AND brutal ways, and its effective because that's exactly what happens in real life; everybody is vulnerable too.  This technique wouldn't be effective if they only happened to minor characters.