Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28655620-20161117184919/@comment-28655620-20170805201050

Gilgameshkun wrote: Some TMNT back then was stuff you could take seriously. Not that ridiculous 80s cartoon or The Next Mutation, but Mirage was putting out some very good stuff for adult readers.

Anyway, even if some people might have possibly been ignorant of the connotations of "Venus" back then (which I really doubt), that's less difficult now, what with every word being a Google search away. "Venus de Milo" is and always was a bad idea for a character. If you're going to design a female turtle, give her a more balanced name. If not "Artemisia", then maybe something else dignifying or empowering, like "Persephone" (mythological queen underground) or "Murasaki" (an ancient novelist). Like Artemis, these are names of figures known for their roles and abilities, and not just for being the pinup models of antiquity. The 90's is about the same to me, just more modern at that time.

Yes, I am aware of that. I even mention that there was a petition to keep her TV, movies and video games which is a total waste of time. Also that's why I mentioned that she should be rewritten and rebooted, that way she can be more approachable and a little more likeable.

And with people turning everything sexual for fantasies, I get that but that tends to happen to everything anyways. So you have to realize that their are people doing it for fun. The point is to not take it seriously.