Now I'm not averse to a makeover, but this is ridiculous ... or is it?

Huh?

That was my reaction when I read an article yesterday that DC Comics, the house that brought you Batman, Superman, and The Green Hornet (which co-starred this guy, btw), is relaunching Batwoman in July.

And they've decided to make her a lesbian socialite. (Or would it be socialite lesbian?)

That's right, kids. She'll be some sick cross between a Park Avenue/Spence attending/Choo wearin/Hermes Birkin Bag toting/never had a job/summers in the Hamptons or ... wherever the hell she wants because she's got no effin job and money is no object type of chick, and a karate knowin'/ass kickin/bull dyke - who is the hottness. Um, hello?

God would I have loved to have sat in on that meeting. Can't you hear it? Somebody's pitching it like "It's like Paris Hilton meets Chyna but instead of ending up having a lazy eye and being loaded all the time, she's an ass kicking lesbo crime fighter with a thing for the only mammals that can fly."

Can you see why I thought to myself, "Huh?"

It's an odd decision, methinks. I mean to me, this smacks of diversity for diversity's sake. Dan DiDio, Vice President and Executive Editor at DC Comics tries to explain:

"We're trying for overall diversity in the DC universe. We have strong African-American, Hispanic and Asian characters. We're trying to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world."

Don't get me wrong: diversity is good and the editorial staff of Pedro's NYC supports diversity. But a "better cross section of our readership"?? How many lesbo socialites read comic books? How many? I mean, I don't have any stats, but something tells me neither does he. This whole thing seems a little contrived.

But hold on a minute. Let's examine this a little further. The fact of the matter is that we here at Pedro's NYC heart lesbians - and lesbianism and all things lesbo, even Lesbos. Especially when they look like the description of the "new" Batwoman. Regard:

The 5-foot-10 superhero comes with flowing red hair, knee-high red boots with spiked heels, and a form-fitting black outfit. [See pic]

Hel - Lo! Anyone, man or woman, not on board with the aforementioned program is lying to themselves - or dead. This chick is NOT your run of the mill butch lookin' bull dyke. Sounds like she's got some flair, maybe even a fetish or two. At the end of the day she's really all about Bat-hottness, which I can dig in a girl, especially if she can kick my ass. So I've decided to overlook the contrivance and ridiculousness of the creation of such a character and plant myself firmly in the camp of general lasciviousness. And thus, we approve and eagerly await the director's cut.