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Wonder Woman Dropped As UN Ambassador Within Two Months
The position was the UN's Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls. The petition (targeting Ban Ki-moon) stated a couple of issues based on the appropriateness of a fictional character being used in such a position: …award this key ambassadorial role to Wonder Woman, relegating the importance of the issue of gender equality and the empowerment[...]
Wonder Woman Sets Off UN Protest: "Comic Book Character Wearing What Looks Like A Playboy Bunny Outfit… A Toxic Message"
With Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot on hand to commemorate Wonder Woman being named an ambassador to the United Nations during the character's 75th anniversary, the day's events ignited in controversy as United Nations employees protested the move Here's the AP's video covering some of the protest and controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuH1wQZdAnYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Wonder[...]