Please do this survey!

Hello! I am a student trying to research representation in superhero films, and it would help if you could do this quick survey. I posted this a few days ago, but im hoping for some more responses. I will upload my findings when i get enough responses, so keep an eye out for that in the future.

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Buhos_En_Pantelones2025-11-06 17:34

Does it have to be DCU/MCU only, or *any* superhero movie?

InterestingPhone30582025-11-06 17:42

not necessarily dcu or mcu, thats what im mainly looking at since they are the biggest but any response is useful cus of the nature of what im looking at

knotsteve2025-11-06 17:54

I started, but the framing didn't work for me — I don't rank characters that much or think much about the characters I dislike. The questions felt simplistic, and I didn't feel like I was going to offer anything meaningful by answering them.

My feedback is that I was turned off by the survey.

InterestingPhone30582025-11-06 18:02

im sorry about that, my research is primarily based off how people view characters in positive or negative ways (mainly women but men as a comparison), and in my experience if a survey is too complicated people get bored and stop and my project supervisors told me as such asw. Its kind of designed to not give away what my research is about so people dont subconsciously try and prove my research right asw, but its not for everyone i get that :)

knotsteve2025-11-06 18:46

It seems really obvious what the research is, that's why I stopped.

InterestingPhone30582025-11-06 19:17

im just curious, how would you frame the survey so that wasnt the case? it seems like a lot of people skip out on answering some of tje least favourite character questions and maybe yhats thats the reason? that they dont wanna seem sexist in any way. i tried to create it in a way that minimises yhay becuase its obviously mostly at fault of the studios from what i have gathered so far. the survey has shown me clear differences so it is definately a sucsess so far in my books.

knotsteve2025-11-06 19:48

The moment your questions become gendered, it's clear what's up.

What if your questions weren't gendered at all? "Name your three least favourite characters" and "What don't you like about them?"

You'd probably need more results to get enough answers naming women, but the frequency that women are mentioned would also be a data point.

You asked, and this is what came to mind.

InterestingPhone30582025-11-06 20:11

thank you ! i did include a question on just favourite character overall, before any gendered hero question, and ofc as ypu described the male ones wayyyyy outweigh the female ones, in the favourite film one asw (spoiler : no female led project has been mentioned as a favourite)

i kind of like that its gendered in spite of that as hopefully after taking the survey the participant will think a bit about women in film rather than viewing them as eye candy or simply to be there as a girlboss, which is often their only role.

i appreciate the feedback! 😀

Phoeptar2025-11-06 19:12

I couldn't finish. Can't really name one single male or female character among all the MCU and DCU that I like/dislike and tell you why in the details you are looking for because its often a combination of things.

InterestingPhone30582025-11-06 19:20

thats why i included it as a long answer question, i enjoy reading why exactly certain characters fail in the public eye due to things on the big screen. the suggestions are more for less frequent film watchers so they have some ideas for why, as thats often the problem. multiple reasons is absolutely fine, they are all counted by me towards totals and all considered. :))