Colombo, Aug 29 (newsin.asia) – Angry super hero fans have taken to social media to come out in support of two women who were ridiculed after taking part in the Lanka Comic Con which was held in Sri Lanka over the weekend.
Hosted by the SL Geek Club, Lanka Comic Con has become a popular annual event in the island country with thousands of people flocking to the event to meet and pose for pictures with their favourite characters.
Social media broke out in frenzy after a twitter user tweeted on Monday that two women, who cosplayed ‘Wonder Woman’ were ridiculed by some on Facebook for taking part in the event with some even calling them ‘too skinny’.
Twitter users from across the globe came out in the support of the ladies with some stating ‘People who take the first steps in anything are often scorned.’
Mitch Gerads and Claudia Grey from DC Comics also came out in support of the wonder women with Mitch tweeting, ‘They look RAD!’ and Claudia tweeting, ‘They look stunning!’.
Director of Wonder Woman, Patty Jenkins was also in praise of the women tweeting, ‘They look so great, strong and beautiful!!! Such amazing work and costumes’.