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Amber Ruffin Slams Marvel’s “Deeply Offensive” Portrayal Of Princess Matoaka In Recent ‘King Conan’ Issue – Watch
13.03.2022 - 05:05 / deadline.com
Amber Ruffin has a bone to pick with Marvel Comics.
On a recent episode of her late-night talk series, The Amber Ruffin Show, she called Marvel out over its “deeply offensive” depiction of the native Princess Matoaka in the recently released King Conan #3, from writer Jason Aaron.
“We talk a lot on this show about how representation matters, but what if that representation is so deeply offensive that it’s worse than not being represented at all?” Ruffin asked. “I’ll explain in a segment called, ‘How Did We Get Here?'”
Ruffin went on to explain that if the name Mataoka sounds familiar, that’s probably because it’s the birth name of the indigenous woman most of us know as Pocahontas. “Now, I know what you’re thinking—what a great opportunity to show a historic native woman for the complicated, resourceful, brave person that she was,” she said. “Well, instead, they did this.”
She then cut to an image of a scantily clad Matoaka that she finds problematic on many levels. “First, [it’s] super racist. Second, it’s very confusing to literally anyone who has seen a woman in her underwear,” Ruffin remarked. “Now, in case you’re wondering if this was drawn by a man, let me point out that there are zero bra straps and she’s wearing gold pasties, and yeah. She’s holding up a metal orb entirely with the strength of her breasts.
“Apparently, this comic is set in an alternate universe where native women exist,” she added, “but gravity does not.”
Ruffin then went on to contextualize the situation, and why the way Mataoka is depicted has been upsetting people. “Native women have been hyper-sexualized throughout American history, and the consequences have been devastating,” she explained. “According to the Department of Justice, Native American
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