‘Bionic Woman’ Lindsay Wagner Slams Female Superheroes: They Lack ‘Feminine Wisdom’

TCA 2016: “Today’s female superhero looks like yesterday’s male heroes in some tights, and maybe a push-up bra,” actress says

Lindsay Wagner 2016 Winter TCA Tour
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“The Bionic Woman” Lindsay Wagner voiced dissatisfaction with the current state of female superheroes in movies and on TV.

“Today’s female superhero looks like yesterday’s male heroes in some tights, and maybe a push-up bra,” said Wagner, who starred in the “Six Million Dollar Man” spinoff series for three seasons between 1976 and 1978.

The actress, who appeared on a panel at the 2016 Television Critics Association winter press tour promoting her upcoming Up network TV movie “Love Finds You in Valentine,” went on to explain that modern superhero projects ignore the “feminine wisdom” that women can bring to leadership roles.

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