Lynda Carter epitomizes the queer icon, managing to appeal to both gay men and lesbians. The former, but forever Wonder Woman may be currently crisscrossing the U.S. promoting her new album of reimagined pop songs, Crazy Little Things, but she is lugging around the 1970âs television show on her back whether she likes it or not. Tiara, bullet-proof bracelets, golden lasso, auburn main mane of hair, and all. You canât see themâŚbut you damn well know they are there. And you gotta love how she embraces it.
Lynda the actress is certainly disappointed that NBC passed on the much talked about âWonder Womanâ TV reboot, but could she be thinking deep down inside that if she had been attached to the project that it would have been made? I for one think it might be fun to see what the 59-year-old superhero might be up to. Sadly, weâll never know. But weâll certainly take a stab at that icon question: Itâs Lynda thatâs the icon, not necessarily the character.
So there. What do you think? Will we still be loving Buffy and Gaga when theyâre grandmothers?
We talked to Lynda the icon, the singer AND the actress. Itâs about 43 minutes inâon this weekâs Swish Edition, below or downloadable from iTunes.
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Scott
She’s an icon because she was a consummate professional, because of her ability to inspire, do a character justice, despite a TV series that was poorly written. The first episodes were the best and then it jumped the shark. If the lead hadn’t been played by Lynda Carter we would hardly remember the series. Take the Supergirl movie as an example of a lead not being able to hold together the production.
By the by, when referring to hair it’s “mane”, not “main”.
christopher di spirito
Lynda Carter is fun, fabulous and a legend. @Scott: “By the by, when referring to hair itâs âmaneâ, not âmainâ.” Dude, get a life. There’s nothing more annoying than a bitchy grammar Nazi.
the crustybastard
@christopher di spirito: Like many of us, Scott is annoyed by Queerty’s ongoing unwillingness or inability to perform basic copyediting.
You’re annoyed by Scott’s annoyance.
Setting aside the fact that Scott is right, I suppose you imagine you’re taking the higher road by calling him a bitchy Nazi?
JR
@christopher di spirito: Yep. Gotta say I agree with the crustybastard (and not just because I love his name). Nobody has ever taken Queerty seriously as a “publication” because of basic spelling and grammar mistakes. Many of us were hoping that’d change with the new ownership.
Eh, I’ll keep hoping.
ait10101
I watched it a few times. I liked the character and Carter, but the stories just did me in for further watching.
Art Smith
<3 Wonderwoman and Lynda Carter.
Caliban
FWIW, be careful about throwing the word “Nazi” around in a discussion about Wonder Woman! She kicked Nazi ass! That first season set during WWII was best because the character belongs there, a red-white-and-blue symbol of jingoistic national pride. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. She was a creation of her time.
And I’ll admit it. I did the Wonder Woman “spin” a few times and my mother is STILL probably wondering where all her gold gift-wrapping rope disappeared to. Thanks to Lynda Carter I can still throw a lasso which, outside the bondage community, doesn’t have many real-world uses. Just for the record, I was Wonder BOY, thank you very much! đ
Adonis-of-Fire
OMG I did the WW spin so much I got myself sick when I was like 3 years old!! I love WW and I love Lynda Carter!!
Jersey
Lynda Carter – icon icon icon and utter goddess!
jason
Lynda Carter was – and is – the epitome of gorgeousness. She was probably one of only two or three women who could turn a gay man straight. Of course, I say this with a bit of tongue in my cheek but you get the drift.
In any case, I loved her. The way she deflected bullets with those wrist bands was remarkable. I often did my hands in a similar way.