Supergirl Producer Responds To Miley Cyrus' Criticism

Miley Cyrus recently bashed Supergirl in a recent interview with Variety. When she was asked about the issue of gender equality in Hollywood, she said: "I think having a show with a gender attached to it is weird. One, it's a woman on that f**king billboard — it's not a little girl. Two, what if you're a little boy who wants to be a girl so bad that this makes you feel bad? I think having a title like "Supergirl" doesn't give the power that people think it does."

At today's press screening (via CB), Supergirl's executive producer Andrew Kreisberg responded to Cyrus' comments:

"It's based on a pre-existing property that's called Supergirl, so we never had any intention of calling it something other than that," said Kreisberg. "I think we worked hard, especially in the early part of season 1 to address the discrepancy. We actually had a scene about Kara herself lamenting, ‘Why aren't I called Superwoman?' and had Cat with her great rejoinder about how the word ‘girl' in and of itself is not offensive. We continue to be proud of this show, we continue to be proud of Melissa and the character she represents and the hero that she represents. We stand by the show."

Kreisberg also said that Kara Danvers is a hero just like other characters in The CW's Flarrowverse, and that makes her a strong female figure:

"For us, the strongest feminist thing about this show is Kara herself, and just as a character, what Kara does week in and week out, and the challenges she's presented with and how she overcomes them both physically and emotionally, that, to me, is the biggest statement toward having a powerful female on television, is by not talking about it, but actually showing a powerful female on television."

Take that, Miley Cyrus! Supergirl can come stronger than a wrecking ball! It's the only female-led superhero series right now.

Supergirl airs on Mondays, 8 p.m. on The CW.

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