She looks pregnant. Murray suggests that you arrange for her to have an abortion or the baby and get it over with so that her figure can return to something a little more like the tasty dish she is supposed to be.
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August 14th, 2008
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From a 1940s letter by Detective Comics (DC) editors Whitney Ellsworth and Murray Boltinoff sent to Superman co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster about Lois Lane's figure. They also accused Shuster's artwork of making Superman look gay. These shocking words sadly underscore the sexist attitudes of the times.