But in 2006, Batwoman can't be running around with no big ass bat-purse. It's just not a good look. So maybe DC's thinking is that not only should they revamp these outdated type characters, but they should push them even further into 'relevancy' by making them minorities of some sort...because in the not-so-progressive world of superhero comics, that sort of thing is cutting edge and will get you a blurb in the New York Post or something.

I can't really knock them though. The bottom line is that we're getting a little more diversity in our characters. To me that outweighs everything else, barring poor writing.