>>108528955Eh, female Batman just doesn't work. He loses any measure of intimidation factor he relies on, 'she' just wouldn't be able to build the tension and fear amongst the criminals of Gotham, not in the same way he can. Plus, Batman gets taken down a peg plenty or caught by surprise and beaten within an inch of his life, which means within the first few years there would be at least one henchmen gangrape coming at her and probably a tape that would again fuck up what she is trying to do.
Even Kate has implied rape and actual lesbian vampire daterape in her book, and she barely has a backstory or history in post-crisis (she wasn't reintroduced til 52) and nu52/Rebirth.
Plus, Clark if we assume everyone else stays the same gender, *would* be playing the white knight for her, especially back in the day it wasn't considered sexist. His upbringing just wouldn't allow him to see a bruised and bloody Bat(wo)man and not be filled with rightous, eye-glowing, fury. It's part of who he is. You don't fuck with the ladies under his protection, it's one of his few triggers into rage.
