I do agree that the WiR focuses less on the individual merits of these deaths and more on the fact that it was "OMG WOMEN DIED", and there is a lot of reaching, but it's gotten a lot better as far as actual mysogyny these days as opposed to the so-called "golden age" of comics.

Basically, my opinion on this matter follows Anne Onymous's (Creator of The Wotch (http://www.thewotch.com)), who wrote a piece recently following mainly Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain - a Robin and a Batgirl, respectively - who were treated horribly in their respective comic lines, not because they were superheroes, but because they were women. One, in how she died, and one in how she lived (and most recently was seen again after DC's "One Year Later" timeskip.

I'll link that when I get home tonight.

Essentially, I'm not of the "Don't let women die" camp. I'm putting my chips in with the "Give them their due" crowd, much as I am with this post with the people without the powers. I don't mind that they killed off Stephanie - plot devices are plot devices, even when they hurt, and I liked Stephanie - but I hate how she was just forgotten after that.

If Jason Todd gets a memorial, so should Stephanie. Put her Spoiler costume in a case in the Batcave.