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What's it like to be a woman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Four onscreen superheroes share their stories

Despite portraying some of the most powerful characters in perhaps the most epically realized universe ever seen on screen, the women of Marvel are still being asked about what they're wearing.

Case in point: At the official "Avengers: Infinity War" press conference the Sunday before the movie was released - where more than 20 Marvel stars assembled to skillfully sidestep journalists' questions - Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran Scarlett Johansson, who plays super-spy Black Widow, was asked about the "fashion elements" of the films.

"I got the fashion question?" she asked incredulously. The crowd laughed, but the question prompted Zoe Saldana, another MCU vet, to flash back to a pop culture moment earlier this year: the sea of black dresses at this year's Golden Globes.

In an interview later that day, the actress, who plays Gamora in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, said that for people to

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