Longtime Batman fans have pondered just about every kind of aspect of the Caped Crusader's life, but DC has apparently put at least one of them to bed (no pun intended): Batman does *not* go down on his ladies.

DC asked the #HarleyQuinn team to remove a scene from Season 3 in which Batman performs oral sex on Catwoman. Why? "Heroes don't do that" @justin_halpern @PMSchumacker https://t.co/BSpuc1rjKE pic.twitter.com/jMOC2J6H22

— Joe Otterson (@JoeOtterson) June 14, 2021

In an interview with Variety that touches on the upcoming third season of 'Harley Quinn' - a raunchy HBO Max animated series very much intended for adults - producer Justin Halpern discussed the kinds of issues they sometimes run into when working with legacy characters like the Justice League. 

^{This is what the whole show is like.}

When an intended scene for S3 included Batman going down on Catwoman, DC/Warner Bros. apparently balked at the idea and cited concerns about toy sales as the reason...

... which is kinda weird when you consider that they had no issues with a bizarre and much-criticized scene in 'The Killing Joke' where ol' Batsy gets dirty with his young protege: 

^{Oh yeah, this is totally OK somehow.}

Now, it could be argued that Barbara Gordon is a legal adult in this particular movie, but you gotta admit the whole mentor-protege relationship of it all makes the whole thing feel not quite right. I'm just saying if THIS is fine by them, then what's so wrong about Batman being a generous lover on a show clearly intended for an adult audience?

^{There's nothing more chivalrous than showing your lady a good time.}

Halpern did note that DC/Warner have been generally very supportive of the show, so maybe we'll see some reference to this whole thing in the upcoming season after all. In the meantime, it definitely got 'Batman' trending and the memes flying:

If Batman doesn’t eat pussy then wtf are these handles for??? pic.twitter.com/yTeZZ2aHFo

— (@papasombra) June 15, 2021

Of course Batman eats pussy, why tf else would he cut his mask like that

— Iggy (@Internet_Ghoul) June 15, 2021

It’s mad that it has come to this from DC#heroesdontdothat #Batman pic.twitter.com/7QJiCBCK17

— Niky Ellison (@NikyEllison) June 15, 2021

I wasn’t gonna get involved but there’s a whole song sung by three main women of the Batman universe of how all the men in the justice league are bad at sex /except/ for batman. Batman eating pussy is simply canon. pic.twitter.com/QP8TpUovZM

— hag prince (@Giraffelimbs) June 15, 2021

Batman doesn't go down. We know this, because Batman is an ass man. pic.twitter.com/CwmsvK9NEO

— Lego Rangerman 1312 (@The_Randers) June 15, 2021

Let's face facts:

^{It's where the real action is.}

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