▁to ▁Craig : ▁" I ▁used ▁to ▁think ▁the ▁reason ▁they ▁h ired ▁me ▁was ▁because ▁they ▁knew ▁I ▁could ▁ride ▁my ▁own ▁motor cycle   ... ▁I ▁realized ▁they ▁h ired ▁me ▁because ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁cart oon ▁voice ." ▁A ▁shared ▁criticism ▁of ▁Bat g irl ▁and ▁other ▁female ▁super h ero es ▁in ▁television ▁that ▁came ▁later ▁( such ▁as ▁Wonder ▁Woman ▁and ▁the ▁B ionic ▁Woman ), ▁is ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat ▁on ▁screen . ▁As ▁such , ▁" her ▁f ights ▁were ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁carefully ▁to ▁im itate ▁the ▁moves ▁of ▁a ▁Broadway ▁show g irl ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁straight ▁kick ▁to ▁her ▁oppon ent ' s ▁face ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁kick ▁a ▁mart ial ▁artist ▁would ▁use ." ▁However , ▁Craig ▁has ▁also ▁stated : ▁" I ▁meet ▁young ▁women ▁who ▁say ▁Bat g irl ▁was ▁their ▁role ▁model   ... ▁They ▁say ▁it ' s ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁they ▁ever ▁felt ▁girls ▁could ▁do ▁the ▁same ▁things ▁guys ▁could ▁do , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁better . ▁I ▁think ▁that ' s ▁lov ely ." ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Craig ▁port rayed ▁Bat g irl ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁service ▁announ cement ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁equal ▁pay ▁for ▁women . ▁ ▁Since ▁Bat man , ▁the ▁character ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁appearances ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁other ▁media . ▁As