She-Hulk/Headscratchers

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  • Jennifer Walters is a lawyer, who has frequently spent long periods of time in her She-Hulk form, presumably including when she's trying cases. Wouldn't the fact that she's a seven-foot-tall, super-strong green ogress count as intimidating the witness? Or would refusing to have said super-strong ogress involved in legal proceedings be considered Fantastic Racism?
    • I'd imagine that it's somewhat the later; the rationale being that in Real Life, I don't believe it'd be legal to rule that a lawyer who is also a bodybuilder/very tall would be considered witness intimidation, since one indicates a hobby and the other is something beyond your control. In this case, both are out of her control. Plus, typical courtroom attire does a lot to take away from the intimidation factor of the muscular physique of bodybuilder types (See here pictures of pro wrestler John Cena shirtless and scary, and relatively unassuming in a suit. )
    • However, Ms. Walters does have control over her form (unlike her cousin), and it's stated that she's the single strongest character in the Marvel Universe as She-Hulk. While its unlikely that being a metahuman of this type would be considered a "hobby", exactly, perhaps as long as she minds her strength and keeps any ragey impules in check she'll be fine.
      • I was mostly thinking of the time she was stuck in She-Hulk form. I am not exactly an *avid* follower, but I knew that that happened, and I can't remember her transforming voluntarily during a case. I imagine if she did that, she would be guilty of witness intimidation.