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Cameron doubled down on his earlier criticism of the film

(CNN) Lynda Carter wants James Cameron to "stop dissing" "Wonder Woman."

"Perhaps you do not understand the character. I most certainly do," Carter said in a Facebook posting. "Like all women -- we are more than the sum of our parts."

It all started when Cameron gave an interview to The Guardian last month and said, "All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood's been doing over 'Wonder Woman' has been so misguided."

"She's an objectified icon, and it's just male Hollywood doing the same old thing," he said. "I'm not saying I didn't like the movie but, to me, it's a step backwards.

The "Terminator" director went on to make the comparison to Sarah Connor, a character in that film played by Cameron's now ex-wife, Linda Hamilton.

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