Apparently, women empowerment doesn’t apply to Themyscira.

In October Wonder Woman was designated an Honorary Ambassador for the United Nations. That decision was both praised and criticized. The move was partially to commemorate the iconic superheroes 75th Anniversary as well as “raise awareness of the U.N.’s campaign for gender equality (Sustainable Development Goal No. 5) and the empowerment of women and girls as a critical component for a peaceful and prosperous world.”

That job looks like it’s coming to an end this Friday according to The Guardian and some are pointing fingers at the criticism over the character’s appointment. According to The Guardian, plans were to use the character into 2017 as part of the awareness campaign, though that declaration isn’t found in any of the initial announcements. The Wonder Woman film starring Gal Gadot is due in theaters June 2017.

United Nations spokesman Jeffrey Brez said “campaigns using fictional characters often lasted no longer than a few months.” Again, no release by the United Nations or official statement has been found as to the abrupt ending. The United Nations has not elaborated on a reason. Angry Birds were announced as a UN climate change envoys in March and that lasted a single day, so this short period is not without precedent.

With Wonder Woman’s initial announcement an online petition was launched denouncing the decision. The petition proclaimed:

Although the original creators may have intended Wonder Woman to represent a strong and independent ‘warrior’ woman with a feminist message, the reality is that the character’s current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions, scantily clad in a shimmery, thigh-baring body suit.

We can debate whether the character is actually “white.” The petition created by “Concerned United Nations staff members” received 44,466 supporters as of this posting, shy of its 45,000 goal. Some of those supporters actually denounce the petition on its public wall, but still signed it (try to figure that one out).

A petition was launched today asking for the character to be reinstated in her position.

The ending of Wonder Woman’s role with the United Nations will not impact a planned comic book that was announced in October and being publishing in 2017.

We’ve reached out to the UN for further information and clarification.