Posted on 05/11/2015 10:30:33 AM PDT by presidio9
Comic-book movies have had a woman problem for, oh, forever. But this past week has been a particularly notable low for Marvel, which seems incapable of understanding that its superhero movies are laughably sexist. Let’s take a look back at the week of the studio’s tone-deafness:
Marvel released the sequel “Avengers: Age of Ultron” last Friday to criticism over its portrayal of Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. She was seen by many as overly domesticated and feminized — and grossly underrepresented in the movie’s action figures, a fact noted by “Avengers” star Mark Ruffalo on Twitter.
"@Marvel we need more #BlackWidow merchandise for my daughters and nieces. Pretty please. - @MarkRuffalo"
Director Joss Whedon deactivated his Twitter account after the film opened, leading a chorus of angry fanboys to gin up accusations that he’d been “driven off” by deranged feminists.
Whedon, an avowed feminist, issued a statement calling those accusations “horses - - t” — but the anger rages on (go on, just Google “Black Widow” and “feminists”), underscoring the idea that Marvel’s content fosters dismissiveness or outright hatred of women.
Relatedly, two other “Avengers” stars, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner, slammed Black Widow as a “slut” and “whore” during the film’s press junket, for which they apologized — but which Renner repeated later on -SNIP-
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Feminism: The mode of thought that hates everything feminine.
Time for our country to mature past the point of being offended.
After Ultron they are going to have a bunch of off-shoot movies, and many will likely be terrible.
Unless of course we're talking about real-life male superheroes who suddenly become femininized.
Hey all these people need to do is watch or read DC crap and that get all the LGBT inclusion they want, women from any gender!
It’s HollyWIERD, for crissake!
Ruffalo, Johanssen and any other vacuous airhead you name - they’re all Leftists.
I am going out to get some heavy body armor, stilts and green paint...:)
Introducing:
Social Justice Woman. . .
Heavier than a baby elephant. .
Able to hurl huge quantities of obscene epithets. . .
And who, disguised as. . . .ah, who are we kidding. . .they NEVER disguise themselves. . . You’ll hear them half a county away. . . .
What in the hell is wrong with these idiots!
LOL, that sounds like a plan!
Don't even think about it...
Marvel is laughing all the way to the bank.
Unlike the MSM, which teeters on the edge.
And we movie goers f*rt in the general direction of political correctness.
The PC police can shove it up their collective Obamaholes.
Take your silly little concerns elsewhere. You might try ISIS.
OH they thinking about it
You know what I hear recently original cartoonist everytimee he put out Powergirl comic he was try make her boob bigger before his bosses find out what he was doing
I have noticed they shoot her to cover up her huge Arse.
Ruffalo is a complete tool. I can’t stand the guy, and I can see his seething hatred for himself and the world in his eyes. I love the Hulk, but can barely stand that guy.
If you’re referring to Ms. Johansson, I’m guessing you missed the opening credits of “Lost in Translation.”
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