Marvel has been met with backlash after failing to truly spotlight any queer characters in a ‘Satisfaction’ put up (Marvel, @MarvelUK/ X)
Marvel Studios has launched a montage in celebration of Satisfaction with out highlighting any LGBTQ+ characters from the MCU – and followers aren’t precisely thrilled.
So far as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the LGBTQ+ neighborhood go, it’s not precisely been a cheerful marriage, to say the least.
Sure, there’s Shea Coulée and Zoe Terakes’s unidentified Ironheart roles – however we don’t even know what they’re but. Sure, there’s Phastos from The Eternals – the sequel to which (possibly) has been cancelled. And sure, there was Michaela Coel’s position from Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually – which was lower from the movie’s launch in sure international locations. See what we’re driving at right here?
To chop an extended story quick, Marvel has loads of queer comedian ebook characters whose sexualities have been quietly sanitised for the massive display. A lot so, in reality, {that a} Satisfaction celebration put up from the studio has been met with backlash for failing to truly give attention to any queer characters.
Beneath is the Satisfaction celebration tweet from Marvel’s UK & Eire account, which options varied pictures from throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, all lower collectively to make up a montage that comes collectively as a stunning rainbow.
Photographs from throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe are used to show the Satisfaction flag, and we very briefly see characters like Loki, Captain Marvel and Valkyrie – three characters who’ve all been hinted to not be completely straight.
The put up has been met with extreme backlash from followers due to its give attention to lighting and objects moderately than queer tales and characters.
“I’m crying man,” one X consumer wrote. “They don’t have sufficient queer characters for a satisfaction put up and made it ab[out] colored lighting.”
One other commented: “When you haven’t any queer characters so you employ a rainbow,” and a 3rd added: “Omfg I really feel so represented by that random purple galaxy shot, it’s so homosexual, thanks Marvel.”
Why don’t you exhibit all of the Lgbt+ characters? Oh wait you haven’t bought any
— Adam Idah CSC (@RealLoganMac) June 3, 2024
marvel REALLY wants to begin adapting their queer characters as a result of that is simply embarrassing
— Kuri (@Kuri_spider) June 3, 2024
The put up has additionally been criticised for failing to explicitly point out Satisfaction, in favour of a reasonably non-specific caption with a rainbow emoji added onto the top.
Yet one more fan referenced a homosexual character that briefly appeared in Avengers: Endgame, performed by director Joe Russo, who’s straight, asking: “The place’s my favourite queer marvel character Joe Russo?”
“You guys get it proper? Such as you all know what month it’s? Okay cool”
— Ron (@CDRonmusic) June 3, 2024
Posting any random out of context nonetheless from X-Males 97′ would have been gayer than this.
— Rizzo Hutchings (@rizzohutch) June 3, 2024
Different followers have identified that the MCU does include a number of canonically queer characters, however had been met with arguments that these roles have been “mishandled, sidelined, or aged down.”
One wrote: “Perhaps should you stopped erasing queer comedian identities and stopped growing older up or down characters that should be in relationships u would have precise queer characters to put up.”
PinkNews has contacted Disney for remark.