Apparently the death of Gwen Stacy is sexist

jankyalias · 2013-08-13T03:02:43+00:00

Maybe I'm too geeky, but the idea that one of the defining moments in comics' history can be boiled down to 'women in refrigerators' and sexist because its whole purpose was to make Spider-Man sad just gets the internet rage in me.

I get this isn't the most important thing in the world, but geez.

Also, I had to watch (well I guess I didn't have to, but I did) Sinfest get sucked down the rabbit hole, I'd really rather not watch Willis lose his mind.

giegerwasright · 2013-08-13T03:39:43+00:00

When Uncle Ben died, Peter learned that with great power comes great responsibility. When Gwen Stacy died, Peter learned how deep that responsibility goes. It is very important to the shaping of Peter as a hero. It sets the pace for a tragic aspect to Spider Man that is too often ignored.

ThePigman · 2013-08-13T04:33:02+00:00

They also seem to think all superheroes are straight white guys, ignoring the fact that the most famous superhero in history is essentially Jewish.

ThePigman · 2013-08-13T06:44:28+00:00

This comic is amazingly dumb. So Conway killed Gwen Stacy, big deal, characters get killed off left, right and centre in comics and most of them are white males. It's meaningless.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2013-08-13T03:58:03+00:00

Now let's ask who the majority of those who read comics are...

You do not need to reflect all of society to reflect society. The claim that comics do not lead society but reflect it is not refuted by "well it doesn't reflect all of society all of the time". By that logic pretty much every single hobby, community, neighborhood, medium, educational field, occupational field, NONE OF THEM reflect society.

It is intellectual laziness at its finest.

999papercranes · 2013-08-13T04:32:20+00:00

yah it is really sicekening that these white knight shit heads are rtrying to make us feel guilty for likng comics. like am i now a rape apologist mysogynist because i like spiderman??? get real dude im never going to be critical of anything i like because i like it and feminists wont ruin that for me. just because a chick gets killed to help the story of a male character doesnt mean her only purpose was for him she does a lot of cool shit like date other guys, get with him, break up with him, go to europe, pressures him to marry her, like full fledgd character stuff.

stemgang · 2013-08-13T12:59:18+00:00

Death IS sexist, against men. It happens to men earlier, and in more violent ways.

Title	Apparently the death of Gwen Stacy is sexist
Author	jankyalias
Upvotes	8
Comments	15
Date	August 13, 2013 3:00 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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