Thursday 11 July 2013

Spider-Man: And Spider-Boy

Andrew Garfield has loved Spider-Man since he was a little kid. He can speak eloquently and at length about how open the Spider-verse is for interpretation. Recently, he says, he had a philosophical discussion with producer Matt Tolmach about Mary Jane or “MJ” to fans. “I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ,” he tells EW. “And I was like, ‘What if MJ is a dude?’ Why can’t we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It’s hardly even groundbreaking!… So why can’t he be gay? Why can’t he be into boys?”

Entertainment Weekly.

Not exactly sure why this quote has become "a thing" in the meeja, beyond its seeming (to them) incongruity.
A gay superhero - imagine!

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