The first openly gay character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe got shoved into the new Avengers movie in a completely useless filler scene. Some fans — and, of course, most activists — are not pleased about it, but are they being reasonable?
It seems that Marvel can’t win. Either it lacks gay characters, or it incorporates them without enough gravitas.
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