I Ship It

I ship it

I don't care if they don't matter, they're my favourite Spider-Women in the movie!!

These two are literally all I'm going to be thinking about for the next few weeks

saw this on twt im surprised i havent seen it here yet

Just a few half baked Gwen Stacy thoughts.

sighs Gwen Stacy is just so freaking trans. Like, I just cannot engage with her as a character anymore without viewing her as such because it's just so freaking thematically blatant. You've got the concept of living two lives, which is inherently queer.. We see her bold and loud personality shine through as spiderwoman, and we see a muffled, emotional form of that as Gwen. Wearing the mask allows her to be more of herself, and by extension, happier. We see her quips, we see her snark, and we see she has a tendency to "blow up" at people as Gwen. (Comics.) But that's normal, people have spoken about that in reference to Spiderman for decades, why this character specifically?

…It's about how that impacts her relationships. Not only is she expected to juggle these two lives, she is expected to be emotionally equipped enough to handle relationships. The difference between her and Peter Parker, is that instead of having to hear her father spout about catching the morally corrupt vigilante, we get to watch Spiderwoman herself deal with her singular parent proclaiming his hate for her. It's a hell of an internal conflict. It's about the dramatic irony of living with someone who you know would turn you into the police were they to uncover who you truly are. …Which is very much the reality of being transgender for a lot of people. (And in the case of Florida and Texas, it is a literal situation.) But more often, it's the sentiment of it. "Two lives that silently kill any form of close relationship you could have had with your parent, and you cannot get rid of either despite their wishes."

There's also Peters death being viewed as a metaphor for Gwen coming out. (This is personally something I haven't considered, nor am I transfem so this'll be brief, I'm just speaking on what I've heard others say they've felt.) Her father views Peter as his son, something directly referenced in the comics, and hinted at in the Spiderverse films. When "Spiderwoman" kills Peter, he is interpreting it as killing his son, and as a result he's upset that this representation of femininity has killed his son, and replaced it with another. I don't really have any personal thoughts on this, but it does add up enough for me to feel like it's worth noting. And there's a lot of people I hear talking about it.

And on a more lighthearted note, Gwen plain teases her identity as spiderwoman a lot in the comics. Like, a lot of it can be attributed to her being a bit sloppy with how she manages keeping it hidden, but this girl will leave her mask in the same bag she puts her clothes for the Mary Janes's performances with the knowledge that her bandmates might come across it, lmao. She is NOT trying very hard and directly admits that she wishes she had been more honest sooner. The narrative is constantly putting her in a position to properly "come out" as Spiderwoman, in an intimate, personal manner, without the inclusion of a villain. (That aspect being vital, because while Spiderman does have identity teases, it's moreso to show how nefarious the villain is, or to embarrass him. For Gwen, the narrative uses it as a means of making her question whether being honest to those close in her life is worth it. It's done to forward her development about considering letting those two identities become one, and coming out.) Also again, the narrative just keeps making it happen in such an awkward, personal way, it's hard not to raise an eyebrow. She straight up loses her phone as Spiderwoman, and her dad, the chief of police, finds it at the crime scene. That's literally the equivalent to accidentally leaving a pride pin at home, and your parent peeks into your room and finds it.

Playing w colors and lighting. Wanted to go back to the eye bleeding neon colors :’)

Anyways Hollow knight stuff

Didn't you know ripping a bugs mask off, is rude...?