Representation In Loki

Representation in Loki

Ok so does anyone else feel like queer representation in Loki was a bit of a double edged sword? Like on one hand I’m thrilled that we finally have queer and gender diverse characters but on the other hand they didn’t do much with it? Like they teased Loki’s gender fluidity in the beginning and mentioned Loki and Sylvie’s bisexuality once but beyond that there wasn’t much. I was hoping that we would see Loki using different pronouns, switching up weather they present masculinity or femininity etc throughout the show. 

And don’t even get me started on the heteronormativity. On one hand I think it’s really important to show bisexual characters in opposite sex relationships but on the other hand I really just want a same sex couple in the MCU! I was hoping they would just kind of ignore romance like they did in Ragnarok. But Sylki happened. It seemed kind of forced and selfcest-y to me. I really wanted them to have a sort of sibling dynamic. 

All in all I’m super excited that we finally have lgbtq+ representation in the MCU but the way they did it seemed slightly preformative. It had so much potential and I’m disappointed they didn’t utilize it.   

Stucky and What If...

What did I tell ya’ll? WHAT DID I FUCKING TELL YA’LL?!?!? Like three posts ago I literally talked about how if the MCU had gender swapped one of our boys then Stucky would be canon. And what does marvel go and do in What If? They make Steve to Peggy as Bucky was to Steve in the MCU and called it romantic. 

Look, I am starving for some quality queer rep in marvel but its almost funny how hard they try to show that Steve and Bucky are not gay for each other only to make them even gayer. Every. Damn. Time.  

-Phoenix

All of this! Poor guy is trying so hard and just utterly failing

My favorite thing is that "Human Disater Matt Murdock" is a super common tag on both tumblr and ao3.org

But seriously:

He has horrible luck with women

Parkour is his main mode of transportation

He probably only sleeps 2 hours a day

He spends all his money buying his canes in bulk from Costco or some shit

He has a severe lack of self-preservation

He has exactly 2 friends who are tired of his shit 97% of the time

He thinks dumpster diving is appropriate when he has open wounds and the dumpster is filled with all of the types of bacteria known to man

He thinks it's a good idea to repeatedly antagonize Wilson Fisk

It's a wonder this man made it through 3 seasons, goddammit Matthew

StevexBucky in Cannon

You could keep everything the same within the Captain America trilogy but make either Steve or Bucky a woman and they would have been a canon couple faster than you could say Marvel. The only reason they are not canon is because they are both men. No, I will not stop being mad about this. 

-Phoenix  

No Way Home Predictions

No Way Home trailer spoilers

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So I just watched the No Way Home trailer and here is my prediction:

1. Strange becomes Peter’s *4th* (or 5th if you count those 2 seconds with Mysterio) father figure

2. Strange dies in one of the next movies because all of Pete’s father figures do that.  

-Phoenix

CATFA Stark Expo Date

Image Credit: Marvel

This post piggybacks a bit off my last post about Brooklyn’s queer history. 

Ok, so I’ve always had a head-cannon that this scene did have a double date its just not the one that everyone in the crowd would assume. I think the couples are Stucky and the two ladies. There are a few reasons I think this makes sense in canon.

Let’s start with the Ladies. They’re holding each others hands through most of the scene and they pretty much always stand closer to each other than to their “dates.”

Moving on to Steve and Bucky. I think the second image says it all. After he sees the flying Stark Car Bucky doesn’t look to the lady he’s supposedly on a date with he looks to Steve. He wants to see Steve’s reaction; and honestly, tell me that face he’s making isn’t full of love, really. 

Also later on he has no qualms about ditching his “date” to go find Steve when he disappears. In fact when he sees Steve’s gone he looks down right scared for a moment! 

And honestly, the best part of this head-canon is that its not even that far fetched! It was incredibly common for gay men and lesbians to “date” and even get married to avoid arousing suspicion and putting themselves in danger. 

Steve and Bucky may have been at least semi open about their relationship when they were in Brooklyn surrounded by people like them but as soon as they left their borough they would have to hide again.

-Phoenix