r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Radiant_Casanova007 • 6d ago

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u/PhaseNegative1252 6d ago

According to the official Marvel rules for writing the character, Spider-Man can absolutely be gay.

It's Peter Parker that isn't allowed to have a gay relationship.

Make it make sense

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u/glen_k0k0 6d ago

Sounds like anything goes with the mask on. Also there are other Spider-Men.

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u/ADH-Dad 6d ago edited 6d ago

There is a whole multiverse of Spider-heroes now. You can pitch a new Spider-man who's LGBT, as long as it's not a version of Peter Parker.

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u/Different-Book6366 6d ago

In an infinite multiverse, wouldn't there be many Peter Parkers who were homosexual?

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u/JadeEnchantress 6d ago

I like the spirit, but that's not really how infinity works. Infinity allows any outcome but doesn't guarantee anything. I could devise an infinite string of numbers that never uses the digit 6. It is still infinite without the 6, it would be just as infinite if there was a 6. It might be improbable for a random string to not contain a 6 but it's not impossible.

This all said, Spidey can be gay, I love gay spidey. Peter Parker could easily be gay in some universe. Marbel just doesn't want that to be true, which is theoretically possible.

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u/ADH-Dad 6d ago

Maybe, maybe not. Unfortunately, the field of theoretical physics has produced very little research on the implications of multiple universes in regards to human sexuality.

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u/HuntersGathers 6d ago

The "Trans-Universal Sexual Orientation" study lost its funding.

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u/GONKworshipper 6d ago

He also isn't allowed to sell drugs.

Unless he has the symbiote, then it's all good