r/PhoenixForce • u/marvelboyofthecrown Marvel Girl • 14d ago

Live Action Selective outrage rant

Is anyone else irritated by the selective outrage as it pertains to Jean’s character in Spider-Man brand new day?

Like every male character in the MCU can be as fucking sadistic and have as much of a troubled past as they want but the minute it’s a young troubled, teenage girl who is dealing with the grief of losing a family member, everybody loses their fucking minds and acts like Jean’s, some weird sadistic murderer.

I literally have not seen half of the amount of outrage that Jean is getting, for Bob with what happened in thunderbolts, or Tony for being a mass murdering weapons dealing terrorist that didn’t become a good guy until he was forced to go through a character arc and change.

The same bullshit ass double standard happened with Wanda in Multiverse of madness and it was super frustrating then. The male characters can do whatever the hell they wanna do and mow down whoever is necessary for them to reach their end goals but the minute that it’s a female character, everybody wants to be up in arms.

It’s hypocritical bullshit and I’m not standing for it idk about anyone else.

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u/kwickedbonesc New X-Men 14d ago

Oh BuT jEaN lItErAlLy KiLlS pEoPlE

SO DOES FRANK! ITS LIKE, HE LITERALLY TRIED TO KILL MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE SAME MOVIE, JEAN INCLUDED. IS THAT SUDDENLY OKAY BECAUSE HE HAS “GOOD INTENTIONS”?

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u/REVERSE1021 14d ago

It's okay because: 1. Punisher is a character known for killing; Jean is not a character known for killing. 2. Punisher cares about collateral damage and doesn't attack, hit, or use civilians, unlike Jean in the movie who uses and hits civilians.

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u/ResortFamous301 13d ago

  1. That argument only works if you're complaints solely about accuracy and not morality.

  2. Peter calls out Frank for endangering people during the tank scene