A few days ago one of the most anticipated trailers of the season was released: that of Black Widow, whose film we will be able to enjoy in 2020. However, his appearance has not only brought applause; It has also generated an important controversy related to Red Guardian and its physical state. what you are reading
Red Guardian and Marvel's fatphobia in Black Widow
Just a few days ago we were finally able to enjoy the first trailer for Black Widow. As you know, Marvel's Avenger will have her own movie in theaters next year and it is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated releases within the UCM.
This expectation has led to his official progress being looked at with a magnifying glass and in addition to praising certain aspects (the story seems interesting and very consistent with the character and the soundtrack promises, a lot), one that has also been especially criticized offended to a large group.
To know what we mean, you have to look at one of the scenes in which Alexei Shostakov, alias Red guardian (played by David Harbour, from Stranger Things). Our superhero puts on his uniform after a long season -below these lines- and it seems that it squeezes him a bit for having fucked a few extra kilos. "I still get it," she says. Immediately afterwards, he sits at the table next to Black Widow, her sister, and Melina Vostokoff (also known as Iron Maiden, played by Rachel Weisz) and the latter comments to Alexei that he has gained weight, to which Black Widow responds with a funny gesture.
The conversation, as you can imagine, has not been liked at all by a good number of people, who think that it is an attack on overweight people. Some even remember that Marvel already did something similar with Thor en Avengers: Endgame, where you turned it into mockery continue for their extra kilos, and they criticize that they do the same again in Black Widow, this time with Red Guardian.
You just have to take a look at social networks like Twitter and read the comments that are dumped on the platform. We leave you an example below, but it is just a sample of the noise that the complaint about the fatphobia of the movie:
So I watched the Black Widow trailer
Is Marvel just gonna do wall to wall fatphobic jokes in all their movies now or….?
Yeah that's gonna be a not from me.
— Mean Fat Girl- ?️?? (@Artists_Ali) December 3, 2019
«Well, I already saw the trailer for Black Widow. Will Marvel now make fatphobic jokes all the time in all their movies or...? Yeah, that's going to be a no from me."
What's your opinion about it? Do you think the trailer deserves the criticism it's getting for its allusion to the weight of a character or are people overreacting to the issue?
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