Scarlett Johansson in This Avengers: Age of Ulton Trailer Is the Hero We Need

I want to love this article from Esquire, because it’s so complimentary towards Natasha’s place in the MCU, but no. It’s bullshit.

A corporation designed to make money decided- using, IMHO, some poor judgment- that a Black Widow movie wouldn’t get the returns they’re hoping for. Nothing was stolen from Black Widow, from Natasha, or from Scarlett. And the fact that everyone keeps parroting this bullshit explanation is ridiculous, particularly when there are so many films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How come everything else gets to exist, but the women have to be in competition?



Captain Marvel didn’t take anyone’s place. Through the enthusiasm of fans and creators, Captain Marvel earned her own movie. In a few years, Captain Marvel is going to kick ass, in a movie that has her name on the poster. And maybe if we’re lucky, a few years later, Black Widow will get to do the same.

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I agree the narrative that she lost her slot to Carol Danvers is bullshit - and it’s a pretty blatant sign of internalized misogyny to instinctively place women in competition with each other.



But i do think Black Widow fans feeling like Marvel is wasting opportunities for a Black Widow movie, and feeling ripped off is legit. But agree, Captain Marvel is not the problem, and that idea that it is is the assumption there should be one token-woman slot.



If anything, we should be pissed about Ant-Man taking the slot that should be Black Widow’s - because seriously, WHO GIVES A FUCK?

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