Sexist moments in Marvel Comics

[Agent Z]

I agree that saying men have it just as bad as women when it comes to sexism is a false equivalency, but I don't really agree with the idea that the purpose of those stories was to take something away from women or try to victimize men/villify women. If anything, the fact that some of these stories take place in old times show me that those writers knew exactly what the reality of the male/female representation was, and they reversed the roles as a way to try to make male readers sympathize with the female struggle. Also, the whole Heven thing was created by Aaron and Ewing, and then later fleshed out by Gillen and Marguerite (who's female), so I definitely don't think, at least in this last case, there was any ill intent at all, because this is definitely not the group of people on Marvel I'd call sexist.

I could be completely wrong, of course, but if I interpreted that way, maybe other men did too, and maybe some of them learned something from it. It's pretty much like this short-film that flips the script on homophobia; as a gay men, I don't feel like something was taken from me and my struggle was diminished in any way. On the contrary, I actually have recommended straight people to watch this, and I have seen straight people saying that this was a wake up call for them. So, you know, positive things CAN come from this sort of trope.

Positive things may come out of it but not by intent. Again, most of these stories where not made in progressive times. Just look at how female heroes were treated. You may have interpreted it that way but I can assure you that other men did not. It's basically the "both sides are bad" argument being applied where it doesn't belong.