Turns out, Barbieland isn't as gay as s queer fans had hoped

Contents:

• HOMOPHOBIC TROLLS ARE ALREADY MAD ABOUT ETERNALS HAVG A GAY HERO
• PATHETIC TROLLS BOMB MARVEL’S ETERNALS WH HUNDREDS OF ONE-STAR REVIEWS OVER GAY CHARACTER
• TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED

HOMOPHOBIC TROLLS ARE ALREADY MAD ABOUT ETERNALS HAVG A GAY HERO

Eternals hasn’t even h theaters yet, but homophobic backlash is already next entry the Marvel Cematic Universe, out Friday and directed by Osr-wner Chloé Zhao, featur the anchise’s first gay spe the fact that very few people outsi of a small circle of crics have actually seen the film, a wave of “review bombers” — trolls who pile on negative ratgs — have already dged the film on IMDb, promptg the onle film database to take actn. But as of this wrg, the ratg for Eternals currently reflects the cln of nearly 900 one-star Eternals, named after a crew of immortal begs who protect humany, Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry plays Phastos, the powerful gay qutn, while the notably attractive and openly homosexual Haaz Sleiman plays the hero’s hband. (Unls, of urse, gay love merely existg a superhero film mak you feel so unfortable you feel the need to go to IMDb and type out some limp screed agast .

")You’d thk homophobic trolls would be ntent to simply try to blame the film’s qualy on the cln of Phastos, that bad-fah way they love to do. “I’m glad there’s gay people , ” Stewart said a recent terview wh Variety. If you’re happier and more fortable lookg the rearview mirror, that is where we’ll leave you, brah, ” she said, g the technil term for homopobic trolls.

PATHETIC TROLLS BOMB MARVEL’S ETERNALS WH HUNDREDS OF ONE-STAR REVIEWS OVER GAY CHARACTER

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And bee beg a racist troll isn’t enough, homophobia had to show up as well. Next time, a major character (hero/villa) will be a trans or homosexual or non-bary (when ics they are not). 2012’s ParaNorman featured the first openly gay character an mastream animated film.

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TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED

Many fans have weled the addn of an out, gay superhero and are eagerly awag a promised queer kiss scene the film. Disney Channel's Andi Mack recently ma history as the children's work's first show to have a ma character explicly say the words "I'm gay.

"As excg and groundbreakg as that moment was, bee we live an awful world that don't let queer kids have nice thgs, homophobic trolls took to Twter to volize their disda. "Gay kids are gonna exist no matter whether you like or not. And we need to support and love all kids every way we n, " Joshua Rh (the actor who plays Andi Mack's openly gay character Cys Goodman) said, rpondg to a now-leted tweet by a troll about how troducg a gay character on the show is a "very poor example" for dienc.

"So when someone realiz they are gay, I want them to intify wh somethg so they're not alone. "Rh ntued:While 's unfortunate that homophobic trolls are still a thg, 's always ol to see an ally wh a platform stick up for the queer muny such a badass way! The Marvel Studs' Eternals IMDb review page was review bombed by anti-Marvel fans prottg the film's cln of an openly gay superhero.

The upg blockbter, Marvel Studs' Eternals, featur an openly gay superhero and anticipatn the LGBTQ+ muny is high, particularly bee of the troductn of Phastos, his hband, and the uple's son.

As first reported by The Direct, homophobic trolls are already out full force, bombardg the Eternals IMDb page wh reviews focg on the film's queer ntent jt a week before the film hs theaters. Eternals director Chloé Zhao gathered an all-star ensemble st, cludg Gemma Chan as the human-lovg Sersi, Richard Madn as the all-powerful Ikaris, Lia McHugh as the illn-obssed Spre, Kumail Nanjiani as Bollywood star Kgo, Lren Ridloff as the first Deaf MCU hero Makkari, Barry Keoghan as the rebel Dig, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamh, Brian Tyree Henry as the gay ventor Phastos, Salma Hayek as the team's spirual lear Ajak, and Angela Jolie as the warrr Thena, wh K Hargton as Dane Whman, the future Black Knight.