re: Disney Marvel: Spider-Man girlfriend Mary Jane Watson to be tortured & killed

The big thing is that you are speaking definitively about the outcome of a cliffhanger. Saying she WILL suffer this fate.

Putting friends and love interests in jeopardy is nothing new. It's literally one of the oldest literary tropes ever.

Saying someone else said it doesn't absolve you from the declarative statement. If I posted something like, "Lois Lane to be murdered by the Joker" and I referred to a panel at the end of a comic where he's threatening her, I'd be guilty of the same hyperbole.

I love how this is turned into conflict resolution and persuasive talking and away from the actual issue at hand. That is sarcasm, by the way.

I’d rather talk about positive stuff, like the Northman, to be honest.

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“I get you’re frustration. But displaying severe frustration and obsession can appear like extremism”

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What you’re seeing has very little to do with obsession or all that much interest with the characters mentioned above. It’s about the bigger picture, & I don’t feel the need to rehash history each and every time I post, so forgive me if I don’t. Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson probably don’t break my top 25 on things to be concerned about regarding current entertainment. Using words like extremism, severe frustration , obsession… It’s so far off the mark it’s comical. Because I am only at level one regarding any of this stuff.

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Using words like extremism, severe frustration , obsession… It’s so far off the mark it’s comical. Because I am only at level one regarding any of this stuff.

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Those words are triggering. I know. I’m not using them in an attempt to trigger. I’m simply emphasizing how you are coming across. Seemingly unaware. Don’t become defensive about it, learn from it. If you are not these things, ok. But try to understand why you’re being perceived that way.

I don't mean this in a snarky way. I think you need to calm down and figure some shite out. This isn't normal.

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Again, you can disagree all you want, that’s fine. But don’t paint me as something I am not.

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And again, this is why this will continue. You are failing to comprehend properly what you’re reading. Why? Because you are in a combative state.

I am not painting you as anything. I’m explaining how people may be perceiving you. I actually do not think you are those things. But I believe you are troubled and that can have a negative effect on your behavior. Making you react in ways where you may not understand how you’re coming across.

But it definitely sounds like you are not concerned with any of that. And that’s ok. Hopefully one day you will understand what I’m saying. I hope things get better for you.

I would say that you are sort of catching on, but you really aren’t.

But keep trying.

I totally have no idea what the hell most people have been talking about with this thread. But as one of the resident comic book nerds, I wanted to touch base.



That is from Green Lantern #54, otherwise known as "The Fridge" issue. The woman stuffed in the fridge was Kyle Renner's (the new Green Lantern after Hal Jordan killed 99% of the Green Lantern Corp) girlfriend. Originally readers were led to believe she would be a bigger influence on his superhero career. Instead she was only introduced with the intent to kill her as motivation for the hero.

This sparked a huge debate over how female characters are treated in comics.

All of this is to say that if Mary Jane is killed off in a gruesome way, it wouldn't be the first time it has happened. It would also be unfair to try to frame this through political lenses when this is something that has been prevalent in comics for decades.

It should also be noted that Hellfire Gala has yet to come out, so right now we are only making predictions based on leaks.

But MJ hasn't died. Again all we have is 2 leaked pages.

Mary Jane has been "killed" before when her plane blew up and she was kidnapped by a stalker who was trying to pretend he was Peter Parker.