Yesterday we reported that James Gunn, the man who Marvel has tapped to take on its mega-budget Guardians Of The Galaxy movie, was under fire for a blog he posted last year which had gone viral and which many found homophobic and sexist.
The post, which Gunn has since deleted, was titled ‘The 50 Superheroes You Most Want to Have Sex With’, and included things such as describing X-Men’s Gambit as a ‘Cajun fruit’, as well as suggesting Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) ‘can turn’ lesbian character Batwoman, and that if she had sex with male character Nightwing (who was formerly Bruce Wayne’s ward, Dick Grayson), she could probably still be considered a lesbian.
Following an outreach by GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Gunn has now apologised, releasing the following statement via his Facebook page: ‘A couple of years ago I wrote a blog that was meant to be satirical and funny. In rereading it over the past day I don’t think it’s funny. The attempted humor in the blog does not represent my actual feelings. However, I can see where statements were poorly worded and offensive to many. I’m sorry and regret making them at all,
‘People who are familiar with me as evidenced by my Facebook page and other mediums know that I’m an outspoken proponent for the rights of the gay and lesbian community, women and anyone who feels disenfranchised, and it kills me that some other outsider like myself, despite his or her gender or sexuality, might feel hurt or attacked by something I said. We’re all in the same camp, and I want to do my best to make this world a better place for all of us. I’m learning all the time. I promise to be more careful with my words in the future. And I will do my best to be funnier as well. Much love to all. — James Gunn.’
Gunn will now be hoping this will blow over and that calls to have him fired from the Guardians Of The Galaxy job will die down (a petition asking Marvel to do that quickly gathered 5,000 signatures before it was closed down).
You can read more about what had offended people about the original post here.
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