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Great to see DC standing in Solidarity with Marvel on this issue. The unwarranted attacks on this employee were disgusting and repulsive and I am not sure how much lower they can sink when they are attacking a reference to somebody who recently passed away. Posted Image
Marvel and DC Show Solidarity Against Online Trolls
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There hasn’t been a proper crossover between Marvel and DC Comics since 2003-2004’s JLA/Avengers, but the rival publishers were able to find common ground this week — on social media, at least, thanks to the #MakeMineMilkshake hashtag that aims to stand up to online trolls.
DC Comics made a rare and overt reference to Marvel on its Twitter account on Tuesday, sharing a group photo of its female employees along with the words, “Cheers @Marvel ladies! #MakeMineMilkshake.” Marvel quickly responded with an image of a milkshake with two straws, encouraging the solidarity between the two companies.
DC ✔ @DCComics Cheers @Marvel ladies! #MakeMineMilkshake 4:37 AM - Aug 2, 2017 304 304 Replies 5,835 5,835 Retweets 16,852 16,852 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy
The #MakeMineMilkshake hashtag originated after Marvel editor Heather Antos (whose credits include Deadpool and the Star Wars titles), shared a photo on Friday, July 28 via Twitter of herself and six co-workers enjoying milkshakes, with the caption, “It’s the Marvel milkshake crew! #FabulousFlo.” The hashtag was in reference to longtime Marvel employee Flo Steinberg, who passed away five days earlier.
The image of co-workers bonding over dairy-based deserts in tribute to a comics legend attracted negative attention from the corner of the online superhero comics fanbase regularly threatened by increased diversity in the industry, apparently disturbed by the image of seven women working at a major comics publisher. Responses to the image ranged from describing Antos and her co-workers as “the creepiest collection of stereotypical SJWs” to somehow linking the photo to Marvel’s recent downturn in sales.
In a subsequent tweet, Antos wrote, “How dare I post a picture of my friends on the internet without expecting to be bullied, insulted, harrassed, and targeted.” After awareness spread of the responses Antos and her co-workers received, the hashtag #MakeMineMilkshake began to proliferate on Sunday, with fans and comics professionals sharing images of themselves drinking milkshakes (or similar beverages) and the message that harassment will not be tolerated.
Marvel acknowledged the efforts that same day, tweeting from its official account with an image from Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie’s Young Avengers run simply accompanied by the #MakeMineMilkshake hashtag. On Monday, Antos posted a photo of more than two dozen Marvel employees with milkshakes, dubbing it the “Marvel Milkshake Crew (part deux!).”
Marvel Entertainment ✔ @Marvel #MakeMineMilkshake 10:18 AM - Jul 31, 2017
Archie Comics has also showed support, responding to Marvel and DC on Twitter with an image of a milkshake with three straws (both representing the three publishers, and a common image to Archie fans evoking Archie, Betty and Veronica sharing a shake).
While Marvel and DC Comics crossovers were commonplace in the ’90s, interaction between the two companies has been rare for the last 13 year or so. The last time Marvel and DC notably acknowledged each other on social media was in April 2015, as DC Comics editorial prepared to leave its headquarters in New York City for its new home of Burbank, California. Marvel, based in NYC since its inception, responded to DC via Twitter with a gif of a tearful Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy, saying goodbye as its rival publisher moved coasts.
http://www.cbr.com/marvel-dc-solidarity-make-mine-milkshake/
A Marvel Comics Editor Is Being Harassed Because She Posted a Selfie With Her Coworkers
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Comics has a sexism problem
On Friday, Marvel editor Heather Antos, who’s worked on titles like The Unbelievable Gwenpool, happened to post the above, adorable selfie with her coworkers.
And so, like any emotionally well-adjusted person would do, a bunch of (mostly) men decided to harass Antos via DM and tweet. Because she posted a selfie. Of her friends getting milkshakes. The public tweets included plenty of the usual insults and misogyny: “fake geek girls,” “the creepiest collection of stereotypical SJWs anyone could possibly imagine,” and “Gee, I can’t imagine why Marvel’s sales are in the toilet.” Others took to harassing Antos via direct message.
Antos spoke out about the harassment on her timeline.
The internet is an awful, horrible, and disgusting place.
— Heather Antos (@HeatherAntos) July 30, 2017
How dare I post a picture of my friends on the internet without expecting to be bullied, insulted, harrassed, and targeted.
— Heather Antos (@HeatherAntos) July 30, 2017
Woke up today to a slew of more garbage tweets and DMs. For being a woman. In comics. Who posted a selfie of her friends getting milkshakes.
— Heather Antos (@HeatherAntos) July 30, 2017
We already know that trolls react monstrously when women explicitly advocate for diversity. Chelsea Cain, the writer of Mockingbird, had to quit Twitter after daring to write this innocuous, now-deleted tweet: “Please buy Mockingbird #8 this Wed. Send a message to @marvel that there’s room in comics for super hero stories about grown-up women.” Zainab Akhtar was driven to shut down her Eisner-winning comics criticism site, Comics & Cola, because of racist, sexist, and Islamophobic attacks. Anita Sarkeesian received bomb threats for exploring sexism in video games. Leslie Jones was hounded by racists on Twitter and hacked because she dared to play a black woman Ghostbuster.
When this sort of harassment happens, the devils’ advocates come out of the woodwork, saying that the harassers are reacting to changes to their favorite characters, or legitimately critiquing the woman’s politics, or simply voicing their opinions, too. This is always an obvious attempt to provide a more palatable excuse for rampant misogyny and/or racism. But the harassment around Antos’ selfie makes it even more damningly obvious what the real motivation is. It’s harassment for existing. For daring to smile and enjoy making comics as a woman. It’s harassment that’s fueled by sheer rage at seeing a bunch of women who are editing comics and having fun at their job.
When we talk about the pervasive sexism in comics, this is what we mean. We mean that some “fans” are so misogynist, and so threatened by the idea of women in the industry, that a selfie sets them off. That rage is even worse if you’re a trans woman, a woman of color, or a woman with a disability. There is nothing women can do to “protect” themselves; there’s no way we can modify our behavior, or “ignore the trolls,” or “engage in a conversation” that will possibly satisfy or pacify people who hate our very presence. Because the only thing that would actually mollify them is if we ceased to exist, publicly and joyfully, in nerd spaces.
And we’re not gonna do that.
(Via Twitter; image via Shutterstock)
https://www.themarysue.com/marvel-editor-harassed-for-selfie/
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