What will you tell your grandchildren when they ask what you were doing on #WeWantWidow flash mob day? Were you part of the problem or part of the solution?
TheMarySue.com quite efficiently described the depth of the issue here on Earth-616 with this tweet regarding “Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron” toys.
https://twitter.com/zacshipley/status/596678283946668033
Not only are there no good Black Widow toys or T-shirts out there; Marvel has a host of female superheroes who could easily carry their own films. Today’s response? A flash mob campaign organized under the #WeWantWidow hashtag.
Let the World Know #WeWantWidow! Support Today’s Black Widow Flash Mob! http://t.co/ZeKXauOV8d #WheresNatasha pic.twitter.com/lDEnI3nRGw
— The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) June 6, 2015
Turnout, both online and in real life, was pretty remarkable.
https://twitter.com/AJenniMills/status/607211267963678720
Let the revolution begin. #WeWantWidow #BostonBlackWidows #makewayforwidows @Marvel #BlackWidow @MarkRuffalo pic.twitter.com/VNsEacc8Ck
— Juli Mayers (@Wicked_Juli) June 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/AdamAJTupper/status/607215361277100032
@Marvel How come we have more cosplayers than you have #BlackWidow merch? #WeWantWidow pic.twitter.com/Yj2Zd4zSbG
— Genevieve Geek Girl (@Gen_Geek_Girl) June 6, 2015
Photo: #WeWantWidow flash mob at #SENYC http://t.co/dKgZwRzJ4t
— Kitty Despard Is Mourning The End of #PoldarkPBS (@amandarprescott) June 6, 2015
I support #WeWantWidow today but let's be clear: I want equal representation for all the other female superheroes AND especially WOC.
— Bria LaVorgna (@chaosbria) June 6, 2015
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We have more Black Widows here than there is furious merchandise #Marvel #wewantwidow pic.twitter.com/sHmqcsHPfa
— Sarah Lacelle (@sal_hci) June 6, 2015
#WeWantWidow so here we are…! @Marvel pic.twitter.com/e3rrngV5fz
— BECKY – six kittens in a trenchcoat (@rikkuriffic) June 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/Eve_Beauregard/status/607250302534742018
Black Widow #Cosplay by @ButerflySamurai #WeWantWidow pic.twitter.com/Ke2g9bxjqp
— SuperheroesInColor (@HeroesInColor00) June 6, 2015
this is a small part of my marvel tshirt collection, and none of it features natasha #wewantwidow pic.twitter.com/WwAHpCqHQb
— ︽✵︽ (@okelay) June 6, 2015
#wewantwidow #ottawa pic.twitter.com/ud0H7SuOJ7
— Scarah Screams (@IndieRed) June 6, 2015
@Marvel #WeWantWidow cause YES EVEN GUYS want a Black Widow action figure! pic.twitter.com/rqSiRy8llj
— Maddy R-A (@madly_living_) June 6, 2015
#WeWantWidow in support of strong females everywhere!!! pic.twitter.com/1wPf9pZw3I
— Genevieve Marie @Kickstarter (@GenevieveNylen) June 6, 2015
#WeWantWidow #WheresNatasha Heroic girls in Sacramento! pic.twitter.com/o5Is3euQwo
— Heroic Girls – #MoreThanCute (@HeroicGirls) June 6, 2015
#WeWantWidow because even when you sell a womens shirt, you still neglect to put any female characters on it. pic.twitter.com/EnbmiuRbS4
— CP Warner (@cp_warner) June 7, 2015
#WeWantWidow #Seattle Because women and girls are heroes too. pic.twitter.com/5LGK1iFp7P
— Jennifer K. Stuller (@InkAmazon) June 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/ara_0919/status/607389566761353216
#WeWantWidow because she's made of amazing and badassery.
— Elizabeth (@redhead_ofdoom) June 7, 2015
#WeWantWidow @Disney YOOHOO! Can you hear us? Or are the princesses holding their little hands over your ears? pic.twitter.com/HH28TEyYfz
— Patricia V. Davis (@PatriciaVDavis) June 7, 2015
Love this campaign. Let's change Marvel's mind #WeWantWidow
— Kat (@ermahnerd) June 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/richardthenerd/status/607367724335898624
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