THE HORROR! Steve Rogers isn’t gay or trans? He’s a straight, white, Christian, male?! IT’S THE CURRENT YEAR! #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 24, 2016
I'm probably the most pro-LGBT person any of you follow, and even I agree this is dumb.
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) May 24, 2016
Remember when Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson bemoaned the fact that Captain America and Bucky Barnes crackled with too much “heterosexual virility”? Clearly something must be done, and soon!
Enter #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend:
If Captain America stands for his country’s firm belief in democracy, then he is finally seeing it in its truest form. Marvel fans on Monday sparked the hashtag #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, which continued to trend into the next day on Twitter.
The call for more sexually diverse and fluid Disney heroes is growing louder since Twitter’s#GiveElsaAGirlfriend, and we all know Captain America makes a fine poster boy.
Here’s just a sample:
https://twitter.com/BVBTourUpdates/status/735098528511500288
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend Let him date his Bucky? pic.twitter.com/okgLo93njl
— HamletMachine (@Hamlet_Machine) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend pic.twitter.com/btWCLJnyYw
— baby yoda (@joenghans) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend MAKE THIS HAPPEN PEOPLE
— c (@Iongingbucky) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend me rn pic.twitter.com/FPzNGBT40o
— Irene (｡◕‿◕｡) (@irenejjjj) May 24, 2016
this isn't even about ships this is about lgbtqa+ representation please can we #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend
— florence pugh’s nose (@osnapitzlyndsey) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend This is the most incredible thing to ever trend on Twitter and I'm so glad it is because this needs attention!
— ?кคtเє ⚜️| вєlเєvє тнคt ? (@KTSupreme) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend Stucky <3 pic.twitter.com/1YpSS4ciUG
— ⎊ e? (@Kluska_Michaela) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend so queer kids who feel weak can see a superhero who's strong and powerful being comfortable with who he is
— frankie arren august (@frankiearren) May 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/hannibaltrash/status/735063098499989504
people against the #givecaptainamericaaboyfriend hashtag be like pic.twitter.com/WgXXx4NYEK
— c.b. (@bilrac) May 24, 2016
If #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend has triggered your homophobia, remember the wheel that squeaks the loudest wants to be greased the most.
— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) May 24, 2016
Got that? If you don’t like this hashtag campaign, it’s because you’re a boring homophobe. It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with the fact that it’s completely asinine.
The whole #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend is one giant exercise in people agreeing with the idea because they think it makes them "cool."
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016
It doesn't make you cool, btw. It makes you look like a lemming.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016
Not a single second of thought behind it. Just groupthink. Herd behavior.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016
Yes, give the man who's been clearly depicted as heterosexual already both in comic and on film a homosexual love interest -_-
— Danny DeMent (@DannyDsWorld) May 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/titanajenise/status/735159119682768896
I do fully support #GiveElsaAGirlfriend because it actually ties into the central theme of Frozen, but #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend? Pfft.
— BAILEY, THE LIBTARDTARIAN ? (@atheist_cvnt) May 24, 2016
Im not a homophobe. Not against gay marriage but… #StopGayingAllTheThings! #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend isn't nor should be a thing
— Dane (@Red_Hood32) May 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/735079977314582528
We don’t NEED that. There’s no NEED for heroes focusing on their sexuality. It’s boring, and not why we see them. https://t.co/yEAlakakyq
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 24, 2016
#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend is more communities and activist trying to force others into living in their head canon. Piss off.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 24, 2016
It'll change the… wait, it won't do shit. https://t.co/e8gAytHro8
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 24, 2016
Dear #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend: No, YOU move. Make up a new gay character. You can't appropriate this one. pic.twitter.com/fOhXlFoirP
— FullMetalPatriot ?? (@FullMtlPatriot) May 24, 2016
MUST YOU PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING… #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend
— Epstein Didn't Mush Himself (@MushKat) May 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/735158292213817344
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