Valkyrie is more “equal” to Thor than Foster was? She was an astrophysicist who did mind-boggling science. Her different skill set was one of the reasons they worked so well together on-screen. Equating “punching things as hard as a male character” with equality is reductive—also because it presents them as existing only in contrast to each other and within their relationship to Thor. It’s disappointing because there is no reason that Marvel needed to explain it this way.

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KUDOS TO THIS ARTICLE’S AUTHOR FOR BEING THE ONLY ONE I’VE SEEN CALLING OUT MARVEL’S “REASONS” FOR ERASING JANE, DEFENDING BOTH JANE AND VALKYRIE, AND ARGUING AGAINST PITTING THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER AND DEFINING THEM THROUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOR

But, it’s not just Marvel’s way of “explaining” it that’s the problem, it’s their sexist mindset.

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For those who might be lost, this refers to Kevin Faige’s declaration.

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#delete the mindset that strong female character equals kick ass warrior queen (van-dyne)

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