By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
The Best Twitter Takes on Gay Captain America, Lesbian Elsa
The Best Twitter Takes on Gay Captain America, Lesbian Elsa
Come on, Marvel and Disney, don't make us beg.
Twitter may have thought #givecaptainamericaaboyfriend and #giveelsaagirlfriend were fun distractions, but we took it very seriously -- we want to see these movie icons on our team! For starters, GLAAD called out Disney in its annual Studio Accountability Index for having exactly zero LGBT characters in its movies. Apparently, though, we're not the only ones so vested in the love lives of fictional characters. Here's our favorite social media longing:
Stephen Colbert's Late Show is already trying to guess who Cap's new boyfriend will be. Is there a Captain Brazil?
\u201cWhich lucky man should be Captain America's new boo? #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend #LSSC\u201d— The Late Show (@The Late Show) 1464234097
The day after #givecaptainamericaaboyfriend started trending, Marvel comics revealed Captain America to be an agent of the evil Hydra instead. The Nerdist replaces his instantly-infamous "Hail Hydra" with the sentence fans really wanted.
\u201cHey #CaptainAmerica fans, we fixed things for you. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend\u201d— Nerdist (@Nerdist) 1464209130
Patton Oswalt's comedian brother Matt gets to the root of the real question we all have about this issue. What do you think?
\u201chope they #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend to finally settle 40-year debate between Patton and I on whether Captain America is a top or bottom\u201d— Matt Oswalt (@Matt Oswalt) 1464126152
This Disney enthusiast points out the problem with a major argument against #giveelsaagirlfriend:
\u201cLmao at the people saying #GiveElsaAGirlfriend will turn kids gay, yeah cause all other Disney films turned me straight \ud83d\udc80#nicetry\u201d— \ud83d\udea8abbaga\ud83d\udea8 (@\ud83d\udea8abbaga\ud83d\udea8) 1464156442
Melanie Gorsalitz pitches the Frozen/Rent crossover we didn't know we needed.
E! Online editor Jenna Mullins points out that maybe the whole discussion is moot. (Do they hold hands in this gif? Let's go with they hold hands.)
\u201cI would be more supportive of the #GiveCaptainAmericaaBoyfriend campaign if he didn't already have one\u201d— Jenna Quigley (@Jenna Quigley) 1464112735
Chris Hardwick gets a bunch of jokes in on the idea on his Comedy Central show @midnight. "No word who will voice the couple's matching French bulldogs."
\u201cThese classic characters have a lot of catching up to do! \n\nWatch the clip:\nhttps://t.co/AHteSnb3eH\u201d— @midnight (@@midnight) 1464119255
Comedian Dillon Stevenson has an idea for a more timely hashtag:
\u201cWhenever started #GiveCapABoyfriend as a hashtag really missed out on #MakeAmericaGayAgain.\u201d— Ol\u2019 QWERTY Bastard (@Ol\u2019 QWERTY Bastard) 1464196761
Finally, this prolific Twitter user, like most of us, is just looking out for number one:
\u201cEverybody's all #GiveElsaAGirlfriend and #GiveCaptainABoyfriend and I'm over here like #GiveBlergABurrito.\u201d— Final Space Deserved Better (@Final Space Deserved Better) 1464070158
Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
