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Men Explain Why Female-Led ‘The Marvels’ Failed

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After The Marvels had the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s worst-ever opening weekend, The Onion asked men to explain why the female-led film failed, and this is what they said.

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Franklin Higgins, Agricultural Tech Manager

Franklin Higgins, Agricultural Tech Manager

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“Probably because to understand this movie, you have to have already seen a woman before.”

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Jeff Nielson, Choir Director

Jeff Nielson, Choir Director

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“It’s either the compounding factors of a fatigue with the overwhelming number of these films, their general decline in quality, and the hurdles of being a female-led movie in a male-centric genre, or it’s because they let a lady direct it.”

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Jerry Kohut, Graphic Designer

Jerry Kohut, Graphic Designer

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“How do you even know they are women when at no point in the movie do you ever see their genitals?”

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Arnold Banks, Farmer

Arnold Banks, Farmer

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“I’d have no problem with the idea of a female-led Marvel movie if the heroes were all homemakers.”

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Bob Iger, CEO

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“I don’t like that kind of mindless drivel.”

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Ken Fisher, Hotel Manager

Ken Fisher, Hotel Manager

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“Movie studios need to understand that men don’t want to watch MCU movies with women in them. We want nature documentaries about baby animals.”

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Caleb Simons, Audio Technician

Caleb Simons, Audio Technician

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“The female voice is actually imperceptible to most audiences, so that may have made the plot a bit difficult to follow.”

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Scott Norman, Student

Scott Norman, Student

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Chungking Express is currently streaming on HBO Max. How are they supposed to compete with that?”

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Wendell Curtis, Day Trader

Wendell Curtis, Day Trader

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“I don’t think the problem is so much that it’s women, but more that the women are of different races.”

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Damian Weber, Policy Aide

Damian Weber, Policy Aide

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“In the comic books, Carol Danvers was a man.”

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Bruce Johnson, Immunologist

Bruce Johnson, Immunologist

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“I saw it, but walked out with one minute left in the runtime so that it didn’t count as a view.”

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Peter Jenson, Server

Peter Jenson, Server

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“I was afraid of my girlfriend’s period syncing up with Brie Larson’s.”

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Alex Bhatnagar, Novelist

Alex Bhatnagar, Novelist

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“Personally—and I hope this doesn’t seem overly critical—I just found the superheroes bumping their pregnant bellies together at the end of every scene a little distracting.”

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Jude Law, Actor

Jude Law, Actor

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“Because nobody who’s making these movies cares about them. Trust me.”

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Zach Maddox, Unemployed

Zach Maddox, Unemployed

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“I don’t know. I go to the theater and jerk off to every Marvel movie, so don’t ask me.”

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James Burle, Cab Driver

James Burle, Cab Driver

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“They didn’t adequately market this one in Cab Magazine.”

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John Davis, Stone Mason

John Davis, Stone Mason

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“That bitch Brie Larson didn’t even look in my direction when I yelled at the screen that she was hot.”

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Ivan Williams, Life Coach

Ivan Williams, Life Coach

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“It didn’t believe enough in itself.”

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Walter The Walrus, Maryland Zoo Animal

Walter The Walrus, Maryland Zoo Animal

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“Walruses don’t get to watch any movies, so don’t ask me!”

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David Neimeister, Waiter

David Neimeister, Waiter

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“I don’t know anyone who can afford to go to the movies.”

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Chubby Checker, Singer

Chubby Checker, Singer

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“Hey, forget about all that. Let’s twist!”

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Donald Jepson, Attorney

Donald Jepson, Attorney

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“Wait, I thought it was illegal to have women in movies.”

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Owen Myers, Dancing Instructor

Owen Myers, Dancing Instructor

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“If the women had simply been willing to beef up and add prosthetic chest hair, I think they would have given audiences exactly the sort of masculine thrills that they demand.”

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Dale White, Retired

Dale White, Retired

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“Sorry, it’s my fault. I fell down and was trapped on the kitchen floor for 30 hours. I hope Bob Iger isn’t too mad at me.”

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Shane Worthingham, Retail Operations

Shane Worthingham, Retail Operations

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“Most Marvel fans can’t sustain their booing for longer than an hour.”

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Lance Jeffries, Realtor

Lance Jeffries, Realtor

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“In the theaters, women appear to be three times my size, but in reality, they are one quarter of my size.”

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Ronald Stecker, Projectionist

Ronald Stecker, Projectionist

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“I already tore out my eyeballs in protest of the first one.”

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Aaron Garrett, Delivery Driver

Aaron Garrett, Delivery Driver

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“I don’t even support Brie Larson driving a car in all those Nissan commercials.”

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Wayne Deacon, Landscape Artist

Wayne Deacon, Landscape Artist

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“My wife says I’m not allowed to go to Marvel movies anymore ever since I said I was leaving her for Howard the Duck.”

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Jason Petsch, Line Cook

Jason Petsch, Line Cook

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“Just taking a much-needed break from supporting women, that’s all.”

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