RuPaul, host of RuPaul's Drag Race, shared his hot take on Spider-Man during his recent Jimmy Kimmel interview and LGBTQ+ fans are not happy about it.
Last summer, RuPaul guest hosted the Jimmy Kimmel Live show twice and apparently the staff had more fun than ever. As Kimmel was joking about needing to win over his staff again, he said he took them to see the new Spider-Man movie.
RuPaul responded:
“A couple of [your] writers, I asked them, ‘What’s the thing with Spider-Man?’"
"I get Superman, I get Wonder Woman, I’ve never gotten Spider-Man!”
When asked why, RuPaul responded:
“You know, I think because I’m gay."
"I think that’s probably it.”
Kimmel wasn't sure how RuPaul understood a character like Superman, who's also a cisgender, straight man like Spider-Man.
RuPaul explained:
"Well, Superman is really the story of Christ."
"It's the story of an ascended master."
"Honestly, it is."
"It's the story of the hero with a thousand faces."
"You've heard Joseph Campbell, the philosopher, talk about this."
“Superman represents the hidden specialness and uniqueness that each of us has.”
Kimmel tried to explain Spider-Man, a funnier character than the other superheroes, is a young character that's meant for kids to feel like they can be heroes too.
However, RuPaul's response was less poignant the second time:
“The thing is, Clark Kent is hot.”
The Queer community was unimpressed with RuPaul's analysis.
On the subject of Spider-Man not being as hot as Superman, some people had arguments against that.
Counterpoint:pic.twitter.com/vyAVxwPNfV— Benjamin Tassie (@Benjamin Tassie) 1639660671
I've only just realised the impact 2000s #TobeyMaguire had on my gay sexual awakening #SpiderManpic.twitter.com/OyDHXEJFFz— Real Housewives Out of Context (@Real Housewives Out of Context) 1639627707
Some people shared how strange it was to say Spider-Man's story wasn't applicable to Queer identity.
Films of camp, muscular manly men, in tight clothing that feel the need to hide their true identity from the world at large, and only feel alive with other fit men who are the same as them. Sounds like the average gay life when I was growing up. Stereotypes aside, live life x— crawford Fulton king (@crawford Fulton king) 1639703280
Ru pual is tired. The amount of things he doesnt get or he stereotypes youd think he was trying to entertain straights not queers— Mothulu (@Mothulu) 1639664556
He's a older gay man, and back when he was a kid in the 60s and 70s, superheroes were achingly straight! I understand his point, but that isn't how superheroes are framed for kids today. These days you can be gay and love spider man!— FionaM74 (@FionaM74) 1639666887
Can we cancel RuPaul already? If anything, Spider-Man is one of the gays' favourite superheroes https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1471453050871058434\u00a0\u2026— Josh \ud83e\udd90 (@Josh \ud83e\udd90) 1639658661
It's so much more that being "hot". I suggest you read The Amazing Spiderman #121 & 122. It's the continuing story of the death of Gwen Stacy. Have Kleenex on the ready! - 2/2pic.twitter.com/k0VSZ6wZD0— JLA - Abolish The Filibuster #BlackLivesMatter (@JLA - Abolish The Filibuster #BlackLivesMatter) 1639603425
His reasoning did not seem to win over any new fans.
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