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ok so

• Doesn’t straightwash queer characters! this was a big one. (marvel movies have a huge problem with straightwashing*)
• Deadpool is canonically pansexual, and the movies reflect this! Reynolds doesn’t shy away at all from Deadpool’s sexual interest in men.   

• (head injuries bring out deadpool’s romantic sexy feelings it seems. in the first movie, knife to the head = romantic montage with vanessa. in the sequel, fencepost to the head = deadpool sensually trying to go down on Colossus.) 
• (semi-related, both movies have some cute references to deadpool enjoying being on the receiving end in the bedroom.)
  

• (yeah, it’s canon, Deadpool enjoys being pegged)
• Oh hey, a healthy romantic relationship based on mutual respect and love! and with a fully developed female character with personal agency! A love interest who doesn’t just function as a plot device. 
  
• POLAR OPPOSITE OF TOXIC MASCULINITY. This really shines through in their marketing
  

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• (yes that pillows says “FEMINIST”) 

• (yes that is deadpool in heels dancing to celine dion)
• Diverse casting! Characters who are poc just because poc exist! 
• Hey look, a cute lesbian couple treated with respect and one of them’s asian!

•  Holy crap i don’t say this enough but i love Domino. What a badass. Sexy-but-not-sexualized black female action hero who is probably the coolest person in the movie. 
  

• Deadpool 2 took a run-of-the-mill white character design and made her interesting! 

• Her trademark eye patch is now vitiligo! She has awesome natural hair. And look, body hair exists! On a person who is a woman! Which shouldn’t be unusual, but here we are. Also, she’s fun

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• Portrayed by the talented Zazie Beetz. Did I mention how much i love this character?
  
• Oh look, another much improved character design!

• We’ve got your humdrum blondie cleft-chin stereotype replaced with a heavyset maori teen actor (Julian Dennison, who incidentally was in Taika Waititi’s indie movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople).
• Overall themes: The movies have a lot of dirty humor and innuendo. But the overall takeaway is actually pretty sentimental. The Deadpool 2 themes in particular gets to me: 
• Ending the cycle of abuse. Not repeating the mistakes of the previous generation. “Kids give us a chance of being better than we used to be.” 
• The loss and recovery of family. Accepting friendship in the midst of tragedy. See also: Cable’s story arc. 
• Letting go of loss and bitterness to try to save a child who’s been abandoned by the world. 
• I’m honestly so excited about the choices the director & producers have been making for this franchise. They’re setting the narrative standard for modern superhero films. Can’t wait to see what the next movie has in store. 

*see more on straightwashing in the mcu below

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