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    Taika Waititi Receives Backlash Over Old “Transphobic” Tweets

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    Thor: Love and Thunder, the latest Marvel entry from filmmaker Taika Waititi, has been widely recognized for its LGBTQ themes. Taika Waititi, however, has now been targeted by Twitter users over some old tweets that many deem to be “transphobic.” The tweets go back nearly a decade, and as such, there are comparisons being made to when James Gunn’s old tweets were similarly brought up several years ago. As many fans will recall, James Gunn was actually temporarily fired by Disney after the backlash.

    As of this writing, however, there seems to be no response regarding Taika Waititi.

    One of the first tweets that many users discovered featured Taika Waititi mocking the idea of men dressing like women for a beauty pageant.

    You can see that tweet below, where he claims he should’ve “just said their makeup looks manly.”

    In another post, which you can see in the screenshot tweeted below, Taika Waititi used the Thai term “Kathoey.” This term seems to have a number of meanings for transgender people, and in particular for women.


    As you can imagine, the backlash was almost immediate once the tweets resurfaced. Here’s how some users responded to Taika Waititi’s old comments:

    For the time being, however, Taika Waititi has yet to make any kind of apology or response for these “transphobic” tweets. With the way James Gunn’s situation was handled several years ago, it’s unknown what fate Taika Waititi will face. It’s very possible that he’ll continue to attempt ignoring the backlash. But as we all know, cancel culture is unlikely to let such things go.

    As such, it’ll be interesting to see where this situation goes from here. Marvel fans and the like can stay tuned to ScreenGeek for additional updates as we have them.