Your Fave is Problematic: Age of Ultron and Black Widow's Monstrosity
One week ago, I stood with my fiance and friends in front of our local movie theater, waiting for the doors to open so that we could watch the newest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Age of Ultron. I was so stoked. I had been waiting since I walked out of the theater after Avengers to watch the sequel, and here it was. This was my time. I quite enjoyed it. It's a good movie, and I got so excited during the movie that apparently I almost broke my fiance's hand by squeezing it so hard. But there was one part (and spoilers are after this, if you haven't seen it yet and wish to avoid them) that stuck out with me and bothered me, even while I was in the middle of excitedly watching the film. It was Natasha Romanoff. Now, I have seen essay after essay after post after well-intentioned opinion written about the characterization of Black Widow in this movie. I'm not going to talk about her romance with Bruce Banner and I'm not going to tal...