When his 6-year-old daughter was invited to a superhero-themed birthday party recently, Tumblr user Captain Milkshake was dismayed to find that her desired Ms. Marvel costume was nowhere to be found in stores, so he set about sewing her an original Kamala Khan cosplay.
The enterprising Dad then wrote an open letter to Marvel listing the project’s supplies and the total cost ($49), and urging the company to strive for more inclusivity in their merchandise:
When it finally came together, my little one fell in love with it. With hindsight, I’m glad I made it over buying one already put together, but I write this not as a rant but as a plea to make merch more girl inclusive. Ms. Marvel is an incredible concept who empowers a multi-cultural demographic and to be honest, this needs to be pushed harder!!!
I love the Avengers as much as the next guy and it’s great that we get to buy cool toys that allow us to shoot silly string webbing from our wrists, or smash things with over sized green fists, but maybe Ms. Marvel Embiggend Fists is what we need to see on the shelves AS WELL AS her angry green counterparts. It may be a shame that this is the truth, but I believe this post could be the start of something good, if even it gets the wheels turning a few degrees.
Hear, hear! Embiggened fists for everyone.
(via Comic Book Resources, image via Tumblr)
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