So does anyone else who read the entire issue feel it was ... mildly sexist? I mean, there was no single moment which made me go, "Oh my god, that's so inappropriate," but they just added up to leave a bad aftertaste.
- Spidey and Daredevil have a conversation about why they can never be honest with each other or it'll doom the women in their lives (and implicitly, why editorial "had" to undo the marriage and relegate Mary Jane to a bit character). - Carly and Norah try their hands at detective work and end up as hostages. - Spidey goes to the FF and Susan tells Johnny to go to "his friend," nevermind that Spidey was her friend just last issue. - Johnny Storm makes a big deal out of rescuing the "girls" Spidey is friends with, blatantly flirting with them when they have other things on their minds, and of course Carly invites him to the wedding anyway. - The whole drama of WHO WILL PETER GO WITH TO THE WEDDING - resolved by Peter going with his roommate Michelle, emphasized as his "platonic" friend. Forget them being "platonic," we've never even been shown them liking each other! And a big deal is made about how attractive everyone else at the wedding thinks she is. - Every single woman at the wedding stampedes to catch the bouquet? Give me a fucking break, Slott. Even if we discount Norah for making an ironic statement, that's still completely ridiculous.
Keep in mind that I'm not saying Dan Slott himself is sexist, but I do suspect that there are some unspoken attitudes at play here. Maybe less so sometimes, like with Johnny Storm, who arguably is a sexist pig, but maybe sometimes more, like the scenes with Susan, Michelle, and to a lesser extent Carly that push the viewpoint that men and women can't be platonic friends. Not to mention all the silliness at the wedding.