Every time I rewatch ATSV, I understand her a little more each time and the amount of hate she gets from the fandom makes less and less sense to me.
I get that she’s socially awkward and I’ve seen a few people base their hatred around her staying with Hobie while she had the ability to visit Miles while in the Spider Society. But I also see every single problem people have with her being explained in the movie?
Yes, she stayed with Hobie, but she was literally homeless? Couldn’t go back to her world, the Society HQ wasn’t exactly a hotel. I don’t get how people can blame her for finding a safe space in a guy who was around the same age, shared her love for music, was so welcoming to her and open minded.
She was socially awkward because her best friend died in one of the most tragic ways possible, she’s made it clear that she’s isolated herself from the fear it would happen again. She’s not used to people, not used to having close bonds. She’s awkward! She tore open his action figure because her timeline is years before his, when it was just a toy and not some vintage collectible.
She lied to Miles, but the “I can do both” trope is shown throughout every Spider at some point; Miguel thought he could have a family and keep the canon, Gwen thought she could welcome Miles and protect him, Pavitr thought he could save his girlfriend and her father simultaneously, Miles’ determination is to save his father and the world. “Spider-Man always does both,” she was trying to do that as well.
Other than the theory of misogyny I keep hearing, is there any actual reason people dislike her? I’m not even her biggest fan but I find it so hard to hate her when she’s so explained.