I’m actually far less bothered by Martin Freeman being cast than by Marvel choosing to release that information right now.

Right now, when the main reactions around Avengers 2 have been around women and feminism and their role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and over the shitty way that Generic African Coast was an actual location.

Right now, immediately after Joss Whedon quit Twitter for reasons that might or might not have to do with fan reaction to Avengers 2 and Jeremy Renner doubled down on his “Black Widow is a slut” comment and a leaked email showed that the Marvel CEO doesn’t think women can carry a superhero movie.

Right now, when we know that Revenge is cancelled but we still haven’t gotten official confirmation Sharon Carter is going to be in Cap3.

That’s when they announce another white man- one with a history of racist comments and rape jokes- having been cast in the film.

This would have been a great day to announce the presence of more women. And instead we get this.

That’s a choice, and it’s one I straight-up do not understand.