this close to murdering the entirety of the spiderverse instagram and tiktok fanbase bc of this stupid discourse over hobie’s age, so here’s some points to prove why ppl saying hobie is an adult are fucking stupid:
firstly, the director that said hobie was 19/20 was DESCRIBING HIS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ART WISE. people can look one age and be another. it’s also implied that miles is jealous of gwen and hobie. why would the directors make a key plot point of the story be that hobie is a grown ass man hanging out with a bunch of teenagers? and that he might have a thing with one of them??? like bro
secondly, hobie is sixteen/seventeen in the comics. in the spiderverse, it’s common for most spiders (gwen and miles specfically) to get bitten around 14. hobie states he’s been spider-man for three years, meaning he’s most likely 16-17.
thirdly, hobie’s description as a character. hobie is a foul mouthed TEENAGER. that has been his description for the past five years.
fourthly, for ppl pissed over people still shipping hobie and miles: THEY ARE THE SAME AGE IN THE COMICS. this ship has been around for five years.
- in the UK, you can drink as young as sixteen with adult supervision. for those saying hobie drinking proves that he’s older, that’s out. on top of that, do you honestly think hobie gives a fuck about the laws 🤨
- for those saying hobie wouldn’t be able to own his own place: it’s a key part of hobie’s comic backstory that he used to be homeless. once again, the breaking the law point still stands. wouldn’t be surprised if hobie bought an apartment with a fake ID, was squatting, or was staying in some equivalent of the community center that he used as his main group’s operation headquarters in the comics.
anyways, tiktok and instagram ruin so much good shit for no reason. none of y’all had a problem w gwen and hobie, but when hobie started getting shipped with miles and pav? y’all got pissed. get your racist and homophobic head out of your ass. even if hobie IS an adult in the movie, that still doesn’t mean that shipping him with miles in the comics suddenly isn’t valid. newsflash, gwen is MUCH OLDER than hobie in his universe.
- sincerely, ur local queer who’s tired of this shit <3
EDIT: here’s a tweet that summarizes it. the interview i refer to in the first point is the kemp powers interview :)
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