Ms. Marvel’s Bad Story a Disservice to the Character

Lucinda Gunnin
4 min readAug 4, 2022

Did Racists Somehow Write a Disney+ Show?

Last week, my husband and I finished the six episodes that Disney+ used to introduce Kamala Khan and Ms. Marvel. I wanted to love it. I like the character and I thought Disney + was going to use it as a step toward inclusivity.

I was wrong.

Let’s start with the things that they did right.

The show is fun. The visuals of Kamala’s texts are a fun addition and the show is beautiful. I am not from there, but I think it captures…

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Lucinda Gunnin

Lucinda Gunnin is a commercial property manager and author in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She’s a news junky, sushi addict, and geek extraordinaire.