Perhaps this doesn't count as totally off-topic, since James Gunn directed Lollipop Chainsaw, but let's play it safe.
A few days ago, in light of James Gunn being chosen to write and direct a big screen adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy, a blog called The Mary Sue found a blog post on his site from 2011 entitled 'The 50 Superheroes You Most Want To Have Sex With'. Whilst The Mary Sue acknowledged that the concept of the list wasn't intrinsically problematic, they condemned the commentary provided by Gunn, which many felt was slut-shaming, misogynistic, and homophobic.
The most controversial quotes were those related to Stephanie Brown AKA Batgirl, those related to the rebooted Kate Kane as Batwoman (whose backstory in the recent comics was that she was ejected from the US military due to being a homosexual), and Gunn's inclusion of underage character X-23 on the list. The commentary frequently describes in graphic detail which sexual acts Gunn would like to perform on female superheroes. The article was ostensibly intended as humorous, but many of the comments do not seem to contain any particular joke.
A few of the choicer quotes, though I'd recommend reading the whole thing:
"X-23 - Another debut, and a pretty good choice. Except, uh, isn't she supposed to be fifteen years old? And after you fictionally fuck her fictional police are going to arrest you and put you in fictional jail for being a very real pedophile."
"Dazzler - Disco Dazzler, Rave Dazzler, and Punk Rock Dazzler, they all have one thing in common - a friggin' GREAT vagina.
"Batwoman - This lesbian character was voted for almost exclusively by men. I don't know exactly what that means. But I'm hoping for a Marvel-DC crossover so that Tony Stark can "turn" her."
"The Black Widow - Natasha Romanova is the highest debut on the list, and, considering she's fucked half the men in the Marvel Universe, it's much deserved."
"My girlfriend voted for this Cajun fruit. I think she's looking to have a devil's three way with the two of us. The idea of my balls slapping against Gambit's makes me sick to my stomach, but I can't deny the fellow's pure HEAT."
The response generally fell into two camps, and many people's reactions were extreme. Some called for James Gunn to be removed from the Guardians of the Galaxy directing position entirely, or threatened to boycott the film. Others simply said that the post demonstrated numerous examples of misogyny and homophobia, and that Gunn deserved to be called out for it. Probably the most objectionable quote was the one referring to Kate Kane having heterosexual sex in order to 'turn' her, since the idea of gays being converted is still popular among many circles, and has been taken to the extremes of raping lesbians in an effort to make them heterosexual.
The other side of the debate also had its milder and more extreme reactions. In the far corner, people began to throw around the phrases like "feminazi", "political correctness gone mad", and "some people will look for offensiveness anywhere they can find it". Those were some of the less vitriolic examples. Fans of James Gunn also pointed out that the blog post was intended as satire, however poorly implemented, and cited Gunn's active history of supporting LGBT and women's rights.
A couple of days after his post was brought to light, Gunn deleted it from his website and issued an apology, which basically said that, in retrospect, the post was "poorly worded and offensive to many", that he hated the thought of something he said being hurtful to those who are already outsiders, and that he regretted every statement he made in the post.
You can probably predict the results this triggered. One one extreme side of the debate this was dismissed a 'non-apology', and on the other Gunn's previous supporters condemned him for losing his balls, selling out, letting social pressure silence him, being a pussy etc. Generally speaking, most people seem to have accepted the apology with a sense of relief and moved on.
To wind down a long-winded explanation, I'm curious to see what the Escapist readers' reaction to the whole situation is. So far the most vocal groups of commenters have been those in the comic book community, and members of LGBT or feminist communities. As part of the gaming community, for which issues of sexism have been brought to light by controversies like the Cross Assault incident, how do you feel about Gunn's original post, his apology, and the overall reaction to it so far?
Links, because reading is fun.
The original post: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.jamesgunn.com/2011/02/17/the-50-superheroes-you-most-want-to-have-sex-with-2nd-annual-poll-results/
The Mary Sue article which first called Gunn out: http://www.themarysue.com/james-gunnsuperhero-sex-post/
As a counterargument, one of Gunn's defenders: http://www.examiner.com/article/james-gunn-blog-post-deemed-controversial
James Gunn apologises: http://www.glaad.org/blog/director-james-gunn-apologizes-anti-gay-and-sexist-comments-blog-post