15 Most Ridiculous MCU Controversies

15. Loki's Treatment Offends Adopted People (The Avengers)

The Controversy: Thor attempts to distance himself from his brother's path of destruction in The Avengers by hilariously proclaiming "he's adopted!" This caused significant ire online with the "adoption community", who felt it as a slight against them and even started a petition demanding that Marvel Studios apologise to those offended.

Why It's Ridiculous: It was over-sensitivity to a ridiculous degree and completely missed the point of the joke: it wasn't ripping on adopted people but rather how quickly it allowed Thor to perform an about-turn on his apparently dear brother.

Plus, it's not like Loki's adoption is some flippant throwaway point in the MCU anyway: it's given significant screen time in the first Thor movie, and Loki's anguish at finding out the truth is well-realised.

The outrage largely stems from people projecting their own insecurity onto the movie. Nothing more, nothing less.