Y’all remember Cosmo the Space Dog right?
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It seems like James Gunn has received backlash for integrating Cosmo in the MCU’s Guardians of the Galaxy as a female dog, when she is a male dog in the comics.
Why did you make cosmo a female when he had always been known as a good boy
— Logan (@Logan78106803) May 14, 2023
Gunn, who is no stranger to clapping back at criticisms on Twitter, responds back.
Because Cosmo is based on Laika, the Russian dog, who was a female, so I gender-swapped her back.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 14, 2023
For those not in the know, Laika was a Soviet space dog. She was one of the first animals in space and was the first to orbit the Earth. She died in space and is revered to as a great loss and sacrifice for science.
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