Esther McCarthy: Step aside Tom Holland — Spider-Mammy has something to say

With great power comes great responsibility says Esther McCarthy

A scene from Spider-Man: Brand New Day being filmed on Hutcheson Street in Glasgow.

With great power comes great responsibility. This is true of victims of rogue radioactive arachnoids and mothers alike.

As the mammy of three boys, I have always felt accountable to help them understand that they navigate a world that has been crafted through a 2,500-year process entrenching a patriarchal ideology where men have more power, dominance, and privilege than women.