Has HeMan gone woke? Joke about HeMan's pronouns in Masters of the Universe trailer sparks conservative outrage Has HeMan gone woke? By Wesley Stenzel :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/WesleyStenzelauthorphoto32b61793a2784639af623f2ae091477e.jpg) Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at . He began writing for EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines January 23, 2026 7:16 p.m. ET :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/MastersofTheUniverseNicholasGalitzine0123265bfd9a29870a431aaa38e69ddd2304da.jpg) Idris Elba, Nicholas Galitzine, and Camila Mendes in 'Masters of the Universe'.

Has He-Man gone woke?

Joke about He-Man's pronouns in Masters of the Universe trailer sparks conservative outrage

Has He-Man gone woke?

By Wesley Stenzel

Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at **. He began writing for EW in 2022.

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January 23, 2026 7:16 p.m. ET

Idris Elba, Nicholas Galitzine, and Camila Mendes in 'Masters of the Universe'. Credit:

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- The first trailer for *Masters of the Universe* features a moment that shows He-Man in the real world with a nameplate that says "He/Him."

- Conservative viewers posted outraged comments about the moment: "Don't think He-Man would care about f---ing pronouns."

- Other viewers saw the nameplate as a joke referencing He-Man's comically masculine name.

Is He-Man afflicted with the woke mind virus?

Conservative audiences watching the new *Masters of the Universe *trailer seem to think so.

The new look at the fantasy adventure film sees He-Man (Nicholas Galitzine) undercover in the real world, and a brief visual gag shows his nameplate at his desk as he works an office job. The nameplate reads "Adam Glenn," with "He/Him" emboldened underneath the warrior's alias.

While certain viewers saw the "He/Him" moment as a joke — a play on the protagonist's redundantly masculine name, perhaps — others were offended by those five unassuming letters, as they interpreted the pronouns as a political statement.

"Now they're making a *Masters of the Universe *and giving He-man pronouns," conservative author Jon Del Arroz wrote on X. "These people won't stop until they ruin everything."

He-Man's nameplate in 'Masters of the Universe'.

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As other users noted that the nameplate seemed to be a joke, Del Arroz insisted that it had political intent. "Their real agenda is to normalize it and make you accept it," he wrote. "So they can't make fun of the pronouns really."

"Don't think He-Man would care about f---ing pronouns," another X user wrote.

"Because we didn't already know that He-Man was a man," an additional commenter complained. "He has his pronouns in his name placard in his desk. I'll pass on this woke s--- lol."

"He-Man is not a he/him.....you dumb f---ers," another user opined. "He is a bad ass skeleton fighting son of a bitch that knows he is a man."

He-Man battles Skeletor in first 'Masters of the Universe' trailer

See first look at Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man in 'Masters of the Universe'

"So he's a dumb himbo with pronouns, that needs to be saved up until maybe the last half hour of the film when he actually becomes He-Man," another skeptical viewer wrote.

Other users called out the humor in the nameplate joke. "He-Man. His name is He-Man. They're not giving him pronouns in 2026," a more positive commenter wrote. "He literally is a sword-wielding pronoun. That's the gag here."

"If you're upset by the fleeting shot of Adam having his pronouns on his nameplate, good, I'm glad you're upset, you're a loser," another user weighed in.

*Masters of the Universe* marks the second live-action directorial effort from filmmaker Travis Knight, who began his career in stop-motion animation with projects like *Kubo and the Two Strings* before helming the *Transformers* spinoff *Bumblebee*.

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The film also stars Camila Mendes as Teela, Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, James Purefoy as King Randor, Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena, Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Malcolm/Fisto, Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto, Jon Xue Zhang as Ram-Man, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, and Sasheer Zamata as Suzie.

*Masters of the Universe* hits theaters on June 5.

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