“With great power comes great responsibility.” Following this principle from the popular Spiderman movie, two martial arts teachers are dressing up as Spidey to spread cheer and raise awareness about social distancing in the UK.
First Spidey tweet! Let's flip! 🕷❤🕷#stockportspidermen pic.twitter.com/O3HpSQfTb8
— Stockport_Spider-men (@stockportspidey) April 3, 2020
Dressed up as the Marvel superhero, Andrew Baldock (44) and his friend Jason Baird (34) entertain kids at Stockport, Lancashire during their jogging routine daily, reports New York Post. The duo’s runs are filled with acrobatic jumps and somersaults.
In #Stockport bringt #Spiderman ein bisschen Action in den Alltag der Kinder dort. Auch in #UK findet momentan kein Schulunterricht statt. #covid19 #superhero @ZDFheute pic.twitter.com/xpX1eBWccM
— ZDF Studio London (@ZDFlondon) April 2, 2020
“As soon as you put the outfit on, you kind of forget who you are. You just become the character. You just unleash the inner child,” Andrew was quoted saying by ABC News.
Putting in some miles! Same again this week🕷❤🕷
Posted by Jason Baird on Sunday, April 5, 2020
The friendly-duo have been going for hour-long runs around different neighborhoods in the city dressed as spider-man. Following strict government guidelines, the Stockport Spider-Man always keep social distancing in place when outside. They have also requested fans to shout from their windows and not come outside when they see them.
Spiderman has been seen on the streets of Stockport.
For one hour a day, the friendly neighbourhood superhero has been cheering up children stuck at home, at a distance of course.@PeterLane5News | #StayHomeSavesLives pic.twitter.com/dgXspGbGRm
— Channel 5 News (@5_News) April 1, 2020
According to the Indian Express, their runs are so popular that people have started requesting them to visit their neighborhoods as well.
My 10 year old son #littlespidey joined in with and was inspired by #stockportspidermen today and took to his daily walk by making local people smile 🕷❤️ pic.twitter.com/X8H7gJepSk
— Kerrymeade (@kerrymeade) April 4, 2020
Following suit, many others have also started dressing up as superheroes and princesses to entertain little kids in their locality. Superheroes always triumph over evil and these people dressed as positive characters give us hope during these troubled times.