Man who dons superhero costume to feed the homeless has a good reason why he dresses up as Spider-Man

A bartender from the U.K. dresses up as Spider-Man before distributing food for the homeless. Marvel

A bartender in the UK puts on a Spider-Man suit before distributing food to the homeless. And while this might appear as a simple publicity stunt, the man in disguise has a very good reason for donning the superhero costume.

"Before when I was handing out food, no one would take a second look," he told HuffPost. "But when they see Spider-Man handing out the food they come over and ask what I'm doing and are really interested. Most importantly they become inspired to get involved themselves."

The 20-year-old bartender chooses to remain anonymous and is known simply by the neighbourhood as the "Birmingham Spider-Man." He has been doing volunteer work for several years already but his nightly crusade started just a month ago.

A couple of times a week at exactly 9pm, he would go out and buy sandwiches, then distribute the food to homeless people. The Birmingham Spider-Man explains that he does this because everybody goes through ups and downs in life, and those who are going through rough times need a little extra help and care.

"I've learned that everyone is the same, we're all part of the human experience and I believe that we need to look at everyone as humans and help each other the same as we would a close friend," he said.

The masked real-life superhero has been using his own money to buy food for the homeless, but since his clever gimmick he has attracted the attention of many other kind-hearted individuals who want to donate money.

However, the bartender is not accepting their donations. He explained that he would rather have the people go out and get involved themselves and experience the rewards of doing good deeds.

"Thank you to everyone who has been supporting my work, we are all heroes in our own way, together we can make a change," he said on his Twitter account (@BrumSpiderman).

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