Unit2Sucks said:
okaydo said:
BearGoggles said:
Why do liberals have to ruin everything with politics and other social justice crusades? I could not care less about comic books, but this just looks desperate and stupid.
Probably good material for Chapelle's next special.
I agree. I remember in the 1960s when liberals started making music political. Just ******* sing! I don't want politics in my music.
He's just an out of touch curmudgeon. Comic books have been political since before he was born. Superman was quite literally a social justice warrior from the first issue.
Quote:
"Superman! Champion of the oppressed. The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need."
-Jerry Siegel, Action Comics issue #1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SupermanFrom Wikipedia:
Initially, Siegel was allowed to write Superman more or less as he saw fit because nobody had anticipated the success and rapid expansion of the franchise. But soon Siegel and Shuster's work was put under careful oversight for fear of trouble with censors. Siegel was forced to tone down the violence and social crusading that characterized his early stories.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman#cite_note-93][92][/url] Editor
Whitney Ellsworth, hired in 1940, dictated that Superman not kill.
Sexuality was banned, and colorfully outlandish villains such as
Ultra-Humanite and
Toyman were thought to be less nightmarish for young readers.
Mort Weisinger was the editor on Superman comics from 1941 to 1970, his tenure briefly interrupted by military service. Siegel and his fellow writers had developed the character with little thought of building a coherent mythology, but as the number of Superman titles and the pool of writers grew, Weisinger demanded a more disciplined approach.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman#cite_note-96][95][/url] Weisinger assigned story ideas, and the logic of Superman's powers, his origin, the locales, and his relationships with his growing cast of supporting characters were carefully planned. Elements such as
Bizarro,
Supergirl, the
Phantom Zone, the
Fortress of Solitude, alternate varieties of
kryptonite,
robot doppelgangers, and
Krypto were introduced during this era. The complicated universe built under Weisinger was beguiling to devoted readers but alienating to casuals.
Weisinger favored lighthearted stories over serious drama, and avoided sensitive subjects such as the Vietnam War and the American civil rights movement because he feared his right-wing views would alienate his left-leaning writers and readers. Weisinger also introduced
letters columns in 1958 to encourage feedback and build intimacy with readers.
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So, when edited by a conservative for a 30 year period coinciding with its rise in popularity, they went out of their way to keep politics out of the storyline to appeal to fans. Now that the editors are liberal, they are wanting to cram down a divisive SJW plot line that is completely at odds with Superman as a character. A major plot line has been his relationship with Lois Lane - but he was secretly bi/gay the whole time?
Again, for liberals, everything has to be in service of politics/SJW. Its rather sad, pathetic and desperate. It is not about being a curmudgeon or really caring about the comic book (I don't). It is about wanting to leave politics and social issues out of some aspects of the culture/entertainment so that not everything is divisive.
And for the record, I will always prefer The Ambiguously Gay Duo over Superman.