• Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    24 hours ago

    When did Superman start being woke? Why do they always have to shove politics down our throats?

    • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
      14·
      14 hours ago

      For anyone wondering, he’s literally always been woke.:-)

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      In this article, I found this fascinating:

      first choices for criminality to avenge: lynching, miscarriage of justice, violence against women, capitalist lobbying for war, arms dealing and warmongering. Yes, Superman started life as quite the social justice warrior.

      • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        11 hours ago

        I find it relevant that Dr Manhattan was used in war right off the bat. The juxtaposition highlights what watchmen was trying to show

        • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          10 hours ago

          Those were definitely different times. According to that article:

          The first Superman adventure took aim at mob rule, vigilantes breaking into a jail to lynch an innocent man.

          Superman not only takes a stand against vigilantism but the inherent dangers of capital punishment.

          But Superman quickly moves from the domestic to the global, targeting munitions lobbyists and arms dealers campaigning for war.

          He seems very Captain America, except Superman came out 3 years prior to the Capt.

          Nowadays it seems like most shows glorify vigilantism (Bill Maher rant on it), and the USA is the weapons dealer (Iron Man style).