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[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Just remember; when someone says “don’t make it political,” that’s a statement with a political agenda.

Call them out on that bullshit.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 63 points 2 days ago (8 children)

That's literally his backstory. He's a refugee from another planet that's like the whole point.

Imagine being this goddamn stupid.

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

I kinda wish they had gone for an actor of middle eastern descent, or perhaps even immigrant status, to portray Supes. For no reason other than to piss off the bigots.

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemmy.zip 53 points 2 days ago (5 children)

This is peak absurdity. You have a being from another planet, the being is sent from another planet because his planet was about to explode. In a last ditch attempt he was sent to earth by his parents. It surely sounds like a person who could be identified as an immigrant, illegal alien or asylum seeker.

Did Covid make dumb people even dumber? Ignorance certainly is bliss..

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Funny thing is I've been calling Superman an illegal immigrant for decades. All of the sudden it's not a joke anymore. It's a friggin comic book hero for crying out loud.

[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

These people want to be evil but hate being told that they're evil, so anything with an anti-evil message must be "woke".

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Did COVID make dumb people even dumber?

No, they were always that dumb. They probably just projected themselves onto Superman because he's a strong white man and clearly strong white people cannot be illegal immigrants because that breaks their pathetic little power trip fantasy.

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[–] kurodriel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago

I dont know how legit was the research methodology, but I did read a paper somewhere that even asymptomatic covid decreased peoples QI for a measurable ammount.

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

DUDE! In the 1940s they called Superman an immigrant... HE IS A FUCKING ALIEN!

Also he was an ILLEGAL alien! His escape pod landed outside some childless couple's farm house in the mid-west, and bless their hearts the first thing they did was adopt him.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He was brought to (or rather, fired at) Earth as a baby. Arguably he should be first in line to be a DACA recipient.

He also spends his spare time literally fighting a billionaire, so there's that...

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 1 points 6 hours ago

Fired at earth because his planet was literally going to be destroyed. His parents sent him there because it was his best chance at surviving.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 8 points 2 days ago

Boomer has boomer opinion, next at 11.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ignoranus n. Someone who is both ignorant and an asshole.

[–] Jinarched@lemmy.ca 102 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 74 points 3 days ago (2 children)

An Illegal alien at that. He can't even claim Birthright Citizenship, if we still followed the Constitution I mean.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 days ago

He’s literally an illegal alien. Like, according to every definition of the words.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 94 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (10 children)

Wait can someone explain since when is superman not an immigrant? Bro literally fell from the sky or some shit from an alien planet. How the fuck is he not an immigrant? Oh right hes white.

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[–] Octavio@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Welp. All I have to say about that is: fuck Dean Cain.

[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

They didn't go woke Dean, you aged to be a shitty person.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Acrtion Comics #1 ...Lets see:

  • Superman persuades the Governor to stay the execution of an innocent death-row inmate (p. 3-4)
  • Beats up an abusive husband (p. 6-7)
  • Dumps some rich sex-pests out of their car (p. 9-10)
  • Intervenes in a corrupt lobbyist bribing a DC Senator (p. 11-end)

"When did Superman become so WOOOooooOOOke????"

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[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He & Sorbo need to have themselves a bro down, together. My money is on Cain being first nut out.

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 390 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Another chance to post this...

From a 1949 book cover distributed to schools by DC.

Superman was always woke you dummy.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 163 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The very notion of superman is woke. With his powers, he could rule earth. Instead he helps kids and little old ladies with nothing to gain for himself. The guy is empathy incarnate.

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[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Dean Cain and Kevin Sorbo - two people who would get their asses kicked by the characters they played.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 3 days ago

Ex-Superman Dean Cain can fuck off

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 25 points 3 days ago

Remember when they had to define woke for some court case? The definition was something like acknowledging that there are inequalities in society. Superman's whole schtick is that he's morally good and has a ton of power but doesn't resort to authoritarianism. That seems pretty "woke" to me, too.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago

I'm going to guess that James Gunn isn't going to take career advice from...checks notes...Dean fucking Cain.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Every once in a while I'm reminded of what an absolute dipshit one of my fondly remembered actors from childhood is

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[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What else would superman be? Are you gonna change the lore so Krypton is a small town in Kansas?

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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm super disappointed. I had sympathy for the guy, the superman of my childhood. Anyway

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[–] bobthened@feddit.uk 35 points 3 days ago

Dean Cain was in one of the 'God's not Dead" movies. That tells you all you need to know about him.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago

Die in a fire, Dean.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 136 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Superman as an immigrant's story is one of the oldest and most obvious analyses of the character. It's barely even subtext; it's just text. Imagine how he'll react when he finds out Superman was originally a New Deal socialist who went around smashing up corrupt capitalists' businesses for safety violations.

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[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Superman is an All-American immigrant

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 178 points 4 days ago
[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 53 points 3 days ago (9 children)

I mean, he may be right that it'll hurt the box office to polarize the public, but Superman is as much an illegal alien as you can get.

Come to think of it, what is the story regarding his birth certificate, citizenship etc? Did Ma and Pa Kent claim a home birth and get him documented?

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 190 points 4 days ago (10 children)

Dean Cain is an idiot. So there's that.

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[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago

Trump's wife is an immigrant. Trump's parents were immigrants. Many people who are immigrants don't like immigrants because immigrant is code for "someone I don't like for x reason".

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 72 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

How is it a mistake? Kal El is literally from another planet! The term "immigrant" or "alien" could not possibly apply more.

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 62 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

If the only thing Cain has to whine about in 2025 is denying Superman's leftist origins written by depression era immigrants, he's really got nothing to complain about or is trying to distract from some bullshit or sell something

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

Sorry, I forgot you existed Dean Cain.

[–] Hobo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Anyone who just read the headline needs to actually go read the article. It's not very long. Not that the headline is misleading, he absolutely said those things, but the whole thing is just the most deranged rant. Cain somehow got from being mad about changing the slogan to "truth, justice, and a better tomorrow" to immigrants want to make America into Somalia in two moves.

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[–] WiseScorpio@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

Everyone this movie matters to already understands Superman enough not to be bothered by the comments of some has-been actor who clearly never understood the character he portrayed.

So this is how he tries to start relevant now? He should get a hobby.

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