If he would be a right winger he wouldn't be living with his aunt.
Opinion No, comic books didn't 'become' left wing, they always have been.
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well in the comics he doesn’t live with his aunt. Pretty much kills that theory of yours
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Humor has always been a big part of Spiderman's character. That alone makes it impossible for him to be a rightwinger.
The idea of almost any of these superheroes being conservative is pretty laughable. These are people with powers and friends with aliens---what bullshit culture war stuff would they be on the right on?
When it comes to stuff like border security and immigration they might get Nick Fury and Punisher, but not too many others.
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Hahahaa that opening sentence was great.
I agree. Superheroes are selfless and put themselves and their well being on hold so everyone else can benefit from their tireless work. Imagine a “pull yourself up by your booth straps” right winger doing any of that? Lol, NO.
The notion of superheroes being right wing is as stupid as asking why rock n roll isn’t a very right wing thing either.
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Batman should be arrested for trying to put eggs into Robin's Nest.........
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I always thought comics were fake and gay, now every other movie is some shitty comic movie.
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Norman Osborn
Lex Luthor
General Ross
These guys are hardcore republicans. All authoritarians too. Hint hint.
also here’s Spider Man and Obama from ASM 2009. Spidey likes Obama too and wise guy Spidey even makes some Biden jokes. In fact it’s a really good one too
Lex Luthor
General Ross
These guys are hardcore republicans. All authoritarians too. Hint hint.
also here’s Spider Man and Obama from ASM 2009. Spidey likes Obama too and wise guy Spidey even makes some Biden jokes. In fact it’s a really good one too
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The Bat has been robbin the Robin since 1940.
Didn't even try to hide it with them skimpy ass green panties he made him wear.
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The Bat has been robbin the Robin since 1940.
Didn't even try to hide it with them skimpy ass green panties he made him wear.
A billionaire who put an orphan into fishnets.
I mean, damn......
Hey folks. From my conservative movie thread I saw the topic divert briefly into comic books and I thought as this is something I'm fairly well versed in, I'd offer some knowledge. I know some people have a nostalgia for a 'good old days of comics' when they were more conservative, and I have to tell you that just isn't true. Comic book hereos at least as far as Marvel and DC have always been very progressive. I post to you these two shorts, that would be considered 'woke SJW nonsense' today let alone 60-70 years ago.
Thanks to Jeremyemilio who sparked me to think about this topic in detail, here is my refutation to something her brings up:
All mainline DC and comic book heroes are pretty leftwing. Iron Man is a slight libertarian twist but is still a billionarie who ditched profiting off weapons to invest in renewable energy affordable appliances and 'make the world better' hippy projects.
Captain America is firmly left-wing, an anti-facist liberal arts student from New York who despite coming from the 1940s harbours no ill will towards any races, sexualities or religious groups, and actively rejects american government to pursue the ideals of tolerance and 'helping the little guy'.
Superman is literally an immigrant allegory about being accepted in a land were you weren't born, and holy shit did some of his stories trend what you would consider 'woke hysteria'.
Super fucking weird for sure, but turning into a black woman to expose and understand her and Superman's unconscious racial biases is hardly 'right wing'.
Stan-Lee was famously a left-wing anti-racist and made no effort to hide that. He literally gave himself a 'soapbox' to preach.
Those comics are not Left Wing, that simply being a decent human being.
Besides, the left hates America. Well they hate everything, but most definitely America.
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Yeahhhhh, that’s why they tried over turning an election by lying about mass voter fraud and are working tirelessly to prevent people from having easier voting access in states across the nation.
Yup republicans reallllyyy love America. Another great hot take Bob.
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C'mon man, all those years of watching Ben Shapiro destroy kids in debates and you can't offer more than a smiley?
When sherdog sends its conservatives, they aren't sending their best.
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Puttin eggs in Robin's nest.The Bat has been robbin the Robin since 1940.
Didn't even try to hide it with them skimpy ass green panties he made him wear.
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It's the intent of the writers and the narrative of the stories we are analysing not the characters themselves you moron.
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So you're really going to tell me with a straight face that the X-men aren't an allegory for LGBT kids 'coming out' and the broader civil rights movement?
Oh that's right, you don't know what an allegory or a meta-narrative is, you just see square jawed guys with big muscles throwing punches and think "Yeah that's good, so it's in line with my politics!"
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Your arguing through the lense of left and right..... smh
Except for the fact that I daresay most great artists through history would be considered a far right Nazi by the left at this point in history.
Hey Beethoven, did you know that women can have penises?
Hey da Vinci, we know you're gay, but you're still a Nazi if you don't date that woman wearing a suit.
Hey Martin Luther King, you know that dream you had? That's white supremacy.
