No. The cartoon is a crass & boorish misrepresentation of the Patriot movement and the debate on Illegal Immigration. It does nothing to further the debate. It's purpose is to demean one side by painting them as insensitive racists while making the other side feel morally superior.
In other words, it did its job. Haha. But by all means, why is it wrong? I'm reeeaaaaaaallly curious to see how it's "misrepresenting" the case. :wink:
It's like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. If you say that the Kents would never do that - because they are good people - then it points to how negative such actions are in real life. But if you say it's not a true comparison to real world events then you negate the parallels the creators of Superman were making to their own family experiences. Not to mention standing against everything Superman would be standing for. Such a powerful cartoon.
No. The cartoon is a crass & boorish misrepresentation of the Patriot movement and the debate on Illegal Immigration. It does nothing to further the debate. It's purpose is to demean one side by painting them as insensitive racists while making the other side feel morally superior.
In other words, it did its job. Haha. But by all means, why is it wrong? I'm reeeaaaaaaallly curious to see how it's "misrepresenting" the case. :wink:
Kind of sad and boring that we have to stop having fun with comics long enough to badger one another about our political beliefs. As much as it pains some to admit, there are liberals here, conservatives, libertarians, atheists, people of faith, et al. and obviously we all won't agree on everything - especially comics. Wouldn't it be nice if that's all we argued about here sometimes? *sigh*
People who support "illegal immigration", including many names in the comics community, have compared Superman (an alien superhero who does good) to an illegal alien that sends money to a loved one back home. It tugs at the heart strings, no doubt. But if you really want to compare Superman to "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented citizens" then you are actually more often comparing the fictional hero to real people who are stealing Social Security numbers, getting access to SNAP and EBT benefits, and have a belief that they only need to follow laws that they find convenient. Unless these illegal immigrants can fly and fight crime like Superman, then this comparison is foolish. It deserves a "BOO" as it is a gross misrepresentation designed only to to demonize those that disagree with the position.
If we could keep the point here about comics, instead of politics. Anyone who's read Action Comics Annual #3 already knows that in at least one version of Superman’s origin story, Jor-El did not place him in the rocket as an infant, but Kal-El was actually in a “birthing matrix” and was thus “born” on Earth when he landed, making him a natural born citizen of the United States and thus eligible to be President. Or at least that’s what the Supreme Court held in their 9-0 ruling in the issue. Depending on your views of Supreme Court jurisprudence, this may not even be the most fanciful thing they’ve ever done, but that was the result.
Besides, Superman was technically adopted by two natural born citizens, so he's as much an "illegal" as any of Angelina Jolie's adopted kids. Nil. Adoption procedures were obviously much looser in the late 30's, early '40's.
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I can't enforce it..but it'd be nice.
Kind of sad and boring that we have to stop having fun with comics long enough to badger one another about our political beliefs. As much as it pains some to admit, there are liberals here, conservatives, libertarians, atheists, people of faith, et al. and obviously we all won't agree on everything - especially comics. Wouldn't it be nice if that's all we argued about here sometimes? *sigh*
People who support "illegal immigration", including many names in the comics community, have compared Superman (an alien superhero who does good) to an illegal alien that sends money to a loved one back home. It tugs at the heart strings, no doubt. But if you really want to compare Superman to "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented citizens" then you are actually more often comparing the fictional hero to real people who are stealing Social Security numbers, getting access to SNAP and EBT benefits, and have a belief that they only need to follow laws that they find convenient. Unless these illegal immigrants can fly and fight crime like Superman, then this comparison is foolish. It deserves a "BOO" as it is a gross misrepresentation designed only to to demonize those that disagree with the position.
If we could keep the point here about comics, instead of politics. Anyone who's read Action Comics Annual #3 already knows that in at least one version of Superman’s origin story, Jor-El did not place him in the rocket as an infant, but Kal-El was actually in a “birthing matrix” and was thus “born” on Earth when he landed, making him a natural born citizen of the United States and thus eligible to be President. Or at least that’s what the Supreme Court held in their 9-0 ruling in the issue. Depending on your views of Supreme Court jurisprudence, this may not even be the most fanciful thing they’ve ever done, but that was the result.
Besides, Superman was technically adopted by two natural born citizens, so he's as much an "illegal" as any of Angelina Jolie's adopted kids. Nil. Adoption procedures were obviously much looser in the late 30's, early '40's.
mic drop
EDIT: Never mind. A Google search revealed the pronunciation guide was originally published in an issue of Marvel Age (circa 1984).
LEE-aloha would be my guess. Perhaps @nweathington could enlighten us.
More 'adorable' than 'funny' - my niece today