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Is Batman gay? Major DC Comics character to come out of the closet

Relationships add depth and interesting story lines to the comic books. Sexual orientation is a part of relationships. There really is very little way to separate them. Without some relationships, many comic book story lines would get pretty boring and the same old, same old. What would Superman be without Lois Lane? What would Spiderman be without Mary Jane? What would the X-Men be without the myriad of relationships that happen within them?

You are right, of course... after I posted that I realized how stupid it was. They all have relationships. Duh Bodi. :)
 
Just think about how the storyline of the X-men, for example, has been utterly dependent on the mutants' battle against society's views about them, fighting for their civil rights, battling systemic oppression by those who fear them, and finding a safe harbor against the general way they are ostracized by others over characteristics which they cannot control.

Now tell me that there's no reason to have a gay superhero.

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Yeah... Comics have always been about real issues facing society. They have been the vanguard of social media delving into issues that we face. Abuse. Oppression. Corruption. Psychological opinions. Disfigurement. As well as positive ways to deal with issues. Team work. Etc.

Now He Man? That guy was gay.
 
I have an idea create a new character who is gay. I have no problem with that. But please don't change the characters I grew up with.
 
Here is what I have a problem with. Holywood cramming the homosexual lifestyle down our throats...no pun intended. Of the new television shows comming out this fall 11 of them have gay characters. whats up with that? Gays are only 4% of the overall population. Asians are 4.8 % of the population why are they not represented in the new shows this fall?
 
Here is what I have a problem with. Holywood cramming the homosexual lifestyle down our throats...no pun intended. Of the new television shows comming out this fall 11 of them have gay characters. whats up with that? Gays are only 4% of the overall population. Asians are 4.8 % of the population why are they not represented in the new shows this fall?

Because homosexuals have been severely underrepresented in the past. Name a show earlier than the 1990s that had an openly gay character, particularly as a recurring character. Even during the 1990s, there were really no shows or movies with openly gay characters. You might be able to find a few out of millions of movies and shows from before 2000 that had a recurring openly gay character. That is why they are overly represented now, particularly while same sex marriage is such a major issue in our country. It is very likely that they will start to blend in once same sex marriage is made legal throughout the US.
 
What I find hard to understand is why do we have to care at all about the sexual inclinations of our comic characters?

I'd say, don't ask don't tell leave Donal Duck alone, lol!

This is a non issue for me.
 
What I find hard to understand is why do we have to care at all about the sexual inclinations of our comic characters?

I'd say, don't ask don't tell leave Donal Duck alone, lol!

This is a non issue for me.

As was pointed out before, relationships are a major part of comic books, particularly hero-based comic books. They provide character depth. It isn't like they are likely to just have the guy/gal come out in some press conference "I'd just like to tell the world I'm gay. Thank you." More likely, they are going to have the character start a relationship with a person of the same sex or reveal a preexisting relationship with a person of the same sex. It's possible that it could just come out as something in passing. It shouldn't be a big deal.

Oh, and I'm willing to bet Donald Duck is safe. He is aimed toward young children and I'm pretty sure Daisy Duck was created specifically to be his girl-duck.
 
More likely, they are going to have the character start a relationship with a person of the same sex or reveal a preexisting relationship with a person of the same sex. It's possible that it could just come out as something in passing. It shouldn't be a big deal.

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According to marvel and Joe "dumbass" Biden, it's a "big ****ing deal".
 
What utter idiocy. However, it will let the authors pat themselves on the back and tell themselves how awesome and modern they are. :roll: It's like when they had Superman (Truth, Justice, the American Way) renounce his American citizenship.

Superheros: Not Intended For ReWrite To Support Progressive Attempts To Remodel Society Or Make Yourself Feel Better.
 
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What utter idiocy. However, it will let the authors pat themselves on the back and tell themselves how awesome and modern they are. :roll: It's like when they had Superman (Truth, Justice, the American Way) renounce his American citizenship.

Superheros: Not Intended For ReWrite To Support Progressive Attempts To Remodel Society Or Make Yourself Feel Better.

You don't have a knowledge of the subject then.
 
Hana Barbera did it first. Snagglepuss was one gay cat.
 
Also, characters are always being reinvented. Again, it's very hard to create a popular new character. So, reinvent an old one. Look at Spiderman...there was Spider man 2099, Spider Man Noir, then they cloned him, to make him anew, etc etc etc.

Look at the X-Men. How many X comics are out there now, I don't even know? I stopped reading in the mid to late 90s...I pick up a graphic novel and read it in the bookstore from time to time...and that alone tells me there are WAY too many reinvented characters. Remember the old Avengers? Pretty much every Marvel super hero was a member...now we are back to just Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Pym, and Captain America...but at the same time, there is a DIFFERENT captain america waging war in some Civil War thing...debating the merits of vigilantism.

They are going to do WHATEVER they feel is going to make a character lucrative. Period.

And remember, it's NOT Batman that would be gay...only Bruce Wayne.
 
What utter idiocy. However, it will let the authors pat themselves on the back and tell themselves how awesome and modern they are. :roll: It's like when they had Superman (Truth, Justice, the American Way) renounce his American citizenship.

He was an illegal alien, anyway. He was stealing superhero work from real Americans like the Flash and Batman.

By the way, did it not occur to you that the whole "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" motto was, itself, a politically motivated thing?

Superheros: Not Intended For ReWrite To Support Progressive Attempts To Remodel Society Or Make Yourself Feel Better.

Isn't that precisely what superheros are supposed to do? Remodel society and make people feel better?
 
What utter idiocy. However, it will let the authors pat themselves on the back and tell themselves how awesome and modern they are. :roll: It's like when they had Superman (Truth, Justice, the American Way) renounce his American citizenship.

Superheros: Not Intended For ReWrite To Support Progressive Attempts To Remodel Society Or Make Yourself Feel Better.

Personally, I don't see a problem in learning more about the superheroes, some of which has not been written before. Introducing sexuality does not alter the basic purposes/learning opportunities involved. They are no less heroic on account of their sexual orientation. Their deeds are no less great.

However, if one wants alternatives, they are readily available. One example would be Aesop's Fables. However, some degree of literacy is required to explain the many Fables and the deeper lessons involved e.g., some of the broader lessons involved with "The Lion and the Mouse" (intrinsic worth of people, differences don't automatically mean lesser/greater ability to make a contribution, don't underestimate a person's possible contribution, etc.). And, like many early or classic works of literature, one can find them online.
 
Spiderman is gay.
 
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