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Hekate

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25. And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolitan Daily Planet...

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:16 PM

Jul 2025

… fights the never-ending battle for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

I was a small kid watching Superman on our B/W TV, and I just drank that up. I grew up believing that Truth, Justice, and the American Way were good things — not bad as part of an ethical guide for life.

What the hell is wrong with people today?

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Superman's An Immigrant? Director James Gunn Faces Right-Wing Backlash For Claim [View all] Coventina Jul 2025 OP

He's literally from another planet. Brenda Jul 2025 #1

No papers, either. yardwork Jul 2025 #17

Truth, justice, and the American way, and Superman was a reporter, remember Walleye Jul 2025 #2

The voting group that draws more of its people from the lower 50% hates losing intellectually. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #3

"they have outsized ideas of their own abilities" llmart Jul 2025 #7

The "lectures" shine a spotlight on who they Bettie Jul 2025 #5

They must have hated Coneheads SSJVegeta Jul 2025 #4

Vulture headline: "Superman Isn't Trying to Be Political. We Just Have Real-Life Super-Villains Now." Efilroft Sul Jul 2025 #6

they're just trashy people eShirl Jul 2025 #8

Same people who think Jesus was a snow white man with blond hair and blue eyes newdeal2 Jul 2025 #9

i learned that the hard way. AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #14

You can't ruin their stories newdeal2 Jul 2025 #18

Same people who think the founding fathers odins folly Jul 2025 #10

"One hundred percent tariff on Krypton. They aren't sending their best. I've made a deal with my friend, Mxyzptlk." Marcuse Jul 2025 #11

They have a deep need to feel repressed Johonny Jul 2025 #12

To just suggest* that Superman is better than DEAR LEADER underpants Jul 2025 #31

These dolts never watched "The Adventures of Superman?" boonecreek Jul 2025 #13

They'll all watch it anyway Quanto Magnus Jul 2025 #15

snork. AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #16

Wait til they find out it was created by the sons of JEWISH immigrants and... Behind the Aegis Jul 2025 #19

Isn't the actor they got for the latest film actually Jewish himself ? JI7 Jul 2025 #21

From Rolling Stone Pacifist Patriot Jul 2025 #23

I wanna see ICE try and haul Superman away. Go on, I dare ya! Intractable Jul 2025 #20

That was the whole fucking point--for God's sake. librechik Jul 2025 #22

Good lord stuff it KellyAnne kwolf68 Jul 2025 #24

And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolitan Daily Planet... Hekate Jul 2025 #25

Superman is literally an illegal ALIEN-- from another planet andym Jul 2025 #26

Give me a f***ing break!!! They're just all out of... LAS14 Jul 2025 #27

Moving goalposts and creating boogeymen is their raison d'etre - they'll never fail at those tasks. Probatim Jul 2025 #39

Superman came here without documentation from somewhere else. Aristus Jul 2025 #28

Prediction ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #29

Superman is not an illegal immigrant, he's a fiction GladysKravitz Jul 2025 #30

Many people vote Republican over things like a black little mermaid JI7 Jul 2025 #36

So is Hannibal Lecter. Point being the "argument" has been B.See Jul 2025 #37

Superman is Jewish. underpants Jul 2025 #32

That's interesting Superman's story parallels the biblical story of Moses. Hugin Jul 2025 #42

Superman is an undocumented immigrant, that's not controversial 0rganism Jul 2025 #33

I think a lot of time people ITAL Jul 2025 #34

MAGA's mad? Good. B.See Jul 2025 #35

RW snowflakes are triggered by everything MustLoveBeagles Jul 2025 #38

Ha ha, you got that right. Emile Jul 2025 #40

Not only was Superman an immigrant... Hugin Jul 2025 #41

The right-wingers complaining have never read or seen Superman's stories. sakabatou Jul 2025 #43

Welp, it doesn't matter, because he can't be deported Polybius Jul 2025 #44