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Originally Posted by MrYac
can I just say that I think it's a sad mirror of society that you equate being a good person and role model with being "cheesy 1950's kid friendly crap" and "dark and gritty violence" with being the adult thing
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Lets break down a Superman comic, there's tons of violence in them, doesn't matter if he's a good guy beating up a bad guy, violence is violence, and lets not forget all the women in these comic books who wear extremely tight clothing or very little of it with breasts the size of wrecking balls... women are extremely sexualized in these comics... So how is this comic a role model for your kid?
I think a sadder statement would be that someone would want their kid to use these comic book characters as role models, whatever happen to the parent being a good role model?
I have no issue with DC putting out kid friendly comic books about Superman for kids, but at the same time they can also put out books that are more adult friendly (and no I don't mean in a porn way).
And I don't believe I ever said being a role model or a good person is cheesy, I said as an adult I find watching kid friendly comics/movies/cartoons cheesy.... There's a big difference
But your statement brings up another question, if a cop has to kill a person to protect himself or someone else is he now a bad person or a bad role model? Because that's what your implying with your statement above. Or how about a soldier, are they a bad person and/or role model after having to kill someone in combat?