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has anybody noticed that Superman has stopped using that inane slogan "Truth, justice and the American way!".
What after all is the point of it?- it's not as if he's meant to somehow represent America to the rest of the world as say Marvel's Captain America or even his JLA colleague Wonder Woman. it might be argued that in a sense Superman is the "ultimate American-immigrant boy makes good" but i seriously question whether the "American Way" is wanted or even desired by significant sections of the planet's inhabitants( save generic desires for freedom).
Like it or not, Superman is supposed to be the world's protector-not just simply Uncle Sam's super powered bully boy/enforcer-and his using this slogan seriously prejudices his acceptance by many other countries around the world(and not just in the Arab/Muslim world). yes, I recognise that the Man of Steel has saved the world many times as have his fellow JLA members( incidentally doesn't their very name -The Justice League of AMERICA- indicate a demonstratable nationalistic prejudice-at least the Avengers refer to themselves as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes"-indicating that their care and concern is not for a single nation state but the entire planet even if it included avowed enemies of their country(Iran, iraq, North Korea, the old USSR and its dependencies in Eastern Europe).
The wisest thing Superman did was to drop that ludicrous expression "-and the American way!"
Terry
What after all is the point of it?- it's not as if he's meant to somehow represent America to the rest of the world as say Marvel's Captain America or even his JLA colleague Wonder Woman. it might be argued that in a sense Superman is the "ultimate American-immigrant boy makes good" but i seriously question whether the "American Way" is wanted or even desired by significant sections of the planet's inhabitants( save generic desires for freedom).
Like it or not, Superman is supposed to be the world's protector-not just simply Uncle Sam's super powered bully boy/enforcer-and his using this slogan seriously prejudices his acceptance by many other countries around the world(and not just in the Arab/Muslim world). yes, I recognise that the Man of Steel has saved the world many times as have his fellow JLA members( incidentally doesn't their very name -The Justice League of AMERICA- indicate a demonstratable nationalistic prejudice-at least the Avengers refer to themselves as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes"-indicating that their care and concern is not for a single nation state but the entire planet even if it included avowed enemies of their country(Iran, iraq, North Korea, the old USSR and its dependencies in Eastern Europe).
The wisest thing Superman did was to drop that ludicrous expression "-and the American way!"
Terry