Nearly a decade ago, DC Comics faced considerable backlash for depicting the Green Lantern as gay. In addition to the characterization of Batman's sidekick Robin as bisexual in the August issue of the DC Comics book series Batman: Urban Legends, the character of Batwoman was portrayed as a lesbian on the CW television series of the same name. The reintroduction of well-established superhero characters as gay or bisexual is not a new phenomenon.

He classified the ideas mentioned above as synonymous with 'the idea of America.' He defined a 'better world' as 'one in which people have more freedom and independence' and 'protection from government overreach and corruption.' He lamented that 'the cool thing right now is to bash America. The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need!'Ĭain took issue with the replacement of Superman's longtime catchphrase 'Truth, Justice, and the American Way' with 'Truth, Justice, and a Better World.' 'Here, after all, was the initial description of the man from Krypton: 'Superman, champion of the oppressed.

'Inclusiveness is healthy, but tinkering with the sexuality or political outlook of fictional heroes does not necessarily improve their character,' he wrote. The actor delivered a message to the 'cultural gatekeepers busily rethinking which of our national heroes - or iconic superheroes, for that matter, belong on pedestals.' He predicted that he would not read the upcoming issue of Superman: Son of Kal-El because he could 'just watch CNN or MSNBC to get this information.'Ĭain elaborated in an op-ed published by Real Clear Politics Thursday titled ''Woke' Superman's Mission is Neither Bold Nor Brave.' 'I'd like to see the character doing that.' 'It would be brave to tackle those issues, shine a light on those issues,' Cain maintained. 'There's real evil in this world today, real corruption and government overreach, plenty of things to fight against - human trafficking, real actual slavery going on.' Why don't they have him fight the injustices that created the refugees … whose deportation he's protesting? That would be brave.'Ĭain suggested that Jon Kent should start 'fighting for the rights of women to attend school and have the ability to work and live, and boys not to be raped by men under the new warm and fuzzy Taliban,' referring to the situation in Afghanistan after the United States withdrew troops from the country. 'They're talking about him fighting … real-world problems like climate change, the deportation of refugees and … he'll be dating a 'hacktivist,' whatever a 'hacktivist' is. 'Brave would be having him … fighting for the rights of gay people in Iran, where they'll throw you off a building for the offense of being gay,' he asserted. The 55-year-old actor offered his assessment of how the Superman comic's authors could be 'brave.' 'If they had done this 20 years ago, perhaps that would have been bold and brave.' … So I don't think it's bold or brave or some crazy new direction,' he added. My daughter in 'Supergirl' where I played … the father, she was gay. And honestly, who's really shocked about that one?' … Robin, of Batman & Robin … just came out … as bi or gay recently. Cain pushed back on the idea that making Jon Kent bisexual constituted a 'bold new direction' for the Superman franchise by noting the increasingly large number of superhero characters revealing themselves as LGBT.

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