nath_78 said:Was there this much debate about the legitimacy of changing an aspect of a fictional character's 'physical' being when Nick Fury went from being a grizzled, caucasian, WWII vet, to being Samuel L M%$^&r F#$%^n' Jackson?
For those arguing about the wrongness of changing the sexuality of an established character from hetero to homo because 'the gays' would be upset if anyone changed an established gay character to a straightey - Movie Bob (to use the most easily accessible reference) did a Big Picture episode about this very thing a while back. White, middle-class heterosexuality is the vast, vast majority of representation in Western media/fiction, while anything straying from that social ideal is generally vastly under-represented, or grossly stereotyped and misrepresented. Writing (or rewriting) a fictional character (who doesn't actually exist) in a way which not only promotes, but also better represents the diversity of the human experience, is not the same as changing a character to better fit the mainstream by removing that aspect which makes them a minority or diverse.
Yeah DC could legitimately be accused of milking a publicity stunt and then finishing with an anti-climax - and I seriously wanted it to be the Flash, Barry Allen or Wally West - but for any gay kid out there who loves their comics, this is the kind of thing which provides the kinds of role models and a sense of place and acceptance in the world which has never really existed before, and that has me all kinds of excited for just what that might mean for future generations.
I couldn't agree more, sir.bafrali said:Green Lantern is Gay.Nobody cares.Lets move on
"It's not prejudice or wrong, because it's not done out of hate or fear. It's gross. Nothing wrong with that."Rogue 09 said:I'm sad that we live in a world that companies have to do this to seem like they're being edgy or accepting. Who cares who is gay and who is not? For any comic book character that you do this to you're going to gain some readers for awhile and lose more. Why? Two guys kissing is gross. Every straight male in the world thinks it, and we never want to see it. Two ladies? Hot. Two guys? Yuck.
It's not prejudice or wrong, because it's not done out of hate or fear. It's gross. Nothing wrong with that. Guys can go and do whatever the hell they like to with one another, but flaunting it in our face (yes, pride parades: this means you) is going to make us like you less. You can be as supportive as you want, but this kind of thing just makes you lose interest because (for straight people at least) the character is less relatable.
More like: no one is defined solely by their sexual preferences, so Green Lantern also wont be. "He's gay, its not a big deal."Ayjona said:I'm confused. Is this change only acceptable if being gay does not define him?Andy Chalk said:Scott's sexuality will be just one aspect of the character, and it won't define him.
her island is nothing but women.... I'm just pointing out the obvious.ironically_awesome said:I had my money on WonderWoman... What? It could happen...
Yes.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:Was that a real comic?thiosk said:Man, and I was sure it would be matter eater lad.
to be fair that was a little disingenuous, there are plenty of people with different sexualities who are pro gay anti gay pride.Zulnam said:Oh noooo, Green Lantern...
Yeah, I can't bother to pretend I care. I think it's actually kind of degrading to gay people. But hey, whatever rocks their boat (and makes them realize how fucking retarded those pride parades are).
I think DC was looking for it to be a character that was big name, but not major, and not a big name joke character.darthzew said:I was pulling for Aquaman or Batman. Green Lantern was always up there in my list of likely candidates, but I just thought Aquaman, Batman, or even Flash might have been better. Still, it's DC's game.
You do realize that that statement makes no sense. Though, if you meant that as some kind of joke, it was a rather lame one.Jandau said:Meh, I'd say my money was on Batman, but that's pointless since he IS gay...