As long as they aren't doing it strictly for pandering, then it's fine.Winnosh said:YES Yes his sexuality actually was a pivotal part of his character! It had to do with his relationship with his children. one of whom was gay. It gave the character depth.
People could read comics and not only see a gay superhero if they wanted, they also got his straight dad Who was one of the most importaint superheroes around A living Legend, someone Superman himself grew up hearing stories about, dealing with it and coming to accept him.
That's legitimately funny.DVS BSTrD said:He's a man who draws his powers from jewelry, what did you expect?
ThunderCavalier said:Anyway, I've never really followed comic books in particular, so this Green Lantern completely flew over my head. I'm more familiar with Hal Jordan or Ryan Reynolds.
I was happy about this until i read your post. Which is right. Its sad they had to make a big deal. You know what would have been fucking awesome? Like AMAZINGLY awesome?Grey Day for Elcia said:What they want you to think: because it's about time we, the gay community, got a superhero rolemodel and it's a big step towards homosexuality been accepted!Clive Howlitzer said:People still consider it shocking when someone is gay? Why is this news?
The truth: because DC are fuckwits and being edgy is easier than actually writing with purpose. Also, because people dumb enough to believe the former (what they want you to think) will praise DC and talk about it like a fucking revolution, thus increasing sales.
They couldn't have just wrote a character's sexuality into the story naturally. Nooo. They had to make a big deal out of it like anyone gives a fuck and go "guys, guys, look! We totally have a gay hero! Check it out!" Yeah, shouting and carrying on about it really shows how much you don't care about other people's sexuality, doesn't it. It's like one of those useless sods that always reminds everyone how "okay" with gay people they are and how many "gay friends" they have.
One step towards homosexuality being a non-issue? Try a thousands backwards and away from it being seen as mundane as heterosexuality
This guy gets it. We will never ever move forward as a species and put the woes of the past behind us, until we leave those woes in the past, and stop talking about them. Racism, gender discrimination, hetero/homo sexual natures... Until we stop looking to draw the line, and looking for people who might have drawn the line, we are doomed to keep talking about the same boring topics.BiscuitTrouser said:I was happy about this until i read your post. Which is right. Its sad they had to make a big deal. You know what would have been fucking awesome? Like AMAZINGLY awesome?
Heres the scene. DC dont say anything. At all. They have a scene where green lantern comes home and pecks his boyfriend while hes watching tv and then goes to get a beer. A story point is discussed and the event is a background thing in a single panel. It isnt commented on. It doesnt even get an entire page. It just fucking happens. That. Would. Have. Rocked. DC then make no further comment. They write the next issue and offer no press release at all. Its just an event. Its the exact same as Green lantern making himself a cheese sandwich.
"Oh look green lantern likes cheese". "Oh look green lantern likes men".
It doesnt change a thing. It could have just been as simple as superman hugging or kissing louis lane. That doesnt get an entire page. It just happens. They could have played this SO WELL. But they failed. Nevermind.
I WANT gay characters to be a norm. I want gay super heros and doctors and soldiers on TV and in films just wherever the fuck anyone wents. I dont want a single deal made out of them. It doesnt need to be an entire plotpoint. It doesnt even need to be mentioned by a single character. They can just be there. Along with black characters. And asian characters. Just there. As they are in real life.
Part of me wonders if this is some sort of holdover from the 90s where this sort of thing was made to be a big deal just for publicity. I mean, back then (Christ I feel old now) it was a big deal because there weren't a whole lot of characters like that and it was a shock, now? Who cares and I don't see why they should've made a big deal out of it.BiscuitTrouser said:I was happy about this until i read your post. Which is right. Its sad they had to make a big deal. You know what would have been fucking awesome? Like AMAZINGLY awesome?Grey Day for Elcia said:What they want you to think: because it's about time we, the gay community, got a superhero rolemodel and it's a big step towards homosexuality been accepted!Clive Howlitzer said:People still consider it shocking when someone is gay? Why is this news?
The truth: because DC are fuckwits and being edgy is easier than actually writing with purpose. Also, because people dumb enough to believe the former (what they want you to think) will praise DC and talk about it like a fucking revolution, thus increasing sales.
They couldn't have just wrote a character's sexuality into the story naturally. Nooo. They had to make a big deal out of it like anyone gives a fuck and go "guys, guys, look! We totally have a gay hero! Check it out!" Yeah, shouting and carrying on about it really shows how much you don't care about other people's sexuality, doesn't it. It's like one of those useless sods that always reminds everyone how "okay" with gay people they are and how many "gay friends" they have.
One step towards homosexuality being a non-issue? Try a thousands backwards and away from it being seen as mundane as heterosexuality
Heres the scene. DC dont say anything. At all. They have a scene where green lantern comes home and pecks his boyfriend while hes watching tv and then goes to get a beer. A story point is discussed and the event is a background thing in a single panel. It isnt commented on. It doesnt even get an entire page. It just fucking happens. That. Would. Have. Rocked. DC then make no further comment. They write the next issue and offer no press release at all. Its just an event. Its the exact same as Green lantern making himself a cheese sandwich.
"Oh look green lantern likes cheese". "Oh look green lantern likes men".
It doesnt change a thing. It could have just been as simple as superman hugging or kissing louis lane. That doesnt get an entire page. It just happens. They could have played this SO WELL. But they failed. Nevermind.
I WANT gay characters to be a norm. I want gay super heros and doctors and soldiers on TV and in films just wherever the fuck anyone wents. I dont want a single deal made out of them. It doesnt need to be an entire plotpoint. It doesnt even need to be mentioned by a single character. They can just be there. Along with black characters. And asian characters. Just there. As they are in real life.
You mirror my thoughts exactly, friend.BiscuitTrouser said:I was happy about this until i read your post. Which is right. Its sad they had to make a big deal. You know what would have been fucking awesome? Like AMAZINGLY awesome?Grey Day for Elcia said:What they want you to think: because it's about time we, the gay community, got a superhero rolemodel and it's a big step towards homosexuality been accepted!Clive Howlitzer said:People still consider it shocking when someone is gay? Why is this news?
The truth: because DC are fuckwits and being edgy is easier than actually writing with purpose. Also, because people dumb enough to believe the former (what they want you to think) will praise DC and talk about it like a fucking revolution, thus increasing sales.
They couldn't have just wrote a character's sexuality into the story naturally. Nooo. They had to make a big deal out of it like anyone gives a fuck and go "guys, guys, look! We totally have a gay hero! Check it out!" Yeah, shouting and carrying on about it really shows how much you don't care about other people's sexuality, doesn't it. It's like one of those useless sods that always reminds everyone how "okay" with gay people they are and how many "gay friends" they have.
One step towards homosexuality being a non-issue? Try a thousands backwards and away from it being seen as mundane as heterosexuality
Heres the scene. DC dont say anything. At all. They have a scene where green lantern comes home and pecks his boyfriend while hes watching tv and then goes to get a beer. A story point is discussed and the event is a background thing in a single panel. It isnt commented on. It doesnt even get an entire page. It just fucking happens. That. Would. Have. Rocked. DC then make no further comment. They write the next issue and offer no press release at all. Its just an event. Its the exact same as Green lantern making himself a cheese sandwich.
"Oh look green lantern likes cheese". "Oh look green lantern likes men".
It doesnt change a thing. It could have just been as simple as superman hugging or kissing louis lane. That doesnt get an entire page. It just happens. They could have played this SO WELL. But they failed. Nevermind.
I WANT gay characters to be a norm. I want gay super heros and doctors and soldiers on TV and in films just wherever the fuck anyone wents. I dont want a single deal made out of them. It doesnt need to be an entire plotpoint. It doesnt even need to be mentioned by a single character. They can just be there. Along with black characters. And asian characters. Just there. As they are in real life.
I betted on one of the Robins TBH. Specifically Dick Grayson.Cheery Lunatic said:Did ANYONE actually win any bet? Of all the people I've seen who bet Green Lantern, they all automatically thought Hal Jordan not that old fart Alan Scott.