Green Lantern is Gay

[Redd the Sock]

huh....thought for sure it was flash.

I knew it wasn't going to be Flash, or Jordan because in the new JL comic books those two argue over who gets to hit on Wonder Woman, so that was a foregone conclusion.


What I want to know, is how are they gonna explain Jade: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_%28comics%29


If he is not "recently gay" that would imply that he was always out of the closet, so somewhere along the line, either artificial insemination happened, or Thorn ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_and_Thorn ) knowing married a gay man. ( which is weird)

It's a new timeline so they can do whatever they what to him, even if it means we no longer have one hot green lady, and one broody shadow man. Maybe they'll get new origins (nad parents) if they show up.

 

[OniaPL]

*sigh* The picture with that article, is so romantic.

I wish hetero love was half that romance really...what a lovely kiss.

Am I the only one around these parts who thinks that gay romances are most likely pretty much the same as hetero? Not better or worse?

And besides, hetero love has plenty of romance as long as you find a guy/gal that matches you.

 

[search_rip]

He's a man who draws power from jewelry, what did you expect?

Be fair, there are lots of non-gay Green Lanterns who draw their power from jewelry. It just so happens that this one's weakness is wood...

WAIT... it all makes sense now *LOL*

 

[John McGill Conklin]

... he's really not an 'iconic superhero.'

 

[WanderingFool]

Not surprised its the Green Lantern in the slightest. GL is easy to interchange with damn near anyone, regardless of sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, as shown here.

 

[Farther than stars]

He's a man who draws power from jewelry, what did you expect?

Well, to be fair all superheroes are either spandex-wearing men or super-buff women. I figure you could probably make a gay joke about any of them. But hey, what do you know? Steve Butts called it and was exactly on the dollar, suspiciously so even...

 

[search_rip]

... he's really not an 'iconic superhero.'

I say he could be iconic as a "Golden Age era, JSA superhero" but definitely not that popular anymore, there's even a big list of other well know and loved Green Lanterns

 

[spectrenihlus]

So what does this mean for his wife, and his kids.

That's the thing about changing the sexuality and/or race of a established character, it creates ripple effects that force the change of other characters. I have no problem with gay characters I just wish they wouldn't change already established characters to add more "diversity". If you need to have a character to be gay create a new character, like Obsidian.

Also look at it from the reverse can you imagine if someone decided to change an established gay character and make them straight?

 

[mindlesspuppet]

He's a man who draws power from jewelry, what did you expect?

Actually Alan Scott doesn't, he carries an actual lantern with a green flame in it. No ring.

Edit: Well damn, my bad. Just did some searching and it turns out he too has a ring now. My apologies.

 

[artanis_neravar]

So what does this mean for his wife, and his kids.

That's the thing about changing the sexuality and/or race of a established character, it creates ripple effects that force the change of other characters. I have no problem with gay characters I just wish they wouldn't change already established characters to add more "diversity". If you need to have a character to be gay create a new character, like Obsidian.

Also look at it from the reverse can you imagine if someone decided to change an established gay character and make them straight?

Well it's a reboot, so he might not have kids anymore. Also there are plenty of grown men (and women) who are married with kids before realizing that they are gay.

 

[ImSkeletor]

So what does this mean for his wife, and his kids.

That's the thing about changing the sexuality and/or race of a established character, it creates ripple effects that force the change of other characters. I have no problem with gay characters I just wish they wouldn't change already established characters to add more "diversity". If you need to have a character to be gay create a new character, like Obsidian.

Also look at it from the reverse can you imagine if someone decided to change an established gay character and make them straight?

I agree. I don't mind a gay Green Lantern but making Alan Scott suddenly gay feels off to me.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

I'd make a joke about his new sexuality and his somewhat flamboyant costume but I'm not sure what sort of person would design his particular outfit, truth be told.

Also, Alan Scott is Golden Age which means he was active during WWII. Not sure if the reboot of Earth-2 still holds to that timeline but would his homosexuality be really frowned upon back then?

 

[tzimize]

He's a man who draws power from jewelry, what did you expect?

Haaaaaaaahaha :>

OT: Why not make a NEW gay superhero? Reboots...blearg.

 

[Depulcator]

Well He was my second guess.

 

[Sovereignty]

He's a man who draws power from jewelry, what did you expect?

Be fair, there are lots of non-gay Green Lanterns who draw their power from jewelry. It just so happens that this one's weakness is wood.

(I am ashamed of myself.)

Oh boy did that one give me splinters.

Poor puns aside, kudos my good chum, kudos.

 

[spectrenihlus]

So what does this mean for his wife, and his kids.

That's the thing about changing the sexuality and/or race of a established character, it creates ripple effects that force the change of other characters. I have no problem with gay characters I just wish they wouldn't change already established characters to add more "diversity". If you need to have a character to be gay create a new character, like Obsidian.

Also look at it from the reverse can you imagine if someone decided to change an established gay character and make them straight?

Well it's a reboot, so he might not have kids anymore. Also there are plenty of grown men (and women) who are married with kids before realizing that they are gay.

Here is the thing though, he was never supposed to be gay, every-time he was previously written it was as a straight person. This is the complete wrong way to take a character with established history out of the closet. Also what happens when the current continuity begins to add the previous established canon into it's story? Stuff like the fact that he previously berates his own son for being gay is going to kind of stand out. I mean look at the way they wrote Renly Baratheon's character in A Song of Ice and Fire, that is how you write a proper gay character. You don't just arbitrarily decide that a character is gay now. The worst part about it is that he is now forever gay, can you imagine what would happen if they tried to change him back to being straight? DC would never hear the end of it.

 

[tzimize]

He's a man who draws power from jewelry, what did you expect?

Haaaaaaaahaha :>

OT: Why not make a NEW gay superhero? Reboots...blearg.

The reboot happened 10 months ago, what would be the point in it if they didn't actually change characters with it?

Not sure what your point is. I'm saying reboots are more or less stupid. If it happened 10, 1 or 0.001 months ago is not really relevant is it?

 

[Rule Britannia]

Take that One Million Moms!