Why Do We Need An Explicitly Gay Comic Hero?

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: flavio

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
No, I didn't read it. I don't need to.

Just here to spout off uninformed useless comments?

Pretty much. I'll join any homosexual conversation if only to state my opinion once.

 

[flavio]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: flavio

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
No, I didn't read it. I don't need to.

Just here to spout off uninformed useless comments?

Pretty much. I'll join any homosexual conversation if only to state my opinion once.

Cool. A pointless opinion about "young minds" in a subject that does not have anything to do with "young minds". Thanks for keeping down to one time.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

i still say that we need to burn as many books as possible. time is short! we must start burning books NOW!

 

[BooneRebel]

Originally posted by: flavio

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I'm not personally sure if it will be a flop or not, but I'd buy the first issue if only for the possible future resale value

You know...that's probably a pretty solid investment.

It might be, but do you want to be the guy at the register asking "Excuse me, but where do you keep the, uh, <whisper> gay comics </whisper>"? Not me, pal.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
Forget the gay heros.......... How about the Lesbo Heros

Cheers,
Aquaman

Booyah! I'd buy it.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: flavio

Originally posted by: yamahaXS
How about if let people regulate what we can write or read?

Good idea! We should make a big list and burn all the bad books.

Then burn the list!

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Comics are targetted for the youth. A Homosexual superhero isn't there to blend in with the rest of the superheros. He's there to stand out and show that homosexuality is a glamorous and prideful lifestyle.

if gay people didnt have any pride, they'd probably all get depressed and kill themselves because of all the mindless bigots in this country. sure in a perfect world, no one would make a big deal about someone being gay, but the fact is, there are tons of idiots out there, and people make up for it by banding together. is there something wrong with black pride? yes and no. it's the same situation.

but i dont see the problem with a gay superhero. many people would applaud a minority super hero who was proud of his race, but AFAIK one doesn't exist. this country is just homophobic.

 

[AmazonRasta]

Why Do We Need An Explicitly Gay Comic Hero?

So that people like FFMCobolt have somebody to look up to.

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Dari
Unless there are sexual scenes, why can't he stay in the closet or just be asexual, like a lot of other comic heroes?

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Edit: And WTF is with the name "rawhide?" Sounds like an after-sex expression at a gay brothel. This comic has me worried more and more each day.

No I do not need a gay comic book hero.
I have two quetions to everyone who has a problem with this:
1. Why do you care?
2. Why do you feel threaten by homosexuals and homosexuality?

 

[Dari]

Dr. Smooth, I, for one, am happy that there are homosexuals. By sleeping with their partners soley for sexual gratification, they ensure that the human populace is kept to a manageable level. Homosexuality, along with other natural erratas, is the great equalizer in the population debate.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: AmazonRasta

Why Do We Need An Explicitly Gay Comic Hero?

So that people like FFMCobolt have somebody to look up to.

Hmm? Who? There's nobody registered at AT with the name FFMCobolt. Who is he? I wanna meet a superhero!

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: Corn
Yeah, well Classy is a bigot, but we all knew that anyway, but even in his bigotry, a minor sliver of truth is yet to be found:

I didn't choose to be attracted to my wife, yet I *did* (and do) choose to engage into a relationship with her.

A person's morality will dictate his actions. Living whatever *lifestyle* is a conscious decision that everyone makes, that choice is not made by genetic makeup.


With that said, people who are gay should be entitled to enjoy the freedoms that apply to everyone, no more and no less.

Originally quoted by Moonbeam

It's tremendously important to have gay heros everywhere. Don't forget that the Republican party is filled with backward retards that hate blacks women and homosexuals with such passion that they vote. With negative advertizing driving off the 60 % of the population that is too normal to put up with garbage cndidates, the edge acquired by attrqacting these retrograde haters into the party provides the margin of votes ned=cessary for victory. The result is that a few retards hold the nation in bondage and we get rules and regs aqnd an atmosphere from the republicans that pander to these extreem twits. Thus our nation's growth is maintained hundreds of years behind where it should be. When homosexuality is on the television and in our homes 24 7 in all it's visual splender and the thrill of anal retention has gone from the masses, the Republicans will cease to pander to it's most moronic element and join the rest of humanity in a march to the future. All this depends, of course, on the homosexual hero. We're tired of heros that kick ass. It's time for heros that prick ass.

Another utterance from a desperate and simple mind. Ironically enough, even though I find it disturbingly gratifying to read that rubbish, I cannot help but feel an overwhelming sense of pity at the same time............

Corn, man why don't you just give it rest. Dude you just run around from thread after thread I post in so you can call me whatever. Get a life dude.

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: classy

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
It's tremendously important to have gay heros everywhere. Don't forget that the Republican party is filled with backward retards that hate blacks women and homosexuals with such passion that they vote. With negative advertizing driving off the 60 % of the population that is too normal to put up with garbage cndidates, the edge acquired by attrqacting these retrograde haters into the party provides the margin of votes ned=cessary for victory. The result is that a few retards hold the nation in bondage and we get rules and regs aqnd an atmosphere from the republicans that pander to these extreem twits. Thus our nation's growth is maintained hundreds of years behind where it should be. When homosexuality is on the television and in our homes 24 7 in all it's visual splender and the thrill of anal retention has gone from the masses, the Republicans will cease to pander to it's most moronic element and join the rest of humanity in a march to the future. All this depends, of course, on the homosexual hero. We're tired of heros that kick ass. It's time for heros that prick ass.

Look here Moonbeam, I know you think your a great philosopher, but I don't take lightly in the least bit of comparing being black or minority to being gay. Its totally different. And it ticks me off that these people who have chosen this way of life, that they try to lump themselves in the same breath as blacks when we were trying to strive for Civil Rights. Needles to say they can kiss my you know what as far as that goes. I ain't got no problem with gays, but damn it if your big enough to chose your life, you better be able to stand and live it with its good or bads. And hell no, no gay person should even whisper they are in the same situation as minoritys. I see some similarties between the struggles of women and minorities, but not gays.

What , you can pick your allies in the fight against discrimination? Maybe your the oppressor in this case Classy.

Hey look you can sling whatever you want. To me its offensive to have gays compare their struggle for "equality" to that of minoritys. Its like night and day. No comparison whatsoever. And I call it as I see it. I dont' pick allies or foes. I speak my mind. Those who dislike my opinions may choose themselves to be my foes. Those who agree choose for themselves to be my alllies.

 

[Wadesan]

Just another way for the media to lay down the red carpet for something (in my opinion) wrong.

Gay Cowboy...

 

[Dari]

Corn, man why don't you just give it rest. Dude you just run around from thread after thread I post in so you can call me whatever. Get a life dude.

Yeah, he does the same thing to me. Deep down, Corn fantasizes about me. I hear he already has two copies of the first season of Rawhide Kid reserved. One to read and the other for perpetuity.

 

[Gaard]

BingBongWongFooey - <<but i dont see the problem with a gay superhero. many people would applaud a minority super hero who was proud of his race, but AFAIK one doesn't exist. this country is just homophobic.>>

If I told you there are many minority superheroes (including those that are gay), would I be revealing a large part of my geekness?

 

[Lonyo]

I don't know if this has been said before, but a gay superhero would have to be a stereotypical gay. You would have to accentuate all "gay" things you get, like obsession with fashion etc, to make it clear he was a gay superhero. This could be offensive towards some people, who might not like gays being portrayed in this sort of way. By all means Marvel can create a minority character, but there is a difference between a black character and a gay. A black is, quite clearly, black, you only need to change skin colour, but to show a gay, you either need to have him continually say "I'M GAY", or you need to show him as being a "stereotypical" gay man.
Hope you can see what I'm getting at.

 

[Balthazar]

Originally posted by: Dari
please, let's keep this conversation sanitized and intelligent.

Hahaha, your new here aren't ya....it is not going to happen.

But on a serious note, its that SOB Kevin Smiths fault with that d@mn chasing amy!

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: Gaard

If I told you there are many minority superheroes (including those that are gay), would I be revealing a large part of my geekness?

Although the significance of the Marvel character is that it's a title character who's gay, as opposed to a supporting character in another book.

Besides, the only minority gay superhero I can think of is Extrano from the New Guardians -- uh-oh, I think I just fell into a trap.

 

[Trevelyan]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I don't know if this has been said before, but a gay superhero would have to be a stereotypical gay. You would have to accentuate all "gay" things you get, like obsession with fashion etc, to make it clear he was a gay superhero. This could be offensive towards some people, who might not like gays being portrayed in this sort of way. By all means Marvel can create a minority character, but there is a difference between a black character and a gay. A black is, quite clearly, black, you only need to change skin colour, but to show a gay, you either need to have him continually say "I'M GAY", or you need to show him as being a "stereotypical" gay man. Hope you can see what I'm getting at.

Bahahahaha.... ... I swear that made me laugh for like a minute. I mean no disrespect, and I actually agree with the point you're making. But having a super hero run around screaming "I'M GAY" all the time would be quite hilariuos

 

[flavio]

Originally posted by: classy
To me its offensive to have gays compare their struggle for "equality" to that of minoritys. Its like night and day. No comparison whatsoever.

What's the big difference there classy? It all sounds like people in a "minority" being unfairly treated by those in the "majority" right?

 

[Corn]

Corn, man why don't you just give it rest. Dude you just run around from thread after thread I post in so you can call me whatever. Get a life dude.

Tell ya what Classless, I'll "give it a rest" as soon as you quit acting like a hypocritical bigot. How does that sound, eh, scumbag? It sucks having someone calling you a bigot at every turn doesn't it? Oh yeah, I forgot, that's what you do best here.

Yeah, he does the same thing to me.

Yes Dari I do, probably because you are a likeminded race baiting bigot as the above quoted Classless.

Deep down, Corn fantasizes about me. I hear he already has two copies of the first season of Rawhide Kid reserved. One to read and the other for perpetuity.

Tsk Tsk....yet another example of one of the loudest accuser of racism displaying for all to see his own insensitive and bigoted true nature. Typical, but sweet none-the-less. Here's a clue for you child, I'm secure enough in my sexuality that your projections of "gayness" onto my person will not be met with the offense intended. All you've managed to do is wound your own credibility.

 

[Dari]

Corn, relax, it was just a joke. You are far too sensitive. Come out of your shell and engage the world. You remind me of Scrooge.

 

[Corn]

What's the big difference there classy?

The difference is that Classless don't like no gays.....

 

[Dari]

The difference is that Classless don't like no gays.....

Corn, are you gay?