How gay is Superman?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, July 30, 2006 08:37
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:26 PM

The magazine The Advocate had this on last month's cover, over a picture of Brandon Routh in the costume, and in it, it explored the 'bold queer attitude' of the new wave of superhero films.
I thought this might make for a lively discussion.
What do you think?

We're not Hetro, we're Metro, get used to it Chrisisall

PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:35 PM

Nonsense! Superheros have always worn spandex. Not like his costume is pink now or anything! Now that would be a "bold queer attitude"! A purple spandex costume with a pink triangle symbol and matching cape! Oh that would be great! Maybe I'll try to photoshop that!
Anyway, no, I'm sorry, I don't see a lot of difference between the "old" and "new" superhero movies except the actors are different and the effects are better.
And actually, if you think about X-men, they are actually a bit less gay; bypassing bright spandex for dark and servicable leather. At least in Wolverine's case.

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CITIZEN

Sunday, June 11, 2006 4:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
The magazine The Advocate had this on last month's cover, over a picture of Brandon Routh in the costume, and in it, it explored the 'bold queer attitude' of the new wave of superhero films.
I thought this might make for a lively discussion.
What do you think?

We're not Hetro, we're Metro, get used to it Chrisisall

Set off your gay-dar huh...

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AURAPTOR

Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:27 PM

Umm...less gay than these guys ?

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LOSTMARAUDER

Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:37 PM

There have been rumors that Brian Singer wanted to find an closeted gay actor to play Superman and have that person "come out" after the movie debuted...he has stated in the past that his hero movies have intentionally had gay overtones...my question is, why? Did Brokeback Mountain have superhero overtones?

CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:47 PM

Well Batman the series tried to be very gay, and admitted to that years afterward, and were smacked down by the censors, told to under light their crotches, and stand farther apart amoung other things.

None the less they are still remembered as being gay.

COPILOT

Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:48 PM

Has anyone watched the old superman cartoons? It's all about Lois Lane! She's out catching bad guys shooting machine guns flying airplanes! All superman does is say this looks like a job for superman and goes a rescues her when she's in touble. It should be called The Adventures of Lois Lane because superman is just a sidekick. Oddly enough Lois Lane gets lamer as the years pass. So in conculsion Superman isn't homosexual he's just boring!

No one hurt me please it's just my opinon and observations.

An I carried such a torch.......For the Dark Lord

EMBERS

Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:

And actually, if you think about X-men, they are actually a bit less gay; bypassing bright spandex for dark and servicable leather. At least in Wolverine's case.

oh you must not be reading Joss' Astonishing X-men,
because Joss got them all back into the spandex
(even wolverine!)

I have to find the site w/the the reprints of actual old comic book covers...
because they are all FULL of 'subtext' LOL

found some...here:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=uscc_part1

DAVESHAYNE

Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
dark and servicable leather.

When did leather stop being gay?

And on the topic of Superman there is a certain parallel between the secret identity of Clark Kent and the closeted life style that untill fairly recently almost all gays had to lead. A man who in his normal life must hide his true identity from everybody he knows but when donning the tights is free to be who he truly is.

David

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CHRISISALL

Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Umm...less gay than these guys ?

LMAOROTF!!!!!

Tee hee Chrisisall

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