You guys are totally missing the point. The issue with Superman is not that men should be treated as superior to women. That's preposterous! The issue is that Superman should be treated as an equal to Supergirl. It's not about gender! It's about the comparison between two superheroes.
Indeed 00 there should be virtually no difference
That's exactly what happened here. Superman protected the Earth solo for more than a dozen years before Supergirl emerged, and now Clark said he thinks Kara is equally capable of protecting the Earth solo while he's off being a dad.
And come on, guys -- what greater feat of heroism is there than being a parent? It's ridiculous to say that Clark's choice to embrace fatherhood somehow makes him weak. On the contrary, it's bound to be the greatest challenge he's ever faced.
The sentiment is probably what Clark meant...but the word choice does NOT support that (or at least can easily be open to wide interpretation)
It does raise the point of why even bother bringing up physical strength to compare them. Shouldn't it basically be. "Who cares who is stronger?" Not to mention the whole idea that someone is "stronger" is such a dubious and unproven measure between individuals. Just because someone beats someone in one fight doesn't mean they will win a rematch because the conditions will never be the same.
Jason
I agree... I mean, if EITHER is distracted (like Clark can be , apparently), then the other could take advantage And considering their love for each other, they won't do anything seriously hurtful to the other.
The wording of Clark in Elseworlds is "humble bragging" -- that Kara is "stronger" . I mean, that dialogue would make sense if either one was dying , so that Clark's last words to her were super empowering. But they haven;t shown any reason why Kara would be measurably "stronger" than Clark, either physically or morally.
But i agree with alternate dialogue.... or maybe something like "There is no one else in the multiverse i would trust more to protect our home planet". he can affirm Supergirl without demeaning himself.
I can see why the dialogue to some people can legitmately sound LIKE emasucating whether intentional or not. TRUE multiculturaism/diversity would be understanding perspectives hat you don't agree with , and not simply ones that you already embrace or can easily ignore.
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i don;t think anyone here disputes that the pregnancy is a convenient way of taking "Where is Superman?" out of the equation for 1 or 2 seasons ... I miss the "Midwestern values" type of Superman where he would wait until marraige before having sex (or at the very least being vulnerable to making Lois pregnant)... i know they threw that out the window with Superman 2, but Captain America showed you could have a "goody two shoes" that can still work.
Regarding Superman 2 and the alleged death of Zod... assuming that this clip is not edited,
, and y'alls visual interpretation is correct, not only did Superman kill Zod, but Lois is ALSO a murderer, killing Ursa, and Non accidentally commits suicide. And again, if no editing, then they ALSO killed Luthor. At best, he was left to walk along in the arctic Cold back to civilization (without supplies, probably), or at worst, when Superman vaporizes the Fortress, Lutor is vaporized too! But since Luthor is still alive by Superman 4, and that having deadly cliffs within the Fortress is incredibly stupid, i do not at all believe Superman killed Zod in Superman 2. The deleted scenes are NOT contradictory to what is one screen.
Oh....and last comment.. i thought the crossover was fun, with lots of in jokes (even on Legends)..i am interested in what happens with the Crisis.... my prediction is that Black Lightning all takes place AFTER the merge...which will only do Earth 1 and 38...others will still be out there (though i wish they would fix Earth 2 and 3)
