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Ex-Superman Dean Cain Says James Gunn Made a ‘Mistake’ Calling Superman an ‘Immigrant’ and ‘It’s Going to Hurt’ the Box Office: ‘How Woke Is Hollywood Going to Make This Character?’ (variety.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Umm, wasn't he actually an immigrant? LOL

What a garbage take, this isn't Nazi Germany(yet) and we don't need everything to be government propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Then Mr. Ex-Superman blatantly ignores the canon origins of the character he played.

I've not seen any Superman movie - did the version Dean Cain was in contain the origin story?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Superman is an All-American immigrant

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Boomer has boomer opinion, next at 11.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Just remember; when someone says “don’t make it political,” that’s a statement with a political agenda.

Call them out on that bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

I kinda wish they had gone for an actor of middle eastern descent, or perhaps even immigrant status, to portray Supes. For no reason other than to piss off the bigots.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm super disappointed. I had sympathy for the guy, the superman of my childhood. Anyway

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He & Sorbo need to have themselves a bro down, together. My money is on Cain being first nut out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They did, they're called God's Not Dead 1-58

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

So this is how he tries to start relevant now? He should get a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Welp. All I have to say about that is: fuck Dean Cain.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's literally his backstory. He's a refugee from another planet that's like the whole point.

Imagine being this goddamn stupid.

[+] [email protected] -25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Well, Ackchyually...

The "Superman isn't an immigrant" is a bad faith argument... but I think it's technically correct.

Being an immigrant implies intent of moving from one country to another, which Superman didn't have. Especially since he came to earth as a baby and has no ties to krypton. I wouldn't call someone who was born in another country and was adopted as a baby into another country and immigrant.

Superman does explore themes of immigration from its conception. Though it's worth noting that if viewed from this perspective, it's a very old fashion American model of immigration, that might be viewed negatively today - he adopts his American upbringing in every meaningful way, especially his values, while his own culture is abandoned (nearly?) completely.

Supergirl, on the other hand, is an immigrant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Really because art doesn't exist in a vacuum. Art is influenced by the culture in which it is created.

Are you seriously trying to argue that a man with unprecedented godlike powers from another world isn't an allegory.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You just wrote an essay to argue semantics. Why? Maybe "refugee" would be more accurate, but the two are synonymous in the current political discussion. You're creating a conflict here for no reason other than your own enjoyment from arguing. If that's what you want to do, go to twitter.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

disagreement != conflict

It's not semantics, I think the social and cultural elements of being an immigrant are interesting. And I found that by talking to people who disagree with me, it improves the chances of learning something new.

Didn't know trying to analyze the things posted here or voicing a different opinion is frowned upon here. How about:

What a boomer, he's so stupid! Fuck Dean Cain!

(If you think that's unfair, these are all upvoted posts)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Superman is an immigrant created by two sons of immigrants.

His parents sent him to Earth to have a better life (any life at all really). Something similar happens in reality where parents in Central and South America send their children, alone, to the US.

Also happens with babies adopted from other countries. You may not consider them immigrants, but the government sure as hell does. There's quite a bit of immigration paperwork that needs to get filed in order for one of those adoptions to go through.

[+] [email protected] -17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Err... Superman's an immigrant because the parents of both his creators were immigrants? Is that actually what you're saying?

His parents sent him to Earth to have a better life (any life at all really) - Right, that was my main dilemma. Not saying you're flat out wrong, but I think 'immigrant' exists in a cultural and social context. Let's go over some examples:

A woman gives birth on vacation
A family moves to another country has a child and then moves back when the child is 12
Having a child a day before immigrating.
Having a child a day after immigrating. I'd say 2-4 are immigrants, because they and society would probably view themselves as immigrants.

If he were human, the government would consider him an immigrant - Legal status is irrelevant.

Superman didn't have to translate things to his parents because he knew English better than they did, his upbringing didn't give him an outsider insight to the culture that surrounded him, he doesn't have an accent or not can code switch from English to Kryptonian, he isn't viewed as different by his peers. He was raised as a whatever-generation farm boy from Kansas.

He does have Kryptonian heritage, which would make him closer to second generation immigrant. Just like his creators.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

This man is so close to understanding the white privilege. Doubt he has the ability to see though....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Superman’s an immigrant because the parents of both his creators were immigrants?

Joe Schuster is Canadian. It's not just his parents. They moved to the US when he was 10.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ignoranus n. Someone who is both ignorant and an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

They didn't go woke Dean, you aged to be a shitty person.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

I'm going to guess that James Gunn isn't going to take career advice from...checks notes...Dean fucking Cain.

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