Thread: Green Lantern is gay

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Another sign of the decadence of our society, the normalizing of the abnormal, the normalizing of the degenerate, reflected in art.

This is another example of ascendency of the anti-hero, a protagonist with immoral characteristics deserving of condemnation rather than characteristics of the heroic archetype: the strength of Hercules, the cunning of Odysseus, the sacrifice of Jesus, the loyalty of Penolope.

I predict this tread to continue. Stories of heroes who were victims as children. Rather than having honorable parents and good backgrounds, their sorted past and private lives becoming more and more sorted.

Well, its an alien saying translated into English. Maybe its very manly in the language of the Guardians. Also, the saying isn't necessary, its simply to make sure the ring gets charged long enough.

All superheroes wear spandex anyway which isn't very manly.

Originally Posted by JohnLocke

Another sign of the decadence of our society, the normalizing of the abnormal, the normalizing of the degenerate, reflected in art.

This is another example of ascendency of the anti-hero, a protagonist with immoral characteristics deserving of condemnation rather than characteristics of the heroic archetype: the strength of Hercules, the cunning of Odysseus, the sacrifice of Jesus, the loyalty of Penolope.

I predict this tread to continue. Stories of heroes who were victims as children. Rather than having honorable parents and good backgrounds, their sorted past and private lives becoming more and more sorted.

Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine today!!

The superhero known for his jewelry collection is gay?

I did not see that coming.

Originally Posted by lutherf

Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine today!!

LOL. This is not the first observation. From a movie review I wrote ...

Another anti-hero story from a morally decadent society. The “good guy,” Metroman, is a not too subtle reference to the new age characterization of 21st century male sexuality, metrosexual. A nice cross reference for what is supposed to be a kids movie. One wonders what a pre-adolescent child will find in a google search. [NOTE: I found “Louisville Metro man indicted for child sex abuse,” “Metro -- Man gets prison for role in ...,” and “metrosexual: The metro- (city) prefix indicates this man's purely urban lifestyle, while the -sexual suffix comes from "homosexual"]. This last reference clarifies the meaning of the main female character saying “Metroman is not my kind of man,” in an obvious sexual reference.

The “good guy,” Metroman, tires of living a virtuous life, dedicated to self-sacrifice and helping others. He deceptively abandons the role of hero to a life of reclusive hedonism. The “bad guy,” the anti-hero, Megamind abandons his evil ways upon achieving uncontested absolute power and realizes it is unfulfilling. In short, the story is one where there is no good or bad.

The anti-hero, Megamind, creates a super antagonist for the express purpose of re-living the sadistic joy of battling as it propels him to greater depths of mayhem and bedlam, destruction and lost lives. They repeatedly state he has already been sentenced to 88 life sentences. The moral of this subplot is good comes from evil and the benefits of unintended consequences. Reality is usually the exact opposite; normally there are drawbacks to unintended consequences.

The super antagonist, Titan, created to be good, turns out to be evil and suggests partnering with the anti-hero, Megamind, for greater domination of evil over the masses. Like a twisted application of Sun Tsu’s The Art of War, the enemy of my enemy is my ally. This proposal by the super antagonist, Titan, is rejected by Megamind as he wants the conflict with an equal or physically more powerful foe, no longer wanting domination or power for its own sake. From this line of perverted reasoning, the “bad guy” emerges the anti-hero, acting heroically despite his evil intentions. Thus completing the separation of good from intent and action.

Another subplot is the girl. First, she is the traditional hero worshipper, but falls for the anti-hero, who deceptively seduces her under false pretenses; he assumes a friendly identity. When the super antagonist, Titan, challenges the anti-hero, Megamind, to a duel to the death he uses the girl – the tired, old damsel in distress routine – to complete the “bad guy” transformation into the anti-hero. Upon realizing Megaminds deception to seduce her, she rewards his duplicity, his vice, his unrelenting evil by loving “the real” identity behind her seducer. Why? Because he once again deceived one and all by assuming the identity of the original “good guy,” Metroman. The moral of the story is deception pays. Indeed, the super antagonist, Titan, was the only character who did not use deception.

The modern worship of the anti-hero is pervasive is our films today. The contrast to yesterday’s heroes is stark, from Underdog to the Lone Ranger, from Batman, Superman to Flash Gordon. Yesterday’s heroes were good, virtuous and had incorruptible commitment to truth, justice and freedom, and their nemesis, the embodiment of evil, unredeemable in their embrace of deception, crime and enslavement. Justice was not served in the end of Megamind. At the end of Batman, staring Michael Keaton, the Joker was killed. In Superman, starring Christopher Reeves, Lex Luther went to prison. At the end of Megamind, the super antagonist, Titan was run out of town and told not to return. Presumably his evil is free to terrorize the rest of the world so long as he stops terrorizing Metropolis (or whatever they called the city). I long for a return to sanity, where heroic intention, deeds and results are aligned and something to be treasured and adored. Where have all the good guys gone? The world would be better off with a few heroes.

The one thing I've never been able to figure about GL is why his nemeses don't just paint EVERYTHING they have or use, including guns and bullets, all their clothes and themselves, yellow?

Well, I believe he can still pick up a car and throw it at them for example (or use it as a shield). Being yellow might help but only to a certain extent. Also, they seem to periodically remove the weakness to yellow or at least be able to overcome that weakness with enough willpower.

Maybe they're setting up GL to decide whether being gay is a choice or is more fundamental. Because if a gay GL can easily overcome yellow things with sheer willpower but is still gay ... then wouldn't that suggest that being gay isn't a choice but is part of a person's nature?

Originally Posted by JohnLocke

LOL. This is not the first observation. From a movie review I wrote ...

Another anti-hero story from a morally decadent society. The “good guy,” Metroman, is a not too subtle reference to the new age characterization of 21st century male sexuality, metrosexual. A nice cross reference for what is supposed to be a kids movie. One wonders what a pre-adolescent child will find in a google search. [NOTE: I found “Louisville Metro man indicted for child sex abuse,” “Metro -- Man gets prison for role in ...,” and “metrosexual: The metro- (city) prefix indicates this man's purely urban lifestyle, while the -sexual suffix comes from "homosexual"]. This last reference clarifies the meaning of the main female character saying “Metroman is not my kind of man,” in an obvious sexual reference.

The “good guy,” Metroman, tires of living a virtuous life, dedicated to self-sacrifice and helping others. He deceptively abandons the role of hero to a life of reclusive hedonism. The “bad guy,” the anti-hero, Megamind abandons his evil ways upon achieving uncontested absolute power and realizes it is unfulfilling. In short, the story is one where there is no good or bad.

The anti-hero, Megamind, creates a super antagonist for the express purpose of re-living the sadistic joy of battling as it propels him to greater depths of mayhem and bedlam, destruction and lost lives. They repeatedly state he has already been sentenced to 88 life sentences. The moral of this subplot is good comes from evil and the benefits of unintended consequences. Reality is usually the exact opposite; normally there are drawbacks to unintended consequences.

The super antagonist, Titan, created to be good, turns out to be evil and suggests partnering with the anti-hero, Megamind, for greater domination of evil over the masses. Like a twisted application of Sun Tsu’s The Art of War, the enemy of my enemy is my ally. This proposal by the super antagonist, Titan, is rejected by Megamind as he wants the conflict with an equal or physically more powerful foe, no longer wanting domination or power for its own sake. From this line of perverted reasoning, the “bad guy” emerges the anti-hero, acting heroically despite his evil intentions. Thus completing the separation of good from intent and action.

Another subplot is the girl. First, she is the traditional hero worshipper, but falls for the anti-hero, who deceptively seduces her under false pretenses; he assumes a friendly identity. When the super antagonist, Titan, challenges the anti-hero, Megamind, to a duel to the death he uses the girl – the tired, old damsel in distress routine – to complete the “bad guy” transformation into the anti-hero. Upon realizing Megaminds deception to seduce her, she rewards his duplicity, his vice, his unrelenting evil by loving “the real” identity behind her seducer. Why? Because he once again deceived one and all by assuming the identity of the original “good guy,” Metroman. The moral of the story is deception pays. Indeed, the super antagonist, Titan, was the only character who did not use deception.

The modern worship of the anti-hero is pervasive is our films today. The contrast to yesterday’s heroes is stark, from Underdog to the Lone Ranger, from Batman, Superman to Flash Gordon. Yesterday’s heroes were good, virtuous and had incorruptible commitment to truth, justice and freedom, and their nemesis, the embodiment of evil, unredeemable in their embrace of deception, crime and enslavement. Justice was not served in the end of Megamind. At the end of Batman, staring Michael Keaton, the Joker was killed. In Superman, starring Christopher Reeves, Lex Luther went to prison. At the end of Megamind, the super antagonist, Titan was run out of town and told not to return. Presumably his evil is free to terrorize the rest of the world so long as he stops terrorizing Metropolis (or whatever they called the city). I long for a return to sanity, where heroic intention, deeds and results are aligned and something to be treasured and adored. Where have all the good guys gone? The world would be better off with a few heroes.

Yeh? Well here's a REAL superhero fer ya

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Jesus Christ in a cape, lighten up willya

Originally Posted by Disillusioned_1

being gay is a choice or is more fundamental.

Being, existing, is not a choice. Acting is a choice.

Forget the Green Lantern! Let's talk about Batgirl!!!

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Originally Posted by JohnLocke

Another sign of the decadence of our society, the normalizing of the abnormal, the normalizing of the degenerate, reflected in art.

This is another example of ascendency of the anti-hero, a protagonist with immoral characteristics deserving of condemnation rather than characteristics of the heroic archetype: the strength of Hercules, the cunning of Odysseus, the sacrifice of Jesus, the loyalty of Penolope.

I predict this tread to continue. Stories of heroes who were victims as children. Rather than having honorable parents and good backgrounds, their sorted past and private lives becoming more and more sorted.

Decadence, You mean our hero's will no longer be the stepfather having sex with a 5 year old? After sharing the child with his neighbor ... he puts on his cape for truth, justice, ...
Perhaps we could look to the stalwarts of society for hero's ... child molesting clergyman? The strength of "crooked copman", the cunning of "wall st ripoff man", the sacrifice of "prosperity export man", the loyalty of "politician man".
Yes children have been victims of a degenerate society for thousands of years.
All society can degenerate into is what it has always been.

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Originally Posted by JohnLocke

Being, existing, is not a choice. Acting is a choice.

Acting like an upstanding citizen you mean?

Originally Posted by JohnLocke

Another sign of the decadence of our society, the normalizing of the abnormal, the normalizing of the degenerate, reflected in art.

This is another example of ascendency of the anti-hero, a protagonist with immoral characteristics deserving of condemnation rather than characteristics of the heroic archetype: the strength of Hercules, the cunning of Odysseus, the sacrifice of Jesus, the loyalty of Penolope.

I predict this tread to continue. Stories of heroes who were victims as children. Rather than having honorable parents and good backgrounds, their sorted past and private lives becoming more and more sorted.

If you believe that this is something new, you're obviously unfamiliar with Greek, Roman and Renaissance art.