DC comics un-American?

The Mad Moderate · Post by **The Mad Moderate** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:19 am

I saw this article and it bothered me, I have never been a huge fan of comics, but to have a character renounce his US citizenship thats too far. Comics have always been as american as apple pie and I think DC will regret this move.
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Purplehood · Post by **Purplehood** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:22 am

Comics have always been an outlet for folks to push the envelope. I don't have a problem with uncomfortable issues being raised in this particular manner. After all, comics have almost always been a reflection of fantasy and the outrageous.

In real-life, hey, if you want to renounce your citizenship...just do it. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

EDIT: LoadedLiberal, I don't want this to come across as a personal attack but are you sure you are a Liberal?

The Mad Moderate · Post by **The Mad Moderate** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:32 am

Purplehood wrote:Comics have always been an outlet for folks to push the envelope. I don't have a problem with uncomfortable issues being raised in this particular manner. After all, comics have almost always been a reflection of fantasy and the outrageous.

In real-life, hey, if you want to renounce your citizenship...just do it. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

EDIT: LoadedLiberal, I don't want this to come across as a personal attack but are you sure you are a Liberal?

Yes I'm sure lol. although a more accurate name might be "loadedlibertartianwithsomedemocrattendencies" but that might be a little long of a name.

Bulldog1911 · Post by **Bulldog1911** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:49 am

Purplehood wrote:
In real-life, hey, if you want to renounce your citizenship...just do it. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Since when do we give aliens citizenship's anyway

Now...if we could just get obama to follow suit

mgood · Post by **mgood** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:01 pm

When did he become a citizen? He wasn't born here. Isn't he an illegal alien?

74novaman · Post by **74novaman** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:58 pm

mgood wrote:When did he become a citizen? He wasn't born here. Isn't he an illegal alien?

x2.

OCD · Post by **OCD** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:20 pm

mgood wrote:When did he become a citizen? He wasn't born here. Isn't he an illegal alien?

That's what I thought but maybe he was naturalized somewhere along the way. When it comes to Superman and Clark Kent, I have been out of the loop ever since I found out about girls.

Does the Clark Kent secret identity still exist? If so, isn't he the one who would need US citizenship (or a green card) to legally work here?

The Mad Moderate · Post by **The Mad Moderate** » Mon May 09, 2011 2:03 pm

Just to clarify this registers about a 2 on the scale of importance to me just wanted to share an article I found. I just found some of the quotes in the article rubbed me the wrong way

Purplehood · Post by **Purplehood** » Mon May 09, 2011 2:12 pm

loadedliberal wrote:Just to clarify this registers about a 2 on the scale of importance to me just wanted to share an article I found. I just found some of the quotes in the article rubbed me the wrong way

Thanks for the clarification. I thought maybe you were a closet-Conservative there...

tacticool · Post by **tacticool** » Mon May 09, 2011 3:32 pm

mgood wrote:When did he become a citizen? He wasn't born here. Isn't he an illegal alien?

Seriously. It's not like Steve Rogers renounced his citizenship.

Dragonfighter · Post by **Dragonfighter** » Mon May 09, 2011 5:13 pm

mgood wrote:When did he become a citizen? He wasn't born here. Isn't he an illegal alien?

He was born off planet but was raised as a U.S. Citizen since infancy. Heck all he'd have to do is come up with a Smallville birth certificate and he could run for president.

*Flame Retardent: This is a joke folks and should not be construed as a political statement of any sort.

Texas Size 11 · Post by **Texas Size 11** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:15 pm

Kind of a surprising move on DC's part...but you got to move units somehow and controversy seems to do the trick.

WildBill · Post by **WildBill** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:39 pm

Dragonfighter wrote:*Flame Retardent: This is a joke folks and should not be construed as a political statement of any sort.

Superman's suit is flame retardant so that shouldn't be a problem.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Mon May 09, 2011 9:15 pm

OCD wrote:
mgood wrote:When did he become a citizen? He wasn't born here. Isn't he an illegal alien?
That's what I thought but maybe he was naturalized somewhere along the way. When it comes to Superman and Clark Kent, I have been out of the loop ever since I found out about girls.

Does the Clark Kent secret identity still exist? If so, isn't he the one who would need US citizenship (or a green card) to legally work here?

Is there something about girls I need to know??

ghostrider · Post by **ghostrider** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:27 pm

Since when do we give aliens citizenship's anyway

hey, hey. You're just referring to aliens from other planets, right?

:-)

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