It seems as if the “woke all-inclusive culture” thrives to infiltrate every aspect of life. In fact, DC Comics recently tried to launch a comic series with a superhero who subscribed to a bizarre alternative lifestyle. Readers didn’t buy it.
It seems they didn’t buy into the idea that Clark Kent and Lois Lane had a bisexual son. Now, to be perfectly clear, no one should discriminate against or disparage someone for their lifestyle choices. That’s bigotry. But comics’ connoisseurs apparently aren’t keen on bisexual super humans.
It took only eighteen issues for DC Comics to get the hint. Executives decided to terminate Superman: Son of Kal-E. While Jon Kent had this starring role yanked, DC Comics still intends to bring him back for a second run.
According to a spokesperson for the comic book giant, Kent is going to be part of a new miniseries beginning next year. The company noted the “fantastic response of fans to Jon as Superman.” However, the numbers tell a different story.
The first issue of Superman: Son of Kal-El sold just over 68,000 copies. Within a year, sales had been carved in half. When DC Comics brought back the original Superman series in 2018, the first issue roughly doubled the bisexual twist.
Dean Cain is an actor who played Superman on the big screen. Cain accused DC of “bandwagoning.” He mentioned the wave of superheroes that had “identified” as gay during the previous months. Cain went on to say he didn’t think the new storyline was anything but a gimmick.
He said, “I don’t think it’s bold, or brave, or some crazy new direction.” “Brave would be fighting for the rights of gay people in Iran.” The Jon Kent bisexual version of the infamous superhero was also interested in leftist pet peeve projects such as gun violence and climate change.
Whatever happened to the days when superheroes were called upon to save the world from evil? The sense of “cultural wokeness” is bleeding, unnecessarily, into every aspect of society. Certainly, no one would begrudge a superhero if they elected to be bisexual or homosexual.
Notwithstanding bisexuality as a lifestyle, it does appear a little strange for a character with superhuman powers. For most DC Comics’ readers, a bisexual Superman just “doesn’t fly.” Maybe people just think it’s okay to be a straight guy with superhuman powers.