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What are we afraid of?

Recently it was announced that Lois Lane and Superman‘s offspring was bisexual. And while people are able to get past the fact that the father in question can fly is from a different universe and not even the same species as the mother in question. And they certainly don’t ever talk about the fact that Lois Lane is too fucking cool for that boring ass milquetoast Boy Scout, The bisexual thing is causing quite a ruckus  Oh fandom... why are we the last bastion of backwards Puritan values? Comics are like 30 years behind the times.  Fandom tends to disguise their dislike for these things or discomfort in it antiquated political stances. “Make a new character” Then they use a new character..... I’ve had library books out longer than there has been a superman son. He is a pretty new character! and if they made a new character completely from scratch that’s pretty cool but in reality how much does it mean to a 13-year-old who is scrolling through the Internet to find out that the biggest s

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Savage Truths

  “I've never read a Harlequin romance. Harlequin romances aren't written for me and I have no interest in reading a Harlequin romance. That says nothing about the quality of Harlequin romances. They may be brilliant. They may be terrible. But they don't appeal to me based on my own preconceived notions of what they are. I'm not their target audience.  Some books are written for children. I was a fan of all things Marvel as a kid. But Spidey Super-Stories had simplified, minimalist stories aimed at young children and I never gave them a second glance.  Books can have target audiences. Stories can be written and drawn in a way where some people will take offense while others cherish it--and that's okay, provided there's enough of an audience to keep it going.  Raina Telgemeier writes and draws hugely popular comic books aimed at girls aged 8 - 12. That's a very narrow demographic, sure, but girls in that range eat that shit up. Would her books be MORE success

DEAR USA WE LOST

I saw a post about the national guard beefing up security because a group of people believe that a coming day in March will be the day that Donald Trump will rightfully become the President of the United States. The world is gross.  Is the far right Going To say that it was Democrats in disguise that stormed the capital?  I’m Not embarrassed to be an American. I love America. I have dear friends and family who have served and fought for this country. I am ashamed of Americans. Trump and his lackeys ran and ruled on a platform of hatred. and a huge part of this landmass known as the United States not only supported him but were empowered by it. you don’t think so? why you don’t think so?  It’s probably because you’re not African-American. Probably because you’re not starving. You’re not freezing right now because your state government would not put any sort of regulation on power because it would prevent them from lining their pockets. You’re not transgender or homosexual.  You probably