[2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
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[2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db ... 2453#comic
Huh.
Well...
Yeah, so... I can honestly say that I did not see that punchline coming.
P.S. Zorg sounds more like an alien's name than a caveman's name.
Huh.
Well...
Yeah, so... I can honestly say that I did not see that punchline coming.
P.S. Zorg sounds more like an alien's name than a caveman's name.
Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Is this Silver Age Lex Luthor?
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Superman is a dick!
Side note: Don't forget to buy the DVD, people, for more Ashby nakedness!
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Now, see, what Lex should have done, is say "Oh, so you see a village of dying innocents, and the first thing you think of is their race."
Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
So, superman would rather go to the press instead of helping those people. Sir I would like to see a black superman in your comics someday!
Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Sorry, I didn't get the joke at all. Can someone explain it to me? I feel dumb for not getting it.
Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Modern society doesn't give a toss about poor people, especially if they're minorities.Yus wrote:Sorry, I didn't get the joke at all. Can someone explain it to me? I feel dumb for not getting it.
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
That's what struck me about the comic, too.Zea wrote:So, superman would rather go to the press instead of helping those people.
I guess they're an acceptable sacrifice for putting Lex Luthor away?
Y'know, 'cause they're minorities.
Police said they spent some time working out if they could charge the man with being armed with a weapon, as technically he was armed with part of a fish.
Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Lex states in the first panels that it's too late to him to help =POldrac the Chitinous wrote:That's what struck me about the comic, too.Zea wrote:So, superman would rather go to the press instead of helping those people.
I guess they're an acceptable sacrifice for putting Lex Luthor away?
Y'know, 'cause they're minorities.
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The mainstream Western media has a tendency to eschew human tragedy that its core demographic (WASPs) do not relate to, for more sensationalist trite. The capitalist structure in which the media has carved a hugely influential niche for itself means that it decides what is in its customers' interests. Unless you are a missing white girl, the plight of you or your people is unlikely to make the front page of your popular daily newspaper.Yus wrote:Sorry, I didn't get the joke at all. Can someone explain it to me? I feel dumb for not getting it.
In this case, Luthor has inadvertently caused genocide upon a certain ethnicity. Inferring that the ethnicity in question is not white American, the media--having been made aware of such a heinous act--decide to run with a more sensational, titillating story instead.
AN EXAMPLE!
On March 11th 2008, the US state department released a human rights report effectively admitting that there was a genocide and human rights atrocities happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Top news headlines for March 12th, 2008:
- NY Guv'na Eliot Spitzer scandal
- US Navy Admiral William Fallon resigns over US stance on Iran
- Pachyderm Plan is in Bubble Trouble
- ...And not much else for March 13th, either
Turns out, a person in power paying for sex is incalculably more newsworthy than the deaths of 5.2 million people.
I hope you have been enlightened as to why this is a funny comic.
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
And what does that have to do with Celebrity Nipples?Milanor wrote:Modern society doesn't give a toss about poor people, especially if they're minorities.Yus wrote:Sorry, I didn't get the joke at all. Can someone explain it to me? I feel dumb for not getting it.
Unless the joke is that the papers chose not to cover a massive genocide.
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
Supervillains say that all the time. It's like, page one in the Supervillain-to-English phrasebook.gaydinossaur wrote:Lex states in the first panels that it's too late to him to help =POldrac the Chitinous wrote:That's what struck me about the comic, too.Zea wrote:So, superman would rather go to the press instead of helping those people.
I guess they're an acceptable sacrifice for putting Lex Luthor away?
Y'know, 'cause they're minorities.
Police said they spent some time working out if they could charge the man with being armed with a weapon, as technically he was armed with part of a fish.
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
In favor of celebrity nipples. Yes. That's the joke.Yus wrote:And what does that have to do with Celebrity Nipples?Milanor wrote:Modern society doesn't give a toss about poor people, especially if they're minorities.Yus wrote:Sorry, I didn't get the joke at all. Can someone explain it to me? I feel dumb for not getting it.
Unless the joke is that the papers chose not to cover a massive genocide.
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
I suppose in an ideal world, the headline would have been "Lex Luthor Convicted of Racism". With maybe some mention of the mass murder charges being added to his racism sentence.
"I've learned my lesson, Superman. Next time I poison a water supply, I'll make sure that it's not in a minority area."
For crying out loud, up til the last panel, the whole strip reads like a parody of "hate crime" laws.
"I've learned my lesson, Superman. Next time I poison a water supply, I'll make sure that it's not in a minority area."
For crying out loud, up til the last panel, the whole strip reads like a parody of "hate crime" laws.
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Re: [2011-Dec-06] In Which Lex Luthor Is Accused Of Racism
What struck me as weird is that Superman is the media. His day job is reporter for the Daily Planet. So you'd think he'd have some pull.