Former Superman actor Dean Cain criticized the decision to make the famous superhero bisexual and called on DC Comics to “fight real injustice” like human trafficking and gay rights in countries like Iran.
Cain, 55, who played the superhero for four seasons on the hit ’90s television series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” criticized DC for praising the move as a “bold new direction” during a appearance on the US show “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday. He assured that it is not “something particularly innovative” and asked the company to focus its efforts on “fighting against the real evil in the world.”
“If they had done this 20 years ago, it might have been bold or brave,” said Cain.
His comments come just a day after DC Comics revealed that their new Superman character Jon Kent, Clark Kent and Lois Lane’s 17-year-old son, will come out as bisexual and start dating a hacktivist reporter sheltering on the issue. November of the comic “Superman: Son of Kal-El”, which was released in July.
The right
On the orientation of the superhero, the writer of “Superman: Son of Kal-El”, Tom Taylor told The Hollywood Reporter that he has always believed that everyone has the right to feel represented by their heroes, as is Superman or anyone from the DC universe .
“I always said that we all need heroes and we all deserve to see ourselves represented in our heroes and I am very grateful to DC and Warner Bros for sharing this idea with me,” he told the magazine. “The Superman symbol has always represented hope, justice and truth. Today, that symbol represents something else. Today, more people can see themselves in the strongest superhero in comics, “he concluded.
In the place of sinister supervillains, Jon faces various current issues such as high school shootings, climate change and the deportation of refugees, all of whom are a world away from the enemies that the Man of War once fought. Steel.
Cain also took aim at these issues, insisting that DC Comics could have done much more to highlight the impact of “‘real evil in the world” such as “human trafficking, women’s rights in Afghanistan, or corruption.”
“There are a lot of real things to fight against. Human trafficking, slavery… it would be brave to tackle those problems, shed light on those problems. I would like to see the character doing that, “said the actor who spoke from his home in Spain.
Homophobia
“Brave would make him fight for the rights of gay people in Iran, where they will kick you out of a building for the crime of being gay,” he said. “Or fight for the rights of women to attend school and have the ability to work and live, and that children are not raped. That would be brave, “continued the actor in his speech.
DC Comics revealed on Monday that Superman’s new same-sex romance will take center stage in an upcoming issue of the comic, which will be released on November 9.
Superman’s new partner, Jay Nakamura, is a journalist, as are the young superhero’s parents.
“Like his father before him, Jon Kent has fallen in love with a reporter,” the company said in a press release. However, Taylor said that this is where the similarities end, explaining that Jay will not be playing the same “damsel role” with Jon that Lois did with Clark, but instead will introduce himself as some kind of sidekick to the superhero.
“Jay has his own fight,” Taylor told IGN, revealing that Jay will soon learn that he has his own set of superpowers. He is obviously an effective journalist and Lois Lane is his hero. “He and Jon will tackle a lot of things side by side,” said the writer.
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