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[–] leonprimrose@lemmy.world 2 points 52 minutes ago

In the words of Captain America:

"Let's not get carried away. I've known good vampires. People who never asked for this curse, who don't inflict their pain and hunger on others. But I've never known a good Nazi."

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

What about if the fire spread to surrounding buildings?

[–] techclothes@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

Well, he is superman, so I'm sure it'll be fine.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 29 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

The militarily would ~~send~~ asks nicely Superman to deal with the "domestic terrorism" that is threatening the 'murikan way of life & save the innocent glorious cars.

Also Sexxy Lexxy would have produced way better cars.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Superman of the comics (from about the mid-80s onward) would tell the military, politely, to go find a location to fornicate with themselves.

Also the animated Superman. He took would tell them to go fuck themselves. Neither one would actually curse.

That being said, both incarnations would put the fire out, if only to prevent environmental damage.

Possibly by dropping a large block of ice on the building.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

Superman in the '30s would be lighting the fires.

[–] neuro_88@lemm.ee 15 points 17 hours ago

Good job Superman.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 42 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

At least make sure no non management workers are in trouble. You don't have to put the fires out.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 66 points 21 hours ago

It's Superman. Surely with his x-ray vision he could see that there was no one left.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 18 points 21 hours ago

That's why he listens.

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 28 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

imo it would be funnier if he started taking pictures (since he's supposed to be a journalist, right?)

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 27 points 20 hours ago

That's Jimmy Olsen's whole purpose. Even Clark gets to "not my job" this situation.

[–] Itzdan@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Man of fire?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I knew Superman was a domestic terrorist.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 24 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I’m not an expert but it might be tricky to argue that an actual bonafide genuine alien could be a domestic terrorist…

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Superman is as American as apples.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 13 points 20 hours ago

That is a sentence I cannot disagree with.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Only because the path to citizenship for earth humans can be as long as 28 years in the united states. How long do you think it takes for a kryptonian?

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, there was that time he tore down the homes of a bunch of low income people.

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Was that the MOVE bombing? Because I'm pretty sure he blamed that on a black mayor.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

From January 1939, Superman single-handedly tears down a low-income neighborhood. He wasn't attacking a group of political activists. He just decided that a group of homes were slums and thus worthy of being demolished.

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_8#Synopsis_for_Superman:_%22Superman_in_the_Slums%22

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago
[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

I got a good chuckle out of it lol. Though there are some incongruencies. Phone booths are an anachronism that really don't exist currently alongside tesla. Especially not the bright red BT phone booths. Those definitely would not be the variety seen in Metropolis. But those are only small little nitpicks that don't distract from the larger message which I agree with.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Metropolis was at least partially based on Joseph Shuster's home town of Toronto, and there's a bright red BT-style phone booth in Eglinton Square on Victoria Park Ave.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Definitely a fun fact🙂

[–] Retropunk64@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

What's even worse is superman isn't even real! Immersion broken!!

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Well fuck you then, he hopped into a Doctor-Who-themed strip-club before changing his clothes. Superman likes the strange. Get over it.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Eldritch has joined the rank of "Meme Destroyer"

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[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 19 hours ago

it's a cosplayer's prop

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