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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The director of the new film framed the character as an illegal immigrant in the promotional junket.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Sure but it's not like it's the first time. Freakin Smallville (the TV show) had a similar plot one season.

https://youtu.be/RlTtKdyg4xA

https://youtu.be/g2Fv8oSW9kg

Superman hasn't changed much. Our society has become more reactionary in response to the least bit of progress.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 7 points 2 days ago

Of course it wasn't the first time. Superman has been an illegal immigrant since its conception after a couple of in-house iterations.

The previous narratives at least allowed for some form of limited ethical considerations, but even that is too radical nowadays in the US...