Superman Is Not A Homosexual

Jimmy Akin has a post on this recent Advocate cover which was shown on the Drudge Report: GAY MAG: "How Gay Is Superman?"

Homosexuals have been trying to claim that almost anyone you can think of throughout history was really a homosexual. I think part of it may stem from the fact that homosexuals are always looking for others like themselves. Perhaps that's why they start seeing everything through the prism of their own disordered sexuality.

As a lifelong fan of Kal-El, I am not happy to see a small segment of our culture attempt to re-imagine Superman as a homosexual.

I have always thought of Superman as a type of Christ. His goodness, almost like sinlessness, and his selfless love for humanity, as well as his superhuman abilities are the reasons I thought along those lines. In the first film, Jor-El (played by Marlon Brando) tells the infant Kal-El that humanity's capacity for goodness is the reason, "...I have sent them you, my only son." I always felt that was deliberate Christian imagery.

I agree with Jimmy's assessment of the Advocate cover, but I'm confident that the new film will not have homosexual themes. The movie would lose money if they tried to make homosexuality a significant issue in the film. This Los Angeles Times article says as much: How Will a Gay Icon Fly at the Box Office?

Bryan Singer, the director of Superman Returns also directed the first two X-Men movies.

The entire X-Men trilogy has subtle and not so subtle homosexual overtones that are more allegorical than overt, but they are definitely present, and that is sad, because these movies are targeted at young people.

In the movie X2: X-Men United, which Singer directed, the mutant, Bobby Drake/Iceman, has a scene where he "comes out" to his parents as a mutant. The scene was a not very subtle allegory for "coming out" to your parents as a homosexual. When I first saw the scene, I thought, typical Hollywood, always bringing in homosexuality, but I had no idea the director was/is openly homosexual. When I found out Singer is openly homosexual, I thought, "I knew it!"

The third film has homosexual themes as well:

X3 Stirs Cast Emotions

The cast of the upcoming X-Men: The Last Stand said that the film raised issues that struck close to home, so much so that actors Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman ended up arguing about the film's central dilemma during a roundtable interview from the Vancouver, Canada, set last December.

Sir Ian McKellan, who is openly gay in real life, and plays Magneto in the X-Men trilogy (as well as Gandalf in The Lord of The Rings trilogy) had this to say:

"There are people who think gay people can be cured," said McKellen (Magneto), who has spoken publicly about his own homosexuality. "My reaction to the idea that I can be cured as a mutant is as contemptuous as my view of people who say I need curing of my sexuality. The idea that black people could take a pill that would cure them of being black is abhorrent to me."

But Jackman, responded:

Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine, took the other side, pointing out that there are other characters for whom the cure is more attractive. "Rogue [Anna Paquin], as amazingly powerful as she is, lives a potentially very lonely life," said Jackman. "Never being able to touch anyone, never being able to have a physical relationship, never able to have children. Now, as politically abhorrent as something like the cure is, it's also humanely, socially, incredibly understandable that a character like that would take it."

To which McKellen responded:

"It isn't necessarily her mutancy that's the problem," McKellen shot back. "It's other people's reaction to it. Maybe it's society that's wrong, not her."

Here are seven minutes of clips from the latest film: X-Men: The Last Stand. The scene between Angel and his father has definite homosexual overtones, as does the discussion in the beginning between Storm, Beast, Wolverine, Rogue, and Professor Xavier.

The thing is, these things can be read in other ways and they don't ruin the films (in my opinion). I think the allegories are deliberate, but I choose not to dwell on them. Frankly, if I did, they would make the films less enjoyable.

Comments

[JDM]

How gay is superman? I think any male superhero in spandex is pretty gay.
Oops. Excuse me.

[Lavender Mafia are not Superheroes!]

I am **super** fed up with the homosexual agenda!

[Joseph D'Hippolito]

Superman is not a homosexual

Well, I guess that means that neither Roger Mahony nore Tod Brown are Superman! ;)

[JDM]

It's a Mahony! It's a Brown! It's a...
Superclergyman!

[jake11]

My gosh, you seem awfully obsessed with gay themes. You seem genuinely threatened by homosexual individuals. It is one thing to hide behind religion and denounce the gay lifestyle, but it is quite another to be so paranoid about it. It makes me laugh! Don't worry though, even if superman is gay, he will probably still help you out if you are in trouble.

[john chrysostom]

Golly gee, Jake!

You seem awfully threatened by challenges to the homosexual agenda.

It is one thing to hide behind political correctness to support a deviant lifestyle by attacking religion, but it is quite another to be so paranoid about any criticisms of such deviance or attempts to mainstream the same.

It makes me laugh!

Don't worry though, Jesus will still help you! Call on Him soon, because based on your post, it sounds like you're in trouble!

[jake11]

My, My John. Glad I made you laugh. You know what gay superman and Jesus have in common? Neither of them are real. But be careful though, the homosexual agenda is out to get you!!! It might turn you gay if you don't watch out, or worse, it might get your kids.

[john chrysostom]

Jake,

Are you a homosexual? It's probably good to get that out in the open.

Can you prove Jesus isn't real? That's a pretty hefty claim. It would be important to provide sound reasons for holding such a view; a view that is contested by facts of history.

Is the rejection of Jesus common in the homosexual community? I mean, would many or most homosexuals say that Jesus isn't real?

I'm sure many people would be interested in your perspective.

Jake11
If you believe that Christ is not real,why are you joining committed Roman Catholics on a Roman Catholic blog?
It also sounds like you're an active homosexual. Is this accurate?

[Mark]

Jake 11 is the Dubliner is Godfrey. Well, sort of. I think that the Dubliner and Godfrey believe in Jesus. Jake 11 is the free pagan spirit of those two. How is misty green Ireland Jake?

[jake11]

To all, to answer a few questions posed by this board. No, I am not a homosexual. I am married to a woman and have two beautiful children. I live in Boston, so I can not answer the question as to how Ireland is. Can I prove that Jesus isn't real? Well, yes I can. As far as I know, the Jesus that you all worship died close to 2000 years ago, therefore he no longer exists. And finally, why I am posting on a Roman Catholic board? Come on now, don't you all think it is important to understand the opposing view, and more importantly, try to save you all from your delusions.

[Thomistic]

The first three comments by jake11 share the same IP address. The final (most recent) comment, attributed to jake11, has an entirely different IP address, an address so different, it appears to come from another city.

Neither jake11 is Godfrey/Dubliner/Sybil

[jake11]

Sorry..I do work you know. I will keep my comments from my home IP address from now on, which is the first three responses.

[JDM]

I can relate to jake11 - that is, I heartily listen to others viewpoints. I guess that's why I like this blog. I'm not just stating my logical nonsense.

There ARE a lot of gay themes on here - but no doubt it's a real in-the-face issue for Californian Catholics.

Jake,
I (and I think most of us here) are comparatively intelligent adults who know what the "opposing view" is and we've stated loudly and clearly that we reject it. That's how we get to call ourselves Roman Catholic. There are requirements. Believing the official teachings of the Church is one of them.
If we were here for information re: the Roman Catholic Faith, we'd be asking questions, not making statements denying the teachings of the Church.
What experience have you had as (or with) a Catholic that would cause you to believe we are all "delusional"?

[inhocsig]

I have always thought of Batman as a type of John the Baptist.

[JDM]

There are so many opposing viewpoints on here.
I'm sure most of us are familiar with the story from the life of St. John Vianney. The devil told him 12 people (priest?) could change the world.
Right. Like 12 people could actually be found that agree on everything! Hey, if 12 of us posters on this blog could agree...darn it, we could change the world! hahahaha!

I read of an interesting fact on St. Thomas Aquinas recently that made me think of some posters on this blog. After Aquinas experienced a heavenly revelation near the end of his years, he never wrote another word. I think I know why.

[JDM]

"If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
George S. Patton

(I'm not a military buff, but nice quote, isn't it? Or am I just liberal?)

[jake11]

I actually respect your devotion to the church. I really do. I just think it is delusional to believe that there is a homosexual agenda that would affect you. I mean, I live in Mass., and let me tell you, gay marriage has had zero affect on my heteaosexual marriage. Additionally, many desperate children have found loving homes in stable same sex families. I understand that you all view the lifestyle as sinful, however you must understand that others don't share your beliefs. Why does this blog continually speak out against things that have no direct affect on you. You think there is a homosexual agenda that is attempting to get you to accept homosexuals. But that is not the case. They want to be recognized as equal by the state, not the church. I think this blog does an excellent job of dealing with problems within the catholic church, such as pedophilia (which is a problem for hetersexuals and homosexuals), birth control, etc. I just wish you wouldn't hate others that don't share your views and try to make public policy that discriminates.

[JDM]

Jake11

After so long, the homosexual agenda, or any hot button issue, affects Catholics personally because it is an issue that challenges the Catholic belief. Catholics are only human and will feel a variety of emotions on being attacked. The Catholic response is what is so often debated.

Maybe the American Catholic bishops are in the front of a new response system to all the current controversies. Even if their accepting response to an issue, such as homosexuality, is not the best representation of the Catholic Church, it is a sincere effort to overcome any negatively aggressive reaction to opposition.

However, the Catholic Church, in taking her stance, and Catholics themselves, in supporting their Church, are not simply being touchy and inconsiderate when they argue their position.

At the bottem of it all, there are an ideal set of morals which, if violated, will only produce disaster for mankind. These morals, which the Catholic Church strives to protect, are the groundwork of humanity.

[marty]

I am trying to raise a son with my wife. It's stuff like this that infuriates me. Not only movies, but television too, is out of control. Summer is here - movie time and television - so how do I navigate the stew that is out there as far as all these cable channels (cartoons are even absurd) and find content that is suitable. SuperMan! where will they go next!!!!

[Jamilton]

I think all of you who mock the man who wrote this blog and religion are wrong. The homosexual agenda is very real, and will try to take over the world.