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The team behind “Superman” is responding to the backlash after director James Gunn said the DC tentpole is the story of “an immigrant that came from other places.”

When asked about the reaction to his comments, James Gunn explained that the movie is for “everyone” and that he doesn’t have “anything to say to anybody” spreading negativity around “Superman.”

“I’m not here to judge people,” he told Variety at Monday night’s “Superman” premiere at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. “I think this is a movie about kindness and I think that’s something everyone can relate to.”

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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm looking forward to when "MAGA" becomes derogatory like they somehow did with "woke."

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

It already is for half of the country.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can be the change you want to see. Start using it as a pejorative.

"What, are you MAGA?"

"I got a MAGA type explanation in response to my question."

"It's clear that MAGA is in charge over there."

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Your usage doesn't seem derogatory without context. I could see a MAGA person saying those things without negativity. It might help to look how woke got transformed. Perhaps it was paired with negative terms like "get this woke shit out of my face."

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

2015 That’s when.

Just taking far too long for it to propagate.

[–] droopy4096@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

by using their terms/names you give them legitimacy. Do not fall for it. Less platform they have, less damage they can inflict. Remember their task is to "flood the zone" and adding MAGA to your vocabulary is helping them. "Misinformed Americans" or "Malicious Americans" or "Mindless Americans" are more appropriate terms

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

well, they have someone in the oval office, so they already have legitimacy. I think we're well past one-nazi-walks-into-a-bar by now.

They were able to take away the legitimacy of "woke" instead of avoiding using it to deny its legitimacy. Worked for them, might work for us.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Fillion’s response is gold.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

Do the people complaining about it know anything about Superman? If you didn't think Man of Steel had commentary about immigration, you either didn't watch it or you're an idiot. I wish there was some way we could enforce a rule that you have to know something about the franchise you're commenting on.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did they forget they were mad at James Gunn for comments he made about Trump in 2018? It’s not like they were going to see this movie anyway since they don’t like any form of entertainment that’s not explicitly pandering to them.

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[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"SuperMan is an immigrant" I thought that was an alien. In which world we do live where is worst being an immigrant than an alien.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

When I was a kid, immigrants were called aliens. Illegal immigrants were illegal aliens.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago

Stupid people get upset over the stupidest things.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

He wasn't even an anchor baby! He was sent here w/o his parents.

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