Emo Superman

**Greygor** · 10-27-2010, 12:35 AM

CAD

I liked this

**Mattman** · 10-27-2010, 12:51 AM

I guess I can officially say it now since the book comes out today. I read a promo copy of SUPERMAN: EARTH 1 a couple months back. And this comic strip captures it perfectly.

**Boris the Blade** · 10-27-2010, 01:17 AM

Emo jokes are very predictable.

I CONTRIBUTE NOTHING.

**SAVETHEB** · 10-27-2010, 01:55 AM

Blurg- I'm done.

**Greygor** · 10-27-2010, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by SAVETHEB

I dont know why some people find it acceptable to mock people who cut themselves.

Neither do I, fortunately this doesn't

**dmh3000** · 10-27-2010, 03:09 AM

Originally Posted by Greygor

Neither do I, fortunately this doesn't

Well, it does because he's trying to cut himself. He should have tried with a kryptonite rock or magic blade to do some damage. But it's still making fun of people who cut themselves by saying "Look at this guy who can't harm himself like so many people do each day."

**Greygor** · 10-27-2010, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by dmh3000

Well, it does because he's trying to cut himself. He should have tried with a kryptonite rock or magic blade to do some damage. But it's still making fun of people who cut themselves by saying "Look at this guy who can't harm himself like so many people do each day."

You can read it that way but I don't think doing so is right.

It's taking one of the attributes of the Emo Stereotype (self-harm) and applying it to a fictional character called Superman.

It is making fun of Superman, it is making fun of Superman: Earth 1 as portrayed by the press coverage who use the lazy term "emo" to describe the portrayal.

It is not making fun of a real person self-harming and to say that it is really does stretch it to the point of complaining for complaining's sake. In fact almost putting into the Fox News category.

Of course that's just my opinion.

**mario** · 10-27-2010, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by SAVETHEB

I dont know why some people find it acceptable to mock people who cut themselves.

mocking emo's is always acceptable!

**SAVETHEB** · 10-27-2010, 03:42 AM

Erase the past!

**Greygor** · 10-27-2010, 03:49 AM

Originally Posted by SAVETHEB

Maybe so, but as a former cutter myself, I just dont find it funny.

As a non-cutter myself I never made the connection from this cartoon to those that do until you pointed it out. It never crossed my mind that it was making fun of those that do.

I suspect too that CAD never intended to offend those who do self-harm.

But then as much humour involves the mocking of someone it is very hard to find humour that won't offend someone, somewhere.

BTW, I'm glad to see the "former" in your sentence.