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Ex-Superman Dean Cain Says James Gunn Made a ‘Mistake’ Calling Superman an ‘Immigrant’ and ‘It’s Going to Hurt’ the Box Office: ‘How Woke Is Hollywood Going to Make This Character?’ (variety.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Superman is an immigrant created by two sons of immigrants.

His parents sent him to Earth to have a better life (any life at all really). Something similar happens in reality where parents in Central and South America send their children, alone, to the US.

Also happens with babies adopted from other countries. You may not consider them immigrants, but the government sure as hell does. There's quite a bit of immigration paperwork that needs to get filed in order for one of those adoptions to go through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Err... Superman's an immigrant because the parents of both his creators were immigrants? Is that actually what you're saying?

His parents sent him to Earth to have a better life (any life at all really) - Right, that was my main dilemma. Not saying you're flat out wrong, but I think 'immigrant' exists in a cultural and social context. Let's go over some examples:

A woman gives birth on vacation
A family moves to another country has a child and then moves back when the child is 12
Having a child a day before immigrating.
Having a child a day after immigrating. I'd say 2-4 are immigrants, because they and society would probably view themselves as immigrants.

If he were human, the government would consider him an immigrant - Legal status is irrelevant.

Superman didn't have to translate things to his parents because he knew English better than they did, his upbringing didn't give him an outsider insight to the culture that surrounded him, he doesn't have an accent or not can code switch from English to Kryptonian, he isn't viewed as different by his peers. He was raised as a whatever-generation farm boy from Kansas.

He does have Kryptonian heritage, which would make him closer to second generation immigrant. Just like his creators.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

This man is so close to understanding the white privilege. Doubt he has the ability to see though....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Superman’s an immigrant because the parents of both his creators were immigrants?

Joe Schuster is Canadian. It's not just his parents. They moved to the US when he was 10.