Yeah it's kinda of hard to see the people who raised you be bad people atleast he realized it's wrong but he's also a kid what's he supposed to do run away cause mom and uncle don't like minorities that's not very logical for a post WW2 America.
Finally, a comic that does Superman justice, to who he is as a character and a hero. Granted, not the best Superman story ever told, but miles above anything written today.
@@johnnywantyoudead5113 I'm partial to the Death of Superman event, myself. It helps that I had the trade of it from a very young age, and the trade did a good job of bringing in tie-ins that showed just how THOROUGHLY FUCKED everyone was against Doomsday. I will never forget the feeling of reading how Doom ripped through every hero thrown at him, each only serving to make him better by removing his restraints slowly, only for the Blue Boy Scout to throw the first punch to make him truly pause. And then to immediately go to Supes' internal monologue about how he was tights-browningly scared because everything this monster was throwing at him hurt to a degree he had never felt before. I am protective of that story and how it was told to this day, and is a major reason why I hate Batman V Superman as much as I do.
@@johnnywantyoudead5113 I can acknowledge that it has some good writing in spots, but I will never forgive it for jumping the gun on Doomsday. Making him a last minute threat does a disservice to that character. It would have been like if the first avengers movie was the entirety of the Thanos conflict. Too much, too soon.
Lois Lane was clueless for decades, being fooled by useless glasses and a different hair part. Lois not figuring out his powers is well within believability
There's a whole breakdown of why Superman as Clark is effective. >_> I can't remember what it is called, but look around it might change your opinion or might not. It is still interesting though.
I didn’t think this was particularly woke, not compared others you’ve reviewed. Stomping on the Klan is just good old-fashioned fun, like stomping Nazis, or Imperial stormtroopers. I do think you were a bit harsh on Chuck, though, because he’s just a kid. I’d have less sympathy if he was 30, but “I don’t want to believe the people I love are monsters” is a pretty normal reaction for a 15-year-old.
Yeah. I don't think the criticism on chuck was valid either. Any kid wouldn't want to believe someone they love is a monster, his reaction in complete neglect makes sense.
Exactly. He was just a kid who just found out that his _family_ are monsters who tried to kill his friends because of their race, that's not going to be an easy thing for any _child_ to digest.
I don't think he was too harsh, the story does pretty well by Chuck, he ends up being forgiven and with none of the endless guilt and debt that the left like to spout about in spite of starting out as an asshole and going along with his uncle the terrorist for most of the book. He was taking part in some evil stuff, imagine how you might react if you learned your son attended a communist of fascist rally where people were hurt and buildings were burned. 15-year-olds aren't adults, but they definitely are responsible for their actions. The book gives him a similar treatment to Agent Kallus, from Star Wars Rebels, it's overly optimistic and hopeful, but I think that's not out of place for a children's show or comic. JSJ's comments about him seem similar to his comments about some contrivances surrounding the kids; they aren't wrong, but they also seem intended towards a more mature audience than the comic is probably designed for.
Agreed. Even abuse victims don't realize that they're being abused or those that abuse them are bad when it comes to friends, family and people you love.
@@josiahclarke3535 If your only doing a surface level analysis you can miss the wokism. But their recontextualizing the race dialectic (especially for Asians) is totally a modern lense put into an older story. I wonder why JSG has lost a step in his skills......really really makes you think
Still disagree with you on the parental rights bill and you're being a tool about it, but whoever told you to "stay in your lane" is in the wrong. You're entitled to your opinion, even if someone disagrees with it.
I absolutely agree. I love JSG, and whoever told him that is ignorant. But seriously, he sounded like a jerk off the other day talking about the PRB. For the first time, Guy made me cringe. Disappointing.
Pacing is certainly off between the transitions of the stories. But, that ending exchange between Superman and the uncle? Fuck, that just screamed Superman to me and I absolutely loved it. I also agree that the girl shouldn't have explained to superman about his powers. If the girl had to be involved they could have used Lois to be the bridge between Superman and the girl. So Lois is the one that notices how the girl says she only gets motion sick in vehicles, which could spark Lois considering the way she feels when carried by him. Overall sounds like a good story.
Fun fact about the Klan: Their cloaks and hoods were stolen from the Catholic Church, they still wear those things in Spain for certain religious beliefs.
Which is dripping with irony considering how anti-Catholic they are. Also isn’t it rather hypocritical of them to set a cross on fire while having the nerve to represent Christian values. I mean seriously, you wouldn’t set your Bible on fire so why the heck would you set a cross on fire. It just seems somewhat hypocritical when you get down to it. Know what I mean?
1st Amendment, say literally anything you want. Even though I disagree with you sometimes, I still enjoy the channel. Also, I love how RDR2 made the Klan a huntable faction. But even better is if you actually just stand there and watch them, they always fuck up and kill themselves by being stupid.
@@ChadKakashi Op said "1st Amendment, say literally anything you want". I.e. The typical misunderstanding of the 1st amendment. Maybe OP meant to include such a thing: but since OP didn't, it doesn't matter. By saying "1st Amendment, say literally anything you want"; it is to be taken as it is written. No subtext of what may have been and no subtext based upon our understanding of the amendment; just words. If I said, "Title IX, Can't discriminate for being a man" and you clap back with "But what about women?"; would it be fair if I said "I didn't say it didn't include women". I.e. a profound understanding of it would show that my wording was a misrepresentation / lack of understanding.
It's less 'stay in your lane' and more 'read what you're criticizing', which you obviously did here, which is likely why this video was good, if lightly dusted with salt.
I'm surprised that this was on the radio in the 40s. I remember the Klan had a major march on Washington and. Mrs. Truman was upset that children were dressed in robes because children only know love. It shocked a lot of people at that time.
@@peterwindhorst5775 The party platform did not switch. The Democratic party platform merely changed from control through oppression to control through dependency.
Democrats are generally given the benefit of the doubt for being racists hilariously enough, even when they do act blatantly racist or say racist crap or were behind racist legislation that they act like they had nothing to do with.
As a grandson of Italian immigrants, I can confirm that the language of the 1940s towards immigrants Is spot on. My parents were often pointed out for being "different". My mother had to go to a different school for being too "tanned". 100 years later, I received my white privilege card by the mail 🤷♂️ My observation: humans are tribal. They will always be someone "othered". even among otherwise homogeneous folk. Give it time, it settles itself through educating your children. It sounds shitty for those living it. I still get a "WOP" thrown my way every once and awhile. But my grandparents and parents refused to pass on the hate they received. It works. Cheers
@@haterade3.029 exactly. Time settles it. And unfortunately, new immigrants. That's just human nature. Someone is going to get othered. Wish it wasn't so.
@@colemanblack the country was and rather still is Protestant have you noticed how every white group America has persucted are Catholics? From the french Canadians to Hispanics to Irish and Italian.
Bro he really needed to stay back when he was talking about ‘the punisher’ “He would’ve raped and killed in Vietnam” - JSG Meanwhile… punisher killed said people if they were in his squad if they raped or killed. This guy’s biggest weak spot is he defends whatever makes the right mad for that novelty alone, watch his video defending Netflix’s infamous movie. More so see him get mad about kids not being told to read Maus(?) the Holocaust book with mice and cats, it was moved up a grade for a few reasons.
@@silent_stalker3687 he didn’t defend he just said it wasn’t as bad and eve didn’t say that he raped in Vietnam. It would be a lie to say he didn’t kill since it’s a war ya kinda have to kill other soilders
@@EDK-San51912 check his video ‘who punishes the punisher’ Yeah, JSG claims the punisher would’ve raped, killed and looted in Vietnam, ignoring said backstory. Also who said ‘you have to kill other soldiers’ I never brought that up as a ‘the punisher did this’ I said he killed his own as a point. If you’d description of war is ‘soldiers killing their comrades’ then war would be a self correcting problem, unless ‘I declare war on you’ means: your own army is fighting your on army for no reason.
JSG wasn't supporting the idea of staying in one's lane. He was mentioning that people have been telling him that and announcing his intention to practice malicious compliance.
I like the artstyle, cartoony, yet not too infantile. Maybe a bit of tweaks here AND there, but looks good. Men look like men, women look like women, that's good start of a book.
I remember people saying something akin to "Stick with what you know", which could be interpreted as "Stay in your lane"; but it isn't as abrasive as "Stay in your lane".
I mean if you watched that live stream chat a while back. I've seen some people say some very colorful things among other things. Flat out going out of their way to call him a well, N-word. I mean, I know what you'll say it wasn't you. But he has a large channel and as we all know loud fucking people tend to be more consistent than reasonable people. I think he has the right to be pissed off with how people treat him. Also, he does know about the Bill, and every time he explained himself in the live stream. People would A call him an n-word, B ignore it, or C just blindly think "Well, you can just trust in our politicians, they aren't those dirty lefties" (Hyperbolic since, well live stream chats are...well dumb) but basically don't trust politicians and people in power not to abuse said power. Anyway, this is the internet and we all can't lie to ourselves by pretending as if he doesn't have a reason he's annoyed with people right now.
@@Awakened_Mucacha Trolls are going to troll. I been in live streams where that word was tossed around. His take on the bill has been lackluster and knee jerk. He can be mad but we hold him to the same standards he does everyone else.
If we were to swap the clan out for woke people, we'd get the same story with the same message. Hatred towards those who are different, or you don't agree with, and wanting them hurt or dead is evil. Doesn't matter how hard one tries to deny it or justify it, it is wrong. I also love how this story shows that racists do not realize that they are racist, or how evil people do not realize how evil they are. This is so true and it's something I was told by a former boss at work, and he was 100% right. This is such a good story.
@@kaizokujimbei143 The ideology, yes. The people, no. If you want to be better than those you claim to be evil or problematic, then you do the opposite of what they do. It's why Superman, and many DC heroes, don't kill.
@@kaizokujimbei143 Battles are won through knowledge and understanding. The problem with the culture nowadays is no one entrenched in their political ideals really wants to put in the time and effort to understand one another and genuinely solve problems outta good faith. I don't know what the solution to it is, but I think one will come eventually. Probably by just making sure the community around you (whomever they are) are happy.
@@kaizokujimbei143 I don't think they're all mentally ill. Most are just misguided. As we saw in the story, Chuck was taught the things he believed while his uncle was the deranged one.
@@kaizokujimbei143 He does know that. Just because he has a different view of one particular bill doesn't shut off every other comment he's made about SJWs or the far left or whatever you want to call them. It's when the politics screw up the story that he calls them on their BS. Remember he also came out against the Black Lives Matter organization, diversity hires, pointed it out in comics he liked and hated, and so on. He may not be woke but he's still a classic liberal and that does affect his political opinion as much as any conservative. Remember he was called a white supremacist for messing with a panel from Ignited. Frankly I would love to see a discussion between JSG and YoungRippa. Their agreements and disagreements would be fascinating to see.
The connection between the Lee's story and Superman re/discovering his powers could have been linked better with a story of the girl being afraid to show off who she really is. She holds herself back. She doesn't want to put forth her full effort to stand out. More interaction with her during the story and Superman slowly coming to the realization that he's holding himself back just like her. There you go... first idea off the top of my head. Stories are connected better.
My idea for that is for them to have used Lois and let her do her whole reporter thing. Acting as the bridge between Superman and the girl. It would be easier if she was investigating the Klan and by doing so got led to that family. Plus, she can hop in on Superman stuff to with learning more about himself. It'll also help with that one odd moment when they randomly decided to finally use her.
YEah i think that was the point of Lee being the secondary protagonist rather than Lois, But i believe the story could do a more complete job at developing her arc. It just feels incomplete.
There's a difference between "know your place" and "know literally anything about the subject you're talking about before you talk about it." Well, I tried to wait it out, but I'm done.
There's something about Superman and his level of patience and forgiveness that is inspiring. Narratively with the two stories it sounds like a mess that perhaps worked better as a radio show where the people acting it out didn't have to be entirely consistent from episode to episode but I'm not sure.
"I've been told to say in my lane" Personally I would just say acknowledge you might be letting your persona; bias blind you and move on a certain topic that shall not be mentioned here. If you're gonna be maliciously compliant with the subject matter, well, I applaud the appearance of passive-aggressiveness for sheer creativity if nothing else.
That someone has a different opinion than you just means he's his own person. Talking about sides/lanes is just childish. Not calling this comic "woke thrash" doesn't make JSG a left winger just like calling Quanza Osajyefo's comics "bad" doesn't make him a right winger. It only means he had his own opinions.
It's a nice throwback to the old Superman comics. It's not perfect but we get to see Superman be Superman which is rare. Asking you to give the same treatment you would to a review to any politics is not trying to silence you.
I don't believe for a second that someone said "stay in your lane" or that you decided to listen to it. I also don't know what you think of your audience because all of us have been through a history class and know about the Klan. All your jabs at these tiny group of people/"bigots" (compared to the amount of people in America and the world) within the video will do absolutely nothing in today's society. I think it's time that you stop reminiscing about the past and look towards the future like superman (if you don't like the future, then actually do something). Don't take this as me saying that you can't report on whatever you want because I'm not and I don't want that ever. I'm not going to stop watching your videos because I disagree with you on certain subjects.
Ideologies and hatred have always existed, even now days people i know are still a little racist, mostly older folk but still, racism is definitely real. And since its set in the 1940s that fits perfectly, and it seems to be handled actually well instead of the way the woke handle it. Good job, neat story
@@hebanker3372 exactly, people are, how to say…. Dont mix well with too many different types of people. If there is a large room with a mix of religious people, wait and watch as they all start yelling which one is right. Only conformity and real segregation will make anything like that stop, but that then separates people who can share ideas, grow and we can move forward aa a species, as that is the only real thing that connects us.
@@shadowjezzter It is a negative to segregation because it outright makes it impossible to segregate in a way that *actually works* No matter what lines you draw, there are going to be individuals who cross them, get ostracized, and fight to end the segregation as a result.
@@InfernosReaper thats if you want a perfect level of segregation, but with race as a base that is something that everyone can tell by looking though family trees, so there are bases for segregation but with the personal aspects thing, everyone is also different as well, so that way would only work if we were all segregated ourselves.
I haven’t agreed with you on some of your recent takes and I don’t have to. I do feel you were doing yourself a disservice by not accurately reporting what the Florida bill was, but you do you.
He IS a progressive and unfortunately he has his blind spots like the rest of us. I just wish he would follow his own advice on this one and fully read into it before getting mad at us
25:00 Absolutely. They're also still his family. He has known them his entire life - unless these people are hideous cartoonish super-villains that do nothing but talk about how much they hate the non-whites, Chuck is going to have a very complex and deeply rooted connection to them - even before you add in the additional hard-wired part of them being his parents. His entire concept of self is going to be heavily dependent on his relationship to his parents and the things they taught him. And now he's just learned that on a fundamental level everything he thought he knew about them might be wrong. And he's a _child._ A teenager specifically, so to some extent he's likely to have more to stake his identity on, but that's still a really big one. Chuck is honestly a pretty realistic depiction of how that cognitive dissonance might play out for a person: you _know_ what they did is deeply, horribly wrong, but on a subconscious level you still love these people because they're your family, and in a way a part of who you are. Completely overturning that is incredibly distressing, so the brain actively tries to rationalize a way out of having to do it. And it can fucking _hurt._ So instead the brain tries to make excuses to soften the blow, to salvage as much as it can. And a lot of this _will_ sound like attempts to make it sound like justifications. Tommy's reaction is honestly just as valid, because he is also a kid, and as far as he can tell Chuck just wants to stay racist - especially given all the shit he's been through and the fact that he has none of the attachments to Chuck's parents to stop him from thinking they're evil. I'm only bringing this up because it sounds like you're treating this bit like the writer is trying to _defend_ the racists. 26:40 Because the entire theme of the story is centered on the sense of alienation and isolation racism can create, both for the people who are victimized by it and the people who genuinely believe it, and coming from Lois there wouldn't be any weight to the delivery of this scene. Don't get me wrong, the logic behind it is weak, it's ham-fisted and more than a bit shoehorned, but the main reason it's there is to connect the theme to Superman and use him as a lens to try to make a point in a way the reader might not have considered. The awkwardness and illogic of the scene is a surface-level issue; the actual substance is in why the scene is here at all. It can be argued that the substance isn't enough to justify the illogical and awkward framing, but to do that you have to acknowledge the goal. How the fuck'd you read the title 'Superman Smashes the Klan' and expect something that _wasn't_ going to put the subtext and themes before solid logic and believability?
I find the history of this story more interesting then the actual story. Yang seems to be trying to portray this story as transformational for how Superman sees himself and how audience's viewed him when the original story was written. I think the execution was disjointed. I say that was a fan of his writing.
@TrainerblueTube no she's in much higher stress situations at several different parts in the comics and this particular tick never comes out again. In this instance she's just telling off a bully. It has roots in a realistic reaction but it did not fit with the character that they had portrayed at all. It's pretty obvious that either they heard about or known someone who reacted in that exact way and wanted to shoe horn that reaction in there to make her more sympathetic even though it did not mesh at all with the character they had presented
@@noremac7216 Yes, because YOU wrote the character in this particular comic, so you know without a shadow of a doubt how the character should be portrayed from start to finish./
Also on Jimmy: he might be 16. It was pretty a normal thing to have some regular work and extracurricular activities like leading scouts of baseball team etc. were highly encouraged during those times (especially in US). It is also one of 'very early stories' in Sups timeline so likely Jimmy just got his gig in newspaper and so my bet is: he is 16 y.o. here.
BLM smashed STUFF. The Klan kills PEOPLE. One is asking to simply MATTER. The other claiming superiority and the deaths of everyone else. Do you not see the difference?
I for one think your entitled to voice your opinion on any topic. Just because you started out doing comic reviews doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to talk about politics.
@@Nerukenshi1233 Yeah very this. He can hold whatever position he wants, but at the very least it should be an informed decision if he's spreading the information with his channel.
@@Nerukenshi1233 Hi Michael, I've read most of the comments but yours is the only one i'm confused by. I listen to JSG and i'm struck by his eloquence. His sentences are well constructed, generally to the point and grammatically correct. As for his literacy/illiteracy or otherwise I haven't seen any of his written work (aside from brief answers to comments) and so don't feel able to comment. To what are you refering? As an aside the more elegant construction of your sentence "he can talk about whatever, just being not illiterate about it would be nice." would be "he can talk about whatever, just not being illiterate about it would be nice." in that I infer you intend to mean he should not be something and the negative is traditionally inserted before the verb. Just saying to show how easy it is to poke holes in somebodys's point by criticising their language skills and not the substance of the discussion.
@@kaizokujimbei143 I'm not sure exactly who it is that you are implying thinks jsg is always correct on everything and that he is the indisputable moral view on everything. i don't think anybody is or has said that. you and others have your stance he and others have his, discuss politely in a public forum. right?
Superman Smashes the Klan is a complex story, dealing with themes of racism and identity on many different levels. The book follows Roberta as she manages the complicated process of being herself in a new environment that's not very welcoming to those who are different. However, Roberta is not alone in this struggle.
You don't have to "Stay in your lane" You're free to travel in any lane you want. It's your channel. But you do have to follow the speed limit in different lanes. And that last lane change you were doing 100 in a 60 km lane buddy. You were just all over the place and endangering yourself and everyone else🤣🤣🤣 We just wanted you to calm down before you started to hurt your growth over this because we love this channel and want to see you do better. But this ain't the hill to die on especially when you had almost all your information wrong...it was starting to look really bad really quickly.
@@jemhoare2105 Misinterpreting and taking 1 part of a larger statement. That also sounds like something a certain "group" does. If you used even 5% of your brain and weren't a reactionary shifting through looking for SJWs you would've realized that I was referring to his channel doing better and not telling him to do better in some smug "I'm better than you" way.
@@giornogiovanna845 telling him to do better in some smug "I'm better than you" way.... Sounds like EXACTLY what you are doing. If you used 5% of your brain you'd realise you are using the same tactics as the SJWs use. You are different sides of the same coin.
I like how this story does capture Supes accurate power set of not having flight originally. He was the first power bound leaper before Marvel's Incredible Hulk. And it just displayed how powerful he really was back then. Not only to be able to travel globally on a single hop. But to be able to land from any height and not cause explosive fall damage. Unlike how eventually how it would end up following. That he can be forcibly yeeted unto the ground and cause it to shatter. Rather than have his body safely absorb all inertia impact.
is he still on that dumb trip,it seems his absolute blind hatred against christians and conseratives regardless of reason makes him dumber and dumber, the bill isnt too long ruined leon literally has a video where he reads the damn bill and it shows it is clearly not a "anti gay bill". JSG has some personal problems with conseratives and it seems hebwants to own them at any opportunity even if it makes him look as dumb as some woke leftists
@@EMPtaticz Is an ideology that is defined by its intolerance towards those different from themselves deserving of tolerance or acceptance? It's like allowing a psychotic serial killer to walk freely amongst the normal people and pretending that they couldn't possibly just be waiting for the time to strike, because it wouldn't be fair to keep them at a safe distance just because they can't be reasoned with or trusted to not do it again.
Sometimes I think “I’m glad we are in an age where we can know better than previous generations and eras”. Then I see the things going on today, the absolute insolence that’s out today and amongst the populace. Makes me glad we have hero’s like you who bring touchy conversations.
Maybe tone it down on Chuck? I mean the dude still a kid and he is just learning that the people around him are not good, but monstrous. The people that loved and cared for him greatly. The people that he loves and cares for greatly. If you suddenly learned that your loved one was a monster you would try and doubt it first as well. I can’t imagine a single person who wouldn’t.
"The Superman radio show was the most popular show in the 40s." I don't know if that's true. The Shadow, which started 3 years earlier and lasted until 3 years after was arguably more popular on both Radio and Print media, with one of his stories being practically plagiarized to create Batman. We could also talk about Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze who Superman is also arguably a copy of.
Birth of a Nation was the first movie ever screened in the White House, for Woodrow Wilson, the man who resegregated the entire federal government. He was the man responsible for even resegregating the military. Wilson typically doesn't suffer any of the negative reputation that a lot of past politicians rightfully do, but he should. I would also like to point out that there were no gun control laws in America until after the passage of the 13th Amendment. Gun control laws, historically and by their very purpose, are racist. Every American citizen who can legally do so has a right to arm themselves and defend themselves, their family, and their property, and their community, regardless of race, culture, gender, or any other factor. This is just a statement of fact and should not be controversial.
Also Wilson is responsible for why a banking clan is in charge of the USD (which by the constitution means it is fake and illegitimate currency...... but everyone seems to ignore that part) and brought back the Klan from true extinction. As alternate history hub said (probably not accurate, going off memory) "if there is one person you can blame for all of our troubles, you can blame Woodrow Wilson".
@@crocidile90 He's also responsible for income tax, expansion of the Supreme Court, the 17th Amendment, getting the US involved in WWI, and the economic restrictions on Germany that directly led to WWII. What a terrible human being.
Always powerful to see people wrongly led by evil being given a shot at redemption or realizing the error of their ways. Chuck is understandable as he's beginning to question other motives and sides to what his family believes. It's hard to cope with needing to completely re-evaluate your entire life's viewpoints, especially when you realize how severely damaging it is to others. He started out as a bully, but I think it's showing how he's become lost when he sees how much more extreme that mentality has gone with his Uncle. White supremacists love to claim they're "protecting what they love" but it's hypocritical when most of their actions are done in service of hate. I think the comic does a good job with Chuck showing how a white supremacist begins to react when they realize their values are more-so rooted in hate. I don't think it's odd it would mirror "stages of grief" either.
You know, I was *just* listening to that Clan of the Fiery Cross episode, and I'll finish the last part tomorrow. Lemme tell ya: There wasn't any Klan kryptonite weapons in the original radio show story. That being said, the Unity House was featured in a previous radio show story, where anti-american agents were manipulating a gang of youths to sabotage it in order to turn people against each other. Edit: Already I saw deviations from the radio show story, particularly with Chuck Riggs and Superman: In the story, Superman only found out who Chuck Riggs was and his significance when Clark Kent put out an open letter on the Daily Planet newspaper to the kid who tipped the Daily Planet off about Tommy Lee, and that open letter was posted *after* Jimmy Olsen and Perry were kidnapped by the Klan following Perry's posting of a 1000 dollar (later 5000 dollar) bounty for identifying members of the Klan of the Fiery Cross. Edit 2: Superman already had his X-Ray vision in the radio show. Edit 3: Frankly... I think this video's just JSG nitpicking a la CinemaSins, and that's a sin to entertainment.
I think he had X-Ray vision in the comics at the time. I don't know if he was using "the heat from my X-Ray vision" to burn things at the time, a precursor to his actual heat vision, but like JSG said he could still leap 1/8th of a mile from his first story. Also, was Atom Man in the radio show? The only Atom Man I know was in the second Superman serial, Lex Luthor in a disguise lined with lead.
@@ShadowWingTronix I don't know, only started actively listening to the radio show serials around the dark side of the moon story (which I'll save that rant for another time, but I'll leave it with this: HOW THE *FUCK* DOES THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON HAVE PROPER ATMOS?!) But I know for a fact Superman had the power of X-Ray Vision and flight in the radio show at least. Still hold my conviction that JSG's just frivolously nitpicking in this video though.
@@GlareanLiebertine Admittedly I haven't really gotten far in my listening of the Superman radio show (I've been listening to The Blue Beetle during walks...which I hope to start doing again when the nights are a bit warmer) but it's not like the show didn't get things wrong. The Kents, who show up in this story, weren't part of his origin unless they added that later as a retcon. Episode 2 just has Kal-El on Earth as an adult, given his Clark Kent identity by a scientist and his grandson he saves from a train accident. Guy is right that he should at least be leaping the tall building instead of climbing it (I don't know what the show did in the original story) but if he could fly then that makes this even dumber just so they could have the little Chinese girl tell Superman how to use his powers despite (according to the review) not showing any kind of science prodigy skills. I don't know if that's woke necessarily but it is rather silly if not stupid.
I've seen the criticism, no one said to stay in your lane. They stated your strong suit is comics, and calling out the bullshit in them is what you are good at. However, that your political opinions are misinformed at best. Much like how you deflected when people pointed out that you were wrong about your rants on the Florida bill, and continue to not point out that things like the klan came not from your perceived evil republicans but in fact the always been racist democrats. All in all i like the message of the book unity overcoming racism. though I need to point out your own fallacy of pointing out that one of the things that shows bigotry is wanting to be with your own kind, while in the next breath you try to try to associate that with those who have a different world view. "you thought we wouldn't notice, but we did"
People got in their feelings because JSG views didn't align with theirs. This is why they told him to stick to comics aka "Stay in your lane because I'm too closed-minded to accept the fact that you have different opinions". Even if he might have gotten some information wrong doesn't mean he shouldn't be allowed to voice his opinion. Your comment is the reason why we don't need echo chambers on TH-cam and why they should be banned. Also, do you know how many channels give out misinformation? It's not only JSG. Who do you listen to on TH-cam when it comes to politics? Also, the klan consisted of both Democrats and Republicans but you stated it has always been racist democrats. Now look who's giving out misinformation. Maybe you should stay in your lane.
@@diversityfields5584 Wrong on so many parts. You forget the community that you speak of for starters. Nobody gives a damn what his political opinions are as long as its good content about the medium that brought us all here in the first place. Nobody cares about him drawing political comparisons, as the creators of comics have become mostly political themselves and we all suffer from it. Again no one said for him to "stay in his lane". They praised his pop culture knowledge but pointed out that his political narratives were flawed. Which if he wants to get into the political battlefield he needs to toughen up because he will get steam rolled in any debate he goes into with his current misinformed opinions I don't really get my opinions from anyone, i listen for a topic to come up coming from one side or another then i research that myself, The fucked up part is to even hear a topic that the right is talking about i have to subscribe to them because everything front page is left wing talking points. No kid, I'm from the south, i know the history. The klan was all Democrats, its even why the first gun laws were put into place by Democrats, because they were getting shot too often while wearing their white hoods and going after my great grandparents. remember until the 1960s the Democrats campaigned themselves as "The white mans party" in fact you can still google the posters they used. Repiublicans were just ineffectual jackasses caring more about businesses and money like they always have.
@@ngsomeguy 1. There are comments in the comment section from people stating that they have an issue with his political views. Just scroll through the comments, my guy. 2. People are telling JSG to stick to comics which translates to "Stay in your lane" It's a dog whistle and a pathetic dog whistle at that. 3. Please tell me you're not one of those people that think TH-cam is left-leaning when you literally have all these TH-cam channels that are right-wing and far-right. 4. Oh my god you make my head hurt. So, everyone in the Klan was Democrat? Everyone? So, you asked every single member in the Klan what their political affiliation is right? And I'm from the South too. Gulfport, MS. The Klan consisted of white people from all types of backgrounds. Yes, it was majority Democrat but to say everyone in the Klan was Democrat is like saying everyone in Germany was Nazis. Plus, the parties switched ideologies a long time ago. Therefore, most Klan members today lean right and vote Republican. Funny how you didn't mention this but you're so focused on the past as if we're still living in it.
@@diversityfields5584 Uh huh, so tell me what you don't consider a dog whistle? Lets start with that. Its such a cop out phrase for when people have nothing constructive to say. And what are these "far-right" youtubers? because I'd like to hear what they'd have to say about some some shit so I can comment on their stupidity like I do with crowder and shapiro who are just run of the mill conservatives. Because all I see recommended is Destiny, Vaush, and mainstream media excluding Fox. Please point me to a Far right so i can have some fun putting them on blast because i grow tired of poking holes in the same tired leftest and conservative talking points. Of coarse the whole klan wasn't 100% Democrat thats a straw man of my statement. It was Founded by Democrats, and was always majority Democrat, with some sprinklings of National Socialist that grew enough to take portions, which is why the US fighting against the National Socialist German Workers Party in WW2 struck the death blow to the klan that caused it to die out over the years. This is all pretty basic history. The funniest part that i find is that somehow the misconception that the current preachings of the Alt-Right are considered to be right wing when its almost the same thing verbatim that i hear coming from the college marxists. the "oh white people rule the world." bullshit. Its all Critical theory bullshit.
A bit Educational yes, Woke no. Because This story is too well written.. In A Woke story the writer would've had Superman prison R••ed (that happened...) and the writer would've had a character say something harmless: "Sure thing dude" Person receiving said harmless statement: "Hey you bigot! My Pronouns are they/them get it right!" (Cue an hour long conversation as to why the person who just said "Sure thing dude" is a bigot...) and about a dozen token characters (if a character is: this hero but this it's tokenize.) who've taken the "Mantle" of an established character.. and it would've included story threads that contradict established lore...
If you want to stay on track with the actual story you could have simply said that the Klansmen where just turned into parodies of normal conservatives, like the most basic harmless beliefs like gun control or some other nonsense.
@@Fedorah_Mccain did you miss the part where the klan came from the south?. since the North was Republican by default the South was Democrat... but yeah... Republicans (or just people in general) these days get Called "Klansmen" or "White supremacist" "Fascist" or "Nazi" because they don't agree with the extreme ideas of the left these days "The right to Discrimination" they call that "Anti-racism" even though it's just racism.. (Judge someone based not on color of skin but content of character ~Martin Luthor king Jr.) "Defund the police" (great now with no police, it's up to you to defend yourself idiot, what's that you're supposed to retreat?.. to where?.. oh yeah anywhere that's not a blue state!. Note: Leave the policies that made the state you came from a hellscape in the state you're coming from!.. thank you very much.) "universal guaranteed income for minorities" (if you're not in a minority group: screw you.) "the right to abort a fetus even at dilation" (in which case you really are killing a kid..)
I'm actually surprised you weren't aware of the original radio show and this topic, it's probably one of the more interesting subjects as far as Superman trivia goes.
11:18 would be amazing that in 50 years they do the same with CRT (the right amount of melanin supremacy, the group of people that "can't" be reeeee) and the message from the infinite letters.
I’m a big fan of Gene Luen Yang, and I’ll have to pick up this trade at some point. Weaving together different storylines is one of his trademarks, as in American Born Chinese and Boxers and Saints. It’s a shame it doesn’t quite work here.
Obviously, you have the right to state your opinion. But what you did was disguise your opinion as the truth, bashed anyone who disagreed with you or called you out and labeled any opposition as "Right-wing bigots."
The first iteration, definitely, but the 2nd and current iterations are pure Republicans. Same as how dems used to be the party for evangelicals before Jimmy Carter.
I liked the anime-isk art style and as much of an OBVIOUS reason they made it, knowing its based on the radio shows, I gave it a try and now I would like to see more comic adaptations of the Superman Radio Show
1. Didn't know the klan was trademarked, learn something new every day. 2. I also like the art style, it's in that nice in-between of cartoony and realism. Wish there was more of it! 3. And yeah, what is it with people not calling parents in these stories?? Can't even make an excuse about the parents just not being home.
26:06 Although I agree with you that some parts of the story doesn't feel right, I really like that scene with the girl. In fact, I think THIS would not be only a good conflict for Superman, but also a great way to stablish why his powers changed. The disadvantage, of course, is that this would only work on the "neighborhood friend" phase of Superman. Of course, it would be a "must" for him to go full power when stronger villains came around. I also loved the "bonds" theme in the story. It makes the villains sounds more serious, not just cannon-fodder caricatures.
I want to know why “Birth of a Nation” is STILL taught in film school. There are many other options that teach the same techniques and styles without the theme.
Because it was the first one and was a major moment of change in the film industry. The film is horrific, but that doesn’t change it being a landmark in the film industry.
JSG I don't know who's telling you to stay in your lane, that's a shitty thing to do. If you're talking about the push-back you've been getting for your bad takes, some of which you espoused in this video, most people just wanted you to step up and be better than that. Myself, I just wanted you to be the thoughtful intelligent person who has challenged me to rethink many of my old positions. Except for a few comments here and there, this video was a nice return to form. I don't mind if you have different opinions from me and, I'm sure, most people would agree with that if you just came at it thoughtfully. I enjoy your long talks and your great personality. Please keep being your awesome self.
Again with the generalizing, NO ONE DEFENDS THE KLAN, EVER. Saying that everyone thinks the comic was woke is because of the climate and the name, just like you.
"No one defends the klan ever" Isn't that technically a generalization? I mean look hard enough and you can find someone doing something like this unironicly.
@@OtaniNoAsagi true, however that’s a truthful, good faith generalization, he was making the claim that right wingers are the worst again, a thing that he made reference to in the beginning of the video, it’s just like whiplash when he approaches things with logic and then now just says whatever, have you heard anyone defending the klan?
I thought your take on that bill was EMBARASSING. You clearly had no idea what you were talking about. That said, The only people that would tell you to "stay in your lane" or stop watching are people you don't want watching your content, ima be honest. You do you. People are allowed to disagree.
So people that basically agree with what you said in the 1at 2 sentences are people he doesn't want watching anyway? Do you hear yourself? And there is a big difference between disagreeing and just being flat out wrong and misinformed. I haven't even heard his take on it, though it's clear that I don't need to. But I do remember him saying that the guy chorus coming for your kids was "obviously" a joke, the only thing funny is the absolute meltdown from the alphabet people over the parental rights bill, but it was all just a joke right
@@edwardhosmer5726 Actually, yeah. To an extent you're right. I could have gotten my point across better. I disagree with him doing political commentary on a channel that isn't entirely for that. The point I was trying to get across is that I wouldn't unsub just for him doing that specific thing that specific time. Mind you, if he decides he's just going to take his channel that way, yeah...I may probably end up unsubscribing.
The book has some issues, but all-in-all it was decent. You are right about the smaller font, just enough to be annoying. If you get a chance to listen to the audio drama, I recommend it. "Clan of the Fiery Cross" It is on YT.
A lot of the themes in this comic is similar to the situations we’re dealing with today. It’s kinda crazy that a lot of woke people are exactly like chuck.
Kind of questionable for the time its release, but nice to see a callback that was pretty serious because the story was written around Mr. Stetson who went undercover in the klan and was trying to warn the government because the chapter he was in was planning on raiding a federal armory, and Kelloggs offered to advertise the show so it could be broadcasted with the radio's approval.
Before we even get started! Guy, much love bro. This is your channel, this is your content, you talk about what ever you want. Your "lane" is yours to choose and to travel in. No, no buts. Full stop. Love you Guy. Lord knows I don't agree, but Love you.
Damn the art alone sold me on this book. Great find. I wonder if the pacing issues are from it being a radio drama. One episode dealing with Superman, then one with the clan, then one with the kids, and it's only when you put them all together that it's jarring. Either way I think I'll pick this one up.
Y'know, one of the things I like about Yang's work is that he can tackle things like racism without being preachy. Even the klansmen were humanized. American Born Chinese is a good example of this, and Boxers & Saints handled the Boxer Rebellion quite well. As a Superman comic, I think it's safe to say that Yang gets Superman. That's the problem with a lot of woke comics; they just don't get the heroes they're portraying, while Yang is clearly a superhero fan. My favorite part was when the klansman thought he died and the first thing he saw was a Jewish man, and was scared to find out Jews were in Heaven. Btw, The Shadow Hero is another one of his excellent comics. It's an origin story to the first Asian superhero in comics. It's one of the more original superhero origins I've read.
The reason you don't get the harder language of the era is two reasons. 1 - FCC Broadcast rules of the day. 2 - Laws targeting Klan activity. It would be like those reporters trying to discover how easy it is to build an illegal gun and end up breaking the law in the process.
Look I still like your work, but as of late you've been like those celebrities you've criticized many times, attacking your fans over political beliefs, in the end none of this is going to impact the bill and the attacks you've thrown haven't done anything to change our minds. Your work has been suffering too as you can't let it go, aside from the video about the bill itself your "So you want to play the victim" video was not good to put it politely and had pretty weak arguments, but I agree with the base core playing the victim is a bad look. What I'm saying is that this has been petty but you're still admired and can make good videos, I know you talk about what you want to but has any of this been worth it?
I think he missed the point with Chuck, he was having a hard time with the realisation that his family is evil.
Negation is a normal part of it.
The first coping mechanism is always denial. That's just how we humans work
I guess just a guy was too busy composing to notice
Yeah it's kinda of hard to see the people who raised you be bad people atleast he realized it's wrong but he's also a kid what's he supposed to do run away cause mom and uncle don't like minorities that's not very logical for a post WW2 America.
Finally, a comic that does Superman justice, to who he is as a character and a hero. Granted, not the best Superman story ever told, but miles above anything written today.
A good classic story will always be good. Doesn't have to be high art, just good.
@@RotaAbyssian infinite criss still best
@@johnnywantyoudead5113 I'm partial to the Death of Superman event, myself. It helps that I had the trade of it from a very young age, and the trade did a good job of bringing in tie-ins that showed just how THOROUGHLY FUCKED everyone was against Doomsday. I will never forget the feeling of reading how Doom ripped through every hero thrown at him, each only serving to make him better by removing his restraints slowly, only for the Blue Boy Scout to throw the first punch to make him truly pause. And then to immediately go to Supes' internal monologue about how he was tights-browningly scared because everything this monster was throwing at him hurt to a degree he had never felt before. I am protective of that story and how it was told to this day, and is a major reason why I hate Batman V Superman as much as I do.
@@RotaAbyssian batman vs superman sucks in writing
@@johnnywantyoudead5113 I can acknowledge that it has some good writing in spots, but I will never forgive it for jumping the gun on Doomsday. Making him a last minute threat does a disservice to that character. It would have been like if the first avengers movie was the entirety of the Thanos conflict. Too much, too soon.
Lois Lane was clueless for decades, being fooled by useless glasses and a different hair part. Lois not figuring out his powers is well within believability
I think that was the last funny SNL sketch, where the Rock played Clark Kent and everyone used that line Superman, who ever that is, then snickers.
Why does Supes hate cars so much.
There's a whole breakdown of why Superman as Clark is effective. >_> I can't remember what it is called, but look around it might change your opinion or might not. It is still interesting though.
@@kalebb1226 he can fly doesn't need cause he better than them
Glasses are actually pretty effective. Superman also changes his posture and body language in his Clark Persona.
I didn’t think this was particularly woke, not compared others you’ve reviewed. Stomping on the Klan is just good old-fashioned fun, like stomping Nazis, or Imperial stormtroopers. I do think you were a bit harsh on Chuck, though, because he’s just a kid. I’d have less sympathy if he was 30, but “I don’t want to believe the people I love are monsters” is a pretty normal reaction for a 15-year-old.
Yeah. I don't think the criticism on chuck was valid either. Any kid wouldn't want to believe someone they love is a monster, his reaction in complete neglect makes sense.
Exactly. He was just a kid who just found out that his _family_ are monsters who tried to kill his friends because of their race, that's not going to be an easy thing for any _child_ to digest.
@@lavendermarshmallowplant3229
Chuck is the kinda kid who had to learn the hard way about how vile they were
I don't think he was too harsh, the story does pretty well by Chuck, he ends up being forgiven and with none of the endless guilt and debt that the left like to spout about in spite of starting out as an asshole and going along with his uncle the terrorist for most of the book. He was taking part in some evil stuff, imagine how you might react if you learned your son attended a communist of fascist rally where people were hurt and buildings were burned. 15-year-olds aren't adults, but they definitely are responsible for their actions. The book gives him a similar treatment to Agent Kallus, from Star Wars Rebels, it's overly optimistic and hopeful, but I think that's not out of place for a children's show or comic. JSJ's comments about him seem similar to his comments about some contrivances surrounding the kids; they aren't wrong, but they also seem intended towards a more mature audience than the comic is probably designed for.
Agreed. Even abuse victims don't realize that they're being abused or those that abuse them are bad when it comes to friends, family and people you love.
A (mostly) historically faithful superman comic involving nazis and klan while its not fucked up by woke garbage? Brave and rare.
anti klan is woke garbage by default
They recontextualized the racial dialectic to the modern sensibility of race fwiw
@@karasoth Eh, can't complain too much. It's nice to see a return to the universal whipping boy of 'dem KKK idiots' getting smacked about for once.
@@karasoth reeeee
@@josiahclarke3535 If your only doing a surface level analysis you can miss the wokism. But their recontextualizing the race dialectic (especially for Asians) is totally a modern lense put into an older story. I wonder why JSG has lost a step in his skills......really really makes you think
Still disagree with you on the parental rights bill and you're being a tool about it, but whoever told you to "stay in your lane" is in the wrong. You're entitled to your opinion, even if someone disagrees with it.
I respect you
You're right, if he wants to run off a cliff of diversity and inclusion is he's right.
@@TRENCHESandTREADS If anything Just Some Guy is a centralist. Just see is past videos where he critiques woke sjws feminist's and cancel culture.
I absolutely agree. I love JSG, and whoever told him that is ignorant. But seriously, he sounded like a jerk off the other day talking about the PRB. For the first time, Guy made me cringe. Disappointing.
Exactly. "Stay in your lane" is a dumb take, he's allowed an opinion, even if a wrong one.
Pacing is certainly off between the transitions of the stories. But, that ending exchange between Superman and the uncle? Fuck, that just screamed Superman to me and I absolutely loved it. I also agree that the girl shouldn't have explained to superman about his powers. If the girl had to be involved they could have used Lois to be the bridge between Superman and the girl. So Lois is the one that notices how the girl says she only gets motion sick in vehicles, which could spark Lois considering the way she feels when carried by him. Overall sounds like a good story.
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Fun fact about the Klan: Their cloaks and hoods were stolen from the Catholic Church, they still wear those things in Spain for certain religious beliefs.
For a supposedly pure group they sure did steal a lot of there symbols
Which is dripping with irony considering how anti-Catholic they are. Also isn’t it rather hypocritical of them to set a cross on fire while having the nerve to represent Christian values. I mean seriously, you wouldn’t set your Bible on fire so why the heck would you set a cross on fire. It just seems somewhat hypocritical when you get down to it. Know what I mean?
1st Amendment, say literally anything you want. Even though I disagree with you sometimes, I still enjoy the channel.
Also, I love how RDR2 made the Klan a huntable faction. But even better is if you actually just stand there and watch them, they always fuck up and kill themselves by being stupid.
1st means the Gov can't imprison for speech, doesn't mean people can't call him out.
I just throw some dynamite to get them all at once
@@ChadKakashi
Op said "1st Amendment, say literally anything you want".
I.e. The typical misunderstanding of the 1st amendment.
Maybe OP meant to include such a thing: but since OP didn't, it doesn't matter.
By saying "1st Amendment, say literally anything you want"; it is to be taken as it is written.
No subtext of what may have been and no subtext based upon our understanding of the amendment; just words.
If I said, "Title IX, Can't discriminate for being a man" and you clap back with "But what about women?"; would it be fair if I said "I didn't say it didn't include women".
I.e. a profound understanding of it would show that my wording was a misrepresentation / lack of understanding.
@@POIUYTREWQ62 it’s a good thing no one has ever said ya couldn’t call him out but you
@@chidoman1595
In Mafia 3 you can bust up a meeting with an M60 fully loaded
It's less 'stay in your lane' and more 'read what you're criticizing', which you obviously did here, which is likely why this video was good, if lightly dusted with salt.
With how Superman comics are nowadays "smashing" could mean an entirely different thing now.
Superman having an o**y with the kkk?
Lmao
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@@omegademps4242 LOL, that's even worse. 😂😂😂
Gay the racism out of them? Sadly I can actually see them trying that.
I'm surprised that this was on the radio in the 40s. I remember the Klan had a major march on Washington and. Mrs. Truman was upset that children were dressed in robes because children only know love. It shocked a lot of people at that time.
@@peterwindhorst5775 The party platform did not switch. The Democratic party platform merely changed from control through oppression to control through dependency.
@@oneangrygeek4575 More like the "white man's burden" racists just took over.
Democrats are generally given the benefit of the doubt for being racists hilariously enough, even when they do act blatantly racist or say racist crap or were behind racist legislation that they act like they had nothing to do with.
@@oneangrygeek4575 I mean considering what's going on right now I think they still control trough oppression
@@oneangrygeek4575 spoken like a man that knows jack shit.
As a grandson of Italian immigrants, I can confirm that the language of the 1940s towards immigrants Is spot on. My parents were often pointed out for being "different". My mother had to go to a different school for being too "tanned". 100 years later, I received my white privilege card by the mail 🤷♂️ My observation: humans are tribal. They will always be someone "othered". even among otherwise homogeneous folk. Give it time, it settles itself through educating your children. It sounds shitty for those living it. I still get a "WOP" thrown my way every once and awhile. But my grandparents and parents refused to pass on the hate they received. It works. Cheers
Same for us irish, we are white, but not white enough to be proper white apparently, back then at least
@@haterade3.029 exactly. Time settles it. And unfortunately, new immigrants. That's just human nature. Someone is going to get othered. Wish it wasn't so.
@@colemanblack the country was and rather still is Protestant have you noticed how every white group America has persucted are Catholics? From the french Canadians to Hispanics to Irish and Italian.
@@Demicleas maybe. But where i live, catholics are the majority. And that didn't stop native catholics from othering immigrant catholics 🤷♂️
The hell is a wop
There's a certain level of irony on display here.
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"Stay in your lane"
I thought we were about letting people speak their mind, regardless of whether we agree or not?
Bro he really needed to stay back when he was talking about ‘the punisher’
“He would’ve raped and killed in Vietnam”
- JSG
Meanwhile… punisher killed said people if they were in his squad if they raped or killed.
This guy’s biggest weak spot is he defends whatever makes the right mad for that novelty alone, watch his video defending Netflix’s infamous movie.
More so see him get mad about kids not being told to read Maus(?) the Holocaust book with mice and cats, it was moved up a grade for a few reasons.
@@silent_stalker3687 he didn’t defend he just said it wasn’t as bad and eve didn’t say that he raped in Vietnam. It would be a lie to say he didn’t kill since it’s a war ya kinda have to kill other soilders
@@EDK-San51912 check his video ‘who punishes the punisher’
Yeah, JSG claims the punisher would’ve raped, killed and looted in Vietnam, ignoring said backstory.
Also who said ‘you have to kill other soldiers’ I never brought that up as a ‘the punisher did this’ I said he killed his own as a point.
If you’d description of war is ‘soldiers killing their comrades’ then war would be a self correcting problem, unless ‘I declare war on you’ means: your own army is fighting your on army for no reason.
You see, he’s here, and you’re **over there**, and **over there** needs to take care of itself.
JSG wasn't supporting the idea of staying in one's lane. He was mentioning that people have been telling him that and announcing his intention to practice malicious compliance.
I like the artstyle, cartoony, yet not too infantile. Maybe a bit of tweaks here AND there, but looks good. Men look like men, women look like women, that's good start of a book.
Only reason for the genders looking the way they do is because it’s set in the 40’s guarantee if it wasn’t it’d be different
Same here. I think it helps that it's the same art team (Gurihiru) that did most of the Avatar comics.
I mean people can look however they want it's not a big deal.
^ we've got one!!!!!
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As far as I know no one said stay in your lane. What we did do was try to inform you about the bill itself so you understood what it actually is.
I remember people saying something akin to "Stick with what you know", which could be interpreted as "Stay in your lane"; but it isn't as abrasive as "Stay in your lane".
I mean if you watched that live stream chat a while back. I've seen some people say some very colorful things among other things. Flat out going out of their way to call him a well, N-word.
I mean, I know what you'll say it wasn't you. But he has a large channel and as we all know loud fucking people tend to be more consistent than reasonable people. I think he has the right to be pissed off with how people treat him. Also, he does know about the Bill, and every time he explained himself in the live stream. People would A call him an n-word, B ignore it, or C just blindly think "Well, you can just trust in our politicians, they aren't those dirty lefties" (Hyperbolic since, well live stream chats are...well dumb) but basically don't trust politicians and people in power not to abuse said power.
Anyway, this is the internet and we all can't lie to ourselves by pretending as if he doesn't have a reason he's annoyed with people right now.
@@Awakened_Mucacha Trolls are going to troll. I been in live streams where that word was tossed around. His take on the bill has been lackluster and knee jerk. He can be mad but we hold him to the same standards he does everyone else.
If we were to swap the clan out for woke people, we'd get the same story with the same message. Hatred towards those who are different, or you don't agree with, and wanting them hurt or dead is evil. Doesn't matter how hard one tries to deny it or justify it, it is wrong. I also love how this story shows that racists do not realize that they are racist, or how evil people do not realize how evil they are. This is so true and it's something I was told by a former boss at work, and he was 100% right. This is such a good story.
@@kaizokujimbei143 The ideology, yes. The people, no. If you want to be better than those you claim to be evil or problematic, then you do the opposite of what they do. It's why Superman, and many DC heroes, don't kill.
@@kaizokujimbei143 Battles are won through knowledge and understanding. The problem with the culture nowadays is no one entrenched in their political ideals really wants to put in the time and effort to understand one another and genuinely solve problems outta good faith. I don't know what the solution to it is, but I think one will come eventually. Probably by just making sure the community around you (whomever they are) are happy.
@@kaizokujimbei143 I don't think they're all mentally ill. Most are just misguided. As we saw in the story, Chuck was taught the things he believed while his uncle was the deranged one.
@@kaizokujimbei143 He does know that. Just because he has a different view of one particular bill doesn't shut off every other comment he's made about SJWs or the far left or whatever you want to call them. It's when the politics screw up the story that he calls them on their BS. Remember he also came out against the Black Lives Matter organization, diversity hires, pointed it out in comics he liked and hated, and so on. He may not be woke but he's still a classic liberal and that does affect his political opinion as much as any conservative. Remember he was called a white supremacist for messing with a panel from Ignited.
Frankly I would love to see a discussion between JSG and YoungRippa. Their agreements and disagreements would be fascinating to see.
@@AzraelThanatos kinda ironic considering it was intended originally AS a social club and the original founder was upset with what it became.
The connection between the Lee's story and Superman re/discovering his powers could have been linked better with a story of the girl being afraid to show off who she really is. She holds herself back. She doesn't want to put forth her full effort to stand out.
More interaction with her during the story and Superman slowly coming to the realization that he's holding himself back just like her.
There you go... first idea off the top of my head. Stories are connected better.
My idea for that is for them to have used Lois and let her do her whole reporter thing. Acting as the bridge between Superman and the girl. It would be easier if she was investigating the Klan and by doing so got led to that family. Plus, she can hop in on Superman stuff to with learning more about himself. It'll also help with that one odd moment when they randomly decided to finally use her.
YEah i think that was the point of Lee being the secondary protagonist rather than Lois, But i believe the story could do a more complete job at developing her arc. It just feels incomplete.
You know as JSG was reviewing it I thought the story was all over the place.
Your explanation just made it make more sense now. 👍
Too bad Evil!Superman is now ingrained in the public consciousness
There's a difference between "know your place" and "know literally anything about the subject you're talking about before you talk about it."
Well, I tried to wait it out, but I'm done.
@@D-Havoc does this mean JSG has begun his fall?
There's something about Superman and his level of patience and forgiveness that is inspiring. Narratively with the two stories it sounds like a mess that perhaps worked better as a radio show where the people acting it out didn't have to be entirely consistent from episode to episode but I'm not sure.
"I've been told to say in my lane" Personally I would just say acknowledge you might be letting your persona; bias blind you and move on a certain topic that shall not be mentioned here.
If you're gonna be maliciously compliant with the subject matter, well, I applaud the appearance of passive-aggressiveness for sheer creativity if nothing else.
"Superman Smashes the Klan" . . . that must have taken all of about 30 seconds.
At least they had a slight chance against Black Panther.
I want him to smash the central banks!!!!!
Wait for it....... They have kryptonite.
yeah. That's prolly 1 page tops.
I'm getting some salt vibes out of this vid.
Well I think that you can be in any lane you wanna be in, but I always enjoy your comic reviews.
That someone has a different opinion than you just means he's his own person. Talking about sides/lanes is just childish. Not calling this comic "woke thrash" doesn't make JSG a left winger just like calling Quanza Osajyefo's comics "bad" doesn't make him a right winger.
It only means he had his own opinions.
@@MASHo1992 Or it just means he's right about those things, because he is ;)
It's a nice throwback to the old Superman comics. It's not perfect but we get to see Superman be Superman which is rare. Asking you to give the same treatment you would to a review to any politics is not trying to silence you.
I don't believe for a second that someone said "stay in your lane" or that you decided to listen to it. I also don't know what you think of your audience because all of us have been through a history class and know about the Klan.
All your jabs at these tiny group of people/"bigots" (compared to the amount of people in America and the world) within the video will do absolutely nothing in today's society. I think it's time that you stop reminiscing about the past and look towards the future like superman (if you don't like the future, then actually do something).
Don't take this as me saying that you can't report on whatever you want because I'm not and I don't want that ever. I'm not going to stop watching your videos because I disagree with you on certain subjects.
I think he was being sarcastic.
@@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 possibly
Ideologies and hatred have always existed, even now days people i know are still a little racist, mostly older folk but still, racism is definitely real. And since its set in the 1940s that fits perfectly, and it seems to be handled actually well instead of the way the woke handle it. Good job, neat story
@@hebanker3372 exactly, people are, how to say…. Dont mix well with too many different types of people. If there is a large room with a mix of religious people, wait and watch as they all start yelling which one is right. Only conformity and real segregation will make anything like that stop, but that then separates people who can share ideas, grow and we can move forward aa a species, as that is the only real thing that connects us.
@@shadowjezzter the problem with segregation is that different people put more value on different aspects of a person.
@@InfernosReaper thats just humans and their own personal ideals. Not really a negative to segregation.
@@shadowjezzter It is a negative to segregation because it outright makes it impossible to segregate in a way that *actually works*
No matter what lines you draw, there are going to be individuals who cross them, get ostracized, and fight to end the segregation as a result.
@@InfernosReaper thats if you want a perfect level of segregation, but with race as a base that is something that everyone can tell by looking though family trees, so there are bases for segregation but with the personal aspects thing, everyone is also different as well, so that way would only work if we were all segregated ourselves.
I haven’t agreed with you on some of your recent takes and I don’t have to. I do feel you were doing yourself a disservice by not accurately reporting what the Florida bill was, but you do you.
He IS a progressive and unfortunately he has his blind spots like the rest of us. I just wish he would follow his own advice on this one and fully read into it before getting mad at us
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Absolutely.
They're also still his family.
He has known them his entire life - unless these people are hideous cartoonish super-villains that do nothing but talk about how much they hate the non-whites, Chuck is going to have a very complex and deeply rooted connection to them - even before you add in the additional hard-wired part of them being his parents. His entire concept of self is going to be heavily dependent on his relationship to his parents and the things they taught him.
And now he's just learned that on a fundamental level everything he thought he knew about them might be wrong.
And he's a _child._ A teenager specifically, so to some extent he's likely to have more to stake his identity on, but that's still a really big one.
Chuck is honestly a pretty realistic depiction of how that cognitive dissonance might play out for a person: you _know_ what they did is deeply, horribly wrong, but on a subconscious level you still love these people because they're your family, and in a way a part of who you are. Completely overturning that is incredibly distressing, so the brain actively tries to rationalize a way out of having to do it. And it can fucking _hurt._
So instead the brain tries to make excuses to soften the blow, to salvage as much as it can. And a lot of this _will_ sound like attempts to make it sound like justifications.
Tommy's reaction is honestly just as valid, because he is also a kid, and as far as he can tell Chuck just wants to stay racist - especially given all the shit he's been through and the fact that he has none of the attachments to Chuck's parents to stop him from thinking they're evil.
I'm only bringing this up because it sounds like you're treating this bit like the writer is trying to _defend_ the racists.
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Because the entire theme of the story is centered on the sense of alienation and isolation racism can create, both for the people who are victimized by it and the people who genuinely believe it, and coming from Lois there wouldn't be any weight to the delivery of this scene.
Don't get me wrong, the logic behind it is weak, it's ham-fisted and more than a bit shoehorned, but the main reason it's there is to connect the theme to Superman and use him as a lens to try to make a point in a way the reader might not have considered.
The awkwardness and illogic of the scene is a surface-level issue; the actual substance is in why the scene is here at all. It can be argued that the substance isn't enough to justify the illogical and awkward framing, but to do that you have to acknowledge the goal.
How the fuck'd you read the title 'Superman Smashes the Klan' and expect something that _wasn't_ going to put the subtext and themes before solid logic and believability?
Man talk about still being that bitter girlfriend. Haha
I find the history of this story more interesting then the actual story. Yang seems to be trying to portray this story as transformational for how Superman sees himself and how audience's viewed him when the original story was written. I think the execution was disjointed. I say that was a fan of his writing.
It's not his writing. They basically used the original script which was like this.
@@robinthrush9672 I guess that explains the broken English scene. They went off the script and forgot how Roberta talked lol
@TrainerblueTube how? At no point was not being fluent in English ever a part of her character. And then after that scene it never was again.
@TrainerblueTube no she's in much higher stress situations at several different parts in the comics and this particular tick never comes out again. In this instance she's just telling off a bully. It has roots in a realistic reaction but it did not fit with the character that they had portrayed at all. It's pretty obvious that either they heard about or known someone who reacted in that exact way and wanted to shoe horn that reaction in there to make her more sympathetic even though it did not mesh at all with the character they had presented
@@noremac7216 Yes, because YOU wrote the character in this particular comic, so you know without a shadow of a doubt how the character should be portrayed from start to finish./
Who tf asked you to be nice to the klan?
Also on Jimmy: he might be 16. It was pretty a normal thing to have some regular work and extracurricular activities like leading scouts of baseball team etc. were highly encouraged during those times (especially in US).
It is also one of 'very early stories' in Sups timeline so likely Jimmy just got his gig in newspaper and so my bet is: he is 16 y.o. here.
"Superman Smashes BLM Rioters Burning and Looting Stores and Attacking Police"
DC Comic Writers = 😶
Too taboo. waint until it's too late and the social landscape changes enough, like 10 or 20 years and that story may happen.
I mean
A story where Superman or batman convince the rioters that destroy things is not the way
@@yusukeelric Marvel almost did this with Luke Cage and that book...was canceled. Surprisingly.
BLM smashed STUFF. The Klan kills PEOPLE. One is asking to simply MATTER. The other claiming superiority and the deaths of everyone else. Do you not see the difference?
I for one think your entitled to voice your opinion on any topic. Just because you started out doing comic reviews doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to talk about politics.
agreed.
he can talk about whatever, just being not illiterate about it would be nice.
Also doesn’t mean people aren’t allowed to disagree or tell him to shut up.
@@Nerukenshi1233 Yeah very this. He can hold whatever position he wants, but at the very least it should be an informed decision if he's spreading the information with his channel.
@@Nerukenshi1233 Hi Michael, I've read most of the comments but yours is the only one i'm confused by.
I listen to JSG and i'm struck by his eloquence. His sentences are well constructed, generally to the point and grammatically correct.
As for his literacy/illiteracy or otherwise I haven't seen any of his written work (aside from brief answers to comments) and so don't feel able to comment. To what are you refering?
As an aside the more elegant construction of your sentence "he can talk about whatever, just being not illiterate about it would be nice." would be "he can talk about whatever, just not being illiterate about it would be nice." in that I infer you intend to mean he should not be something and the negative is traditionally inserted before the verb. Just saying to show how easy it is to poke holes in somebodys's point by criticising their language skills and not the substance of the discussion.
@@kaizokujimbei143 I'm not sure exactly who it is that you are implying thinks jsg is always correct on everything and that he is the indisputable moral view on everything.
i don't think anybody is or has said that. you and others have your stance he and others have his, discuss politely in a public forum. right?
"Stay in your lane" is a stupid take. I mean, I think a lot of your political opinions are wrong, but you have the right to be wrong.
Wow, a comic book that actually makes me consider picking up a comic book. Love the artwork too.
I don't think anyone would give a shit about Clark decking a Yahtzee out.
Superman Smashes the Klan is a complex story, dealing with themes of racism and identity on many different levels. The book follows Roberta as she manages the complicated process of being herself in a new environment that's not very welcoming to those who are different. However, Roberta is not alone in this struggle.
You don't have to "Stay in your lane"
You're free to travel in any lane you want.
It's your channel.
But you do have to follow the speed limit in different lanes.
And that last lane change you were doing 100 in a 60 km lane buddy.
You were just all over the place and endangering yourself and everyone else🤣🤣🤣
We just wanted you to calm down before you started to hurt your growth over this because we love this channel and want to see you do better.
But this ain't the hill to die on especially when you had almost all your information wrong...it was starting to look really bad really quickly.
"do better" sounds like what another group says.
@@jemhoare2105 Misinterpreting and taking 1 part of a larger statement. That also sounds like something a certain "group" does.
If you used even 5% of your brain and weren't a reactionary shifting through looking for SJWs you would've realized that I was referring to his channel doing better and not telling him to do better in some smug "I'm better than you" way.
@@giornogiovanna845 telling him to do better in some smug "I'm better than you" way....
Sounds like EXACTLY what you are doing. If you used 5% of your brain you'd realise you are using the same tactics as the SJWs use. You are different sides of the same coin.
I like how this story does capture Supes accurate power set of not having flight originally. He was the first power bound leaper before Marvel's Incredible Hulk. And it just displayed how powerful he really was back then. Not only to be able to travel globally on a single hop. But to be able to land from any height and not cause explosive fall damage. Unlike how eventually how it would end up following. That he can be forcibly yeeted unto the ground and cause it to shatter. Rather than have his body safely absorb all inertia impact.
Totally agree with needing to recognize pure evil… Like when someone’s trying to groom kids
Lmao that was uncalled for
is he still on that dumb trip,it seems his absolute blind hatred against christians and conseratives regardless of reason makes him dumber and dumber, the bill isnt too long ruined leon literally has a video where he reads the damn bill and it shows it is clearly not a "anti gay bill". JSG has some personal problems with conseratives and it seems hebwants to own them at any opportunity even if it makes him look as dumb as some woke leftists
@@danklegosi6084 is he lying tho?
@@FireGlitch definitely not
@@danklegosi6084 Not really given the first 10 seconds of the video.
I have my probems with the adaptation but overall it's pretty decent. Gurihiru's art is always a treat.
I feel like a 1940s Superman would've said "shut up kid" and ignored the girl
hey if he's murdering actual nazis and klansman and not just people idiots disagree with, i'm down for that kind of comic.
Supes ain't gonna kill anyone. He'll talk to you if you haven't done anything and aprehend you if you have.
@@slashbash1347 ladies and gentlemen
i present to you
mister literal
also known as ACKCHYUALLAY!
"I don't agree with violence against people with different opinions except these people" Lol
@@EMPtaticz uh huh, sure
@@EMPtaticz
Is an ideology that is defined by its intolerance towards those different from themselves deserving of tolerance or acceptance?
It's like allowing a psychotic serial killer to walk freely amongst the normal people and pretending that they couldn't possibly just be waiting for the time to strike, because it wouldn't be fair to keep them at a safe distance just because they can't be reasoned with or trusted to not do it again.
"They find out there's one thing different about him and they turn on him" - that's better narrative interweaving by JSG than Yang.
Sometimes I think “I’m glad we are in an age where we can know better than previous generations and eras”. Then I see the things going on today, the absolute insolence that’s out today and amongst the populace. Makes me glad we have hero’s like you who bring touchy conversations.
Maybe tone it down on Chuck? I mean the dude still a kid and he is just learning that the people around him are not good, but monstrous. The people that loved and cared for him greatly. The people that he loves and cares for greatly. If you suddenly learned that your loved one was a monster you would try and doubt it first as well. I can’t imagine a single person who wouldn’t.
"The Superman radio show was the most popular show in the 40s."
I don't know if that's true. The Shadow, which started 3 years earlier and lasted until 3 years after was arguably more popular on both Radio and Print media, with one of his stories being practically plagiarized to create Batman.
We could also talk about Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze who Superman is also arguably a copy of.
Birth of a Nation was the first movie ever screened in the White House, for Woodrow Wilson, the man who resegregated the entire federal government. He was the man responsible for even resegregating the military. Wilson typically doesn't suffer any of the negative reputation that a lot of past politicians rightfully do, but he should.
I would also like to point out that there were no gun control laws in America until after the passage of the 13th Amendment. Gun control laws, historically and by their very purpose, are racist. Every American citizen who can legally do so has a right to arm themselves and defend themselves, their family, and their property, and their community, regardless of race, culture, gender, or any other factor. This is just a statement of fact and should not be controversial.
I can only give you one Like . . . which seems unfair, when compared to the sheer quality of this comment.
Also Wilson is responsible for why a banking clan is in charge of the USD (which by the constitution means it is fake and illegitimate currency...... but everyone seems to ignore that part) and brought back the Klan from true extinction.
As alternate history hub said (probably not accurate, going off memory) "if there is one person you can blame for all of our troubles, you can blame Woodrow Wilson".
@@crocidile90 He's also responsible for income tax, expansion of the Supreme Court, the 17th Amendment, getting the US involved in WWI, and the economic restrictions on Germany that directly led to WWII. What a terrible human being.
Always powerful to see people wrongly led by evil being given a shot at redemption or realizing the error of their ways. Chuck is understandable as he's beginning to question other motives and sides to what his family believes. It's hard to cope with needing to completely re-evaluate your entire life's viewpoints, especially when you realize how severely damaging it is to others.
He started out as a bully, but I think it's showing how he's become lost when he sees how much more extreme that mentality has gone with his Uncle. White supremacists love to claim they're "protecting what they love" but it's hypocritical when most of their actions are done in service of hate.
I think the comic does a good job with Chuck showing how a white supremacist begins to react when they realize their values are more-so rooted in hate. I don't think it's odd it would mirror "stages of grief" either.
People conveniently forget just how much society depends on Superhero stories.
"A perfect comic, but the bantering was the real chink in the armor-"
"Ok, you were warned. Get out."
You know, I was *just* listening to that Clan of the Fiery Cross episode, and I'll finish the last part tomorrow.
Lemme tell ya: There wasn't any Klan kryptonite weapons in the original radio show story.
That being said, the Unity House was featured in a previous radio show story, where anti-american agents were manipulating a gang of youths to sabotage it in order to turn people against each other.
Edit: Already I saw deviations from the radio show story, particularly with Chuck Riggs and Superman: In the story, Superman only found out who Chuck Riggs was and his significance when Clark Kent put out an open letter on the Daily Planet newspaper to the kid who tipped the Daily Planet off about Tommy Lee, and that open letter was posted *after* Jimmy Olsen and Perry were kidnapped by the Klan following Perry's posting of a 1000 dollar (later 5000 dollar) bounty for identifying members of the Klan of the Fiery Cross.
Edit 2: Superman already had his X-Ray vision in the radio show.
Edit 3: Frankly... I think this video's just JSG nitpicking a la CinemaSins, and that's a sin to entertainment.
I think he had X-Ray vision in the comics at the time. I don't know if he was using "the heat from my X-Ray vision" to burn things at the time, a precursor to his actual heat vision, but like JSG said he could still leap 1/8th of a mile from his first story. Also, was Atom Man in the radio show? The only Atom Man I know was in the second Superman serial, Lex Luthor in a disguise lined with lead.
@@ShadowWingTronix I don't know, only started actively listening to the radio show serials around the dark side of the moon story (which I'll save that rant for another time, but I'll leave it with this: HOW THE *FUCK* DOES THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON HAVE PROPER ATMOS?!)
But I know for a fact Superman had the power of X-Ray Vision and flight in the radio show at least.
Still hold my conviction that JSG's just frivolously nitpicking in this video though.
@@GlareanLiebertine Admittedly I haven't really gotten far in my listening of the Superman radio show (I've been listening to The Blue Beetle during walks...which I hope to start doing again when the nights are a bit warmer) but it's not like the show didn't get things wrong. The Kents, who show up in this story, weren't part of his origin unless they added that later as a retcon. Episode 2 just has Kal-El on Earth as an adult, given his Clark Kent identity by a scientist and his grandson he saves from a train accident.
Guy is right that he should at least be leaping the tall building instead of climbing it (I don't know what the show did in the original story) but if he could fly then that makes this even dumber just so they could have the little Chinese girl tell Superman how to use his powers despite (according to the review) not showing any kind of science prodigy skills. I don't know if that's woke necessarily but it is rather silly if not stupid.
I've seen the criticism, no one said to stay in your lane. They stated your strong suit is comics, and calling out the bullshit in them is what you are good at. However, that your political opinions are misinformed at best. Much like how you deflected when people pointed out that you were wrong about your rants on the Florida bill, and continue to not point out that things like the klan came not from your perceived evil republicans but in fact the always been racist democrats.
All in all i like the message of the book unity overcoming racism. though I need to point out your own fallacy of pointing out that one of the things that shows bigotry is wanting to be with your own kind, while in the next breath you try to try to associate that with those who have a different world view. "you thought we wouldn't notice, but we did"
“No one said” you don’t know all what anyone said.you don’t know the private comments he has gotten
Stop it
People got in their feelings because JSG views didn't align with theirs. This is why they told him to stick to comics aka "Stay in your lane because I'm too closed-minded to accept the fact that you have different opinions". Even if he might have gotten some information wrong doesn't mean he shouldn't be allowed to voice his opinion. Your comment is the reason why we don't need echo chambers on TH-cam and why they should be banned. Also, do you know how many channels give out misinformation? It's not only JSG. Who do you listen to on TH-cam when it comes to politics? Also, the klan consisted of both Democrats and Republicans but you stated it has always been racist democrats. Now look who's giving out misinformation. Maybe you should stay in your lane.
@@diversityfields5584 Wrong on so many parts. You forget the community that you speak of for starters. Nobody gives a damn what his political opinions are as long as its good content about the medium that brought us all here in the first place. Nobody cares about him drawing political comparisons, as the creators of comics have become mostly political themselves and we all suffer from it.
Again no one said for him to "stay in his lane". They praised his pop culture knowledge but pointed out that his political narratives were flawed. Which if he wants to get into the political battlefield he needs to toughen up because he will get steam rolled in any debate he goes into with his current misinformed opinions
I don't really get my opinions from anyone, i listen for a topic to come up coming from one side or another then i research that myself, The fucked up part is to even hear a topic that the right is talking about i have to subscribe to them because everything front page is left wing talking points.
No kid, I'm from the south, i know the history. The klan was all Democrats, its even why the first gun laws were put into place by Democrats, because they were getting shot too often while wearing their white hoods and going after my great grandparents. remember until the 1960s the Democrats campaigned themselves as "The white mans party" in fact you can still google the posters they used. Repiublicans were just ineffectual jackasses caring more about businesses and money like they always have.
@@ngsomeguy
1. There are comments in the comment section from people stating that they have an issue with his political views. Just scroll through the comments, my guy.
2. People are telling JSG to stick to comics which translates to "Stay in your lane" It's a dog whistle and a pathetic dog whistle at that.
3. Please tell me you're not one of those people that think TH-cam is left-leaning when you literally have all these TH-cam channels that are right-wing and far-right.
4. Oh my god you make my head hurt. So, everyone in the Klan was Democrat? Everyone? So, you asked every single member in the Klan what their political affiliation is right? And I'm from the South too. Gulfport, MS. The Klan consisted of white people from all types of backgrounds. Yes, it was majority Democrat but to say everyone in the Klan was Democrat is like saying everyone in Germany was Nazis. Plus, the parties switched ideologies a long time ago. Therefore, most Klan members today lean right and vote Republican. Funny how you didn't mention this but you're so focused on the past as if we're still living in it.
@@diversityfields5584 Uh huh, so tell me what you don't consider a dog whistle? Lets start with that. Its such a cop out phrase for when people have nothing constructive to say.
And what are these "far-right" youtubers? because I'd like to hear what they'd have to say about some some shit so I can comment on their stupidity like I do with crowder and shapiro who are just run of the mill conservatives. Because all I see recommended is Destiny, Vaush, and mainstream media excluding Fox. Please point me to a Far right so i can have some fun putting them on blast because i grow tired of poking holes in the same tired leftest and conservative talking points.
Of coarse the whole klan wasn't 100% Democrat thats a straw man of my statement. It was Founded by Democrats, and was always majority Democrat, with some sprinklings of National Socialist that grew enough to take portions, which is why the US fighting against the National Socialist German Workers Party in WW2 struck the death blow to the klan that caused it to die out over the years. This is all pretty basic history. The funniest part that i find is that somehow the misconception that the current preachings of the Alt-Right are considered to be right wing when its almost the same thing verbatim that i hear coming from the college marxists. the "oh white people rule the world." bullshit. Its all Critical theory bullshit.
A bit Educational yes, Woke no. Because This story is too well written..
In A Woke story the writer would've had Superman prison R••ed (that happened...) and the writer would've had a character say something harmless: "Sure thing dude"
Person receiving said harmless statement: "Hey you bigot! My Pronouns are they/them get it right!" (Cue an hour long conversation as to why the person who just said "Sure thing dude" is a bigot...) and about a dozen token characters (if a character is: this hero but this it's tokenize.) who've taken the "Mantle" of an established character.. and it would've included story threads that contradict established lore...
If you want to stay on track with the actual story you could have simply said that the Klansmen where just turned into parodies of normal conservatives, like the most basic harmless beliefs like gun control or some other nonsense.
@@Fedorah_Mccain did you miss the part where the klan came from the south?. since the North was Republican by default the South was Democrat... but yeah... Republicans (or just people in general) these days get Called "Klansmen" or "White supremacist" "Fascist" or "Nazi" because they don't agree with the extreme ideas of the left these days "The right to Discrimination" they call that "Anti-racism" even though it's just racism.. (Judge someone based not on color of skin but content of character ~Martin Luthor king Jr.) "Defund the police" (great now with no police, it's up to you to defend yourself idiot, what's that you're supposed to retreat?.. to where?.. oh yeah anywhere that's not a blue state!. Note: Leave the policies that made the state you came from a hellscape in the state you're coming from!.. thank you very much.) "universal guaranteed income for minorities" (if you're not in a minority group: screw you.) "the right to abort a fetus even at dilation" (in which case you really are killing a kid..)
I'm actually surprised you weren't aware of the original radio show and this topic, it's probably one of the more interesting subjects as far as Superman trivia goes.
11:18 would be amazing that in 50 years they do the same with CRT (the right amount of melanin supremacy, the group of people that "can't" be reeeee) and the message from the infinite letters.
One of the greatest retellings of an old Superman story ever
"Woke" means something specific. Fighting the Klan and Nazis alone doesn't qualify.
At least when't it's actual klan and nazis...
@@kaizokujimbei143 Nah, they don't even promote communism correctly, it's all just palette swapped everyday bigots
This is the art team that did the Gwenpool comics too, and I've loved the team ever since.
Manga makes me read comic panels backwards at first, every time I pick one up.
I’m a big fan of Gene Luen Yang, and I’ll have to pick up this trade at some point. Weaving together different storylines is one of his trademarks, as in American Born Chinese and Boxers and Saints. It’s a shame it doesn’t quite work here.
Obviously, you have the right to state your opinion. But what you did was disguise your opinion as the truth, bashed anyone who disagreed with you or called you out and labeled any opposition as "Right-wing bigots."
The klan was dems
Why are you saying the quiet part outloud?
@@kaizokujimbei143 You’ll find that our history is full of things that contradict widespread narratives.
The first iteration, definitely, but the 2nd and current iterations are pure Republicans. Same as how dems used to be the party for evangelicals before Jimmy Carter.
Great Party Switch
key word is "was". but who are they supporting now might i ask?
I love the character designs! This is my favorite design for Lois, along with the Superman Red Son movie
I liked the anime-isk art style and as much of an OBVIOUS reason they made it, knowing its based on the radio shows, I gave it a try and now I would like to see more comic adaptations of the Superman Radio Show
1. Didn't know the klan was trademarked, learn something new every day.
2. I also like the art style, it's in that nice in-between of cartoony and realism. Wish there was more of it!
3. And yeah, what is it with people not calling parents in these stories?? Can't even make an excuse about the parents just not being home.
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Although I agree with you that some parts of the story doesn't feel right, I really like that scene with the girl. In fact, I think THIS would not be only a good conflict for Superman, but also a great way to stablish why his powers changed. The disadvantage, of course, is that this would only work on the "neighborhood friend" phase of Superman. Of course, it would be a "must" for him to go full power when stronger villains came around.
I also loved the "bonds" theme in the story. It makes the villains sounds more serious, not just cannon-fodder caricatures.
I want to know why “Birth of a Nation” is STILL taught in film school. There are many other options that teach the same techniques and styles without the theme.
Because it was the first one and was a major moment of change in the film industry. The film is horrific, but that doesn’t change it being a landmark in the film industry.
@@nevermore7285I still think any student should be able to opt out without penalty to their grade.
Looks like they were trying to pull the "wisdom of an innocent child" trope with Roberta but Ham-fisted the Hell out of it.
JSG I don't know who's telling you to stay in your lane, that's a shitty thing to do. If you're talking about the push-back you've been getting for your bad takes, some of which you espoused in this video, most people just wanted you to step up and be better than that. Myself, I just wanted you to be the thoughtful intelligent person who has challenged me to rethink many of my old positions. Except for a few comments here and there, this video was a nice return to form. I don't mind if you have different opinions from me and, I'm sure, most people would agree with that if you just came at it thoughtfully. I enjoy your long talks and your great personality. Please keep being your awesome self.
Not full on crying, but, I do have tears in my eyes.
If they re-released this book, and replaced the Klan with BLM, it would be a top seller...
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FUCK NI- wait I'm black lol.
I don't agree with everything you say but i appreciate you voicing your opinion without aany problems, which is why I watch you 💯✌🏽.
16:45 you have your head between your cheeks...
Again with the generalizing, NO ONE DEFENDS THE KLAN, EVER. Saying that everyone thinks the comic was woke is because of the climate and the name, just like you.
"No one defends the klan ever"
Isn't that technically a generalization? I mean look hard enough and you can find someone doing something like this unironicly.
@@OtaniNoAsagi true, however that’s a truthful, good faith generalization, he was making the claim that right wingers are the worst again, a thing that he made reference to in the beginning of the video, it’s just like whiplash when he approaches things with logic and then now just says whatever, have you heard anyone defending the klan?
I thought your take on that bill was EMBARASSING. You clearly had no idea what you were talking about. That said, The only people that would tell you to "stay in your lane" or stop watching are people you don't want watching your content, ima be honest. You do you. People are allowed to disagree.
So people that basically agree with what you said in the 1at 2 sentences are people he doesn't want watching anyway? Do you hear yourself? And there is a big difference between disagreeing and just being flat out wrong and misinformed. I haven't even heard his take on it, though it's clear that I don't need to. But I do remember him saying that the guy chorus coming for your kids was "obviously" a joke, the only thing funny is the absolute meltdown from the alphabet people over the parental rights bill, but it was all just a joke right
@@edwardhosmer5726 Actually, yeah. To an extent you're right. I could have gotten my point across better. I disagree with him doing political commentary on a channel that isn't entirely for that. The point I was trying to get across is that I wouldn't unsub just for him doing that specific thing that specific time.
Mind you, if he decides he's just going to take his channel that way, yeah...I may probably end up unsubscribing.
I don't know why I love this art style so much
I’m glad you liked the book.
I definitely think it’s amazing.
It looks like it could be a crossover with Hellboy. Really nice quality.
Are you still salty cause people called you out about your don't say gay Florida bill video.
You got it completely wrong
That's certainly what it seems like.
The book has some issues, but all-in-all it was decent. You are right about the smaller font, just enough to be annoying. If you get a chance to listen to the audio drama, I recommend it. "Clan of the Fiery Cross" It is on YT.
A lot of the themes in this comic is similar to the situations we’re dealing with today. It’s kinda crazy that a lot of woke people are exactly like chuck.
Just woke people and not MAGATs?
Stay in ur lane? Is that like shut up and dribble? LOL great review
Kind of questionable for the time its release, but nice to see a callback that was pretty serious because the story was written around Mr. Stetson who went undercover in the klan and was trying to warn the government because the chapter he was in was planning on raiding a federal armory, and Kelloggs offered to advertise the show so it could be broadcasted with the radio's approval.
. seeing actual honest to goodness decency of the true superman in his perfect moments like this one. he right here represents everything they hate.
I like the art style. It reminds me a lot of Sean Galloway's art style. The clean lines and colour, that make the characters pop on the page.
Before we even get started! Guy, much love bro. This is your channel, this is your content, you talk about what ever you want. Your "lane" is yours to choose and to travel in.
No, no buts. Full stop. Love you Guy. Lord knows I don't agree, but Love you.
Damn the art alone sold me on this book. Great find.
I wonder if the pacing issues are from it being a radio drama. One episode dealing with Superman, then one with the clan, then one with the kids, and it's only when you put them all together that it's jarring.
Either way I think I'll pick this one up.
That's right, they made this. I forgot with all the ither crazy going on.
Y'know, one of the things I like about Yang's work is that he can tackle things like racism without being preachy. Even the klansmen were humanized. American Born Chinese is a good example of this, and Boxers & Saints handled the Boxer Rebellion quite well.
As a Superman comic, I think it's safe to say that Yang gets Superman. That's the problem with a lot of woke comics; they just don't get the heroes they're portraying, while Yang is clearly a superhero fan. My favorite part was when the klansman thought he died and the first thing he saw was a Jewish man, and was scared to find out Jews were in Heaven.
Btw, The Shadow Hero is another one of his excellent comics. It's an origin story to the first Asian superhero in comics. It's one of the more original superhero origins I've read.
The reason you don't get the harder language of the era is two reasons.
1 - FCC Broadcast rules of the day.
2 - Laws targeting Klan activity. It would be like those reporters trying to discover how easy it is to build an illegal gun and end up breaking the law in the process.
Could you imagine if there was a Black Panther smashes the BLM. The outrage?
It would be realistic though given that he certainly would not agree with them.
@@SnipingIsFun exactly
Would bp even care? I always preferred the isolationist BP. The one who spied on his own teammates. The Paranoid king of wakanda.
@@kiddeath96 totally missed the point but alright
@@jamesjames7601 missed the point? You're point was silly.
"Hot shower! Hot shower! Hot shower!"
Don't forget the cake raffle!
I really dig the art as its just gorgeous and its a simple story that doesn't feel like its clumsy beating the reader over the head with its lesson.
It baffles me how comics were popular in decades past. We really are in their lowest point.
This is how it's done! I loved this comic!
Look I still like your work, but as of late you've been like those celebrities you've criticized many times, attacking your fans over political beliefs, in the end none of this is going to impact the bill and the attacks you've thrown haven't done anything to change our minds. Your work has been suffering too as you can't let it go, aside from the video about the bill itself your "So you want to play the victim" video was not good to put it politely and had pretty weak arguments, but I agree with the base core playing the victim is a bad look. What I'm saying is that this has been petty but you're still admired and can make good videos, I know you talk about what you want to but has any of this been worth it?