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"Your cape's lookin' pretty red there, comrade." I actually love the idea that any time Superman's name is invoked in an argument he takes the time to show up and tell people what he thinks about everything. "I heard my name mentioned, citizen! Let me weigh in on this recycling by-law!"
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I like the opinion of "Who needs a hospital in this town?!"
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Arctic Baldwin posted:I like the opinion of "Who needs a hospital in this town?!" Ron Paul-Superman Crossover Issue
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Mike From Nowhere posted:I actually love the idea that any time Superman's name is invoked in an argument he takes the time to show up and tell people what he thinks about everything. "I heard my name mentioned, citizen! Let me weigh in on this recycling by-law!" "Hey man, did you see that Royals game last night? They really suck!" *whoosh* "Actually Sammy, the Kansas City Royals are one of the finest teams in the AL and are far overdue for the pennant. In fact, I bet they'd have it this season if it weren't for those goddamn Yankees. Christ, those overpaid assholes drive me nuts! Sorry, Sammy, got myself worked up there. I just really like Kansas sports, alright?" *flies away*
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gfanikf posted:From an April 1950 PSA in a Superman Issue Without any irony, this is my Superman. The world needs to be smacked in the face with more unambiguous positive messages.
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qntm posted:Without any irony, this is my Superman. The world needs to be smacked in the face with more unambiguous positive messages. I feel exactly the same way. I sent it around to family and friends with a in time for the 4th subject header and got replies back saying that they all agreed wholeheartedly. I'll take this over dark and gritty any day of the week. Superman represents the hope and endless possibility of America in particular and humankind in general and its good to see that. Check out the page that I linked and you'll find tons more and some background on the man, Jack Schiff, who headed the effort. Apparently when he retired his coworkers at DC gave him a bound book of all the PSAs. He claimed it was the thing he was proudest of. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 13:37 on Jul 2, 2013 |
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qntm posted:Without any irony, this is my Superman. The world needs to be smacked in the face with more unambiguous positive messages. It's blunt. The world NEEDS more blunt. We've tried subtle-it's gotten us in a world of trouble. Since everything old is new again, why not bring these back and put them everywhere?
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gfanikf posted:I feel exactly the same way. I sent it around to family and friends with a in time for the 4th subject header and got replies back saying that they all agreed wholeheartedly. I'll take this over dark and gritty any day of the week. Superman represents the hope and endless possibility of America in particular and humankind in general and its good to see that. DC should release that as a trade. I know I would buy a copy.
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bobkatt013 posted:DC should release that as a trade. I know I would buy a copy. I would too. I wonder if anyone has ever approached them, either internally or externally to do it. Didn't Marvel release a bunch of their PSA comics in a trade?
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"Superman's Guide To Don't Be A Dick"
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Exit Strategy posted:"Superman's Guide To Don't Be A Dick" This is what happens if you are a dick in front of Superman 
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I am amazed by the amount of people who think like this nowadays. "I don't need universal health care, I never get sick!". That kind of thing. Come on. If it's good enough for Superman, it's good enough for you.
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Madkal posted:I am amazed by the amount of people who think like this nowadays. "I don't need universal health care, I never get sick!". That kind of thing. Come on. If it's good enough for Superman, it's good enough for you. Superman should've just ripped that old dude's arm off and asked him "Now do you see how you might need a hospital in this town, Mr. Stanton?" and everyone would smile and laugh, warm-heartedly.
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Madkal posted:I am amazed by the amount of people who think like this nowadays. "I don't need universal health care, I never get sick!". That kind of thing. Come on. If it's good enough for Superman, it's good enough for you. Well there is a difference between not supporting Universal Health Care (and the costs of it) for everyone including people who are employed and can get it via their job, but supporting coverage for the marginal segments of the population/those in need/distress and just not wanting hospitals. Not to derail things further. Bob Hope on the Golden Rule  Children with Disabilities  Sporting Activities  I'm going to have to look into this Brotherhood week thing, it seems to come up a few times. 
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National Brotherhood Week was a community-building event dreamed up by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, which itself formed in response to anti-Catholic sentiments directed at Al Smith when he ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1928. The NCCJ is still around today, but Brotherhood Week hasn't been celebrated in over thirty years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Conference_for_Community_and_Justice http://www.chicagonow.com/not-for-jews-only/2013/02/national-brotherhood-week-123/ The week itself, though, is probably best remembered thanks to it being lampooned by master satirist Tom Lehrer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vm-8eXFgqA
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Wade Wilson posted:"Long-hair music"? Hey, as long as it's not people, you're not cheating yourself if you don't like something. Besides everyone doesn't like certain things and no one cares.  I'll admit it did make me laugh, but I suspect the choice was intentional, to get a mix of what people picked. "It's okay not to like things, but not people" seems to be the message and they want people to get different results. e. Redeye Flight posted:National Brotherhood Week was a community-building event dreamed up by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, which itself formed in response to anti-Catholic sentiments directed at Al Smith when he ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1928. The NCCJ is still around today, but Brotherhood Week hasn't been celebrated in over thirty years. Thank you very much.
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gfanikf posted:"lovely Hippie Music" No problem! It's the least I could do to thank you for posting all these PSAs--they're actually great reading, and I haven't seen one yet that couldn't still be applied today in some fashion.
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Redeye Flight posted:No problem! It's the least I could do to thank you for posting all these PSAs--they're actually great reading, and I haven't seen one yet that couldn't still be applied today in some fashion. You're welcome, but the real credit should go to the guy in this thread. The guy posted them all (at least which could be found) in order of publication. I agree, all of them are still relevant and perfectly useable. Well some of the UN ones may be a little more idealistic, but honestly they focus on some of the things that the UN can/does do that I like.  Superman on the UN Declaration of Human Rights.  More Truth, Justice, and The American Way.  
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Wade Wilson posted:"Long-hair music"? Don't forget the Negroes, right next to spiders.
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gfanikf posted:More Truth, Justice, and The American Way. It's true, köttbullar is pretty great, and I'm not even Swedish. I'm not sure it makes up for lutefisk, but that's more of a shared blame thing for Scandinavia anyway
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ManiacClown posted:Don't forget the Negroes, right next to spiders. I think it passes because the preferred term for African-American has changed several times in the last century. I think Negro was actually the term in use until the 60s/70s.
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Razorwired posted:I think it passes because the preferred term for African-American has changed several times in the last century. I think Negro was actually the term in use until the 60s/70s. Yeah, it was definitely the acceptable nomenclature at the time. Funny enough it was still used on the last census. Apparently some older African Americans prefer using that term as its the one their accustom too (Black was also an option).
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gfanikf posted:Yeah, it was definitely the acceptable nomenclature at the time. Funny enough it was still used on the last census. Apparently some older African Americans prefer using that term as its the one their accustom too (Black was also an option). My mother actually used it at least into the '80s. I remember her telling me (as a kid) that Brazil nuts were called "friend of the family toes." I think she genuinely thought that's what they were called because relatively recently I mentioned that fact to her and she asked me, "So what are they called?" Granted, she comes from one of those small towns where all the families have pretty much intermarried by now, everyone's got the same ethnic background, and time pretty much stood still there until the Internet hit.
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Psykmoe posted:It's true, köttbullar is pretty great, and I'm not even Swedish. I'm not sure it makes up for lutefisk, but that's more of a shared blame thing for Scandinavia anyway
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All this reminded me of the time I learned that Superman helped fight the KKK. http://mentalfloss.com/article/23157/how-superman-defeated-ku-klux-klan The relevant quotes: quote:In the post-World War II era, the Klan experienced a huge resurgence. Its membership was skyrocketing, and its political influence was increasing, so Kennedy went undercover to infiltrate the group. By regularly attending meetings, he became privy to the organization's secrets. But when he took the information to local authorities, they had little interest in using it. The Klan had become so powerful and intimidating that police were hesitant to build a case against them.
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One of the things I always loved about the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is that even Mr. Hyde,supposedly the personification of the evil of man has his humanizing moments... For context:Mina (from Dracula) is one of the only people in the series who doesn't seem intimidated by Hyde,and that perplexes him. Hyde hears her outside his door one night,calls her in and the following conversation takes place.   And from later in the series...spoilerish so don't click if you haven't read it..    I'd post the next bit...but that's more badass then heartwarming except for Nemo's line. We cannot be sure what feelings our enemies have...but we may be certain at least,that Hyde taught them terror."
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From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23. In the series, Casey Jones' father is a complete rear end in a top hat. He's constantly getting drunk and picking fights with his son and as tough as Casey is, he never lifts a finger to defend himself. It was shown that when Casey's mother was on her deathbed, she made Casey promise to have patience with him. The man is constantly shown as a piece of poo poo and even when Raphael almost kills him, he doesn't learn anything from the experience. In the previous issue, Casey got gutted by Shredder. He's been hospitalized, in critical condition.  
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gfanikf posted:I'm going to have to look into this Brotherhood week thing, it seems to come up a few times. I'm not racist, but gently caress alligators, man. gently caress them so hard.
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I was hanging out in another thread and decided to cross post this Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #4
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Man, if you add a "Girl," to the beginning of the first bubble it sounds the part of a 90's R&B song where they break it down and talk straight to the listener.
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Man, if you add a "Girl," to the beginning of the first bubble it sounds the part of a 90's R&B song where they break it down and talk straight to the listener. Great, now this belongs in the "ruining the moment" thread.
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Lurdiak posted:I just want to know what's going on with his face. That looks like he's wearing a metal mask but it still emotes, and his nose is huge and his mask apparently sticks to his lips, and just... Vacuum sealed superheroes. Keeps 'em tender. Adventure Time! 
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Drifter posted:Vacuum sealed superheroes. Keeps 'em tender. I think you may have the wrong thread.
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Ariong posted:I think you may have the wrong thread. Besides... 
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OK Octopus posted:I'm not racist, but gently caress alligators, man. gently caress them so hard. I want to be a part of whatever minority group gets that racial slur. Just so I can call myself that.
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Mister Roboto posted:I want to be a part of whatever minority group gets that racial slur. Just so I can call myself that. Cajuns, maybe?
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It takes a mad genius to make a page which includes the line "may I touch your breast" heartwarming.
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