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

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

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

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[–] 336 points 1 year ago* (41 children)

I mean... He's literally an alien that came here illegally.

Is MAGA stupid? Don't answer that, it was rhetorical.

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  • [–] 100 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    Asmongold. Enough said. Also, most conservative men are opposed to bathing. Something something washing assholes is gay.

    They are stupid, useless, and gross.

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  • [–] 71 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    You mean the guy who lives like a pig and has cockroaches climbing on his shirt while live streaming his newest rage fit should not be listened to?

    Seriously, what is wrong with his viewers? The content is shit brought to them by someone living in his own literal shit.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (15 children)

    Technically he was "born" in the US in most versions going back a few decades. His pod was retconned from one they put a whole living baby into in earlier stories, to an artificial womb "birthing matrix" that combined DNA. Was even a storyline that dealt with if he was eligible to be President based on that (may have even been the reason for the retcon, can't remember). So he'd be an "anchor baby" to use their racist term, and someone Donald wants to invalidate an amendment with an executive order for

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    [+] 112 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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    [–] 108 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Everything upsets MAGA. They’re petulant children in desperate need of a nap. Sadly, they are using that energy to ruin lives, and destroy a country.

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    [–] 80 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Conservatives unable to grasp basic plot points of a story thats been around nearly 100 years. Color me unsurprised.

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  • [–] 76 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    But they’re explaining only half of the plot an illegal alien is assimilating and it’s making a specific billionaire very upset he can’t continue to exploit his people

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    All I am gonna say is xenophobic Lex Luthor is always the best written Lex Luthor

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  • [–] 71 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    I hate the director for deciding to associate a fictional character with societal issues.

    Has there been any movie where fictional characters aren't associated with societal issues? I ask because I'm pretty sure every single movie does this.

    Edit: OP Deleted their comment.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    its like people that get angry at rage against the machine for singing about politics.

    ... that is the whole point.

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    [–] 66 points 1 year ago (16 children)

    How can you not know Superman's origin story? Apart from the comics its been retold in every major movie version too. He literally is and always was (weird retcons aside) an immigrant.

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    [–] 59 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Well, Superman is an illegal immigrant. I don't think they have a US consulate in Kypton.

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    [–] 55 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Party of "fuck your feelings" huh? MAGA biggest cry babies out there. Guess it makes sense.

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    [–] 51 points 1 year ago*

    MAGA Outrage Over Director Saying Superman Is an Immigrant

    (We're about a decade too late, and our engorged trolls are now our leaders, but still...)

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I mean he was literally created by Jews during the time of Hitler as an inversion of the Nazi ideal of a "super man" who would go around beating up Nazis. His origin story is basically just space Moses, and his Kryptonian name "Kal-El" is formatted like the name of an angel, containing the name "El" meaning "God" (compare MichaEL, GabriEL etc.) Superman has been anti-fascist and pro-minority since his inception.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I can't help but feel like when Hollywood switched to ME villains instead of nazis, it really had a large sociological effect.

    Not that it was intentional propaganda, just that 20 years of "anything to stop poor brown people in the desert" had an effect different than "anything to stop the genocidal fascists".

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    How could someone take umbrage there? Like... read his origin story. He was born on Krypton. He got dropped on Earth. He was adopted by folks in Kansas. If I told people I found a child who drifted across the Rio Grande and adopted him as my own, we'd all agree he was probably from Mexico and not a native born citizen. But apparently him drifting in from SPACE changes the narrative?

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    [–] 36 points 1 year ago

    All these things haven't suddenly become woke, YOU JUST BECAME A RACIST BIGOTED XENOPHOBIC ASSHOLE!!! AKA MAGA.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago

    They really do live in their own little bubble huh? Like dude is a literal alien, and they think he is a home grown hero.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago*

    DCU heads in their best J. Jonah Jameson voice:

    FIND ME A SINGLE TWEET THAT MAKES A CONTROVERSY OF THIS MOVIE!! WE NEED FREE PUBLICITY DAMMIT!!! IT WORKED FOR DISNEY, IT WILL WORK FOR US!! GET ME THOSE PICTURES THAT TWEET!!!!

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago

    Dude is from another planet but magat get upset he is called an immigrant.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Lex Luthor: Make America Great Again! Krypton has not sent us their best or finest. Kryptonians are all rapists and drug dealers. Also, I am looking at stripping Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince of their citizenship because they say mean things about me.

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    [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    “We don’t go to the movie theater to be lectured to and to have somebody throw their ideology onto us.” Jesse Watters added

    People like him is why AI slop movies are going to be successful. They just want to watch pretty pictures and see the American flag waving at the end, not be intellectually challenged and entertained.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    How dare we suggest that Superman doesn't reflect the full Aryan image? Sorry, I misspelled MAGA

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    [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    Science bless you James Gunn. Keep fighting the good fight.

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