In entertainment news, DC Comics is ditching “Truth, Justice and the American Way” as Superman’s motto and replacing it with “Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow”:
Superman's motto will be “evolving” from the well-known mantra that he fights for “Truth, Justice and the American Way.”
The Man of Steel's new “mission statement” is “Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow.” https://t.co/2GGmKd9asK pic.twitter.com/DLYNjX7kbV
— Variety (@Variety) October 16, 2021
This is not sitting well with many, including actor Dean Cain who played Superman:
I told you.
DC Comics ditch mention of 'The American Way' from Superman's motto https://t.co/sz1gfnlh5o
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) October 17, 2021
Meghan McCain added that she hates the new motto and “it’s dangerous and our enemies are watching the breakdown of national unity closely know it makes us weaker and them stronger”:
I hate this.
I hate what we’re doing in this country by eliminating patriotism like it’s something to be ashamed of.
It’s dangerous and our enemies are watching the breakdown of national unity closely knowing it makes us weaker and them stronger. https://t.co/YtPMEZRzQX
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) October 17, 2021
Cain responded to Meghan, “they won’t win”:
They’re trying to eliminate Patriotism, and weaken the idea of America 🇺🇸 but they won’t win, Meghan.
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) October 17, 2021
But, and it pains us to point that out, Kurt Eichenwald notes that Superman really hasn’t used “Truth, Justice and the American Way” for years:
…then it promptly died. No one used it. Not even uber "patriot" Dean Cain: In his early 1990s show, he fought for "truth and justice" – no American Way. Closest we came back to American Way was 2006 in Superman Returns when Perry White says "Truth, Justice, All that Stuff…/4
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 17, 2021
And he’s arguing this just gave DC Comics a ton of free publicity:
…8 months ago, a slogan appeared in a comic: "Truth Justice and Tolerance." But the conservative nut jobs missed it. No free publicity. So, knowing that these guys had no knowledge of Superman past what they remembered from old reruns of the Superman TV shows from the 50s…/5
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 17, 2021
…DC made this nonsense announcement, the equivalent of "You know the slogan we've really never used? We're still not using it. We're using something else." And then got millions in free publicity from stupid conservs. It's like dangling keys in front of a baby. So predictable.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 17, 2021
Well, we will just have to wait and see about that. But, since DC Comics is making changes, about how a Superman that wears his underpants on the inside?
Superman wears his underwear on top of his yoga pants.
You can never un-learn this.
— Sir Lord Travis Wright #NFTs #PlayToEarn #Investor (@teedubya) October 17, 2021
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