So ComicsGate, for you, can be entirely focused on Stan Lee's creations being altered, disrespected and destroyed by SJW idiots for their culture war agenda.
And that's valid. But I don't think you're going to win that fight, because they've already declared you're "bigots."
ComicsGate for me and my fellow creators and professionals is about finding a new way of doing business in comics that addresses the concerns of the customers that have been disrespected by SJWs, and building a market structure that doesn't rely on SJWs.
Winning the culture war means building something of our own.
You're welcome to continue to cry about Marvel. I think that battle has been lost, but it's still frustrating for fans.
I get it.
I'm reacting to this same problem a different way, and a lot of people are with me.
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Democrats created legislation which permits employers to invest 401Ks in companies based on factors other than profitability, specifically Wokeness on social issues and the Climate.
These companies are now incentivized to promote Left wing causes.
Investors all watch these companies and their Social Credit Scores as signals to where EVERYONE who is participating is going to invest their money.
This causes an especially Woke company's stock to rise, pleasing their shareholders.
Finally:
This means that companies MUST GET WOKE QUICK, and must make the case that they "really, truly care about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion." It's a competition to get the highest Social Credit Score in order to attract the attention of these investors.
Comics Breadtubers evidently don't understand that the Comics Code wasn't some dark night of fascism under Wertham, it was the comic book industry saying, "Point taken, Congress. Some of this shit is rough. We'll monitor our own content, though. You stay out."
The entire point of the Comics Code Authority was to reassure retailers and the newsstand that this comic book was okay to sell...
...to children!
Little kids were the audience back then.
It wasn't enforced. You could still make fucked up shit, but that logo meant more sales.
If you believe fascists brought about the Comics Code Authority, how terrifying must the Motion Picture Ratings System be to you?
The US Department of Labor used to enforce regulations that employers and their investment managers chose their employees' investment plans based on financial factors. They'd need to choose mutual funds or ETFs that looked profitable for their employees 401K plans..
That was great, but what about Climate Change and other radical Left wing bottomless pit causes?
A scheme was devised.
Under Obama, employers became able to gamble their employees futures on their own personal social causes & beliefs, by expressly allowing businesses to "make investment decisions that reflect climate change and other environmental, social, or governance (ESG) considerations..."
Hey #COMICSGATE:
Marvel and DC Comics employ radical Left wing activists to produce social justice propaganda disguised as superhero comics, that they emotionally blackmail their audience into purchasing and supporting.
These activists viciously attack their critics.
These formerly great comic book publishers are now owned by enormously indebted corporations, DISNEY and AT&T, who do not respect our creative medium, and are using it to cynically project Woke values in order to qualify for ESG funds and investors. sec.gov/oiea/investor-…
This isn't art. This isn't comics.
The reason comic books are so lousy right now is that whatever comes from our tiny, beloved industry must first serve the interests of their massive parent companies, who no longer need to prove to investors that they are PROFITABLE.
Superman fought Doomsday to the death. This one single superpowered monster defeated the entire DCU and forced a final performance of selflessness and sacrifice from the Man of Steel that left readers weeping.
SJW creators are quick to cheapen stories like this.
"What? Superman couldn't defeat a single Doomsday without dying, but my cheap-o, knock-off Kroger brand DIVERSE Superfolks can EASILY defeat a whole army of them without breaking a sweat! See? Told you they were awesome!"
When you do this, you diminish and devalue Superman. Evidently, he sucks.
You diminish and devalue Doomsday as a terrifying and ultimate villain.
And you diminish and devalue the work of those who told that story.
So much of who Superman is and has always been is how we relate to him. We're HAPPY to see him. When he arrives, everything is going to be okay. We trust him.
The Snyder movies failed artistically because they failed to capture the almost Christlike purity of Reeves portrayal.
I understand that these aren't "Superman", they're his offspring, but like the Snyder version of the character, I don't trust them. They look angry and menacing, like they aren't here to help and sacrifice themselves if necessary for humanity.