Prepare yourself, and turn back now if you like the Supernerd.
I've always thought Superman was a bit weird, but I never said anything about him because all-in-all, it looked like he was a pretty decent guy doing his best to make the world a better place. My quarrel was always with bossy Batman, the nosey-stick-in-the-mud-Cassinova. To my knowledge, Superman only ever had eyes for Lois Lane, and I appreciated that. Yet, my little sister Cloud Child would bash him at any chance she got, for apparently no reason. At first, I thought she was just mimicking me and trying to have a problem with a big-name super hero, but no, I guess she somehow saw something I didn't.
Turns out, Superman is a crazy control freak who just denounced his citizenship to the only Earth country to which he had any.
And why? What excuse did he give?
"The american way wasn't enough anymore. He's tired of the US Government taking credit for his actions."
.....Seriously?!?! THAT is what got his goat? How incredibly arrogant and spoiled can you get? Who cares who gets credit for it, as long as the good is done and people's lives are made better! From the very beginning, this guy has been given EVERYTHING! The people were thrilled at the prospect of an invincible super man protector- But when the government starts doing it's typical government thing, suddenly he's "Not Amercian anymore".. Well fine, you ain't American, who can't fly here. Buh-bye!
"But Lloyd, Superman denounced American Citizenship, not Clark Kent."
"You're absolutely right. But Clark Kent can't fly either, so we don't have a problem."
"By bashing Superman as an alien on American soil, aren't you bashing people who migrate to America as well?"
"No, I am not. I don't compare high-flying, perfectly invincible, super-powered Supernerd to ANYONE else! My problem is with him and him only."
Now let's look at the X-Men: These people have been hated on since forever. Nobody likes mutants. Doesn't matter what they do they, they're always considered dangerous or the bad guys! And yet, (pay close attention to this part) They. Keep. On. Trying. They do good no matter what, they don't care who gets the glory or the thanks, they stick with it and keep saving lives despite being hated and ill-used.
And I'm not crediting those dumb X-Men movies where the facts weren't straight, Nightcrawler and Mystique weren't related, and everyone died in the third movie. That was all just fiddle-faddle and rot!
Now, comparing these two, who do you think is the better super team?
I think the X-Men are. Not just because I'm American, but because it's a good life lesson.
That's why I've invented this new motto:
"Don't be super, but X-tremely Awesome!"
Lloyd Out!
