The Green Lantern Is Gay: Cute or Controversial?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/06/01 22:00:00

Related Topics: Green Lantern, Gay, Dc, Earth 2, new 52, Earth, Comics, Green, Sexuality, Entertainment, Spider-man, homosexual, Media, Writer, Image

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	Cute	594 votes	43%
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DC Comics has been promising to reveal that one of its more popular superheroes is gay, and they finally made the announcement: It's the Green Lantern. Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, is being reintroduced as a homosexual character in the second issue of the "Earth 2" series, part of a recent project designed to revive classic characters called "New 52."

Writer James Robinson explained, "[Scott's] still the same dynamic, heroic guy he was. He's still the head of a media empire like he was in his prior version, but of course with the form of media changing and evolving with the times. And in many ways, his origin mirrors the original one also. Alan’s sexuality is just one facet of him, along with his innate goodness, valor, charisma and skill at leadership that makes him the perfect man to wield the power of the green light in the world of Earth 2." So what do you think? Is the Green Lantern being gay a cute idea, or too controversial?

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carlton999 2012/06/02 04:40:40

Controversial

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Alan Scott has been straight and married since his introduction in what, the 30's and 40's. And now they make him Gay! If DC wants a gay character introduce someone new and dont fool with someone with that much History.

All they are trying to do any way is keep up with Marvel and their gay characters getting married.
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GLaDOS to Siniste... 2012/06/05 06:00:56 (edited)

Yes, they actually are the real representations, because Earth-2 is the "real" Earth of those "Golden Age" characters, such as the Jay Garrick Flash, the Archeologist Hawkman, Hourman, Alan Scott Green Lantern, etc. because the Crises didn't happen to join all of the Earths. Instead, they went back to all the Golden Age people being on Earth-2.

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Writer of dreams 2012/06/04 04:06:40

Cute

I wouldn't call it controversial, or cute. I think it's great that they're introducing more gay characters, but why the Green Lantern? Why not make another gay character instead of suddenly making a household hero gay? It just seems a little sudden, that's all.

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Jewel to Writer ... 2012/06/04 14:31:09

+1
I SO agree with you on that!

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ttfndude 2012/06/04 03:40:44

Controversial

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It's flat out stupid. Just like rewriting someone else's origins to fit the mold they are looking to appease. After reading so many opinions I too wondered about his son, on top of that since I haven't read this comic will that make his son completely null and void as well. In other words not only do they get rid of what could have been an iconic gay character but make him dissappear completely like he never existed. Just pathetic and as far as not sure how to bring Obsidion back does anyone remember the 90's when superman died pppuuhhhhlease!!!!!! All because Marvel is kicking their collective butt right now they make crazy crap up as a way to drum up scandal for business!!

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cuz 2012/06/04 03:10:51

Controversial

+7
How about sick.

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ajracestables1 2012/06/04 03:10:21

Controversial

+9
This gay stuff is getting old, I am tired of all the so called political correctness.

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LucidLoon 2012/06/04 03:07:01

Cute

+3
Well, Alan Scott always did have a weakness to wood.

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Eddie 2012/06/04 03:00:24

Cute

+3
I would have thought it was gonna be Batman for sure.

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*○*Me*○* 2012/06/04 02:54:17

Controversial

+5
I'm not against gays but it just seems wierd to me that the Green Lantern would be gay. Why not just create a new super hero?

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vicolyen to *○*Me*○* 2012/06/04 12:55:09

+5
agree with u

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☮ Ron ☮ Paul ☮ 2012! ☮ 2012/06/04 02:49:44

Controversial

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Super heroes are not what they use to be. They use to stand for something higher than our human standards, now they are just like the rest of us who are not super at all. Reading comics these days is like looking at a porno magazine... don't let your kids read them, they are pure filth.

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Alex to ☮ Ron ☮... 2012/06/04 07:02:27

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You are so right.

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Psyblade to ☮ Ron ☮... 2012/06/04 14:50:01

I'm just curious, would you be saying the same thing if he was kissing a woman? Or is it the kissing in general that's the problem?

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☮ Ron ☮... to Psyblade 2012/06/05 05:44:53

There is MORE that goes on in these comics that kids SHOULD NOT see!

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Psyblade to ☮ Ron ☮... 2012/06/05 05:47:07

That's fair.

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GLaDOS to Psyblade 2012/06/05 06:03:56 (edited)

+1
Examples, you can search: "Batman Catwoman sex," without the quotation marks and get an example of such a scene.

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Psyblade to GLaDOS 2012/06/05 13:17:20

Oh, ok. I don't really read comics so I wasn't aware. Thanks though.

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GLaDOS to Psyblade 2012/06/05 19:56:31

+1
Welcome!

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GLaDOS to ☮ Ron ☮... 2012/06/05 06:03:23

Which is why they target teens and adults, anymore.

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Eyes See Wide North 2012/06/04 02:38:50

Cute

He has been gay for years, Mainstream just never allowed it until now.

I look forward to seeing a homosexual hero, it can change cinema forever.

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GLaDOS to Eyes Se... 2012/06/05 06:04:49 (edited)

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Pfft. Been done for years.

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Eyes Se... to GLaDOS 2012/06/06 06:25:42

Nah, not like this. Give it a shot, unless you are unfamiliar with cinema/movie etc.

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GLaDOS to Eyes Se... 2012/06/06 07:18:09

It's not for a movie, it's for a comic book. I am quite familiar with comic books, and yes, it has been done for years.

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Eyes Se... to GLaDOS 2012/06/06 13:19:36

Well, comics are very much different to movies dear friend. You see, im just not interested enough anymore to go on, please do find out for yourself, watch Prometheus first, can change ones life.

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GLaDOS to Eyes Se... 2012/06/06 16:33:37

Well, there you go.

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Hannie 2012/06/04 02:34:46

Controversial

I'm not too into the thought. They should have introduced that in the first one.

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Pikachu 2012/06/04 02:18:48

Controversial

+3
It's just totally flat out and dumb...

For one thing, they took an EARTH TWO character and made him gay, not a super huge and popular one... that's not really that provocative

Secondly, Alan Scott has been around for 72 years, that's even longer than Hal Jordan, Spider-Man and even Captain America... all those years of comics, he's had TWO wives... and now they're just not even gonna exist... 72 years? They don't mean anything now

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Freight85 2012/06/04 02:18:36 (edited)

Controversial

+1
Its a diabolical agenda task from the protocols of zion. REAL SUPERHEROES love, adore, and rescue women. Real superheroes want to make love to women with all their superhero might. Superheroes that are quir infected fruity pants, don't set right with me.

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GLaDOS to Freight85 2012/06/05 06:06:02

Sooo... Wonder Woman isn't a "real" superhero? Neither is Supergirl, or Wonder Girl, or Big Barda, or any of those women?

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Freight85 to GLaDOS 2012/06/07 15:19:36

Yeah their real superheros too... Especially Wonder Woman. She's hoottttt!!!!

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GLaDOS to Freight85 2012/06/07 16:22:46

And yet they have rescued men. Wonder Woman commonly would save Steve Trevor, rather like Superman saving Lois Lane.

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TruBluTopaz 2012/06/04 02:10:21

Controversial

+4
Does the "gay" issue have to be injected in every sector of entertainment? I don't care what people, especially imaginary people, do in private. This is just a scan to sell stuff. I am so sick and tired of this being imposed on us by folks in the entertainment industry. Are they so desperate for sales that they will resort to anything to get headlines? It's a cheap attempt. BTW, Neil Patrick Harris is talented and funny. It doesn't matter one way or the other than he's gay. Ellen Degeneres used to be funny before she felt like being gay first and funny second. Dane Cook is not gay, but he's not funny. Jim Gaffigan is straight, father of four and hilarious. Can we please stop trying to push this because frankly I am sick and tired of it.

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VenomHalos to TruBluT... 2012/06/05 21:04:50

"Gay first and funny last"? You do realize she hardly ever touched on the subject of gay rights, don't you?

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TruBluT... to VenomHalos 2012/06/05 23:12:18

Actually the push within the gay community for her to come out destroyed her sitcom. And she does push it, although in a more subtle way than some.

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VenomHalos to TruBluT... 2012/07/05 03:42:59

Have you ever even SEEN her show? And I mean her current show. The only time that it's ever brought up, is when she has no choice in the matter.

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TruBluT... to VenomHalos 2012/07/05 13:39:28

I've watched a few times. And every time there was some comment or sideswipe.

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VenomHalos to TruBluT... 2012/07/05 20:27:30

Don't know what you've been watching, because that definitely doesn't happen much. She might make a little joke every once in a while, but that's all it is. She doesn't push her opinion on anyone, she just makes jokes. Which, as a comedian, is her job.

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mwg0735 2012/06/04 02:02:49
Rowena Ravenclaw 2012/06/04 01:58:36

Cute

Yaoi! :D

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Farnsworth 2012/06/04 01:36:43

Controversial

+7
Programming, indoctrination.

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