These guys are idiots.
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Let's start off with some inanity about the new Popeye movie.
In a particularly odd segment of Sunday’s show that frequently tipped into full-on parody, co-host Clayton Morris began by worrying that test footage from Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated Popeye movie signifies the “wussifying” of the classic character, as he doesn’t sport his iconic pipe and tattoos.
“Of course, they’re wussifying,” assured co-host Tucker Carlson. “Nothing is scarier to a modern liberal than tobacco. If Popeye were driving around giving the morning-after pill to fourth-graders, that would be totally fine. But smoking a pipe, a symbol of freedom and masculinity in America itself, the reason this country exists, tobacco, that’s like, ‘Oh, that’s outrageous. That’s a major sin.’”
Yes, Fox. Sure. NOBODY would be upset if an adult handed out birth control to young children who weren't sexually developed yet. NOBODY would raise a fuss.
Do you know what I hate most about the rightwing? All of their fears are phantoms and not connected to reality. They're still fighting Communists. When's the last time you've ever had a face-to-face with a genuine Communist? I'll confess that I don't go to political meetings but they sure aren't the threat to day to day life the right thinks they are.
Now let's go on to the stupid about women superheroes.
Anna Kooiman, the third part of the Fox News trinity, brought up the specter of smoking and lung cancer, but her co-hosts had little time for that, as masculinity was being assaulted from still another front: The introduction of a female Thor, which made headlines, oh, two months ago.
“If you think that’s bewildering,” Carlson offered by way of segue, “take a look at this: This is Thor. Now you may notice something a little different. Popeye lost something, Thor has added something — a couple of them. We’ll see if you can notice what they are.” (Hint: He’s talking about breasts.) “That’s the new, bustier Thor on the left, because Thor is now a chick!”
Fox and Friends nailed it! The problem with Superhero comics is that they aren't sexist ENOUGH! Keeping females as nothing but eye candy is great for comics because argle bargle.
Seriously though. The idea is idiotic. People who complain about diversity in comics forget one major thing: the comic book industry is dying. Almost the entirety of its readership is middle-aged white men and if you aren't going to get young, minority, or female readers to replace them by appealing to them, the entire readership will be dead in a generation. The comic book industry actually shares a great deal in common with Fox News. Except I expect Fox News' viewership to hit the toilet in ten years instead of thirty. Only wingnut welfare from billionaires propping up the legacy of Rupert Murdoch will keep the propaganda arm of the GOP in business. Practically no-one will be watching it.
Now, superhero comics do NOT have that billionaire welfare safeguard that Fox News does. So you can understand their reluctance to follow the Fox News model and stop trying to appeal to new customers so they can run their billion dollar franchises into the ground. The comic book industry is already plenty stupid. But at their worst I doubt they are stupider than Fox News.