Faithwire
  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • News
  • Politics
  • Coronavirus Updates
  • Faith
  • Opinion
  • Christmas
  • Set Free Course

‘Superman’ Actor Dean Cain Says Making Hero LGBT ‘Isn’t Bold or Brave’

Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Share Tweet
By Tré Goins-Phillips
Editor

October 13, 2021

Dean Cain, who portrayed the Man of Steel in the 1990s television show “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” is calling out DC Comics for “bandwagoning” for depicting the latest iteration of the superhero as bisexual.

The actor turned political commentator shared the criticism during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” just one day after the comic book creator announced it is going in a “bold new direction” by depicting Jon Kent — the son of the original Superman, Clark Kent — as a bisexual man who strikes up a romantic relationship with male reporter Jay Nakamura.

Cain, though, doesn’t see the development as bold or brave.

“If they had done this 20 years ago,” he said, “perhaps that would be bold or brave. But brave would be having him fight for the rights of gay people in Iran, where they’ll throw you off a building for the offense of being gay.”

Former #Superman actor Dean Cain has criticized DC Comics’ decision to have the current Superman come out as bisexual. "They said it’s a bold new direction, I say they’re bandwagoning,” the 55-year-old actor told Fox & Friends on Tuesday #THRNews pic.twitter.com/nXQLqA3lOO

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 12, 2021

The actor asked “who’s really shocked” about the direction when other superheroes, like DC’s Robin and Marvel’s Captain America, are bisexual and homosexual, respectively.

“They’re talking about having him fight climate change and the deportation of refugees and he’s dating a hacktivist — whatever a hactivist is,” Dean continued. “Why don’t they have him fight the injustices that created the refugees whose deportation he’s protesting? That would be brave, I’d read that.”

“Or fighting for the rights of women to attend school and have the ability to work and live and boys not to be raped by men under the new warm and fuzzy Taliban — that would be brave,” he continued. “There’s real evil in this world today, real corruption and government overreach, plenty of things to fight against. Human trafficking — real and actual slavery going on… It’d be great to tackle those issues.”

The writer of the new comic books, Tom Taylor, said “everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes,” adding he’s “grateful DC and Warner Bros. shared this idea.”

Additionally, the series’ artist, John Timms, said he’s “honored” to work on the project because it shows “Jon Kent tacking his most complex modern life.”

***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for Faithwire’s daily newsletter and download the CBN News app, developed by our parent company, to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.***

Latest

  • News

    Stunning Poll Reveals ‘Shocking’ Percentage of American Pastors Holding to Biblical Worldview

  • Culture

    ‘Hollywood Is Not America’: Pop Star Katy Perry’s Realization About Culture While Living in Kentucky

  • Faith

    Christian Teen Was Diagnosed With an Inoperable Cancerous Brain Tumor. 13 Years Later, His Story Proves How God Uses Pain for Purpose

  • Entertainment

    Disney+ Reportedly Set to Make This Move to Help Make Platform ‘Family-Friendly’

  • News

    Texas Teen Goes to Bathroom at NBA Game, Is Found 10 Days Later Sold for Sex in Oklahoma Hotel


Navigation

  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Staff
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Sign up to get our newsletter your inbox every day.

Newsletter Signup

Do you want to read
more articles like this?