Dean Cain Slams Superman Coming Out as Bisexual: "It Isn't Bold or Brave"

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dean-cain-superman-bisexual-1235030248/



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. “Robin just came out as bi — who’s really shocked about that one? The new Captain America is gay. My daughter in [The CW series] Supergirl, where I played the father, was gay. So I don’t think it’s bold or brave or some crazy new direction. If they had done this 20 years ago, perhaps that would be bold or brave.

“Brave would be having him fighting for the rights of gay people in Iran where they’ll throw you off a building for the offense of being gay,” Cain continued. “They’re talking about having him fight climate change and the deportation of refugees, and he’s dating a hacktivist — whatever a hactivist is. 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. 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 actor played Clark Kent/Superman on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman for four seasons starting in 1993.

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For clarity's sake, it should be pointed out that the version of Superman being discussed is 17 year old Jon Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

Cain can complain all he wants, but it's pointless. Inclusiveness in comics isn't going to go away.

[vercetti2021]

1. So stupid

People like this has been wanna pretend that LGBTQ people don't exist. Welcome to 2021 motherfucker. Being gay is fucking normal to normal people. You sir are not normal

[AleksS]

2. Question Dean: Is it bolder or braver than criticizing a comic book character?

I feel like it's certainly bolder than spending your time criticizing comic book writers for being inclusive...

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. He's a worthless rigthwing prick.

[RockRaven]

4. Brave would be people who make Superman/adjacent TV shows hiring a good unknown actor

instead of hiring Dean Cain as a wink and a nod to the audience who know about his prior role on L&C. They certainly aren't hiring him for his acting skills.

[roamer65]

5. Dean who?

[JHB]

15. The guy who was on that show with the Seinfeld boobs lady

[dweller]

6. So, an interstellar being from Krypton

mates with an Earthling and they produce a child, and all anyone wants to do is argue his sexuality ?!?
My how we have evolved … or not.

✌🏻

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Who cares?

[meadowlander]

8. So it only counts as brave when you're fighting brown people overseas?

[Celerity]

9. I am waiting for Supercorp...

[ColinC]

10. I mean if you don't like it, don't buy the comics.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Gee I don't even have to boycott him.

He’s one of a handful of actors when I see their name I know the movie will be garbage.

[lame54]

12. It's better than coming out republican, Dean

[Xolodno]

13. Nope. No way in hell. Superman is not bi-sexual. End of story.

The Green Lantern is probably bi-sexual and Aqua Man is...bi-curious. Wonder Woman? Total Lesbo. But not Superman. Green Arrow and Batman, absolutely straight...and in need of some serious therapy.

This is just DC trying to do something outlandish to beat Marvel...when Marvel has been doing it for decades.

[eShirl]

17. It's Clark's son.

[Celerity]

19. Lesbo? Seriously? What the fuckery. You need to self delete this offensive slur.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

24. What the fuck is this shit right here.

[ExciteBike66]

14. Why not have Superman fight against people trying to overthrow an election and install

a fascist?

[eShirl]

16. He should write and come up with something better and get that made.

[harumph]

18. He has a point. This culture is full of feel-good

posturing. As democrats, we get all fuzzy when media conglomerates throw us
a social-signaling bone. As Dean says, it's not brave - and I would add not even novel anymore.
I'm speaking simply from a creative framework - not in any way opposing the portrayal.

[Rob H.]

20. "Why don't they have him fight...

...the injustices that created the refugees whose deportation he’s protesting?"

Because then he'd be taking on the US government over what it's done in and to Central and South America.

[Deep State Witch]

21. Jon Kent Is an "Anchor Baby"

He's the son of an undocumented alien who married an American woman.

[NickB79]

22. If he's attracted to ANY human, it's bestiality, not hetero, homo, or bisexuality

He's a FUCKING ALIEN.

It would be closer biologically to have sex with a farm animal than a being from another planet.

[Dial H For Hero]

23. Except it's been well established that in the DC Universe, humans and Kryptonians can produce

fertile offspring. That means that by definition, they're the same species.

Why one of them can bench press an aircraft carrier and the other can't is another issue.