i love 2000s comics because it's like "this dude named kyle in a nine inch nails t-shirt possesses the omnipotent power of a god" and you have to take it seriously
BOO. ⸺ HOW CAN SOMEONE WHO HAS SO MANY TOYS BE SO MEAN?
Sketchbook drawing of Batman by Kyle Rayner from Green Lantern: Secret Files & Origins (1998) #1
kyle make me so sad bc he was bullied for being ""stupid"" in a very ableist way too ("special k") and then when he gets to be green lantern people constantly treat him like he's stupid or don't take him seriously or just act super condescending in general and he also talks very harshly to himself.... ☹️☹️☹️ and the worst part is sometimes he does have moments where he doesnt think things through or comes off as not smart (signing his real government name in costume, many such cases where hes super confident that he can beat someone and then immediately gets his ass beat) and it just reinforces that reputation to himself & other people ☹️☹️☹️
wow. kyle rayner and the visual identity of being mixed under the cut.
something something narrative mirroring something something the uses of identity that actually correlate with themes and the story and the Meaning something something about the disconnect to heritage but still being visibly mixed mirroring disconnect to the corps but him still visibly being a gl and initially being assumed to be a part of the corps.
in my heart he’s semi ethnically ambiguous. he has ethnic facial features especially— nose, cheekbones, eyes. and he has really dark hair.
i Think. he’s very olive toned and gets pale in the winter and tans pretty deep in the summer. he also has freckles (to me) and curls from his moms side that he does brush out consistentlyyy.
i think he passes as ethnically ambiguous and sometimes can have people be convinced he’s white bc his mom really was adamant on him knowing nothing abt his dad, and considering a pretty common viewpoint of “white is default” this means he can know his dad is white bc that means he doesnt know anything abt him (even though his dad is Not White). additionally gabriel (his dad) beinf not white is pretty easily expanded into the reason gabriel is forced away from his family as a non white immigrant that gets looped into covert ops for america and etc i could yap all day about the american governmwnt using poc for their gain. Anyway. anyway he passes as ethnically ambiguous bc he’s lighter olive toned most of the year except summer and bc his mom is Very White and bc kyle is pretty adamant that he is A White Boy. but people hear what they want to hear, right? so some ppl take it as “oh ok he’s just an ambiguous white” and some people take it as “People Like You” etc. i admit i also think the fact that he is sooooo obviously adhd/audhd adds to this bc people do consider the Typical adhd/autistic person to be a white boy.
i also just think from a theme and whatever perspective i kind of like him being ambiguous / not actually passing as white despite thinking he is . its smth that carries over in his story a lot that he really thinks he knows whats happening and then it turns out that people are fucking with him Again. it also contributes to why he and connor bond so fast and why he’s not taken seriously literally ever and why he’s so unsure of himself once he actually gets down to it. theres a lot of forced masculine bravado that he does despite beinf an intelligent and emotional person and he really pushes this “im cool” stuff, in an admittedly silly way, which masks over the fact that hes consistently calling himself an idiot and is really often overwhelmed— and isnt Actually that good at hiding how he feels even though he thinks hes coming off a certain way
like a HUGE thing for kyle is that hes putting on this Cool Guy thing and a big part of it is that he views himself like that (not entirely, but). but despite that beinf how he tries to present himself, the more genuine parts of his character continue to be present and essentially unavoidable— and those Genuine parts of him are actually a lot more valuable than the uber misogynistic i get the ladies k-man thing.
yyeahgh. but he is disconnected to his heritage despite all that.
tldr uhhh ethnically ambiguous and olive toned with ethnic features and he gets pale in winter and tanned in summer. thumbs up.
also since i’m on this topic i hate how any criticism of the kyle + bueno excellente thing from jla/hitman brings out the ennis dickriders. no i don’t think it’s overreacting to say that it’s fucking weird to
a) use rape as a setup for a joke multiple times
b) be both racist and homophobic by having the rapist be an OC you created that’s a horrific stereotypical depiction of a mexican man who’s entire schtick is anally raping other men AND having the victim be a character who is often emasculated and called gay within the text. haha of course sissy goody two shoes kyle took it up the butt too 🤣 #classic
c) have said character be mocked by others for “letting that happen”
parallax being depicted through sexual assault imagery multiple times is so interesting but then you remember that this is dc comics and that it will never be examined or even touched upon again
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