#superheroism

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] ミュージカル「SUPERHEROISM」 (musical superheroism)

the show will be running from June 18th, 2021 to June 25th, 2021 (Tokyo) @ 日本青年館ホール (Nippon Seinenkan Hall) & July 3rd, 2021 and July 4th, 2021 (Osaka) @ COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WW ホール (COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WW Hall)

Cast:

Nakamura Reia Sasaki Taiko Nakamura Reno Isaka Ikumi Ishiga Kazuki Yasukawa Junpei Itou Shuuko Miyashita Yuuya Houshou Dai Fujiwara Yuuki Hino Youjin Nadagi Takeshi

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[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] ミュージカル「SUPERHEROISM」 (musical superheroism)

the show will be running from March 14th, 2020 and March 15th, 2020 (Osaka) @ 梅田芸術劇場 シアター・ドラマシティ(Umeda Geijutsu Gekijou Theater Drama City) &  March 20th, 2020 and March 29th, 2020 (Tokyo) @ 品川プリンスホテル クラブeX (Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX)

Cast:

Nakamura Reia Sasaki Taiko Nakamura Reno Isaka Ikumi Ishiga Kazuki Kawasaki Yuusaku Itou Shuuko Miyashita Yuuya Nishiumi Kenjirou Houshou Dai Hino Youjin  Nadagi Takeshi

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[starnova-between-two-worlds]

Every day, I feel like giving up

But I don’t. 

I don’t, because I have an obligation to my soulbonds. All they want is to see me happy. All they want is to see me thrive. For them, I am going to thrive.

I don’t, because no one understands those two beautiful cats I share my life with like I do. They deserve that understanding. I know that without me, their care will be sub-par, and they don’t deserve that. 

I don’t, because no one knows how to keep those seven plants out in the garden thriving until winter, and they deserve to bloom for as long as they’re going to. I know that without me, they’ll never bloom again. They’ll end up in the garbage can, and they don’t deserve that. 

I don’t, because Yooka-Laylee isn’t out yet and I need to play it. I haven’t gotten to play Shovel Knight yet. I haven’t even gotten to play most of the Final Fantasies. I need to see what FF15 is going to be like. I want to see what Gen 7 of Pokemon will be. 

I don’t, because I haven’t finished my stories yet. And I haven’t even started so many of them yet.

I don’t, because the autistic community needs me to thrive. I need to set an example, that no matter how difficult is to live in such a world where everything seems to be set against you, you need to thrive. You cannot give up. You must find your own reasons to keep on keeping on. You deserve your life. You deserve this world, which is for everybody. I need to show them that it’s possible to keep on fighting and that it won’t be in vain. 

I don’t, because neurotypical people need to realize what exactly is going on in the mind of an autistic person. The people who see me, who look at me with raised brows and judgemental eyes, who regard me with avoidance, ought to know what is really going on inside this mind. The people who try their hardest but their hardest is not enough need to realize why even their hardest may not be enough. 

I don’t, because ever since I was 16 years old, I’ve wanted to be a superhero. And ever since I was 16 years old, I have blundered, faltered, and failed at that task until I realized that maybe I wasn’t the kind of superhero that the world would need. And now I realize, that when the opportunity has arisen to be a REAL superhero, to show the world that no matter how hard it beats me down, I will always rise from the ashes, to show other people who are in my position that they need to fight every day to be able to do the same  thing...well, I couldn’t rightfully call myself a superhero if I didn’t grab that opportunity by the horns. 

Every day, I want to give up. Some days, I’ve even come close. But no matter how much the world wants to push me down, I will be fighting against it. And I will never give up, even when I don’t come out victorious. 

[comixologiste]

The idea of Superman as a Christ figure is the herpes of pop culture criticism. No matter how hard you try to get rid of it, it just won’t go away. It’s a popular interpretation, but the thing is, it just doesn’t work. As I understand it, the entire deal with Jesus in a nutshell is that he was the Son of God, divinity made flesh who was sent to Earth in order to instruct us as a teacher and then sacrifice His life, redeeming the whole of humanity for its sins through His suffering on both a literal and metaphorical level. There’s a little more to it, of course, but for more details, you can check out around 90% of the rest of Western art and literature. Superman’s story, on the other hand, has nothing to do with any of that. The core of his character isn’t about sacrifice or redemption at all, it’s about having power and choosing to use it for the benefit of everyone rather than just using it for yourself. The comparison seems to be entirely based on the idea that Superman’s a really nice guy who came from somewhere up in the sky. That’s about where the similarities end. Jor-El is not Space God. He doesn’t send Superman to Earth for our benefit, he sends Superman to Earth because it’s the one place in the universe where his son can survive and thrive. He’s protecting him, not sacrificing him, and humanity’s need for someone to fight robots and Brainiacs doesn’t even cross his mind. And, to paraphrase Grant Morrison, I’m pretty sure Heaven didn’t explode shortly after Jesus was launched down to Bethlehem. Superman’s morality isn’t divine or innate, either. It’s not something that he was born with, and it’s not something that sets him apart from humanity. Morally speaking, anyone can be as Good as Superman; the only advantage he has is that he was brought up by a couple of really nice farmers. He’s an aspirational figure rather than a redemptive one, who shows us that we all have the ability to use our talents for good, we just have to choose to do so.

Chris Sims

[comixologiste]

tikkun olam comes to gotham city: kate kane & the jewish superhero

Batman’s actions are rooted not in a desire to “repair” Gotham City, much less the world, but to punish it for the actions of one desperate man; he seeks vengeance, not justice, and accordingly cannot be said to even approach the fundamental concept of tikkun olam. Conditions in Gotham City dramatically worsen during his years as its “Dark Knight,” the mobs giving way to unpredictable, unstoppable mass murderers such as the Joker. In such an unstable environment, it’s difficult to imagine any kind of idealism growing, let alone thriving — and, true to form, none of Superman’s essential, incorruptible idealism is found anywhere in Gotham. That is not to say, however, that there are no heroes who work from a dedication to helping those who need it because doing so betters the world.

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