BW’s Daily Video> How 1990s Comics Handled Social Issues

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I commented on this one: “The comics were left-leaning but they weren’t woke. If you’re writing a story your worldview will naturally affect how you see the characters and thus how you tell the story. However, the heroes came off as heroes because they acted like heroes not because the story says they are. They weren’t afraid to make villains who were something other than white dudes. When the analog to some actual group was obvious you were allowed to call it out as a bad decision. If you have a gay black woman as your superhero, it was about her being a superhero, not what she was and how awesome she was just by existing. Writers weren’t afraid to have their gay black woman get help or struggle through with her unique skills because they were worried about sending a message that you aren’t awesome just by being you and ticking off this or that group. She was a superhero with superpowers or cool gadgets who fought the same normal supervillains and criminal organizations as everyone else. In other words, they were just a character who happened to be part of this or that cultural grouping.”