It's not even the issue of nuance, exactly, that has me upset—Stan Lee's political messages were subtle as a brick. But, they were parables, stories, using characters of diverse and conflicting motivations, not cardboard cutouts dictating approved political beliefs to the reader.
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Me: "Classic comics are full of political messages." You: "Actually, classic comics are full of political messages." Me: "Lee was a co-plotter w/Kirby et al." You: "Actually, in this interview Lee talks about co-plotting w/Kirby." Wow, you're making me a believer in mansplaining.
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1. You are misreading that interview. 2. "You prevented me from claiming the moon for my communist masters." -- Fantastic Four #29 (1964). Your core argument is that this is a better use of politics in comics than contemporary work. I disagree.pic.twitter.com/tha8J6i6h6
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