Gail Simone had a thing about how this is a problem for Superman The *original core idea* of Superman was this contrast between this unstoppable badass Hercules dude being also the goofy protagonist of a screwball romantic comedy
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The Lois-and-Clark stuff is right there in Action Comics #1 Unlike how Batman didn't get a girlfriend until well after he was invented and his love interests have always felt like intrusions or additions to his mythos There is no Superman without Lois, not really
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And Amy Adams really does do her best But the Snyderverse movies are soooo uncomfortable with the mushy romance stuff
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See I was gonna say the slow-burn flirtation between Lois and Clark is why Superman had "universal appeal" back in the day and brought the women into the fandom But honestly, I think it appealed to the guy fans too back then
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There was a lot of toxic masculinity flying around back then sure but I genuinely think they were less toxic about admitting that "romcom tropes" were something guys could genuinely enjoy and project themselves into Not something you had to have a date to have an excuse to watch
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