(October 22, 2021 at 6:09 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: Have loved superman since I was 5. Radio serial, set in Australia. Among other things, Superman once played cricket (brilliantly of course) when he had amnesia .Don't remember that American Way bullshit. (whatever it actually means, if anything). But, the comic was written for an American audience, so they could say what they liked. As I got older I understood Superman was American and lived in America where he did all that great stuff. Same goes for all of the tedious number of marvel characters and their world
I consider political correctness a four letter word beloved by politicians and other bottom feeders.
Having said that, I'm aware that people generally don't like change. We like it even less as we get older . I don't subscribe to any theory of social change. To me change is a continuum. Unless it effects us personally, we either don't notice or don't care. Changes in language are also constant. Official changes (political correctness) either stick or they do not. I do my best to simply ignore the ones I don't like. Of special interest is the neutering of language. Eg I still say 'actress' when I mean a female actress. Or aviatrix for a female aviator. There were once typistes and comptometristes. Those words fade with activity they described.
If you enjoyed the old radio shows, you might like to know that you can still find them on podcasts. Don't remember the name but its easy to find if you search for Superman.
I do find it funny that people become so possessive of something that was created as a product and has been a profit generating franchise for decades. The motto is not really used all that much. It wasn't even used in his earliest enterprises, which refers to Superman defending truth and justice, but no mention of the American way. That wasn't added until the 40's when world war broke out. Funny how Americans always tack on god or American Way to our catch phrases when we feel threatened.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller