The Influence Of LGTB + Characters

A greater diversity will lessen the divide between races and will reduce stereotypes and prejudices which are associated with certain races. Exposing children to a greater diversity of characters in media who display positive attributes such as strength, leadership, and independence will allow for the weakening of previous misconceptions about people of color, and their unequal treatment due to their race. In addition to reducing racism, bigotry, and prejudice in society, characters like Black Panther will help educate both white and children of color regarding the issues which plague their society and help them fix these issues to improve their communities. In addition to characters such as the Black Panther are good role models for children to emulate, children may also find similar characteristics in political leaders, athletes, and writers. These include influential people of color such as Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Mohammed Ali, and Maya Angelou.

“I wish I could be a hero!” Many adults in today’s society hear small children wishing they could become heroes. Children wish to be more like heroes for the reason that heroes are the type of people who risk their lives to help others. Throughout history, children have had a positive connotation with the word “hero.” The heroes many small children talk about are the fictional ones who protect cities from villains: Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and others. However, these are not the only types of heroes in today’s world. Firefighters and policemen are also considered heroes because they save the lives of those in danger. Many adults consider their inspirations to be heroes, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin

In a society dominated by male superheroes, it is not that often that a female character is able to step forward and defend the world. There have been quite a few female superheroes throughout the ages of popular culture, including the Canadian Marvel super-heroine, Aurora ("Marvel"), and DC Comic's character, Black Canary (Kanigher, and Infantino). Yet for every one female superhero that is encountered, there are at least a dozen more male superheroes to stand around—and often in front of—her. Even more frustratingly, the female superheroes are often merely there to be the gendered counterpart to the much more powerful, dominant male superheroes. There have been few women who have stood out as being independent, admirable sources of

Comic books have been around since 1933;in addition superhero movies have become immensely popular throughout the years. Comics are now a new way for people to escape their reality and look up to superheroes because they might have a deep connection towards them. Superheroes to me are symbols of plenty of things, such as peace, love and justice. Many superheroes are male and some are female however, they are all portrayed in a certain manner that divides the male and the female superheroes; female superheroes are perceived as sex symbols while males are shown as strong, brave, and masculine heroes.

Some of the biggest comic book houses out there include Marvel, whose characters include, Spiderman, Ironman, the Hulk and Thor. DC, on the other hand are the creators of such characters of Batman and Superman. There is no denying that some of these characters are not only pop culture icons, but characters of high moral standards. These characters were created as heroes for the people. According to Wikipedia, "In modern popular fiction, a superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of heroic character possessing extraordinary talents, supernatural phenomena, or superhuman powers and is dedicated to a moral goal or protecting the public."

Superheroes are a representation of our freedoms and their influential attitude towards the government seems to embody positive and negative freedom. Within this positive

In Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s “Fantastic Four” issue one, the comic emphasizes the significance of working together in a team, regardless of whatever personal differences or opinions the members may have. They highlight the importance of uniting together to achieve a common goal and being reliable within the team. These moral characteristics were ranked highly among the children, with a significant correlation between the children’s own morals and of the Fantastic Four’s (Martin 246). Young boys tend to identify themselves with superheroes, who share their main values, which include doing what they think is right and to be counted on doing their part in a group (Martin 247): all values that the Fantastic Four demonstrates. Through the immediate

Many children are exposed to stories that fill their imaginations with heroic deeds. Over the past several decades, fictional characters such as Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman have graced the covers of magazines, appeared on television, and filled the toy aisle at department stores. Super heroes help children to cement the idea of bravery, chivalry, and morals. Children can take away from these action figures that a hero is someone who puts others before themselves; a hero personifies selflessness in the name of good. Superheroes expose children to the idea of real world heroes, Batman might save a ship full of people from a bomb on television, but essentially police officers and firemen will save everyday common citizens. All heroes, whether superhuman or an everyday hero, have the same goal which is to empower and protect the

History has showed society that even though having a white super hero is very much the norm for everybody growing up, but black super heroes aren 't given exposure to society. They are viewed as criminals for doing absolutely nothing to the unjust system. Now more recently African Americans having been targeted more than ever, and for a very long time African Americans have been racial profiled as thugs.

Superman, Batman, and Spider man aren't known for speaking their mind. They are regarded as super heroes because of their brave deeds, their mental strength, and their compassion. Similarly, a hero is so much more than a person who simply says what they think when others are too scared to speak themselves.

Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Wonder woman are all heroes, or what I thought was a hero. As a little kid, I thought a hero was someone with an incredible superpower that always caught and destroyed the villain. I thought a hero was someone that stopped crime to become the Man or Woman of the world. That turned out to be completely false. These “superheroes” were just fictional characters, made up to keep people entertained but I know that now and have a new definition of a hero.

L- Loud: Lots of times I just voice my opinion and step up to be the leader of a group and can get bossy. People don’t always like that someone else is trying to boss them around, but you can’t have a quiet person trying to be a leader of a group and get things done.

Opening the interview with elementary school children in Hanoi is the question: "Who is the superhero in your eyes?" Young children have lovely answers with answers such as familiar superhero characters such as Spider-man, Captain American, Batman or Superman, etc.

“Today, images still have the power to elicit a variety of responses.” (Horowitz, pg. 8). This was something I noticed with graphic novels when they mention the usage of genders in the stories. Fictional graphic novels, no matter what their genre is, have unique ways of interpreting the theme of genders into their stories to get a message to the audience about them. However, I feel that one graphic novel I have discovered online, does one of the best jobs of incorporating an LGBTQA+ theme into its story while combining it with a unique setting, lovely character designs, and helping someone understand themselves.

When I think of big impacts on my childhood, heroes are definitely near the top. Whether it was Legolas from Lord of the Rings or Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, I wanted to save the world. Maybe that 's why I fell in love with comics early on. I wanted the admiration from my peers that these heroes got from me, and yet, the world doesn 't work that way. I realized pretty quickly that it wasn 't like in the movies and comics. The world didn 't exist to give you a pat on the back whenever you did a good deed.