superman vs. “the three”…
ok, so my friend, james (i can’t link to him without giving him a head’s up), and i had a bit of an argument tonight. about superman. well, about his super powers. mainly, his powers versus the powers of the “criminal three“, who fell to earth (not unlike fallen angels) after their Krypton prison broke ((ok, they were all in the ‘Phantom Zone‘, a horrible, all inprisoning thingy that some genius (probably superman’s dad) invented on Krypton)). nonetheless…there is this argument:
succinctly, i, personally, subscribe to the belief that:
given the fact that superman, and the three super-douchebags, all came from the same planet, they therefore have the exact same super powers (i.e. super-red laser-eyes). lasers, muscles, blowing-wind power, etc; they can all do it the same - because they were all born on and descended from (not unlike some crazy bible story) the same planet. yet, james disagrees…
HE believes that because Superman is the son of Jor-El or whatevver, he’s somehow better than the regular class of Kryptonite citizen (how ethnocentristic of you, James). basically, james believes that because Superman is the son of Jor-El, his powers are greater than the average Krypton citizen, and therefor the fight against the three criminals let loose on the planet Earth was decided before it was ever started, because he’s just better. maybe james should read this crazy shit on superman and eugenics, and just realize that he is talking out of his ass.
first, james says, superman is descended from Jor-El, a “superman” in his own right on the planet of Krypton, thereby making him automatically better than anyone else who could also come from this planet and arrive on earth. (hello, racial superiority anyone???). he’s smarter, and stronger, just from his genetics.
i say: “what?!?”
i mean, based on that argument, bill gates outta be poppin’ out kids who can beat the shit out of chinese kids in the tri-mathelon, and russians in the strongest man contest. (that ain’t happenin’, tho).
oh, but he says, it doesn’t matter. like, Jor-El is some kind of god. which, i guess, would make superman Jesus, in which case i can’t argue (except that i have my doubts about a magic Jesus).
but if that’s not the case (the jesus thing), then, frankly, they had the same powers, and the only reason Superman beat ‘em is because he tricked them when he was weak Clark Kent (and Lois had a mean right hook).
it’s my blog, and, well, you lose, james.
because, really, what it boils down to (according to your logic) is:
and, i still win. (because it’s my blog.)
Reader Comments
Sue, you could have sent you’re grossly inaccurate slam of me via email since it will still be viewed by our eyes only. Does anyone actually read you’re blog? I know I don’t unless I get the heads up from you that I’m being ripped.
In the odd event that someone does give a hoot, and in my own defense, the crux of my argument was not about Superman’s pedigree but about the natural advantage afforded him because of his TIme spent on planet Earth, and his his understanding of human intellect. To thet point, Superman grows up from a baby to a man and goes through all his growing pains and learns his place in this world as a citizen of Earth, whereas Zod and company are surprised to find their new powers and have literally no concept of human dealings. The weakness they ascribe to Superman is his compassion for the Earthlings, however it is ironic that Superman relies upon his human experiances to trick the deposed general and his cohorts. Of course, it was Superman’s urge to live with a human that put him at a power disadvantage in the first place. The fact is that Superman is the right Kryp for this planet, not the agressive and hastily adapted former prisoners. So, Sue, you can suck it and I’m going back to bed.
natural advantage? check your iPhone, james. human intellect? i assume, by that, you mean the 8 years we spent worshiping g.w. don’t factor into that. but hey, you may have a point. except that mine is better, because we (originally), or at least, i, was talking about their PURE superpowers, that they attained upon landing on this shithole planet.
and three versus one, dude; um, i’m going with the three. i’m just sayin’. i know, you’re all invested and shit because hollywood roped you in with the superhero thing…but james, that’s just hollywood. i’m talking about REAL superhero life. you lose.
know why? cuz it’s my blog. LOLOLOL (imagine that with an evil laugh.)
also, you said, “diposed”, “cohorts”, and “suck it”. ok, well the first two were funny (to me). fine, so was “suck it”.
but you know what james? bring it and i will rape you in the face. (and by that i mean only because this is my site and i can do what i want. you will clearly win this argument, because it’s SUPERMAN. why don’t YOU have an awesome website?)
I agree with Soz on this one. Although three to one seems pretty bad odds.
He also spelled “your” wrong. Geez…what a moron!