I am against this rule, for sure. While I understand it in some respect; I think that after nearly 6 and a half years, it needs to go --- all of this is my subjective opinion hence why I chose to not post this to a forum, but rather keep it my blog.
My reasons for opposing it:
1. One reason put forward is that Comic-Vine is child friendly. To be honest, while this is fine most kids don't use Comic-Vine --- the demographic for Comic-Vine is not comprised of majority children, and by that logic, what about all the violent fight-scenes which comics depict? The scans from Invincible #112 for example, depict violent imagery which should also be considered unsuitable. Yet, they are not.
2. I am not allowed to post the full S word. If I did, my comment would be edited. But, I can freely state the word F*ck as long as it's blocked. This is rather to an extent, illogical as everyone knows the intent is the same; so there's a lack of logic here.
3. Words such as sh*t and b*tch are not severe
4. Allowing swearing doesn't mean people will insult others more. People still have that choice today despite the rules. All they have to do is say something like for example: ''You're a f-cking idiot'' which is barely different from saying the full F bomb. Yet, most people don't do it because of the insult rules.
On GiantBomb, swear-words are allowed yet insults are not. You can say ''This game was f*cking sh!t'' yet not say ''You're a f*cking idiot'' to someone.
This site praises the notion that adults can like comic-books too --- yet, this rule after so many years feels outdated and unnecessary. The community on ComicVine has grown, and it can work just fine without a no-swearing rule.
The problem with The Avengers (this is all in my opinion, by the way) in 2012; was that while a good movie, struggles to hold up in repeat viewings. The first time I watched it, I was absolutely blown away and impressed with it's humor and spectacle --- but upon several re-viewings in the 2 and a half year period since it's release, it actually doesn't hold up too well.
The humor is forced and lacks wit, the action is bland and the overall spectacle of a superhero team up seems lost. It's painfully cliched popcorn flick.
I've seen many share the same sentiment that it's not as good upon re-viewing, and I don't particuarly think it's designed to be. So I don't think it'll withstand the test of time.
Age of Ultron needs to create a riveting piece of action which breaks the mold --- it needs to cut down on the slapstick humor, develop it's villain and actually develop it's characters.
Superman was originally created by two Jewish kids. Though the creators were not technically immigrants, his origins appealed initially to both the Jewish immigrant experience and the biblical story of young Moses.
Somewhere along the line, it became 'Super-Jesus' --- probably during the 1950's to present 'American' values (at the time was the same thing as so-called Christian values). The label of 'Super-Jesus' has stuck hard, even carrying out into Zack Snyder's 2013 Man of Steel.
It would make more sense if Superman was about immigrants. As we know; immigration is on the rise and there is a strong anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe and America (a country founded upon immigration). Thus to make Superman relevant, symbolically he should go back to his roots of representing the immigrant experience.
'Super-Jesus' is so damn pretentious, it's a cheap attempt at trying to make Superman relevant, in a world (or Merica) increasingly becoming more Secularized.
People only hate on Batman because they want their less popular run-of-the-mill characters to have the popularity that Batman does. ''Wah, Batman is getting too much exposure! X should have more!'' is a complaint because the vast majority of comic-book readers buy Batman books instead of the character that they like. Ergo, the majority opinion of Batman (a positive one as he is the most popular superhero) irritates them. They don't stop to consider that more people genuinely like Batman more, hence why he receives more $$$ and DC (rightfully) give him more exposure.
The excuse of ''Batman fanboys'' is a social-construction created by haters to justify their hatred of Batman, in addition to Batman being far more popular than their own superhero.
This also explains Arrow fans --- as Arrow (the TV version) is a Batman rip-off, so those who cannot bring themselves to like Batman himself, will instead turn to Arrow (ergo, Arrow fans are Batman fans in disguise).
I am 100% happy that DC is pushing Batman. It is only justified as he has earned his place as the most popular hero. Therefore, I encourage that Batman fans should flaunt Batman's success. It's only justified.
Both shootings occurred two weeks apart. The former was treated as a national tragedy and mourning; the latter the story has become just one item among many in the national news cycle, with most coverage stemming from CNN.
Wells wheelchair can travel through space, time and dimensions - much like the Metron chair. Wells is his human form, and being an evil New God may shed some light on the deceptive and creepy behavior he has thus displayed.
The Newspaper from the pilot is from 2020, it is well known that Darkseid survived the Crisis.
Say humanity makes contact with advanced E.T; or makes discovery of E.T non-intelligent microbes, either one, would you change the way you think? Change the way you view humanity?
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