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Artemis · 1d
Making Superman "turn evil" simply because someone killed Lois Lane is just so silly. He faces down violence & cruelty every day. Despite his superheroics, he sometimes has to see innocent people die...
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What is it with stories where men "turn evil" when their wife/girlfriend is killed?

It certainly seems to confirm the person was resentful, angry & amoral well before that point. If it was played as revealing who they really were all along, that would be one thing, but when it's just "oh, he got mad that someone killed his wife so now this formerly kind & moral guy goes out & rages & kills indiscriminately" I gotta admit I don't get it.
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Artemis · 1d
I guess if you believe that all men are filled with rage & violence just waiting to spill out, it might make sense. Personally, I think better of men than that. It seems incredibly insulting to good men to suggest they are all one personal tragedy away from becoming murderers.