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Superman: The High-flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero | Larry Tye

Kid me loved this actor, watched his version of TV Superman as a little girl and remained a lifelong fan ever since. This was one of the first shows I became a fan of without my brother to snuggle up to while we watched.

With the current hate infused climate of this Administration. This feels like a betrayal.

And the fact that Dean Cain's biological father is Japanese! How could he do to my people what was done to his?

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AnnCrystal It may seem silly, Dean Cain is just an actor who was cast to play a part. Yet, it's so much more.

As a American BORN Indigenous and Chicana, there came a time while growing up when I had to learn about how the heroes that I was supposed to admire as an American were not so heroic to my ancestors. Many were my ancestors villains.

Random Examples:
Abraham Lincoln
Davy Crockett
Bat Masterson
Columbus
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AnnCrystal
This list is practically endless...

Discovering the truth from my cultural prospective, it felt like betrayal.

It wasn't easy to learn about my own cultural Heroes while growing up, therefore, the Superheroes from pop culture were adopted.

Actors and actresses bring characters into reality. Especially for children, superheroes and superheroines come alive when they see these characters on the screen.

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AnnCrystal I just keep wondering, how many kids are going to see this news about Dean Cain and (whether they've seen his version of Superman or not) become frightened about why Superman has joined those who are terrorizing our communities. How many children are going to wonder if their brown skin automatically makes them bad?

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dabbe #gulp 😪 I can't even imagine your and your ancestors' pain. Your words brought me to my knees. 💙✊🏻💙 1mo

TheBookHippie I AM SO TIRED. 1mo

RamsFan1963 I mainly watched Lois & Clark for Terry Hatcher, but I did like Dean Cain's Superman. His move to being a Trumpster is very disappointing and disheartening. 1mo

AnnCrystal 🫂 Thank You @dabbe I'm annoyed at myself for allowing this to infuriate me so intensely. Yet I can't stop fearing for the children. They need the magic of superheroes during these dark times 😢. ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie the rage over this has totally exhausted me 🥺✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal I actually don‘t believe in hell… but for these folks… there‘s a special hell for people who hurt children. Just unreal the cruelty. 1mo

AnnCrystal @RamsFan1963 📺 Terry Hatcher would have been my brother's reason for watching too 👏🏼😉👌🏼...and Dean Cain is truly disappointing indeed ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💫. 1mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie 👏🏼😎 Truth ✊🏼😉💝....👹. (edited) 1mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal You have no reason to be annoyed. You are fighting the good fight with everything you have. Keep doing so because this country needs it. 💙🩵💙 1mo

JenlovesJT47 How disappointing 😌. I always thought he was so cute (not that that has anything to do with why I‘m disappointed, just saying). 1mo

AnnCrystal 😘 @dabbe Thank You 🫂💝 We are all going to be needed to Vote for change ✊🏼🦅🌟💖💖💖. 1mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 😂👌🏼 I totally understand. The funny thing, is that for a long time, I mistakingly believed that he was Mexican... (edited) 1mo

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal he is Japanese yes? 1mo

mcctrish When I read this news I was dumbfounded! I loved the Superman show he and Terry Hatcher put on the small screen. How stupid does a person have to be to think Ice is the solution? To use what little star power he has left to make this his message? He‘s pathetic and evil 1mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie correct, Dean Cain's biological father was Japanese, Roger Tanaka. 1mo

JenlovesJT47 It seems to me he‘s desperately trying to be relevant. Otherwise I really can‘t figure it out. 🤯 1mo

AnnCrystal @mcctrish Truth! This is truly Evil to not consider the children. I hope Marvel counters a move to somehow show brown-skin kids that Superman doesn't hate them ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 it's perplexing and cruel 😢✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal How foolish. Spits in the face of his ancestry. 1mo

ncsufoxes He‘s the opposite of what the current Superman movie is about (I haven‘t seen it but from what people have said it made maga angry so I‘m assuming it‘s about humanity & the opposite of the current resident in office). These people are all so exhausting. 1mo

mariaku21 This was sooooo disappointing to know it's true and then to know he literally made a video bout it with him sounding like a recruiter for ICE..😔😮‍💨 1mo

Bookwomble 😮‍💨 1mo

Bookwomble Superman? The alien who illegally entered the USA as a child refugee from a war-torn, ecological catastrophe? The immigrant child who grew up to make incredible contributions to his adoptive country? That Superman? 🤔💭🦸 1mo

AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie Exactly! He is insulting his Ancestors even more than his fans. I wonder if he knows about his father's cultural history. Perhaps he was only raised to know his mother's ancestry or doesn't even know what happened here during WW2??

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AnnCrystal @ncsufoxes 👏🏼🦸‍♂️ I really truly hope to have the opportunity to watch the new Superman one day. The previews are fantastic and I can glimpse why it would anger some 👏🏼😉👌🏼. People should show up to protest Little (t) wearing Superman T-shirts ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. (edited) 1mo

AnnCrystal @mariaku21 🥺 what?? I haven't seen that...I probably don't want to view that! I'm already way too upset with this villain. I'm really hoping Marvel somehow spotlights their newest Superman for the kids to focus on ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwomble 👏🏼😉👍🏼 that's the one 😂. Terrible that Dean Cain seemingly learned nothing from the values this Character represents ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💫. 1mo

Bookwomble @AnnCrystal Cain never met his biological father, and has spoken disparagingly about him, so at the risk of being an armchair analyst, perhaps there's some psychological projection and transference happening for him. He might be well advised to seek counselling. 1mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwomble I didn't know about that...thank you for sharing this.

🤔 I absolutely 🤬 my father's family, but I love the Chicana heritage. Perhaps if Dean Cain allowed himself to experience his Japanese half, he would discover a love for the culture. The Japanese culture is just as beautiful as his English, French-Canadian, Irish, and Welsh heritages. 1mo

Amiable I agree with @JenlovesJT47 — I think this is him trying to claw his way back into the national conversation. Because when was the last time Dean Cain was relevant? He‘s a desperate, despicable, small-minded little man. Some may even call him… deplorable. 🤨 1mo

AnnCrystal @Amiable 👏🏼🥺 and at a time when we need more Superheroes, not more wannabe villains. ✊🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

Bookwomble @AnnCrystal Cain Heritages: Japanese (immigrant) ??, English (immigrant) ???????, French (immigrant) ??, Canadian (immigrant) ??, Irish (immigrant) ??, Welsh (immigrant) ??????? = "Keep immigrants out of USA ??" ?? 1mo

Butterfinger I get how you feel. I remember being depressed when I found out Lincoln was not as heroic as we were lead to believe. Dean Cain has lost so many fans over this, and those of us who care will make sure to teach ALL children the value and voice they deserve. 1mo

AnnCrystal @Bookwomble 👏🏼😂 it's truly sad and perplexing when those who hate do not realize this fact. Even Little t's mother was born in Scotland in 1912. His mother, Mary Anne MacLeod immigrated to America.

Most of my ancestry originated right here (excluding the Spanish bits). Yet I and my American Indigenous mom are in danger everytime we venture out and about because we were born brown upon our own land ✊🏼🤬 ✊🏼🐻💫. (edited) 1mo

AnnCrystal @Butterfinger it's truly sad, how difficult it is to learn the truth about our history.

👏🏼🥲 And truth! We all must continue to teach our Children “true“ American values. Together we can erase hatred ✊🏼🦅✌🏼🦸‍♂️💖. 1mo

IriDas I loved Lois and Clark, too. It was a quirky little show that aged well. But Dean Cain lost me several years ago with his religious bigotry and conservatism. This does not surprise me. 1mo

AnnCrystal @IriDas 👏🏼😉👍🏼 I make the worst fan, I really don't stay informed about those who I become a fan of...I mean, I rarely do research, I often just encounter info bits by accident. After this, I plan on trying to become more informed. If someone seemingly holds values of prejudice, hatred, or etc. they don't deserve my time or money as their fan. ✊🏼🦅✌🏼💝. (edited) 1mo

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