About the new Alan Scott

[dark_not_evil]

I'm sorry but...what the hell?

They picked Dad? They erased Jennie, Damon, and myself...and picked Dad. Seriously?

Do those people that write the comics even know what they're doing anymore or have they all just given up on trying?

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[goddamnwingman]

My mun has completely and utterly given up on the whole reboot thing. She just sits there, staring at it before going, "Nope."

I can't blame her. About the only thing you can take heart in is that it's not main continuity? And maybe that Alan Scott being gay doesn't necessarily mean no children. Just...

You know, I'm not even going to try to figure it out. Backing away from the reboot seems the best idea.

[dark_not_evil]

Mine has given up as well.

They erased their main continuity for this stuff. I know but with this company I don't expect to get much. Especially considering that they made Dad my age.

Hopefully if enough of us ignore it, it will go away.

[werepanther]

Yeah, I'm not exactly sure why "young and hip" means they need to erase us and de-age our parents.

Couldn't they have just gone with us instead?

[dark_not_evil]

Or they could have just left well enough alone and not screwed up the entire universe.

[3x2_9yz_4a]

My mun thinks they're pulling random ideas out of a hat and going with what looks like it'll appeal to me the most...even if it makes absolutely no freaking sense.

I kinda agree with her, there.

[dark_not_evil]

That...actually sounds about right.

Either that or throwing darts at printouts of bad fanfiction and gluing it all together.

[lightupthesky]

"What the HELL?" She manages to roll her eyes with her whole head.

"I know I'm totally preaching to the converted here, but - fan fiction. It's all fan fiction at this point. Just..." She throws up her hands. "Pick your universe!"

"I mean, I would not love Dad any less if he decided he liked cock now, but I'm trying to make a sentence with the word 'Dad' and 'cock' and have the word 'not' in it. I fail."

[dark_not_evil]

He's just going to give his sister a quick hug. "They're not even writing good fan fiction."

[lightupthesky]

"Duh." She puts her face in her hands a moment. "Why can't Superman be gay or something? That would at least be hot."

[dark_not_evil]

Todd's just going to stare for a few moments, thinking about that. "I'm not sure about that one."

[lightupthesky]

"I'm kind of teasing, kind of not," she admits. "I know nothing about his personal life so I can make wild guesses."

"If this is how they implement things - you know, pick a few characters that aren't huge celebrity types and make all the changes to them, it would explain..." She has to pause and count on her fingers. "Just about everyone I think I know really personally."

[dark_not_evil]

"How does that explain how badly they messed up everyone else then?"

[lightupthesky]

She sputters with mock laughter. "Because, God forbid, anyone make less room in the universe for, say, Hal Jordan?" Bitter much? Noooooo.

[dark_not_evil]

"It's less Hal's fault and more those...people trying to claim they're writers." He's bitter too.

[lightupthesky]

"Yeah, about that. Remind me why they are concidered 'the writers' and the people out here aren't - other than $3 an issue."

[dark_not_evil]

"I have no idea, Jennie. No idea at all."

[goodsoldier]

Well, they already have their Token Adult Gay Character. Don't you know they have to "make room" for minority representation? That's why the old comics are so much better than what we had pre-reboot. Because they have the characters we can all relate to: straight white guys. Especially if they're related to Batman.

I'd like to thank the Academy...

[dark_not_evil]

Make room for something by getting rid of two of the ones they already had?

[missmanners]

This post is in extremely poor taste.

[dark_not_evil]

I'm sorry?

[oldmanemerald]

...

[Well...this is odd. Him learning like this.]

Odd. There has always been a joke Ted said, about me liking a certain type of woman. Strange that this company changed things they made me the focus of.this...change.

[dark_not_evil]

Apparently the entire reason they chose you is because you're my father. So umm...sorry...? [Awkward.]

[oldmanemerald]

If they chose me to be their gay character, having you as justification for it rings hollow.

[Shakes head]

And I am certain this Sam fellow is kind enough, but I am not interested in men.

[dark_not_evil]

It does but that's the excuse they used. Because they won't use me, they chose you.

[He chuckles a little.] I didn't think you were.

[oldmanemerald]

Wait...so because you're gay they decided it was a good enough reason to believe I would be gay? Or they did not wish to use you but wanted a gay man in their "universe" and decided on me instead?

[Alans face becomes serious.]

That makes no sense any which way.

[dark_not_evil]

That's what my mun tells me. Except its because they made you so young that Jennie and I no longer exist.