'Superman' star Dean Cain slams cancel culture, Angry Internet calls him 'Eric Trump of Supermans'
Recently, a controversial Time Magazine article called for the cultural reckoning of the depiction of superheroes amid the national debate over law enforcement. According to 'Superman' actor Dean Cain, the claims are "totally untrue" and displays the left's "cancel culture" agenda. In an interview on 'Fox & Friends', he said that he found the piece 'hypocritical' and 'insane'.
"This is insane to me, though, because these people will scream anti-police rhetoric all day long but when their life is threatened and they need a hero, they will dial 9-1-1 and a police officer will show up," he said. "Because police officers are heroes." Cain also added that while there have been some "bad situations" and "bad apples" in departments, "99.9 percent of all police officers" aim to serve and protect their communities and "do a fantastic job."
The piece Cain was referring to, is titled 'We're Re-examining How We Portray Cops Onscreen, Now It's Time to Talk About Superheroes, cited the recent cancellations of 'Cops' and 'Live PD' following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and mentioned how even children's' show 'Paw Patrol' has become a target.
Cain explained, "When she [the article writer] says Hollywood heroizes cops and you can destroy that in just a list of titles: 'Training Day', 'Serpico,' 'The Departed,' 'The Wire,' 'BlacKkKlansman,' 'Rambo.' I mean, the list goes on and on because a bad cop is a great villain because they're not supposed to be bad. So, this stuff all just drives me insane. I promise you that Superman -- I wouldn't today be allowed to say: ‘truth, justice, and the American way.’"
"She says, in the real-world, tolerance for law enforcement acting with impunity is eroding," Cain said. "Law enforcement acting with impunity has never been something we’ve tolerated and never will," he added. Dean Cain emphasized that cancel culture was "crazy" and it was as if they were living in an early version of George Orwell's '1984'.
Cain's comments have been met with fury on the internet. "Funny because Superman is undocumented and has a uber-wealthy businessman as his mortal enemy so ya'know..... eat shit Dean Cain," one Twitter user angrily wrote.
"Dean Cain is bitching about Superman not being able to say the American Way anymore. What does the AMERICAN WAY mean? Ignoring science, treating BIPOC and the LGBTQ+ community like trash, a bad healthcare system and endless wars? Why would Superman believe in the American Way?" Another asked. "Dean Cain is the Eric Trump of Supermans," a person tweeted.
"I wonder if Hollywood will make a pandemic movie and all of the actors are in masks the whole time except for Dean Cain because he's the antagonist in the movie and he's a dumbass," another wrote. Others mentioned that Superman wasn't even American. "Superman is an immigrant adopted by a working-class family whose archnemesis is a greedy tech billionaire, written by two Jewish Americans in direct response to the global rise of fascism. So no, Dean Cain should probably not play Superman today," one tweeted.
Of course, there were quite a few who took Cain's side. "Now the Left goes after Dean Cain. They hate everyone who exposes their narrative and try to destroy anyone who speaks highly of America. Rock on @RealDeanCain," one wrote.
Dean Cain plays the role of Clark Kent aka Superman in the series 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman'.