Most decisions on positive representation in popular culture, if we extend its definition to include comic books, are token moves. The latter argument is not entirely wrong.
On the other hand, there is also a section that feels this is mere tokenism with DC, the comic book giant that publishes popular series like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, trying to keep up with the times in 2021. On the one hand, conservative US lawmakers like Wendy Rogers have taken to reminding the world that “Superman loves Louis Lane.
When the new Superman came out as bisexual, the news managed to offend a wide spectrum of people.
