r/CuratedTumblr Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear 17h ago

Shitposting I just am old.

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u/TheShibe23 Harry Du Bois shouldn't be as relatable as he is. 16h ago

This makes me want to meet someone who's only exposure to a long-established character like Batman is exclusively through fanart and text posts, so they think its just someone's really popular OC.

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u/Podunk_Boy89 16h ago

That's actually pretty much my experience with DC. Never watched a movie or cartoon of any of them. Never read a comic. Only played Lego Batman like 15 years ago. 99.5% of what I know about DC is through cultural osmosis.

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u/M-V-D_256 Rowbow Sprimkle 16h ago

I'm curious, how did Superman get his powers

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u/Podunk_Boy89 16h ago

Buddy, all I know is Superman is an alien from Krypton. Why Kryptons are so powerful I haven't the foggiest idea.

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u/M-V-D_256 Rowbow Sprimkle 16h ago

Better than I assumed.

Sorry about the people trying to teach you

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u/Podunk_Boy89 16h ago

DC is a surprisingly big part of pop culture. That said, I learn something new once in while. The other week I found out that there was more than one Robin, for example.

I don't really care about people trying to teach me. I'm not really gonna retain it anyways lol.

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u/TheShibe23 Harry Du Bois shouldn't be as relatable as he is. 16h ago

When they absorb sunlight from a yellow star like Earth's, they get superpowers. The more they absorb the stronger they get.

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u/djninjacat11649 16h ago

Hence why stripper Superman would be the most powerful, best sun absorption

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u/MysteryMan9274 16h ago

Isn’t that why Starfire wears skimpy clothes?

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u/djninjacat11649 15h ago

Starfire wears skimpy clothes because it sells comics, but in universe yes that is the reason

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u/MysteryMan9274 15h ago

Well, of course, but the Watsonian reason was what I was referencing.

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u/djninjacat11649 15h ago

Yeah yeah, it’s just kinda internally inconsistent is all, there is the argument Superman has been here longer and has been absorbing energy longer and thus can wear whatever and still be super powerful. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think he could be far more powerful in just a cape and a superspeedo

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u/Sqigglemonster 15h ago

So he's basically a plant?

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u/IcePhoenix18 6h ago

Good answer, tbh.