The original post: /r/movies by /u/Ok-fine-man on 2024-12-27 08:29:38.
Okay, so this is mostly through what I've seen people saying on Facebook. But whenever I see a see a post about James Gunn's DC projects pop up on my feed, I see the most ridiculous comments from fans who can't let go of the Snyder era.
Before the teaser trailer, it was mostly aimed at new Superman actor David Corenswet, all dejected about Henry Cavill no long being in the rule.
But the altogether stupidest comment was on a Collider post about Australian former House of Dragon actress Milly Alcock's Supergirl project.
The person said:
"Supergirl is supposed to look all American girl next door. Alcock looks like she came straight out from the outback. Nothing wrong with having unconventional features but she isn't pretty enough to play the all American Supergirl. She just is too Australian looking."
Firstly, white Australians don't have a distinctive look. If you lined up three white Australians, Americans or Brits, it's unlikely you'd be able to tell which is which on appearance alone. Just an ignorant xenophobic comment, suggesting girls from the Australian outback are somehow uglier. I mean Margot Robbie starred as goddamn Barbie, what a dumb comment. Also, Alcock isn't even from the outback - she's from the world famous major city of Sydney, as urban as you can get.
Secondly, and even more importantly, they say 'Supergirl is supposed to look all American girl next door...she isn't pretty enough to play the all American Supergirl"
- Nope, in all the comics I've seen, she's petite bombshell blonde. Just like Milly Alcock (when she goes blonde). In fact, she's probably the most comic book accurate looking Supergirl we've gotten so far. To say she 'isn't pretty enough' is just bizarre.
And more importantly:
- Supergirl is a GODDAMN ALIEN. She doesn't come from America! She's Kryptonian. This really underlines the stupidity of the comment.
Just to add, it was a woman's account who wrote that comment btw, despite it sounding so misogynistic.
Another said:
I think Gunn is gonna screw everything up. We shall see.
No other comment made. Just that assessment based on Gunn's glowing record on superhero movies.
The sheer stupidity of these comments, it's like some kind of defiant hive mind for the previous unpopular movies. Honestly, just nonsensica, nuts.