I like that old SNL sketch where Lois still doesn't know well into their marriage.
I like that old SNL sketch where Lois still doesn't know well into their marriage.
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TBH, I see the secret identity thing as being a lot like coming out of the closet. A person's close circle need not be told until the person is ready to tell. It is no one's business to know such things. Ever. There's nothing whatsoever wrong with secrets. They are not lies. And frankly, there's nothing wrong with lies, either, unless they directly hurt a person.
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Is'nt kantian ethics deontological? Wouldn't that make clark lying bad from the get go? He isn't being ethical.
"A categorical imperative binds us regardless of our desires: everyone has a duty to not lie, regardless of circumstances and even if it is in our interest to do so"
Superhero comics are largely run with kantian ethics. The only guy that judges things based on outcomes is redhood.He is the anti-hero. But, i believe it wasn't before. Charcters fairly balanced ideals,morality and consequences to take action,As most people do.Superman fairly used to do that as well.
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Before Sex he could literally destroy her during the act seems like that risk should be known.
I believe it's deontological yes. Been a minute since I studied philosophy but that sounds right.
And yes Clark is often unethical. Lying about his secret identity I figure is a necessary thing; that being public knowledge could put people at risk and the lie is by far the lesser evil. Same reason why spies and high value military units are kept classified; more people could be hurt by the knowledge than by the secret. But Clark lies about plenty of things even when he doesn't have to, or really shouldn't. He's also a hypocrite about some things, and there's plenty of other flaws and quirks in his personality that make him and his daily choices ethically questionable. Hell, even the act of being Superman is arguably unethical.
The entire "man of steel, woman of Kleenex" argument makes absolutely zero sense. It's just sensationalistic, simplistic, high school bullsh*t.
I mean hell, have you never enjoyed a slow jam?
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
Lies by their very nature are always harmful.
Clark secretly being a superpowered vigilante is nothing like being in the closet. Clark's secret affects everyone around him. People who are targeted for being close to Superman. The Daily Planet whose credibility regarding Superman-related stories would be called into question once it becomes known that one of their staffers is Superman and that his wife, who also works for the Daily Planet, knew about it and kept it a secret.
Whether or not a person wants to talk about their orientation is their business. But when you start playing world police while defrauding a newspaper and by extension the entire world, your privacy becomes the least important.