Coffee Hour With Jess

secret-jellyfish:

See, THIS is why I love Superman. A lot of people tell me they don’t like Superman because he’s overpowered or he’s too perfect or whatever, but they don’t realize that superheroes are meant to be symbols. It’s not necessarily about who they are or what their powers are — it’s about what they mean. Superman was invented by two Jewish immigrants who fled NAZI Germany in search of freedom and the American Dream — that’s why Superman has always fought for “truth, justice, and the American way.” Superman symbolizes the good in all of us, and the gifts that we here in America have that many others don’t. He stands for our belief that all men are created equal, and that any person can be a hero, no matter what gender, race, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation they are. So let’s be All-American superheroes, and stand for truth, justice, and the American way — that everyone was created equal, and that everyone can be a hero.

(Source: rainydayrecesstoo)