Zack Snyder has something to say about the Batman discourse

[bellwetherr]

Zack Snyder ends debate over Batman, Catwoman, and oral sex https://t.co/rRZxhvMKsM
- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 18, 2021

As a refresher, DC Comics went full Ben Shapiro when the team behind the Harley Quinn animated series wanted to show Batman going down on Catwoman. "Heroes don't do that."

[So what does Zack Snyder think?]
Canon pic.twitter.com/rpPaRhVnQ8
- Zack

Comments

[rhapsodeeinblue]

lol oh Zack

but lol in a different way @ the top 2 replies

What the hell man! Batman is a becon to kids and adults alike! Notice the KID part. Shame on you for posting fan art that is pornographic!
- JonDoe297 (@jnippe000) June 18, 2021

My son asked me what Batman is doing. How do I explain this to him???!! He’s graduating high school tomorrow and he’s in shambles. Disgusting illustration and shame on you.
- Danny Bags (@DannyBagsZ) June 18, 2021

[colossusx]

the second one is very obviously a joke

[trekkiepetrelli]

"he's graduating high school tomorrow and he's in shambles"..

i- there' so much to unpack here

[ayumidah]

I legit thought the first one said "bacon"

[slinkydinks]

Maybe it's just because I've been steeped in the science world too long, but I just don't see the hang-up over sex anymore. It just seems like we associate so much shame with sex/nudity like it's something dirty and taboo, when it's just part of life. It just seems ... immature to not want to explain to a kid something that is literally going on all the time across species and is necessary for our survival? I mean, sure there are certain boundaries, consent, and personal privacy. It's like explaining death to a kid: it's you who's uncomfortable talking about it. And you somehow think explaining something you feel dirty/shameful talking about will somehow ruin the kid's innocence.

I think I would honestly feel more uncomfortable/awkward explaining climate change and its ramifications, violence like mass shootings, or societal systems of oppression. Because those ARE things we should be ashamed of but we let persist.

[tube_fiend]

I'm with you. It really bothers me how people act like kids seeing incredibly graphic violent content - which is in these superhero movies and comics in spades - is totally fine, but consensual sex is completely inappropriate.

I hope my child never kills another person. I also hope my child has enjoyable, consensual sex when they are adults. These seem like pretty reasonable and standard expectations. So which content is really the most inappropriate???