Saturday, 12 May 2007
\nSuperhero Saturday: Entomo the Insect-Man
\nThis is my life. I can’t permit other lives, people who chose different paths, to interfere with my path. We’re connected, but still independent. It’s a delicate game of balances. Welcome to human existence.
\n– Entomo the Insect-Man
\nThis is the beginning of the first ever regular feature here at Gnack Attack. Every Saturday I will be adding an interview with a real life superhero. If you’re already confused, you should catch up by reading my initial superhero post. I have approached a number of real life superheroes for interviews and due to time zone differences, among other variables, the style of each interview will likely be slightly different. Some interviews will be done in the style of a questionaire through email. Some will be done in a more true-to-form interview style through chat software. This, my first superhero interview, was conducted by email.
\nThe first superhero to be interviewed is Entomo the Insect-Man. To find out more about Entomo, you can visit his MySpace page. Before I get straight into the interview I’d like to express my gratitude to Entomo for agreeing to this interview. His answers were concise, sincere and well-thought out. So thank you Entomo! And now, without further ado…
\nFirst things first, lets talk pseudonyms. Your superhero name is Entomo the Insect-Man. Tell us a bit about why you chose this name.
\nThe name has born in my mind about 4 years ago. Now that I think about it, it was in the middle of 2003. I was studying anthropology at the time. Well, the name just sprouted from my thoughts, spontaneously. I was trying to define myself, trying to understand more about myself. At the time, I didn’t know anything about the [Real Life Superhero (RLSH)] movement in America, I never even suspected that it existed. I only knew of Super Barrio Gomez in Mexico, and that was about it.
\nWhen I first thought about the “Entomo” Superhero name, it was like: “Great. That’s myself, truly. If one day I’d become a Superhero, that will become my nom de guerre. But that day is impossible”. I discarded the idea as soon as it was born in my mind.
\nNow, that day has come; nothing is impossible.
\nYou have asked that I recognise you as an ecologist\/activist\/animalist first and foremost. It seems as though you have a very general interest in helping not just humanity, but the world in its entirety. This is something that many people respect but few act on. You have acted – why?
\nThe desire to help the entire world was always with me, since I was a kid. I was just too weak to perform my role as a child. I started to “build-up” my persona and my physique when I turned 18. So it was a gradual process, still on-going. Now I’m strong enough to make the difference if given the chance. It’s something you “sense” as being inside yourself, a mechanism.
\nWithout such incredible mechanism, I couldn’t work.
\nI could not care that much about humanity as long as our world has been rendered uninhabitable by its inhabitants. I mean, our Earth is a living being. We must treat our world like a person.
\nThe life of a superhero is often shrouded in mystery and secrets. Are you particularly worried about hiding your identity?
\nNo Superhero group at the time, I’m thinking about assembling potential Italian Real Life Superheroes and start one myself. It will take a lot of time, but I don’t care.
\nMy “civilian” identity is just an enhancement of the most human part of myself. Of course, only my girlfriend and some friends (two so far) know about it. They are very supportive. Basically, my “civilian” identity is just an overplaying, but not a mystification. It’s not like Clark and Superman, to draw a parallel with comic books. Clark is a carefully constructed disguise.
\nMy two lives are not separated. I just live twice.
\nMany superheroes claim to have powers or talents that the general population rarely shares, what about you?
\nAs kid, I didn’t realize the whole thing. I lacked focus, of course. They are not “superpowers” in the strict meaning of the word, but not “ordinary” faculties either. This is Real World, and I’m in the middle.
\nThey are a natural part of me, like breathing or sleeping. I just let them grow in myself as time went on.
\nWell, if I have to describe what I can do, that’s tricky. It’s like I’m in tune with something greater than me, what I use to call “the spectrum”. Every time I interact with life – and, for instance, nature – something “vibes” in my physique in total harmonical conjunction with the “spectrum”. My insect-like features are just physiological answers to dozen of questions life poses to my body in a day. My faculties are all enlisted here: http:\/\/entomo.wikispaces.com.
\nMy “talents”, as you wisely put it, are many. Let’s say I mimic some qualities belonging to the insect world. Sometimes, I am myself amazed at what I can do. My principal weakness is that “I” come and go, in the sense sometimes I’m broken and my faculties seem to have vanished. As an intermittence of some sort.
\nIt seems as though it is standard practice for superheroes to go on patrol looking for crimes to solve or people to help – is this something you also do?
\nI’ve just debuted. I did some patrols in the past, as a civilian. I’m more a “watcher” than a crimefighter, but I can fight… and very well. Give me a worthwhile opponent. I think the whole purpose of the patrols is adverting police at the right time, and do some of the work by yourself. It’s a collaboration, you know. I’m going to collaborate with police as long as they collaborate with me. It’s a mutual affair.
\nIf you have one chance to tell the entire world one message…
\n“If you don’t care for this marvellous and unpredictable planet, then you’re not caring for yourself.
\nAll small and big lives are connected to the pivotal life of this globe. All small and big pasts are connected to the pivotal future of this globe.
\nDon’t act as a parasite… act as a worthwhile life.”
\nThe message speaks for itself.
\nA lot of people are going to write you off as a crazy guy in a costume.
\nI don’t care. This is my life. I can’t permit other lives, people who chose different paths, to interfere with my path. We’re connected, but still independent. It’s a delicate game of balances. Welcome to human existence.
\nI have a mission. The costume is just a part of said mission. An integration.
\nI have no trouble with wearing my costume in public. Somehow, it’s part of me. It’s the better way to be “exposed”, because I’m actually “exposing” the most important and fascinating part of me.
\nEvery superhero has to have a nemesis, a supervillain counterpart, even if this supervillain is simply crime itself.
\nI don’t know how to answer to this. I don’t know if, at this point, I “need” an archenemy to focus myself even more… we’ll see. I’m ready to go.
\nI can only say that an “opposing” counterpart is a natural progression of the resonance we have in the world around us. It’s exponential.
\nYou, like any superhero, have a costume to go with your superhero persona…
\nMy costume is partly green because green is the most incredible manifestation of nature. Even many species of insect show green in their chromatic palette, which is a true miracle. I still wear what I call my “Beta Version Outfit”, or even “First Bite”. It’s a prototype. I’m going to wear a more sophisticated mask and suit in the weeks to come.
\nMy symbol is a stylized capital sigma resembling an hourglass; representative of the summation of insect-like features I incorporate into myself – into my genetic code. An hourglass because it’s time to do something; time needing to be spent doing something to make the present state of the Earth much better than what it is. Additionally, some species of black and brown widows present on their abdomen the shape of an hourglass.
\nOne of the most engaging things about any good superhero is their flaws and weaknesses – their ability to appear so very human to us.
\nI agree with you. Being a Superhero is just… well, a magnification of human nature. Not a re-arrangement, or a travesty. It’s a magnification of something that is already present in human nature.
\nI have flaws, but they are part of me. They aren’t “mistakes” to fix, rather natural “losses”. I can deal with them.
\nFinally, I thank you because you’re an exponent of the bright side of the “new generation” of young people out of there, and I’m honoured to promote my movement among you all.
\nI inject justice.
\nEntomo.
\nPosted by Nick at 12:45 PM
\n1 comments: Jesse said…
\nheh
\nGood one, guys.
\nThis … fine specimen of Eye-talian studliness has been very upset at the way he and his colleagues have been characterized over at www.rationreality.com.
\nCheck it out …
\nhttp:\/\/rationreality.com\/2007\/07\/03\/real-life-superheroes-the-revenge\/
\n6 July 2007 5:22 AM
\nReal Life Spider-Man\u201d.
\nIt was a blog I wrote on ANOTHER (possible) Real Life Superhero here in Italy, whose appearance is identical to famed comic book character \u2018Spider-Man\u2019.
\nI\u2019m not \u2018Spider-Man\u2019, neither I pretend to be \u2018Spider-Man\u2019. He doesn\u2019exist, you know.
\nAnd I\u2019m not located in Milan, definitely.
\nBut wait\u2026 everything seems good in order to have fun, right? It\u2019s the philosophy behind the new generations.
\nWhat are you CREATING? What are you DOING with your life?
\nThis blog. \u201cHate\u201d is the only thing you know.
\nWe\u2019ll keep up the good work for you anyway.
\nI INJECT JUSTICE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 4, 2007 at 5:42 am
\nReply
\nJesse,
\nhttp:\/\/technorati.com\/wtf\/superheroes\/2007\/07\/03\/real-life-superheroes-crimefighters-or-simple-unde-1
\nSo you hate us THAT much. Are you earning from it? What\u2019s your satisfaction? Tell me. I think your article is even more disrespectful than the original one.
\nMy question is: why? What\u2019s the point?
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 4, 2007 at 1:28 pm
\nReply
\nIt took me 5 seconds to find that disrespectful comment. I can sacrifice such an insignificant amount of time, do not worry.
\nIt\u2019s not fun at all. We\u2019re fighting the good cause, not playing to a silly \u2018Dungeons and Dragons\u2019 play table (like someone among you suggested) or whatever you call that. We\u2019re not delusional \u201cnerds\u201d, but very balanced and skilled people set to make the difference in the world.
\nOn a side note, I did NOT insult you. When I talked about \u201cignorance\u201d, I talked about the undeniable fact you were not willing to learn about our movement. Apparently.
\nStill, I\u2019m learning to not bother much with such (disrespectful or polite) attempts to destabilize and\/or \u201cinvalidate\u201d our movement.
\nThis is my last post. Good luck with your lives. I wish you the best. If given the chance, I would save your life.
\nThat\u2019s the purpose of my existence. That\u2019s my path. That\u2019s my mission.
\nI INJECT JUSTICE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 4, 2007 at 6:26 pm
\nReply
\nIn all regards,
\nYour digging might have been wrong, since nobody in the community I belong to ever considered me as being a \u201cjoke\u201d. Said that, I do my patrols, risk my life when given the chance, and I\u2019m also going to do some charity appearances in orphanages as well. It\u2019s just that my debut was in May, I\u2019m relatively \u201cnew\u201d.
\nNow, Bagel. I\u2019m going to submit an article for RATION REALITY. I\u2019ve also offered my MySpace friendship to you all, including your husband. Hope it\u2019s the beginning of a collaboration in order to promote OUR activity. Ok?
\n(ouch, that was supposed to be my last post). (wink).
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 5:25 am
\nReply
\nON A SIDE NOTE, I contacted Jesse yesterday. I didn\u2019t get any answer from him\u2026 yet.
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 5:46 am
\nReply
\nBagel,
\nI\u2019m in the process to slightly re-write my piece on the movement. Could you wait just a little bit? I live two lives, and sometimes extra-time looks like a luxury.
\nGood ol\u2019 language barrier. I\u2019ve to refine the article, that\u2019s for sure.
\nI repeat it: \u2018Real Life Spider-Man\u2019 was (supposed to be) a NEW Real Life Superhero here in Italy, it\u2019s not ME. And I live and operate in NAPLES. Why don\u2019t you fix that? (wink).
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 5:56 am
\nReply
\nI wasn\u2019t rushing you, take your time with the article, so long as I have it within the hour *wink*
\nThis is Jesse\u2019s post. I prefer not to edit my authors\u2019 works once they\u2019ve gone up. I\u2019ll pass the word on to him.
\nWe are a 4 person writing team. If you wanna see the things that I write, click my name. (Some things there were posted by me because they were contributions from outside writers, but they clearly state such).
\nBagel of Everything
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 6:15 am
\nReply
\nGood, Bagel. I\u2019ll read something written by you when I come back home. In the middle of night.
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 6:29 am
\nReply
\nSorry, I couldn\u2019t resist.
\nhttp:\/\/www.thewebcomiclist.com\/forums\/viewtopic.php?t=1000
\nBagel, you\u2019re turning us into celebrities. There\u2019s no need to fill the net, really.
\n(smile)
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 7:25 am
\nReply
\nYou don\u2019t know anything about Naples or Milan. You just ridiculize yourself this way.
\nLine crossed. Goodbye.
\nI inject justice.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 2:01 pm
\nReply
\nEntomo-
\nI know plenty about Naples. That\u2019s where the US Sixth Fleet is based.
\nI was in the Navy, remember?
\nJesse Custer
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 2:12 pm
\nReply
\nI\u2019d really like to hear some opinions regarding tothian\u2019s threats against me
\nSomehow, it doesn\u2019t seem very heroic to threaten a lady. I didn\u2019t even do anything!
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 2:22 pm
\nReply
\nIt\u2019s why I dropped off of Heroes Network. My cop friends at the gym were none too thrilled about it. They have even told me, \u201cYou see, THIS is why we get along with you. YOU don\u2019t cross the line, YOU are actually trying to help.\u201d
\nSuperhero
\nJuly 5, 2007 at 4:00 pm
\nReply
\n@Entomo: How\u2019s the progress with the article you\u2019re writing?
\nYou are still going to write it, aren\u2019t you?
\nSilly of me to ask\u2026I mean, you gave your word and you\u2019re a superhero, so I\u2019ll try and be patient.
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 1:02 pm
\nReply
\nSoylent Ape,
\nSo we have a little bit of blood in common. BARI is a splendid city, however. You should be proud of your roots.
\n(on a side note, BARI is also a very wild place to live in.)
\nBagel,
\nLet\u2019s assume for a moment I might give you the permission to issue that article on your site. Fine. And then? More uproar from BOTH the crowds. More fights to come.
\nI say: let\u2019s stop this now.
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 5:18 pm
\nReply
\nEntomo: I\u2019m sorry, I must have misunderstood you.
\n\u201cNow, Bagel. I\u2019m going to submit an article for RATION REALITY\u201d
\nI thought you were one of the good guys, but apparently even superheroes break their word.
\n(also: If you\u2019ve seen any of our contributor posts, you\u2019ll see that the only editing I do is the layout (getting the pictures hanging straight and such), and fixing misspellings. I do not change the content without permission of the writer. If you write an honest piece, I can\u2019t imagine how an uproar could begin.
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 5:30 pm
\nReply
\n\u201cNow, Bagel. I\u2019m going to submit an article for RATION REALITY. I\u2019ve also offered my MySpace friendship to you all, including your husband. Hope it\u2019s the beginning of a collaboration in order to promote OUR activity. Ok?\u201d
\nDoesn\u2019t really sound like a \u201cpromise\u201d written on stone and signed in blood, but more like a \u201cproposal\u201d.
\nI wrote this message when everything was STILL pretty much contained. Then it went downhill from that point.
\nI\u2019ve now a point to ponder, and still feel tired because the patrol I did yesterday. That\u2019s what you can call \u201ctribulation\u201d. I call it \u201croutine\u201d.
\nBy the way, Bagel, who are you? What\u2019s your job? Just wondering.
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 5:40 pm
\nReply
\nFinal verdict:
\nThere\u2019s no need for a contribution.
\nMy personal MySpace profile page is packed with useful infos. Just read them, and don\u2019t misinterpret them anymore as the original poster did (\u201dReal Life Spider-Man\u201d what?).
\nI inject justice.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 5:48 pm
\nReply
\nSuperhero: I would very much like to see an article from you! You see, the majority of our readers never see these comments, and therefore are only seeing our side of the issue. I don\u2019t want this to be a one sided rant. I am not running a personal soapbox here.
\nI\u2019m sad to hear that you\u2019ve taken so much shit from your colleagues. Frankly, you\u2019re the only one who has helped me to open my mind about your movement. I wish I could make every one of our readers see these comments and learn more about what it is to be a superhero, but that\u2019s just not how a blog works.
\nI\u2019m also sorry to hear that Entomo cowers from others. Perhaps he needs to inject some courage?
\nSeems it\u2019s fitting that he is an insect man, as I\u2019m don\u2019t feel like he has much of a spine when he takes back his promises like that.
\nAnyway, submission details are here. Please use your correct email address, incase I need to discuss any changes with you.
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 5:53 pm
\nReply
\nEntemo: Most of our readers do not click links and they do not read the comments. Thousands of people read our posts everyday. Only a handfull of those click the links or read the comments. If you aren\u2019t serious about opening minds, then don\u2019t worry about it.
\nI\u2019m more worried that you lied to me than about any article. Did I deserve to be lied to? What kind of justice do you inject for liars?
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 5:59 pm
\nReply
\nPost-Scriptum:
\nSuperhero,
\nI\u2019m a Real Life Superhero, not a soldier. You should know that I\u2019m totally independent and free to opt whatever solution I feel as being the best.
\nI have nothing to worry about, as far as my collegues are concerned: you, Zetaman, Tothian, Master Legend, Stargazer, Prospect, Nostrum, Squeegeeman, Eye, Huntress and many others.
\nWe\u2019ve developed a strong and unbreakable bound of comradeship and friendship.
\n\u2026
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:03 pm
\nReply
\nBagel,
\nInsects are provided with an exo-skeleton which is basically much more proficient than humans\u2019s inner skeleton.
\nCOURAGE is something totally un-related to Internet, trust me.
\nE.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:07 pm
\nReply
\nOh, I didn\u2019t see this one, sorry:
\n\u201cNow, Bagel. I\u2019m going to submit an article for RATION REALITY\u2026Doesn\u2019t really sound like a \u201cpromise\u201d written on stone and signed in blood, but more like a \u201cproposal\u201d.
\nSorry, again. I misunderstood.
\nTo me, saying I\u2019m going to do something is the same as promising it. When a person\u2019s word is good, promises are superfluous.
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:08 pm
\nReply
\n@ Entomo, I appreciate that. But I Have & Do take flak from a small percentage of our coleauges for how I opperate.
\n@bagel, I\u2019ll try.
\nSuperhero
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:12 pm
\nReply
\nJesse, that\u2019s the scary part. some of these guys Do think they are the punnisher\u2026
\nSuperhero
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:15 pm
\nReply
\nUh oh\u2026I think I can only do DOC. that\u2019s what Word makes isn\u2019t it? what do I do?
\nSuperhero
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:27 pm
\nReply
\nBagel,
\nJesse Custer is filling the whole net with his \u201cTechnorati\u201d and a good deal of disrespect towards us.
\nI don\u2019t care about Internet that much. I just think to the criterium behind the action, you know. It\u2019s a matter of principle (Which is a very different concept from \u201cpride\u201d, a mere exercise in self-vanity).
\nPeople can found every info they need on OUR MySpace profile pages.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 6:27 pm
\nReply
\n@ SH-
\nMost publishers require .RTF documents, and Bagel fancies herself a publisher \u2026 so \u2026
\nGo ahead and send it to me as a .DOC. I\u2019ll reformat it and pass the file along to her.
\n@ Entomo-
\nYou\u2019re like a five year old kid who\u2019s just found out that his puppy likes the neighbor\u2019s kid better than him. Seriously, get over yourself.
\nPeople aren\u2019t clicking the links to go to your Myspace profile. In the last two days, more people have come to Ration Reality by searching \u2018Entomo The Insect Man\u2019 and \u2018Entomo Real Superhero\u2019 than have clicked to your site from ours. Hell, more people have come to Ration Reality by Googling \u2018hannukah music torrents,\u2019 \u2018communal baths \u2013 germany,\u2019 \u2018naked delivery girl\u2019 and \u2018dumpster whores\u2019 than have clicked away from our site to visit your Myspace profile. Bagel\u2019s right \u2013 most people don\u2019t read the comments or click the links. I usually don\u2019t read past the first, hell, ten or fifteen comments. Sometimes more, if they\u2019re really funny or interesting.
\nWrite something to present a more balanced view of who and what you are. We will post it with no commentary aside from a brief introduction saying that you\u2019re a guest contributor to the site.
\nI will advertise your guest article on Technorati and Digg!, just as enthusiastically as I do my own posts, and I will do it in a respectful and polite fashion. This is the best shot you\u2019re going to get, Entomo. People right now are seeing only one side of it. Give them the other side. The feedback emails that we\u2019ve been getting right now have been running pretty heavily towards \u2018wow, Superhero is a pretty cool guy, so\u2019s Zeitgeist. That Entomo is a whiner, though. What\u2019s wrong with him?\u2019
\nYou want to stop that from happening? You want to change that? You\u2019ve been acting like a little kid here for the past few days. You want the puppy to like you best again? Smear yourself with bacon grease, write a post here and act like an adult. Do what Mr. President Tothian wants you to do and make your community look \u2018badass and cool.\u2019 Right now, except for Superhero, Squeegee, and Zeitgeist, you don\u2019t. Well \u2026 maybe Nostrum, too. He seems to be a pretty stand-up guy, but the jury\u2019s still out.
\nBut either way, get over yourself.
\nJesse Custer
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 7:07 pm
\nReply
\n@SH and Jesse: I don\u2019t do .docs because I don\u2019t use Word. I hate Word. I can reformat it, no worries. Include some links to photos too, if you wish. I like a few photos \ud83d\ude42
\nAnd where the heck is Squeegeeman? I love me some Squeeg! Is he too cool for us?
\nI wonder if Entomo wouldn\u2019t have been a better choice for our contest than Tothian? I mean, its really what\u2019s worse: Threats or Lies?
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 7:15 pm
\nReply
\nSqueegee man is like a enigma\u2026wrapped in a burito or somethig. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s out walking for cameras or aids or squeegee-itis or something. just go to his myspace and say hi. Oh and fyi he NEVER drops the gimmick.
\nSuperhero
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 8:39 pm
\nReply
\nIt\u2019s done bagel. jesse has it & pics.
\nSuperhero
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 8:42 pm
\nReply
\nany other pics, just yank \u2018em off my myspace.
\nsuperhero
\nJuly 6, 2007 at 8:55 pm
\nReply
\nK, kids.
\nWe\u2019ve got us two submissions by our RLSH friends. I haven\u2019t yet worked out the logistics of when they\u2019ll be posted, but I\u2019m thinking early next week. Probably the first will go up tomorrow or Monday.
\nThey will be on the front page here at RationReality.com
\nThanks folks!
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 7, 2007 at 9:50 pm
\nReply
\n\u201cJesse Custer\u201d,
\nPlease, grow up. If you are so attached to the \u201cinternet popularity\u201d concept, then become a blogger. No wait, you\u2019re already that.
\nHave fun, man. That\u2019s what you want. Taste your freedom. It\u2019s just Internet.
\nI inject justice.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nJuly 9, 2007 at 6:11 pm
\nReply
\n*yawn*
\nEntomo, don\u2019t you ever check our front page?
\nThe conversation has moved here.
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 9, 2007 at 6:50 pm
\nReply
\nNew post here:
\nThe World Needs Heroes
\nbagel of everything
\nJuly 12, 2007 at 4:54 pm
\nReply
\n\u201cYawn\u201d
\nSleep if you need that.
\nI inject justice.
\nEntomo The Insect-Man
\nAugust 1, 2007 at 5:56 am
\nReply
\nHey Entomo. Still searching for yourself, I see? One of these days you\u2019ll find something worth looking at, I guess.
\njessecuster
\nAugust 1, 2007 at 10:33 am
\nReply
\nGood times.
\nI\u2019m glad SuperHero turned out to be a cool guy.
\nHorray for SH!
\nI kinda miss Entomo tho. He was fun
\nbagel of everything
\nAugust 24, 2007 at 7:02 pm
\nReply
\nIf I had to sum up what a RLSH really is (at least for me), I would have to say that when people ask why we wear costumes and create \u201calter-egos\u201d to whatever degree we do, it is simply to draw attention in a colorful way to the idea that anyone can be \u201csuper\u201d, by virtue of going above and beyond their day-to-day norm to help others. Run-on sentence thusly ends\u2026
\nThat\u2019s really all there is to it.
\nYou don\u2019t need a costume to do what we do. All you need is a genuine desire to help, whenever and wherever you can, in a world that needs it heroes. The hero or heroine\u2026in *everyone*.
\nIn Seeing Justice Done,
\n~The Eye~
\nThe Eye
\nNovember 9, 2007 at 12:10 pm
\nReply
\n\u2018you don\u2019t need a costume to do what we do\u2019
\nOk, so why the need for a costume? I understand uniforms for our military,police,fire fighters- they are earned. As are their titles. What torturous labyrinth are you subjected to before you don your spandex? What oath do you swear by? Nothing against you, Superhero, I admire your work. But it seems that some of your brethren are in it for the glory. The world has its heroes and they don\u2019t wear costumes. Humility and Integrity are manifested in action, they are qualities that need no marketing. Again, Superhero, I have served my country and I appreciate the service that you are doing. It is noble and just. I am simply giving others something to think about.
\nkeywork.
\nNovember 9, 2007 at 12:24 pm
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\nEye: Do I have to do what you do to wear the costume? Cuz I like dressing up, but I don\u2019t actually like helping people.
\nKW: Because it\u2019s freakin hot! No, wait\u2026that\u2019s why girls like yaoi.
\nbagel of everything
\nDecember 9, 2007 at 2:53 am
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\nWhen I was 4 years old I watched Mary Poppins. She was my hero.
\nI grabbed an umbrella , opened it and jumped off the roof and it fucking hurt everywhere.
\nThen I saw her tiitties in Victor Victoria. That just fucked up everything.
\nmicky2
\nDecember 9, 2007 at 3:11 am
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