>But education, media, blada blada
>have given kids, and even
>some adults these ideas of
>superheroes on TV and in
>books that are just not
>legit.

see, this is the problem with relying on others to teach you everything (not saying you do). i learned in first grade to question and look a little deeper. i saw the hypocracy of columbus day when i was seven, and i ain't special. i juyst learned (as I believe everyone should) to question things. the media is part of the machine. they'll tell you what they want you to hear. period. it's up to us to use what "they" show is as a starting point.

>Like I said more and more
>I realize that my "little
>kid" view is being demolished
>slowly.

happens to everyone. you should have seen my world being crushed when i realized my mother wasn't the Godlike person I thought she was. But despite her imperfection, she's still a hero to me. Again I ask the question: "How heroic does a hero have to be?"

>But why should there be a
>little kid image in the
>first place,

You know what. There are certain pieces of knowledge that you have to be mature enough to handle. You don't teach calculus before you learn to add. Knowledge comes in it's proper season.


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