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OK, this still of Henry Cavill looking handsome and dashing in curly hair for a new film has inspired me to unleash the Superman Hair Rant which I have been biting back for some time
Here is Henry Cavill as Superman. His hair bothers me.
Superman's curly forelock was a component of his character design from the very beginning, before creator Joe Shuster settled on how to draw the S!
The forelock is even part of how Superman was originally drawn as an infant
The curly forelock is part of Superman's fundamental look over decades
Superman's hair is part of his costume
When Frank Miller stripped down Superman to his absolute minimum iconic fundamentals, he emphasized the forelock
Without the forelock, he is not Superman.
Slicking down his hair is part of his disguise as Clark Kent.
Slicking down his hair is part of his disguise as Clark Kent.
Aside from this being some superhero nerding, Superman's hair matters for another reason.
Because Superman is Jewish. https://www.thedailybeast.com/superman-is-jewish-the-hebrew-roots-of-americas-greatest-superhero
Because Superman is Jewish. https://www.thedailybeast.com/superman-is-jewish-the-hebrew-roots-of-americas-greatest-superhero
When Superman — created by a couple of Ashkenazi Jewish teenagers in the 1930s — an immigrant who escaped the death of his people by coming to America, goes to the big city under the WASPy name "Clark Kent", he slicks back his dark, curly hair ... often hiding it under a fedora
Superman does not belong in a Christian church. Superman does not have straight hair.
Superman is Jewish.
Superman is Jewish.
