Dean Cain is not down with today's "cancel" culture.
The actor, who played Superman on the TV series Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman, recently discussed a controversial Times article on Fox and Friends.
The article calls for a re-examination of how superheroes are portrayed on screen. Dean had a lot of thoughts on the subject and fans were not here for it.
For those who don't know who he is, he's the actor who played Superman on the TV series Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman for four seasons during the '90s.
He starred opposite Desperate Housewives star, Teri Hatcher.
This is due to the controversial things he said during a virtual interview with Fox and Friends, where he discussed a recent Times magazine article.
This follows the conversation on how Hollywood should reconsider how they heroize cops.
The shows, Cops and Live PD, were even canceled in the wake of police-related events.
“This is insane to me, though, because these people will scream anti-police rhetoric all day long," Cain told Ainsley Earhardt, co-host of Fox and Friends.
“Because police officers are heroes," he continued.
He went on to criticize the "cancel" culture we're living in right now.
"It’s like an early version of George Orwell’s 1984. The author of this article makes a bunch of claims that are totally untrue.”
Additionally, he said that people are “insane” for wanting to re-examine characters like Superman or Batman who are basically “cops with capes.”
It didn't take long after his interview for the backlash to roll in, with many taking to Twitter to criticize the actor's comments.
"They wouldn’t cast Dean Cain as Mighty Mouse now," another added.
This led to the popular opinion that the only true Superman was the one portrayed by the late Christopher Reeves.
"Dean Cain is [expletive] about Superman not being able to say the American Way anymore," this user wrote.
What does the AMERICAN WAY mean? Ignoring science, treating BIPOC and the LGBTQ+ community like trash, a bad healthcare system and endless wars? Why would Superman believe in the American Way?"
This person agreed.
"Superman is an immigrant adopted by a working class family whose archnemesis is a greedy tech billionaire, written by two Jewish Americans in direct response to the global rise of fascism. So no, Dean Cain should probably not play Superman today."
He shared a photo of a comic he’d written and published in 2020 called Superman: Up in the Sky.
"[Expletive] I put it in a comic this year. Smh," he captioned his post.
"Well kudos to you! I stand corrected. I’m glad you did! What comic is that?" he wrote.
He also said that "the MF part of your tweet not necessary at all, but if it makes you feel tough, that’s ok)."
Things got more heated from there, as Cain told the writer that his insult is "off base."
"I did NOT use my platform to discourage people from wearing masks. I made a joke."
Yikes! We'll have to wait and see where this battle ends up.
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