It seems as if Bill Maher is blaming Stan Lee for a comic book culture and even went as far as to say that Donald Trump “could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important.”
“The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning. Deep, deep mourning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. Someone on Reddit posted, ‘I’m so incredibly grateful I lived in a world that included Stan Lee.‘ Personally, I’m grateful I lived in a world that included oxygen and trees, but to each his own,” the Real Time with Bill Maher host wrote on his blog on Saturday (November 17).
“Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures,” he continued.
“But then twenty years or so ago, something happened – adults decided they didn’t have to give up kid stuff. And so they pretended comic books were actually sophisticated literature…And now when adults are forced to do grown-up things like buy auto insurance, they call it ‘adulting,’ and act like it’s some giant struggle,” Bill continued. “I’m not saying we’ve necessarily gotten stupider. The problem is, we’re using our smarts on stupid stuff. I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important.”
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