Poor whit guilt Hal
>>82528385
Social Justice Greenmen was the best era of both Green Arrow and Green Lantern. It's just so hilariously hamhanded while simultaneously being 100% in character for both Hal and Ollie you can't help but love it.
>>82528385
Shut up you hobo
>"I'm sorry, I don't speak your ooga-booga language"
Was it so hard, Hal?
>"lanterns aren't skins, sir"
>"in that case, the 'black skins' are evil. They raise zombies"
>>82528417
the reason it works is because Hal is still a hero. The message is that "good people still have blind-spots, so lets talk about it" not that "blind-spots make you a bad person, fucking ciswhitemale"
Why does Hal act like a retard all the time?
>"because a small group of people in the USA are not the centre of the universe or sector 2814, goddamnit"
>>82528385
#blueorangepurplelivesdontmatter
>Because you are not BLACK SKINS, you are human, like us, and although I could not make anything up to you right now, I'm afraid we will need more than just myself to save us all
But no, it's just
U-uh I-I c-can't :(
>>82529234
Because he's a retard.
He has saved the planet like a million times im sure that is good for all skins
>>82528385
Green Lanterns only protect sapient life
So, what should he do?
Send them all back to Africa? Actually, he should do exactly that.
>>82528385
>I been readin' about you... how you work for the 1000 year olds... and how on a planet someplace you helped out the 400 year olds... and you done considerable for the 200 year olds! Only there's an age group you never bothered with--! ...the 13 year olds! I want to know... how come?! Answer me that, Mr. Green Lantern!
>>82529234
He is not a clever man but he tries hard
>>82528385
>implying black people deserve help
>>82529510
White privilege is having your planet saved from destruction
>>82529235
>USA
shit, i thought there were blacks all over the world
>>82529715
Unpowered privilege is having your planet saved from destruction instead of being able to save it yourself.
>>82529648
Pure willpower and good looks triumphs brains.
>>82529048
He's not talking about lanterns
>>82529723
Wasn't this whole book about Hal and GA dealing with "real serious issues" in America?
>Green Lantern, help me. I have cow tools.
He wouldn't pull that shit with John Stewart
>>82528385
>saves the entire Earth countless times
>what about the blacks???
I think the idea is that he is so focused on the big picture that he doesn't ever really stop to help the little guy, however the writer framed this really poorly by making it about race. At least that is what I think it was supposed to be about, honestly I could be wrong since I never read GL and I have no idea what the social issues were when this issue came out. My guess is that it must have been during some sort of civil rights movement.
>>82532997
>I think the idea is that he is so focused on the big picture that he doesn't ever really stop to help the little guy,
that was basically the point, it was just executed in a hamhanded manner
>>82529162
Indeed
civilians like >>82528385 is why assholes like >>82523900 exist
>"Yeah! And where were you you people during the Krypton explosion? Answer me that, Mr. Green Lantern!"
>>82533750
Wasn't that Tomar-Re's, not Hal's, department?
>>82532997
>I think the idea is that he is so focused on the big picture that he doesn't ever really stop to help the little guy
That's a stupid excuse for literally anything
>I see you risk
if this was made today /co/ would memify it in 20 mins
still love it though
>>82533798
Yeah, Krypton is in sector 2813
also Hal was either a baby or not born yet
>>82529234
Dude's gotten hit in the head A LOT.
>>82533750
Krypton had its chance.
