One
of the comics I enjoyed as a boy was The
Rawhide Kid. The Rawhide
Kid was young, quick with a gun and thought
to be an outlaw but wasn't. He traveled from town
to town, stayed long enough to right a wrong and
then moved on. He never drew his gun first, was
shy and even drank milk. He even had a real cool
"costume" that was easily recognizable.
Sure, he sounds like a cliché, but don't
most kids' comics when you break them down into
the essentials? At any rate, he was a great role
model for a young 'un like myself.
Now he's returning in a new mini-series called "Slap
Leather." I can't recommend it though.
See, Marvel has decided to make the Rawhide
Kid
gay... not that there is anything wrong with
being gay. My problem with the series is: 1) They're
approaching it as a joke. You know, like NOW we
know why he was shy and moved from town to town
* wink* *wink*... and 2) If they wanted to create
a gay cowboy, why not create a new character instead
of one that has been around for nearly 50 years?
And consider this...
if the argument is that it will give a role model
to young gay kids... how is it going to make them
feel when they realize that the "hero"
is being treated as the punchline?
