How do you do, fellow kids? 😉

The thing about Lois needing to be rescued all the time is that she is totally not afraid to die for her Cause. Whether that cause is discovering  the government covering up aliens, sending said aliens back to the Phantom Zone, or calling Lex Luther a dick to his face, she is 110% devoted to finding out the truth and doing what’s right over doing what’s safe. She is lucky and grateful that Superman is always there to catch her, but she doesn’t go in expecting him every single time. She’s been doing this long before he ever showed up, and she’ll keep doing it until her time is finally up. Lois Lane is ready to give everything of herself to save the world, and that is why she is a hero.

This is actually really important and something people repeatedly miss. Lois does not expect Superman to save her. Every time she goes running in…she’s doing it willimg to die. And let’s face it….journalists are sadly killed doing dangerous things in real life. If only we ::did:: have a Superman who could save the journalists who were taken captive and executed in line of duty. It ::does:: happen. She’s the Good Samaritan who is willing to die for others. Now, you can call that “reckless” all you want. It’s also a distinct character trait and something defining and human and real. But she is not and never is “waiting for Superman” which is why the idea that she just waits for him to save her is such an offensive misread of the narrative. She would still be doing this even if he wasn’t here. Lois was Lois before Superman or Clark Kent arrived on the scene. Yes, he changes her life in important ways. He gives her hope that power can truly be good and not corrupted and, obviously, he changes her life because he’s the love of her life and that kind of soul shaking love does change who we are. But he did not make her who she is. If anything, it’s the opposite. In many ways, Superman’s public hero identity is shaped and formed through Lois Lane’s eyes but Lois herself was already formed before Superman. She would be doing this no matter what.

insp.

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