A Muslim Batman?

More tedious political correctness:

"In case you’ve been out of the loop (and it’s a pretty tiny loop, so you could easily be excused) there’s more than one Batman now. Also, one of those Batmans (the original flavor) has been travelling around the world recruiting more Batmans to be his Little Helpers.

I’ll let that sink in.

There has been some controversy over the French-Batman’s-Little-Helper Nightrunner, who is a young French-born Muslim from Clichy-Sous-Bois, the neighborhood rocked by riots in 2005, who was motivated by the death of a radical friend at the hands of the police to fight AGAINST Islamic nationals and terrorists in the French state.

And by controversy, I mean internet controversy. Which is to say, some random people who have nothing to do with the comics industry and, in fact, nothing to do with France, said some racist and religiously intolerant stuff about the choice; and no one in the comics industry or, in fact, France, has yet responded.

There are some internet people who think is its quite the travesty that DC Comics decided to make Batman welcome a Muslim guy into his organization.

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Since Batman was originally a NYC character, this is a big stretch. But if you don't like it, don't buy it. DC Comics might learn something from that.

At least the new helper is still on the side of the good guys, I guess.

Posted by John J. Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.).