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shinobicyrus:firebirdeternal:that-one-guy-that-one-time: mayflowers07: xphilosoraptorx: anarchyinblack: I’m not crying, you’re crying INTHISHOUSEWELOVEJAMESON Friendly Neighborhood Reminder that J. Jonah Jameson hates superheroes because his foster father was a US Army Veteran, who was decorated as a hero, but also regularly abused both J.J. and his mother. That convinced Jameson that “No one’s a hero every day of the week.” Honestly, J. Jonah Jameson is only wrong within the context of the fiction that we’re reading. We, the audience, know that Spider-Man is a hero, and that we can trust him to do the right thing pretty much all the time. That’s one of the fundamental principles of the story, so it makes sense for JJ’s attitudes to be something we Disagree With as readers, because we know he’s Wrong.But from his perspective, without the extra context we have, he’s 100% in the right to be distrustful of a masked person enforcing vigilante justice with extrajudicial violence. He’s the Lone Voice of Reason asking “Who is responsible for the damage this person causes, what oversight do we have over how they engage in violence, what recourse do we have if these powerful people decide something is Justice that we the people don’t agree with” This is why depictions of JJ as a “bad guy” - particularly the recent Spider-Man game that turned him into an Alex Jones type character - is such an egregious disservice to the character and misunderstands why he worked so well. J. Jonah Jameson is not a nice man. He’s grumpy, rude, cheap, yells at his staff, chain-smokes cigars, and has somehow managed to keep that…style of mustache since the 1960s - but he’s still a good reporter. Good reporters ask questions. Good reporters don’t trust the official story, no matter how popular. Good reporters hold people in power accountable for their actions. That’s why Peter still works with Jonah, even though he’s a freelance photographer who could sell his photos anywhere, at this point. He knows, ultimately, that the Daily Bugle is an honest newspaper. When he’s Spidey, Peter likes to troll JJ for sure, because who wouldn’t wanna screw with their boss just a little? That doesn’t change the fact that Peter still works with him because Jonah keeps Spider-Man honest. Great Power and Great Responsibility? Part of being responsible is owning your mistakes and taking fair criticism. Maybe Peter could have stopped the Rhino without causing all that damage to Main Street. Even if he grumbles and crumples the newspaper in annoyance, Peter still keeps reading them. Hell, Peter keeps buying them.In a weird way, I think J. Jonah Jameson is one of the key reasons Spider-Man has endured so well. Superman is a reporter and works at a newspaper, but with a few exceptions the Daily Planet isn’t really known for being Superman’s biggest critic. I mean, I consider myself a pretty big nerd, but I still needed to Google the name of Clark Kent’s boss. Peter, on the other hand, takes pictures of himself to pay rent and routinely sees his own photos on the front page article calling him a Menace.Critics keep you grounded. Criticism reminds you that you’re human and fallible. It’s easy to be a hero when everyone loves you and trusts you implicitly. Spider-Man teaches us that even when you do the right thing, you can still be criticized for it - and that’s okay. Money, praise, and fame isn’t why you do the right thing, and should never be. -- source link
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