I grew up watching Superman on television.  (He was in black and white then.)  He stood for truth, justice and the American way.  Comics Alliance reported yesterday:

“…Superman announces that he is going to give up his U.S. citizenship. Dispite very literaly being an alien immigrant.  Superman has long been seen as a patriotic symbol of “truth, justice, and the American way,” from his embrace of traditional American ideals to the iconic red and blue and his constume.  What it means to stand for the “American way” is an increasingly complicated thing, however, both in the real world and in superhero comics, whose storylines have increasingly seemed to mirror current events and deal with moral and political complexities rather than simple black and white morality.”

Why am I concerned about a comic book character who runs inside telephone booths and runs around in tights?  Because our children and grandchildren read those comic books.  We grew up knowing that the American way was something special.  What are we teaching our children (through indoctrination with comic books) about the American way? 

Follow the link above to see the cartoon frame showing Superman explaining that he was going to speak before the United Nations and renounce his American citizenship.  This is truly a sad moment for America.