“James Gunn Is A Lot More Woke Than He Lets On”: SUPERMAN’s Politics Are Once Again …

Twitch streamer and leftist commentator Hasan Piker has brought Superman’s politics back under the microscope as the popular Twitch streamer weighs in on the DCU and labels Gal Gadot “a dogshit actress.” Much has been said about whether James Gunn set out to make a political statement with Superman. A key part of the movie revolved around a conflict between Boravia and Jarhanpur, with fans and political commentators alike drawing strong parallels between this fictional war and the real-world Israel-Palestine conflict. For what it’s worth, Gunn says he didn’t write the movie with any real-life conflicts in mind and has repeatedly stated that he wasn’t trying to make a statement about the Middle East. However, the debate has been reignited today by popular Twitch streamer and leftist commentator, Hasan Piker.  Talking to Variety, Piker shared his belief that the DC Studios co-CEO had a clear agenda when it came to how things played out in Superman.  “James Gunn is a lot more woke than he lets on. And he lets on how woke he is all the time,” the social media personality exclaimed. “Come on, man, you made the [Boravian leader] look like David Ben-Gurion. He just straight-up looks one-to-one like the first prime minister of Israel.
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