{"id":633249,"date":"2021-08-11T11:51:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=633249"},"modified":"2021-08-11T11:52:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:52:02","slug":"dc-comics-makes-batman-boy-wonder-robin-bisexual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-comics-makes-batman-boy-wonder-robin-bisexual\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Comics Makes Batman Boy Wonder, Robin, Bisexual"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-comics-makes-batman-boy-wonder-robin-bisexual%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=633249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-71144558-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Comedians have been making jokes about the romantic proclitivities of Batman\u2019s junior sidekick, Robin, for decades. But now comic book publisher DC Comics has officially re-written the character as bisexual.<\/p>\n<p>While his sexuality isn\u2019t explicitly stated, in the latest edition of the DC anthology series \u201cBatman: Urban Legends #6\u201d Robin\u2019s alter ego Tim Drake accepts a date with a young man named Bernard he has just rescued from a villain known as Chaos Monster. The story, titled \u201cSum of Our Parts,\u201d ends with Bernard asking, \u201cTim Drake, do you want to go on a date with me?\u201d Tim\/Robin responds, \u201cYeah \u2026 yeah, I think I want that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given that the character previously had relationships with women, many comic book fans are accusing DC and writer Meghan Fitzmartin of \u201cretconning\u201d \u2014 a shorthand term for \u201cretroactive continuity\u201d that Oxford languages defines as \u201cto revise (an aspect of a fictional work) retrospectively, typically by introducing a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/08\/10\/dc-comics-retcons-tim-drake-shows-him-attracted-to-men\/\">Bounding Into Comics<\/a> points out that Drake\/Robin not only previously showed interest exclusively in women, but had numerous heterosexual relationships. \u201cBatman: Urban Legends itself notes, Drake has only been interested in women in the past,\u201d the outlet explains. \u201cBefore this retcon, Drake was dating Stephanie Brown. In fact, Drake has been romantically involved with at least half a dozen women in the past. They include Ariana Dzerchenko, Cassie Sandsmark, Zoanne Wilkins, Tam Fox, Madison Payne, and Barbara Gordon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Fitzmartin insists the seeds of Tim\/Robin coming out were always present.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the shift with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/22617395\/robin-gay-queer-batman-dc-comics\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/22617395\/robin-gay-queer-batman-dc-comics&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Polygon<\/a>, she argued that bisexuality was part of the natural evolution of the character. &nbsp;\u201c[\u201cSum of Our Parts\u201d] happened because this is who Tim is,\u201d Fitzmartin said. \u201cI love this character very much, and as I went back to reread as much as I could to do Robin justice, it became clear this is the story Tim needed to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story goes on:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11.612068965517\">\n<p>\u201cEven after she got the go-ahead, Fitzmartin says it took some time to absorb the idea that she was going to create a coming out story for a Robin \u2014 and a very established version of Robin at that. \u201cI fully sat on the floor of my apartment for a solid two minutes in happiness as it sunk in. Ultimately, this wouldn\u2019t have happened without champions at DC, like Dave and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2021\/7\/24\/22591785\/future-batman-dc-comics-fear-state-sdcc-2021\">James Tynion IV<\/a>, and I hope it is as meaningful for others as it has been for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/books\/robin-comes-out-as-bisexual-in-batman-urban-legends-comic\/\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2021\/08\/10\/batman-tim-drake-robin-bisexual\/\">Pink News<\/a> described Batman fans as \u201coverjoyed\u201d and \u201cabsolutely elated,\u201d its unclear what evidence they based this reporting on beyond several curated tweets as no official fan surveys have been conducted.<\/p>\n<p>DC readers at Bounding into Comics almost universally see it as a negative development and proof that the comic book giants care more about wokeness than quality storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Said one commenter, \u201cSince about 2016, I\u2019ve slowly stopped caring about American comics, except as a sort of sad, self-destructive side show. I read manga, which I\u2019ve discovered is great, but the North American market is just a wasteland of virtue-signalling garbage with Twitter it\u2019s north star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedians have been making jokes about the romantic proclitivities of Batman\u2019s junior sidekick, Robin, for decades. 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