Tweet on Superman's Bisexual Son Ignites Cancel Culture Fight

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🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

"What if Christian parents of children reading comic books don’t want their kids exposed to bisexual characters?"

Sophia Nelson thought it was a reasonable question in the wake of DC Comics' announcement that Superman's son, Jon Kent, would have a pink-haired boyfriend in an upcoming comic.

Nelson, a scholar-in-residence at Christopher Newport University in Virginia and a bestselling author, never expected her Oct. 11 tweet to ignite her own ordeal with cancel culture.

Students petitioned, professors protested, and the university's president—a former Republican U.S. senator from Virginia—acquiesced to the pressure rather than defending Nelson.

Today, Nelson joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to share her concerns about cancel culture, fear of returning to campus, and what she has planned next.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, November 8th.
0:09.6	I'm Rob Blueey.
0:10.6	And I'm Virginia Allen.
0:12.2	On today's show, Rob talks with Sophia Nelson, a scholar in residence at Christopher Newport
0:17.4	University.
0:18.7	She is speaking out against cancel culture after an angry mob of students and professors
0:24.0	attacked her for questioning Superman's bisexual son.
0:28.5	We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a group of
0:31.8	dads who are stepping up to meet the needs of kids in their community in a unique way.
0:36.6	Before we get to today's show, Rob and I want to tell you about the only annual non-governmental
0:42.2	assessment of U.S. military power.
0:45.4	The newly released Heritage Foundation 2022 Index of Military Strength.
0:50.8	The index provides both government officials and the public with the facts about our military,
0:55.4	which is the ease or difficulty of operating in key regions, the presence of U.S. military
0:59.7	forces, and the condition of key infrastructure.
1:02.9	To learn more about the new 2022 Index of Military Strength, just visit heritage.org-military.
1:10.5	Now stay tuned for today's show, coming up next.
1:21.5	We are joined on the daily signal podcast by Sophia Nelson, a scholar in residence at
1:25.7	Christopher Newport University in Virginia, and a best-selling author.
1:29.2	Sophia, welcome back to the show.
1:31.0	Hey, it's great to be with you.
1:32.5	I always love being on this podcast.
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