Hey folks, it’s Ken here. I’m sure you’ve all watched superhero movies before or read comic books about heroes versus villains. We love to see how heroes defeat bad guys because it brings us hope, though superpowers don’t really exist in real life. But have you seen a superhero fight against a real-life antagonist figure? Like a real person or an actual group.
Back in 1946, when radio was the king of household entertainment, the producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups. At that time, a journalist by the name of Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan (or the KKK) for the Anti-Defamation League, he wanted to melt the cultural glue that held the clan together. The creators of "The Adventures of Superman" used Kennedy's research to produce a 16-part series for Superman called "The Clan of the Fiery Cross". And that’s how Clark Kent met with his new rival.
The Ku Klux Klan is an American white supremacist terrorist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans as well as Jews, immigrants, leftists, homosexuals, Catholics, Muslims, and atheists. The Klan formed after the Civil War ended in 1865. Its purpose was to frighten newly freed African Americans and to take away their rights. By the 1990s the Klan had broken up into small groups, mostly in the Southern states. They can still be seen wearing white masks nowadays, especially in civil rights movements such as the Black Lives Matter movement.
Luckily, now we have tons of superheroes, from Marvel to DC, take your pick, the KKK won’t stand a chance facing these badasses. My favorite superhero has gotta be Spider Man. I love how he travels through the city with his web-slinging skills; and for anime, Son-Goku from Dragon Ball Z is definitely my favorite, because no one’s stronger than him, no one. Who’s your favorite superhero? Leave a comment down below.
[Sentence of the day]
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups. 廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
[Vocabulary]
1. producer a person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film, play, or television or radio program
Ex: Brad Pitt is the producer of the Oscar-winning film, Minari.
2. bold not afraid of danger Ex: She was a bold and fearless climber.
3. gambit a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk
Ex: Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage in the chess game.
* Folks, there’s a popular TV series called Queen’s Gambit, which tells the story of a chess prodigy. I really enjoyed it, you can watch it on Netflix, hope you like it.
[Epilogue]
Alright, and that’s all the time we have for today. Aside from the KKK, What other real-life villains or antagonists would you like to see in superhero movies and comics? Leave a comment down below. This is Ken Miao, and I’ll see you guys again next week. Bye!
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ShakesBeer4 年前
唯一支持 Gal Gadot… 不，是 Wonder Woman…
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EmmaGo4 年前
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold(/boʊld/大膽的) gambit(/ˈɡæm.bɪt/帶有風險的策略n.), decided Superman would *take on(承擔責任) real-life(真實生活) hate(仇恨n.) groups. 廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
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upu4 年前
Producer!!! (最近買了阿傑line貼圖) (好久沒來了)
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unickname4 年前
☺The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups. 這個廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。 【心得】最近心目中的女超人-賈永婕，有她這麼有愛心又有行動力的人是台灣的福氣。仇恨和對立解決不了問題，希望所有人都能把政治擺一邊，同心協力對抗疫情。 ■producer [prəˋdjusɚ] (n.C) (電影、戲劇、唱片等)製作人、製片人；舞台監督；生產者、製造者；生產商、供應商、出產國；生產器、瓦斯發生爐 ■bold [bold] (adj.) 勇敢的、大膽的[+to-v]；醒目的；顯著的；色彩艶麗的；輪廓清晰的；粗筆畫的、黑體的；放肆的；魯莽的、冒失的；活躍的、無拘束的；險峻的 ■gambit [ˈɡæm.bɪt] (n.C) 精心策劃的一招、(常指帶有風險的)策略、險招；(西洋棋中開局時犧牲一卒以取得優勢的)開局讓棋法；開始的行動；交易的開始；開場白(opening gambit)
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Howard Lin4 年前
Day 22 The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
gambit [ˈɡæm.bɪt] (n.) 策略；險招
Happy B-day to myself...XD
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布布布布魯斯4 年前
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups. 廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
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Leeway4 年前
嘴巴咬滷蛋錄音，我失禮了... The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
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雪寶shin4 年前
決定讓雪寶大膽的去泡溫泉?
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Pro12014 年前
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
Ken Miao4 年前
[Transcript]
Hey folks, it’s Ken here. I’m sure you’ve all watched superhero movies before or read comic books about heroes versus villains. We love to see how heroes defeat bad guys because it brings us hope, though superpowers don’t really exist in real life. But have you seen a superhero fight against a real-life antagonist figure? Like a real person or an actual group.
Back in 1946, when radio was the king of household entertainment, the producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups. At that time, a journalist by the name of Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan (or the KKK) for the Anti-Defamation League, he wanted to melt the cultural glue that held the clan together. The creators of "The Adventures of Superman" used Kennedy's research to produce a 16-part series for Superman called "The Clan of the Fiery Cross". And that’s how Clark Kent met with his new rival.
The Ku Klux Klan is an American white supremacist terrorist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans as well as Jews, immigrants, leftists, homosexuals, Catholics, Muslims, and atheists. The Klan formed after the Civil War ended in 1865. Its purpose was to frighten newly freed African Americans and to take away their rights. By the 1990s the Klan had broken up into small groups, mostly in the Southern states. They can still be seen wearing white masks nowadays, especially in civil rights movements such as the Black Lives Matter movement.
Luckily, now we have tons of superheroes, from Marvel to DC, take your pick, the KKK won’t stand a chance facing these badasses. My favorite superhero has gotta be Spider Man. I love how he travels through the city with his web-slinging skills; and for anime, Son-Goku from Dragon Ball Z is definitely my favorite, because no one’s stronger than him, no one. Who’s your favorite superhero? Leave a comment down below.
[Sentence of the day]
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
[Vocabulary]
1. producer
a person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film, play, or television or radio program
Ex: Brad Pitt is the producer of the Oscar-winning film, Minari.
2. bold
not afraid of danger
Ex: She was a bold and fearless climber.
3. gambit
a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk
Ex: Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage in the chess game.
* Folks, there’s a popular TV series called Queen’s Gambit, which tells the story of a chess prodigy. I really enjoyed it, you can watch it on Netflix, hope you like it.
[Epilogue]
Alright, and that’s all the time we have for today.
Aside from the KKK,
What other real-life villains or antagonists would you like to see in superhero movies and comics?
Leave a comment down below.
This is Ken Miao, and I’ll see you guys again next week.
Bye!
ShakesBeer4 年前
唯一支持 Gal Gadot… 不，是 Wonder Woman…
EmmaGo4 年前
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold(/boʊld/大膽的) gambit(/ˈɡæm.bɪt/帶有風險的策略n.), decided Superman would *take on(承擔責任) real-life(真實生活) hate(仇恨n.) groups.
廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
upu4 年前
Producer!!!
(最近買了阿傑line貼圖)
(好久沒來了)
unickname4 年前
☺The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
這個廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
【心得】最近心目中的女超人-賈永婕，有她這麼有愛心又有行動力的人是台灣的福氣。仇恨和對立解決不了問題，希望所有人都能把政治擺一邊，同心協力對抗疫情。
■producer [prəˋdjusɚ] (n.C) (電影、戲劇、唱片等)製作人、製片人；舞台監督；生產者、製造者；生產商、供應商、出產國；生產器、瓦斯發生爐
■bold [bold] (adj.) 勇敢的、大膽的[+to-v]；醒目的；顯著的；色彩艶麗的；輪廓清晰的；粗筆畫的、黑體的；放肆的；魯莽的、冒失的；活躍的、無拘束的；險峻的
■gambit [ˈɡæm.bɪt] (n.C) 精心策劃的一招、(常指帶有風險的)策略、險招；(西洋棋中開局時犧牲一卒以取得優勢的)開局讓棋法；開始的行動；交易的開始；開場白(opening gambit)
Howard Lin4 年前
Day 22
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
gambit [ˈɡæm.bɪt] (n.) 策略；險招
Happy B-day to myself...XD
布布布布魯斯4 年前
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
廣播節目的製作人決定採取非常大膽的策略, 讓超人對付現實生活中的仇恨團體。
Leeway4 年前
嘴巴咬滷蛋錄音，我失禮了...
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.
雪寶shin4 年前
決定讓雪寶大膽的去泡溫泉?
Pro12014 年前
The producers of the radio show, on a very bold gambit, decided Superman would take on real-life hate groups.