Stooperheroes: A Grab Bag of Unlikely Avengers

Most of us grew up loving superhero stories. My favorite was always the X-Men. I liked the idea of these people who were born with mutations that initially made them targets of bigotry or fear, then harnessing those differences to do good in the world. I’ve always been a big believer in “give what you’ve got”—if you have a special gift or talent, use it to make the world better. But here’s the thing: Most of us recognize that superheroes are a metaphor for this idea. You’re not supposed to literally dress up in a cape and tights and go around town looking for muggers to fight off, or create a mysterious fake identity to rally people toward a nebulous cause. Evidently, though, some folks never got the memo on that. We’re gonna tell you about a couple of them.

Sources:
Phoenix New Times: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/penis-man-graffiti-re…
phoenixnewtimes.com/news/penis-man-grafitti-ta…
phoenixnewtimes.com/news/penis-man-graffiti-te…
Daily Mail: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7943525/Penis-Man…
YouTuber Gavin Wants Pizza
Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seat…
The Guardian: theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/12/the-s…
Real Life Superheroes Wiki, Phoenix Jones: wiki.rlsh.net/wiki/Phoenix_Jones
YouTuber Interesting Stuff From Around the World
YouTuber Atrocity Guide
youtu.be/HWo9OchEdg4?si=onwsCoGnBIpAqRg6
wiki.rlsh.net/wiki/Rex_Velvet
komonews.com/news/local/12-year-old-secret-age…

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