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Dark Crisis: Addressing ‘Batman’s Homophobia’

by Chris Im

In the recent Dark Crisis: Young Justice #2, Batman straight up tells Tim that dating Bernard is a phase. Many have taken to Twitter and other social media outlets to outright cancel Batman. 

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That’s why we’re writing this article to clear the air. This is NOT the real Batman. 

In fact, (spoilers ahead) Tim Drake is trapped in a nightmare dream world and the Batman in this issue is a nightmare version of the real Batman.

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For those of you who may not know, Tim Drake has already come out as bisexual to Batman, who has a very wholesome and heartwarming response. 

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So put those pitchforks and torches down. Batman is still progressive (at least as progressive as a billionaire can be), and we can all be happy again. For those of you who want to see more Batfamily love, I highly recommend checking out the WEBTOON series: Batman: Wayne Family Adventures.

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