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This document discusses how cultural heroes often project strength and success, hiding weakness. However, many superheroes embrace weakness as part of their story. Iron Man and Black Widow both use difficult past experiences to fuel their heroism. Jessica Jones and Professor Xavier also face personal challenges but are able to help others. The author shares her own struggles with addiction and abuse but finding purpose helping persecuted groups. She argues that acknowledging weakness can promote authenticity, community, and effective leadership in fighting injustice.
Heroics of weakness audience version2
- 1. THE HEROICS OF WEAKNESS Unexpected Heroes and The Challenges That Make Them Something More
- 2. Yet Superheroes Embrace Weakness As Present Alongside Their Strength “Pepper, none of that matters anymore. There is only this.” -Tony Stark “superantiheroine” -Bustle.com
- 3. We Edit Out Weakness To The World ⬜ Today’s Cultural Heroes Project Success, Strength ◼Celebrities ◼Athletes ◼Musicians ◼Wall Street Wiz-Kids/Silicon Valley ⬜ Social Media ◼ Facebook: Newsfeeds, Personal Pages ◼ We Post the Best - Providing False Image of Reality
- 4. Iron Man ⬜ Billionaire Industrialist Captured, Tortured by Terrorists ⬜ Heart Disability Leads to Superhero Tech “Terrible Privilege” The Heroic Can Emerge From The Terrible
- 5. FENX Rising ⬜ Tricycle vs. Motorcycle Accident ⬜ Birth of an Idea - The FENX project ⬜ Custom, Experimentation Inspired by: ◼Aeronautics ◼Tron ◼Star Wars & ◼X-Men
- 7. Aaron’s Story ⬜ Born 10 Weeks Premature, Expected to Die ⬜ Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy ⬜ Almost Died in Hospital as Teen
- 8. Professor Charles Xavier ⬜ Mobility vs. Telepathic Ability ⬜ The Professor’s Desires vs. His Destiny ◼ Charles Xavier’s Choice Between His Mobility & His Telepathy ▫ Suffering, Perseverance, Character, Hope
- 9. Weakness of SHAME The Redemption of A Past: Needing Someone Who Saw Greatness Despite the Mess. Jennifer found her Prof. Xavier in Aaron...
- 10. Jessica Jones ⬜ Superhuman Strength Combined with Rough Past ◼ Kilgrave’s Shaming ⬜ Birthed Self-Awareness ◼ “They say everyone's born a hero. But if you let it, life will push you over the line until you're the villain. Problem is, you don't always know that you've crossed that line. Maybe it's enough that the world thinks I'm a hero.” ⬜ Despite Fear and Perceived Limitations - Goes Full Force Against Powerful Evil ◼ “God didn’t do this. The devil did. And I’m going to find him.” “Knowing it's real means you gotta make a decision. One, Keep Denying It; or Two, Do Something About it.”
- 11. Black Widow ⬜ Former KGB Assassin ◼ SHIELD’s Radar - In a “Bad Way” ◼ Rather than Kill Her, Hawkeye Saw Potential and Recruited Her. ⬜ Agent of SHIELD ◼ Uses the weakness of her past to propel her desire for redemption and to wipe out the “red in her ledger” ⬜ Loki’s “Interrogation” - Attempts to Shame Her & Her Seeming Guilt Cause Him to Stumble and Provide Intel ⬜ Hulk - Doesn’t Fear Confronted the “Green Guy”
- 12. Jen’s Story ⬜ Life Threatening Eating Disorder & Drug Abuse ◼4 Rehab Stints ◼Jail Time ⬜ HOPE ◼God Saw Potential Rather Than Making a Different Call. ◼Aaron Saw Heroics After I Shared My Story. Convinced Me To Go To Law School. ● Graduated Law School in 2015. Desire to Fight. ● Worked in the Middle East - Persecuted Minorities. ○ Factory - Despite Bosses ○ Hostages with ISIS - Costing my Job. ● Now a Human Rights Analyst and Legal Specialist Fighting International Extremism Message from someone involved in the ISIS ransom negotiations
- 13. Redeeming the Shame-Filled Red Ledgers ⬜ Black Widow’s arc in the Marvel films involve seeking out redemption, coming to grips with a dark past, and embracing a willingness to make such weakness public. ⬜ Jessica Jones uses her Past/Fears as motivation to bring down an untouchable evil in Kilgrave. His shaming makes her stronger against him. ⬜ Jen has trod a similar road of redemption, found in a spiritual focus, and embraces a “less than sterling past” to publicly inspire others who may walk such a guilt-ridden path. ⬜ Just as Widow’s past qualifies her to both defend the world and speak honestly before any leader, Jen’s story of weakness, brokenness, and perseverance enables her to fight, even in the scariest circumstances. ⬜ Weaknesses and Past Experiences Allow me to see through the BS and say what needs to be said no matter what the cost. Jessica Jones remains broken, but capable of taking down evil even when “standardized organization structure” can’t work in her favor.
- 14. Why Embrace Weakness? ⬜ Authenticity/Honesty ◼ Authenticity is Courageous and Contagious. ⬜ Community ◼ Creating Space for People to be Themselves. ⬜ Leadership ◼ “Going First” – Paving the Way for Others to Share, Be Who They Are.
- 15. Bruce Banner (With Regret after Hulk showed up): “Just wasn’t expecting the Code Green.” Natasha Romanoff: “If you hadn’t been there, there would’ve been double the casualties. My best friend would’ve been a treasured memory.” How many of us know what could happen if we remain silent? Our lives are the stories of what we decide to do with powers we never asked for, the only option unavailable to us is to deny that they exist – Donna Bowman, Professor of English at Central Arkansas University “I can’t control their fear. Only my own.” -Wanda Maximoff, Captain America: Civil War The Challenge Is Overcoming Fear of Authenticity to Use Your “Power” for Good.
- 16. Images In This Presentation Given the Following Credits and Courtesies for their Usage: ⬜ http://source.superherostuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/iron-man.jpg ⬜ http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/moviemorgue/images/1/12/Profx.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140514194 037 ⬜ http://images.8tracks.com/cover/i/008/439/692/red_in_ledger_playlist- 2722.png?rect=0,0,814,814&q=98&fm=jpg&fit=max ⬜ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nWHUjuJ8zxE/maxresdefault.jpg ⬜ http://40.media.tumblr.com/6ff835d50e27861c60e6b67d79201918/tumblr_inline_nteq85yQS61swvr2g_1 280.jpg ⬜ http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/8/8a/Arc_Reactor2.png/revision/late st?cb=20141129051958