Mister Global Contestants Dress In Their National Costumes And Look Like Video Game Bosses

I am not sure where you got that, but it isn't true in the slightest. Jerry Siegel was born in Ohio. Joe Shuster was born in Canada but lived moved to Ohio when he was around 9 years old. Superman was co-created by him. Superman was created in USA by an American citizen and a naturalized American citizen. Superman is no more Canadian than I am.

Joseph Shuster moved to the US and be came a citizen in 1924 as a kid, many years before he created superman.

It is funny that is comment is so upvoted...and so WRONG. FROM THE SUPERMAN WIKI: "Superman was co-created by a Canadian: Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster created the superhero with American writer Jerry Siegel while they were still at high school in Cleveland in 1933." He was created in Cleveland, ONE of the guys that co-created him was born in TO...the other was American and BOTH were in school in AMERICA when they created the character.

He did the wrong Superhero 🤦‍♀️ Superman was a bad choice! He should have done Captain America, Elvis, Rocky, or Evel Knievel. The Superman costume was outdated. The “Man of Steel” costume today is much more modern. Oh well — live & learn. Heck, even Uncle Sam or a Patriot costume would have been a better fit.

Cant have a different model as this one won the title, but definitely a different costume. Side note: where's Canada??

Was Superman flying around saving people in Canada? Nope... just sayin’

Superman is also Jewish. The artist was Jewish and the concept is born of Jewish iconography.

So right!

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Yep. Looks more like Superdweeb, or Superincel...

cowboy clothing belongs to mexico

I think it would have been weird for a European-descent guy to wear Native American garb. Cowboy or frontiersman clothes would have been ideal.

Because that would be cultural appropriation and Native peoples have repeatedly asked white people to stop doing that. You don't have to understand it, just respect it.

@Arran..who says a European has to wear it. Can't a Native American wear it?

It’s cultural appropriation. The US committed mass genocide on Native Americans & then stripped them of their culture by forcing their children into boarding school where they were taught the colonizer’s culture. They were punished for using their native language, forced to cut their hair, & made to wear colonial attire. We don’t get to commit these atrocities & then dress up in Native “costume” because now we want to celebrate a culture we destroyed. It’s incredibly offensive

Because that would be cultural appropriation. Don't dress in Native American traditional dress if you don't belong to a tribe.

Personally, I don't feel a white person has the right to appropriate indigenous attire without permission from the specific tribe (which I don't believe they would give). I think colonial dress would be most appropriate for the US ... or "western wear" as an alternative. And, this superman suit seems ridiculous. I can imagine the rest of the globe thinking, "Oh, there goes the US again. Acting like they are superior to the rest of us." I'm so over the US collective elitism at the expense of the rest of the world's population. OK, rant over. ☺️

I’d say out of respect. This article is showcasing costumes, But what indigenous people wear is called regalia and has a lot more meaning. That, and the fact that the US did not consider native communities as part of the US. Native Americans weren’t considered citizens until about 1924, and not every native could vote until the late 1950’s.

Exactly! This is what a true American looks like!

Unless you are a tribal member, you should NOT wear them, its is considered VERY disrespectful where I am from in the US

Because that would be such a big insult and f- you too the native community. They are called ceremonial garb for a reason. They are to be worn for ceremonies only, not as a fashion statement. And those feathered headdresses are something one earns. Having a non native wear native clothes would have been a huge insult and mistake.

then they would only represent their own tribe and not the country of america.

Indigenous people have been excluded from U.S. Anglo society. I agree that I’d he had sought and received help from a tribe that might be cool, but it’s really difficult not to cross the line.

I truly agree

@Carol Emory — since these are the winners of national competitions now attending an international competition, the guy who won is the guy who won, and he’s not Native American. Could be another year, but the year this photo was taken this is the guy

They could have rented one of better quality.

You are incorrect. We are still here, still hold our traditions, and know our histories better than most "Americans" do. You just don't recognize us because you assume that we are either white or "Mexican". ;)

WRONG! Our nations (Native American) are alive and well represented to your dissapointment. This land belongs to the native peoples. Sorry to break it to you, but unless your ancestors lived and loved this land before 1845, you are all immigrants. This land belongs to the indigenous. We are alive. We are still here. Nothing propaganda will tell you will change that.

This is beyond incorrect it is borderline erasure of indigenous peoples in this country. smh what kind of nonsense.

Please stop speaking about nothing you know absolutely nothing about. Do you think we live in huts with no "running water". In an era of endless information, ignorance is a choice and you just showed yours!

We had a tree that was around in Jesus times.

Yes, the native Americans exist however only make up around 2-3% of America's Population , but they are sadly, for the most part, an oppressed people compared to the average "American" who is likely a mix of European blood that came from late 1400's - just over 600 years ago, or, as you say, are hispanic. I've seen various articles and documentaries where true Native Americans are living on reservations with a not so great quality of life (one i've seen where houses had no running water) compared to the "Americans" living in the cities and such Of course, this isn't true of all of them, I imagine. It's sad, because the modern "America" most people know has no traditions of it's own, yet Native American culture is beautiful and fascinating, and it's also interesting to note that in some ways, Native American culture is similar to the tribes of Eastern Russia and Siberia (since historically, they were one and the same thousands of years ago) TBC

Continued: What I meant was that, whilst not meaning to assume, we do not know that the man pictured here is a Native American or not, so it would be wrong to label someone not Native American as such, and have them wear the outfits (which also differ tribe from tribe anyway, and also can differ by the respect and such earned within a tribe iirc) especially considering that most Americans are in fact, not Native Americans. I just feel it wouldn't be right. If it was confirmed that the model was Native American, then fair enough, so long as they would correctly portray the outfit. But the unfortunate fact is - America isn't "Native American" for the most part now. As an official "country" America is incredibly young compared to other countries on this list, and because of us awful Brits/Europeans near "wiping out" Native American culture, it was never adopted as the "country" of America's culture, thus meaning that the country of the USA has no culture. :/

Incorrect. FROM the SUPERMAN WIKI: "Superman was co-created by a Canadian: Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster created the superhero with American writer Jerry Siegel while they were still at high school in Cleveland in 1933." He was created by an American, a guy born in Canada who was living in America...in an AMERICAN city at their AMERICAN high school. So, no...not quite.

Not always true -- see the entry for South Africa. The European-descent guy rocks an outfit that comes from a blend of native African cultures, and does it well.

American Indian is the more accepted term generally, or just use the tribal name

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You don't need to understand it, you just need to respect the reasonable request by Native peoples to stop wearing their traditional clothing as costumes.

It’s cultural appropriation. The US committed mass genocide on Native Americans & then stripped them of their culture by forcing their children into boarding school where they were taught the colonizer’s culture. They were punished for using their native language, forced to cut their hair, & made to wear colonial attire. We don’t get to commit these atrocities & then dress up in Native “costume” because now we want to celebrate a culture we destroyed. It’s incredibly offensive

It would be very offensive. This coming from a Native American Indian.

I believe it.

this land belongs to the native peoples

Jerry Siegel was born on October 17, 1914, in Cleveland. Joe Shuster's family emigrated to the US in 1924, when he was about 9. They created Superman together in Ohio as adults.

Superman was created in Canada by a Canadian....