the-swift-tricker:
it's easy to mock the concept of batman's secret identity and think it's ridiculous that nobody would realize that he's bruce wayne but if some lady suddenly showed up late at night dressed in full military grade kevlar and started fighting crime in los angeles i wouldn't look at that and think "ah it's kylie jenner
you-got-it-capstar:
Same logic applies to Clark Kent tbh I wouldn't see Superman, the crazy powerful alien, zooming past me and go "i think he's secretly an award winning journalist"
the-swift-tricker: "it's a bird, it's a plane, it's...anderson cooper?!
appendingfic:
Me: "sees masked man fighting both crime and police corruption* Me: I have no idea who that is, but it is NOT a billionaire.
spifalling: People don't even recognise tony hawk without the skateboard what do you expect
livekyoto:
People don't even recognize Tony Hawk WITH a skateboard, bless them. Source: the-swift-tricker 66,205 notes
To be fair with super man I'd imagine at least one of his coworkers would think man Clark looks a lot like super man with glasses
I've definitely seen a page from an issue where one of his coworkers says something like "Hey, you guys ever think Clark kinda looks like that Superman?" and they all bust out laughing before another one says "Imagine Clark saving anyone!"
But Clark looks like Superman as a schlub. One excuse for nobody noticing is that he slouches, speaks in a higher register, and walks around like he's worried about bumping into things. Clark Kent is kind of a big awkward guy with a strong jawline and bad eyes. Superman is what he might look like if he got in shape.
The other leading excuse is that nobody thinks Superman needs a secret identity. He's an invincible solar-powered alien who can fly. The fuck is he gonna do, walking amongst the rabble? Batman is unmistakably just A Dude, so he's gotta have a day job and a bed somewhere. Superman is a demigod. He doesn't even need to cosplay to see new movies. He can sit on the roof and use his ill-defined x-ray vision. Even gets to bring his own snacks.