I had hoped, in my naivete, that Hollywood would eventually learn not to alienate half the country. But with power, clout, and seemingly endless amounts of money, it appears Hollywood has decided it simply doesn't need or want the business of a significant portion of America.
For most businesses, slashing your buying audience in half would be a death sentence. Revenue would dry up, and layoffs would follow, and the business would inevitably close because while political ideologies may make you feel good, they don't pay the bills.
But we live in the real world. In Hollywood, reality is different. In fact, they're so insulated from normal America that they forget that people have different views and opinions on things. We're an alien culture to them, and when we speak up, instead of listening to what we have to say, they attack us.
Not too long ago, 'Supergirl' actress Milly Alcock injected politics into her upcoming film by saying she's facing backlash simply because she's a female superhero. As I pointed out here, there have been many successful films with a female hero in the lead.
Rather than learning to keep her mouth shut, however, Alcock is instead attacking her critics as merely being 'Christian dads' — and therefore, their opinions are invalid.
‘Supergirl’ actress mocks critics, says a lot of them are Christian dads https://t.co/Tn6BugveHr pic.twitter.com/rjqBWtrbhl
— New York Post (@nypost) May 22, 2026
In a new interview with Variety, Alcock discussed the backlash surrounding her rise to the lead role in DC Studios’ upcoming “Supergirl” movie and said she has learned to tune out online outrage as scrutiny around blockbuster franchises intensifies.
“But I mean, whose opinion do you really care about?” Alcock said. “If you’re p—ing the right kind of people off, you’re doing OK.”
The actress suggested much of the hostility directed toward her comes from faceless social media users reacting emotionally online.
“And it’s from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts,” Alcock said. “Or someone’s name and then ‘Dad of four, Christian,’ which is hilarious to me.”
Because dads and Christians aren't allowed to have opinions on movies? Is that what she's saying?
Or is it that bashing men and Christians works well in Alcock's social circles, so she's saying what she knows will get her the loudest round of applause?
Either way, thanks to Alcock's attendance at the Rachel Zegler School of Public Relations, 'Supergirl' will flop. Big time.
Speaking as a woman, I can see the flaws in 'Supergirl' from a mile away. First, superhero movies as a genre are tired and tiresome. The MCU saturated the market, and the DC Comics Universe (DCU), of which 'Supergirl' is part, is damaged by the flood of superhero films.
Second, as I touched upon, the quality of the shows and movies has significantly declined. The stories are hamfisted, poorly written, and sloppily produced. The DCU always lagged behind the MCU in terms of fan reception, quality, and box office. Its most recent offering, 2025's 'Superman,' didn't do well. This is in large part to James Gunn, who directed the 'Superman' film after admitting he wasn't that big a fan of the caped hero.
James Gunn does one thing, and he does it well: he's good at making movies with a quirky group ensemble and banging soundtrack. The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' series is one of Marvel's strongest. But Gunn doesn't get solo stories, and he doesn't get guys like Clark Kent/Superman — selfless, American-loving, pure heroes. It showed in 'Superman.'
While Gunn isn't directing 'Supergirl,' his fingerprints are all over it. The story, based on the trailer and Supergirl's cameo in the 'Superman' film, spells out the same trite plot: she's an angry loner alienated from her family, who 'finds' a family (more on that in a second). She'll have no real flaws, no real character arc, because girl-bosses can't be imperfect. Any perceived flaws are the fault of others, usually men, and not hers. In the end, she'll save the day without needing help from a man — even though her cousin is Superman — and it'll be a feminist praise fest.
Yawn.
The whole 'found family' trope ties into the Left's push to abolish the nuclear family in favor of some weird, woke facsimile thereof. It's routinely appeared in films and television shows to normalize such abnormality.
Those are all legitimate criticisms. But because Alcock and the others behind this movie don't want ot have those discussions and can't defend the film, they resort to doing the only thing they can: attacking the fans.
And, mark my words, when 'Supergirl' fails as I predict it will, Alcock and the rest will again attack the fans for not showing up after basically telling them not to in the first place.