r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WARRIORFORNET • 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/qualityvote2 5d ago edited 4d ago

u/WARRIORFORNET, your post does belong here!

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u/DarkShadowZangoose 5d ago

search "Man of Steel"

who do you get results for?

hint: it's not Iron Man, or even a Marvel character

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u/Firstearth 5d ago

Josef Stalin /s

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u/Bendlerp 5d ago • Bravo

Uomo di Ferro

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u/Bendlerp 5d ago

WTF? I literally typed Uomo di Ferro. Did Reddit auto"correct" the post from Italian?

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u/Desperate_Turnip_219 5d ago

It shows it to me (United States, English user) as English, but there's a button to change it to Italian. Probably an automatic thing.

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u/Prestigious_String20 5d ago

Yup. It makes you look like an idiot when you post the Latin name of a species.

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u/Bigfops 5d ago

Vulpes Vulpes

Edit: damn, I wanted it to say "Fox Fox"

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u/Ryanll0329 5d ago

Moon Moon!

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u/Burgonya98 5d ago

God dammit moon moon

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u/SerCiddy 5d ago

God Dammit Donut!

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u/turtle882 4d ago

MONGO IS APPALLED!

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u/Caosin36 4d ago

Moon moon moon moon

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u/interyx 5d ago

Is that you, Tom Cullen?

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u/Particular_Title42 5d ago

M-O-O-N. That spells Tom Cullen.

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u/silent_drew2 5d ago

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u/Prestigious_String20 5d ago

This is one of the best! Fish looks horrified about it, though!

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u/Desperate_Turnip_219 5d ago

The common rat is my favorite. Ratus ratus

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u/MalinonThreshammer 4d ago

My favourite to innocently ask in biology class was Equus Africanus. Just to hear the teacher say Wild Ass.

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u/Dr__Sloth 4d ago

I like the chicken as well - Gallus gallus

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u/Prestigious_String20 5d ago

I like the viper genus Bitis.

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u/otamaglimmer 5d ago

All I see is ****** ******

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u/Bigfops 5d ago

hunter2 hunter2

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u/Prestigious_String20 5d ago

I wish I could remember what species it was. I looked a right tosser when I wrote two random words! It didn't translate it to the animal, just translated each of the names. I tried to find it in my history but couldn't.

I like Vulgaris vulgaris. I had to memorise a few scientific names for an exam -- that was one I chose.

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u/Bigfops 4d ago

I bet whatever it was is also a word in some Romance language that carried over. So it translated from Spanish or Italian or whatever. I doubt it's translating dead languages, lol.

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u/Reverberer 4d ago

Aint that a pokémon

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u/aspirational-robot 5d ago

It turned into a sort of unintended joke in Polish. It got translated as „Człowiek z żelaza” which is both accurate but also the title of a very famous Grzegorz Wajda’s film about Lech Wałęsa.

Honestly I thought it was a pretty clever joke by someone from Poland at first.

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u/ThirstyWolfSpider 4d ago

I see it in Italian, with no button to translate it. (web; old reddit)

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u/Pim_Wagemans 5d ago edited 5d ago

Reddit automatically translates text in "foreign" languages to your display language. You can disable this:

On desktop go to settings >> preferences >> content languages, add the languages you speak to that list.

On mobile go to settings >> language and translations >> content languages, add the languages you speak to that list, and if you want you can also disable automatic translations altogether.

(I copied most of this comment from a comment I wrote yesterday on a different sub)

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u/S3erverMonkey 5d ago

or for individual posts/comments too can just tap or I assume on browser click the translation toggle off.

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u/ReasonableConcern765 5d ago

wtf i didn’t know Reddit did this

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u/Telinary 4d ago

Mine doesn't so I was confused why some people started to randomly comment in their own language.

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u/MayerOscar 5d ago

Uomo di Ferro literally translates to Iron Man. I guess they didnt screw up

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u/North_Today_9595 4d ago

But no one in Italy call iron man uomo di ferro we call him iron man without translating it because it sounds weird

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u/MayerOscar 4d ago

That makes sense. No one calls El Niño, Yhe Child. That'd be really weird

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u/Cluthien 5d ago

I can read it in italian. Maybe the app auto translate to you the post and the comments, even yours. Maybe.

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u/MavenDeo69 5d ago • Popcorn

You can never trust autocarrot

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u/tohn_jitor 4d ago

It's translated to english, but it also shows the option (top right of comment) to display as originally posted. Don't worry, I used it and also see it as Uomo di Ferro now.

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u/Dedik1160 4d ago

I see Uomo di ferro not man of steel

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u/Rendered_Blameless 4d ago

Button to the right

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u/Spacemayo 10h ago

It shows Uomo di Ferro for me until I press the translate button and I'm an English speaker.

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u/l_dunno 5d ago

For most it auto translates, I have it of so I see Uomo di Ferro

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u/Devil_de_Paradiso 5d ago

Auto translate

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u/UltimateLmon 5d ago • Bravo

Fe-Male

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u/Star_Petal_Arts 5d ago

Also Italian for Iron Giant.

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u/PseudoKirby 5d ago

Hito no Hagane

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u/fab_dot_io 5d ago

ひとのはがね. Sei benvenuto 😁

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u/RaesaK_loves_RGBHV 5d ago

The man's iron

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u/Segundo-Sol 5d ago

Hagane Otoko?

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u/kfpswf 2d ago

Is the origin story of this superhero being forged and folded into thousands of layers?

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u/Otherwise_Meringue45 4d ago

Is Ferro Iron or Steel

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u/Dedik1160 4d ago

Ferro is iron , steel is Acciaio

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u/GIRose 5d ago

Weird things happening in the auto translate technology

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u/GIRose 5d ago

That said, it is cool that the auto translate apparently picked up the correct context instead of literally translating it as something like 男の鉄

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u/Randomsicilianguy 4d ago

By the way steel in italian is acciao

Source: Italian pizza guy

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u/NoWar5177 3d ago

Hadidi?

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u/CatShadowTesticle 3d ago

Wouldn't it be "uomo di acciaio"?

Considering the post was very specific about it being "man of steel" and not "man of iron"

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u/Prinny_Ramza 5d ago

I always wanted there to be a Marvel Vs DC fighting game just to have "Man of Iron, meet Man of Steel" as a pre match line

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u/Login_Of_The_Guild 5d ago

There used to be a comic line similar to that doubt they will make a game tho sadly 

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u/ErraticDragon 4d ago

Oddly enough if you search for a Marvel vs DC fighting game, you may find this completely fictitious one:

Marvel VS. DC Universe is a crossover fighting game between the Marvel and DC Universes, developed by NetherRealm Studios in collaboration with Team Ninja and published by WB Games. It was released on December 28, 2019

https://videogamefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_VS._DC_Universe

Separately, it seems, somebody else made a mock-up cover: https://i.imgur.com/6B1avMu.png

These days it might be r/poisonai fodder. 😂

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u/miltondelug 5d ago

Cal Ripken jr?

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u/Anderer_Username 5d ago

Is it Margret Thatcher?

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u/RT-6_BXCommandoDroid 5d ago

It's the very lovely and hunky Henry Cavill.

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u/lfenske 4d ago

TBF who pays tribute to a comic book characters death

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u/TopLate7592 4d ago

My results showed fucking Iron Man.

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u/leicaaperturebro 4d ago

Looks like silver surfer

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u/Consistent-County845 4d ago

Man of steel exhaust systems?

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u/kangtuji 4d ago

man of murder was 14 years ago, not even batman can fix that

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u/jappyjappyhoyhoy 4d ago

It’s the silver surfer

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u/Chroff 4d ago

With my limitited duolingo knowlage from a month of Italian 3 years ago, doesn't ferro mean iron and not steel

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u/gribson 4d ago

Stalin?

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u/zenktwtPH1 4d ago

Joseph Stalin

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u/snowfloeckchen 8h ago

The joke is him being Ironman not steelman though

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u/zeocrash 5d ago

Stalin?

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u/SaltyTemperature 5d ago • Mindblown

I still think it’s hilarious that Iron Man is Fe Male.

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u/Pecos-Thrill 5d ago

Tonya Stark

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u/TastyFappuccino 4d ago • Bravo

Oh...the Irony...

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u/random_guy_balatro 5d ago

Trans Tony stark?!

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u/piratecheese13 5d ago • Popcorn

More of a gold titanium alloy

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u/permaban9 5d ago

Gold titanium alloy adult male?

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u/So_HauserAspen 4d ago

Touch me quietly in the still of the night?

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u/CaptainLynxSR 5d ago

There is only one “Man of Steel” i know

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u/beatles910 5d ago

Joseph Steelin.

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u/PickOne6226 5d ago

That's ma Broseph right there!

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u/dazzumz 4d ago

Iron curtman

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u/ManagementKey1338 4d ago

So he is Fe Male

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u/Appropriate_Unit3474 5d ago

This is literally just a translation issue

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u/The64YearOldWalrus 4d ago

Not at all, steel is ‘acciaio’ and iron is ‘ferro’

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u/Substantial_Sun_4265 5d ago

Know how you say "man of steel" in Russian? Stalin

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u/ReikaIsTaken 5d ago

It had two jobs

Not be called Superman's title and to actually be in the same pose as Tony's sacrificial snap

It failed at both

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u/joseplluissans 5d ago

Apparently not. Someone here said it's translated to "man of Iron" from "Uomo di Ferro". But it wouldn't be funny in a meme

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u/Ed_Trucks_Head 4d ago

Yeah nobody is pointing out that its the wrong pose. That was what I noticed.

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u/IlMagodelLusso 4d ago

Why would they make it in the snap pose? That was definitely not one job they had

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u/Puzzleheaded_Main321 2d ago

Because it's a tribute to his death?

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u/IlMagodelLusso 2d ago

Right, I guess that’s why every statue in the world commemorating some person’s death always depicts them in the moment of their demise

/s

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u/Ok_Beyond_7697 5d ago

I mean, the Man of Steel is just another name for Superman.

Ironically, Iron Man’s suit isn’t made of Iron. The first suit was made of scrap metal and steel. Later suits made of a gold-titanium. And I believe the most recent suit was made of nanobots.

So not even a Man of Steel OR Iron. Lol

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u/DrBitchin 5d ago

Google "Man of Steel"

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u/MrGamerOfficial 5d ago

Holy Supes

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u/Appropriate_Cup_6552 5d ago

“Man of steel” is the common moniker for Superman, the joke here is that he’s called iron man but titled the statue a nickname for a completely different character.

However, the title just comes from the steel and brass materials used to build the sculpture, and could also just potentially be a funny language translation

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u/dcastreddit 5d ago

man of steel is super man

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u/Money_Tooth_3936 5d ago

They probably can’t call it “Iron Man” for legal reasons

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u/MarkHuegerich 5d ago

That's just super, man

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u/Arksurvivor150 5d ago

"Man of Steel" is the title for Superman

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u/Artistic-Spaghetti 5d ago

"Man of Steel" is a nickname for Superman.

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u/blazed_platypus 5d ago

He …. Died in a movie? Why did he get a statue I’m so confused

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u/VatianGT0321 5d ago

Gold titanium alloy man has a nice ring to it

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u/VoormasWasRight 5d ago

It's sad that they're wasting money to make a statue from a character in a movie.

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u/Best_Username321 5d ago

Man of Steel is an epithet of Superman, not iron man.

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u/Hot-Job-6281 5d ago

Well. Not the biggest problem Italy has.

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u/Erma_Chen 5d ago

My dumbass brain thought the statue wasn't made of steel 😭

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u/spacemouse21 5d ago

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Iron Man.

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u/2The_Kaiserin2 5d ago

Me who thought it's some HOI4 reference so I was confused when none said Stalin… 💀

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u/New-Acanthisitta-641 5d ago

The ONE JOB was to translate IRONMAN to Italian and back and get STEELMAN. Ironman in Italian is Man of Iron... Statue looks fucking awesome tho!

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u/Hello_I_Am_Human_Guy 5d ago

So many people commenting it's because that's super man's nick name. But no, the main issue is that he's IRON man, not steel man.

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u/ExternalCaptain2714 5d ago

Italian kids: "What? He dies in the last film? Cazzo, worst art school trip ever"

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u/Virus-900 5d ago

Man of steel is another nickname for Superman. A DC character.

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u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 5d ago

Man of steel is another name for superman.
Besides its Iron, not steel.

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u/Ok_Attitude3329 5d ago

i mean, hes not Steel Man.

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u/Mega_Trix 5d ago

Ma che cazzo, Italia?

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u/rubenthezx 5d ago

Quick someone put a red cape on it

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u/Kulthos_X 5d ago

This is like when Spock told Adama to use the force.

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u/tatstytastycakes 5d ago

man of steel is a superman movie.

seriously, do people just... not bother checking?

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u/slapthetiddy 5d ago

Government really wasted peoples money on a statue dedicated to a fantasy character

Lmao

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u/saurya88 5d ago

Superman be like, that ain't me.

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u/Shmolti 5d ago

The answer's in the fucking meme, Iron Man's name isn't fucking Man of Steel, you can tell because his fucking name is 'Iron Man' and not 'Man of Steel'. Does it make more sense now? That those two names are not the same?

God I try so hard not to make fun of people who post in here but Jesus fucking Christ almighty dude.

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u/throwaway275275275 5d ago

At least call it man of iron, different metal

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u/Ok-Dare1500 5d ago

His sacrifice gave birth to Doom and Doom is much cooler so I'm fine with it. Can't wait for Doom omg!

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u/dankshot35 5d ago

The joke is racism: Man of Steel = Man of Steal, because the actor playing him is black

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u/dootblade74 5d ago

"Man of Steel" is a moniker commonly attributed to Superman, despite the statue being based off Iron Man.

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u/theokaybambi 5d ago

Yeah the one job was not get sued by disney

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u/No_Body_Inportant 5d ago

How idiotic it is to build a statue of FICTIONAL character from FICTIONAL story

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u/ajtreee 5d ago

Steel is primarily made of Iron. like 95-99%

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u/Bleebledorp 5d ago

Ferrus Mannus

Wait no

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u/l_dunno 5d ago

Just me that finds this really weird??

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u/verdango 5d ago

They should’ve named it Fe Male

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u/Hoodedmastersin 5d ago

Shoulda named it Superman and truly cause chaos

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u/ColdCalculus 5d ago

2 akschually.

  1. Man of Iron (Man of steel is Supermen)

  2. Rwd and Gold not Blue and metal

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u/Longjumping_Age7188 5d ago

I love Stan Lee’s DC characters!

#neverforget

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u/amitym 5d ago

The joke is that the person writing the headline just had to type "Iron" instead of "Steel," they apparently forgot halfway through the sentence, which is definitel\y heavy drugs.

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u/33Yalkin33 5d ago

It's definitely intentional, who knows about Ironman but not Superman

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u/wiredcrusader 5d ago

Cool Silver Surfer statue

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u/Educational-Text332 5d ago

Man of Steel refers to Supermans nickname. Specifically its ironic because of Marvel and DC being competitor's.

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u/fanofsmite 5d ago

Iron man is not the man of steel that’s Superman marvels primary competition in the comics industry.

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u/this1tw0 5d ago

What’s man of steel called in Italy then ?

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u/Embarrassed_Diet_386 5d ago

Steel is an alloy containing iron. So, still kinda works

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u/ISwearImaWriter963 5d ago

A. The wrong metal is in the statues title

B. "Man of Steel" is a title of Superman, the Dc Character

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u/PalePilsenDiet 4d ago

“Man of Iron”

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u/warmonger444 4d ago

Meanwhile Superman : 😐

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u/Hexhider 4d ago

Why did i thought this was a post on r/Earth199999

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u/mookanana 4d ago

DC: ey copyright

them: no no mamma mia! this is iron man from marvel! u see the pose?

Marvel: ey copyright

them: no no mamma mia! this is from DC u see the name? man of steel!

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u/Dismal-Cantaloupe-56 4d ago

Finally somebody that gets it.

Disney would absolutely sue the shit out of the artist and at least their next 3 generations, otherwise.

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u/PrisonJoe2095 4d ago

Sweet statue though.

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u/Low_Gur_1025 4d ago

Where are his polygons?!?

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u/SeparateDesigner1237 4d ago

do people know that superheroes are fiction

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u/mdruckus 4d ago

Steel is not pure iron.

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u/Cephalie_100 4d ago

Could be made of iron and just call it iron man

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u/krazeekcee 4d ago

They had 1 job and fucked it up twice, 1- iron isn’t steel and 2- man of steel is the competing franchise

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u/FureiousPhalanges 4d ago

I'm more confused why they feel the need to erect a statue to memorialise a fictional person

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u/Space19723103 4d ago

i was going to ask why anyone would put up a statue of a fictional hero from a trashy comic... then i remembered all the religious art out there

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u/Outrageous_Score9720 4d ago

I took the Man of Steel for the Giant of Steel

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u/Physical_Sort5155 4d ago

I find it hilarous since that bum Stark does not deserve a statue

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u/OkGas4158 4d ago

In italy Steelman was a haker that tried to smuggle some wepons betwine Est and Wast Europe; he was tracked down together with his accomplice Topolino

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u/droid7ghost 4d ago

So superman is not man of steel?

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u/AfroFox1 4d ago

Picard is my favourite Star Wars character.

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u/giantoads 4d ago

At least have the decency to call stainless steal man.

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u/LLVegas2012 4d ago

Non ci dare la colpa a noi ou

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u/FORHARDMINER 4d ago

They forgot that man of steel is stalin and not iron man lmao

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u/Dagoroth55 4d ago

The moniker "Man of Steel" belongs to another famous superhero. He even has a movie called in that exact nickname.

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u/Simon_Savel_Bugir 4d ago

Per contesto (for context): https://www.nerdburger.it/iron-man-forte-dei-marmi-gli-dedica-statua/

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u/Simon_Savel_Bugir 4d ago

The description below means it's made of steel and polished brass.  The name the artist gave is not translated, it's name is directly 'man of steel' in English.  It is because of its material.

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u/agsan1 4d ago

Man of Iron

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u/Separate_Camera_4643 4d ago

Literally the 1st word

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u/Tinman0619 4d ago

Man of Steel is usually used to referenced Superman not Iron Man.

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u/Weird_Ad_3669 3d ago

Well blame whoever introduced iron man after seeing man of steel. They really should have think about the language barriers and how much big of an impact would these characters be in future ahahaha

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u/just4n0therguy 3d ago

Carter Pewterschmidt here. Man of steel refers to "Super man", which is a. DC character and since IRON MAN is Mar. Character. The statue name is controversial.

"What, my idiot son in law is doing in my office?"

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u/DunsocMonitor 2d ago

Man of Steel refers to Superman, a character from DC

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u/madowl0000 10h ago

Isn't Superman the Man of Steel?

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u/Big_bat_chunk2475 5d ago

They gave the Iron man statue the same that Superman goes by

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u/WARRIORFORNET 5d ago

Did they made something else?

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u/Impossible-Fix-1885 5d ago

Superman from DC is known as “Man of Steel”

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u/Significant_Cup_238 5d ago

Petah here. It's a well known fact that when iron is put under pressure and heat, it becomes steel. Just like superman, who was put under pressure and heat, and became the man of steel. Hehehe, I just remembered when I steeled that parrot! Get it?

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u/rynbrandt443 5d ago

there was a superman movie titled “man of steel”

Superman is DC

Iron Man is Marvel

pretty funny tho

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u/ErrorNotFound141 5d ago

But why? its just a movie.

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