Canadian psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson said he was “shocked” by an apparent “parody” of himself in a recent issue of Marvel’s Captain America, where he is seemingly depicted as the villain Red Skull.
Peterson shared images via Twitter on Monday of Volume nine, No. 28 from the comic, authored by Ta-Nehisi Coates, who appears to lampoon talking points made by Peterson, including a parody title of his self-help book 12 Rules for Life, dubbing it as the villain Red Skull’s “10 Rules For Life.”
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Phrases such as “the feminist trap” and “chaos and order” appear next to an illustration of Red Skull, while the narrative of the comic centers on the villain attempting to radicalize young men by telling them: “what they’ve always longed to hear … That they’re secretly great. That the whole world is against them. That if they’re men, they’ll fight back. And bingo – that’s their purpose. That’s what they’ll live for. And that’s what they’ll die for.”
In his first book, released in 2018, 12 Rules for Life, Peterson outlined rudimentary concepts such as “Stand up straight with your shoulders back,” or “Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.” Recently, the clinical psychologist released a sequel called Beyond Order, which lays out 12 additional life rules.
Peterson has often been associated as an anti-politically correct figure in academia and has acknowledged his mostly male audience. Fans of his work often seek truth and insight in philosophy through the medium of the psychologist’s long list of free online lectures and podcasts.
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“Do I really live in a universe where Ta-Nehisi Coates has written a Captain America comic featuring a parody of my ideas as part of the philosophy of the arch villain Red Skull?” Peterson asked, adding: “It’s hard not to be shocked by the sheer surreality of the time we inhabit …”
The Canadian professor later posted a series of his own adages superimposed on images of Red Skull, with lines such as “The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do, but are avoiding.”
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— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) April 8, 2021
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Coates, author of the Captain America comic, is the recipient of the National Book Award for Between the World and Me, an overview of America’s racial history, and has also written for the Black Panther comic series.
The Washington Examiner contacted Coates and Marvel but did not immediately receive a response.
