Rabbi Simcha Weinstein writes about Kick-Ass:
Before you dismiss Kick-Ass as ridiculous fiction, consider my friend, former yeshiva student turned crime-fighter Chaim Lazaros. A bit like Spiderman’s Peter Parker, Chaim is a student at Columbia University by day and a superhero by night, going by the name of “Life” (that’s what his given name means in Hebrew.) Dressed all in black – complete with an eye patch — Chaim goes out looking for trouble on the streets of New York, but it’s not what you think: he’s dedicated to helping out the sick and the homeless.
Chaim is one of a surprising number of people all over the world who are living out the Kick-Ass fantasy. At websites like RealLifeSuperheroes.org, they explain that their “main objective is to inspire others. We hope through our actions we can inspire others to go out and do good, help others, and stand up for what they believe in. There is a hero in everyone and we need to bring it out to help make this world a little more super.”
