Tpiderman!

Sometimes I wonder why children, young boys in particular, fantasize about being Superheroes. Is it a condition exclusive only to young boys? Or do little girls suffer (suffer?) from it too? Fantasize about becoming Barbie perhaps? Help me out here please. My puzzlement stems from observing my nephew Zulfikri's fantastic (yes, fantastic) obsession with Spiderman...or as he pronounces it, Tpiderman. The boy's obsessed with our friendly neighbourhood overgrown red-and-blue arachnid. And often he refers to Tpiderman BLACK (which I can only assume is Venom), Tpiderman BROWN, Tpiderman GREEN, Tpiderman WHITE, Tpiderman PINK (geez!)...God knows what all these are. He has a Spiderman towel, Spiderman suit, Spiderman bag, Spiderman underwear... and everything Spidey where you wouldn't normally want a spider! So what aroused this thought-provoking question you ask? Well, it all arises from the dialogue between Zulfikri and his grandad, my father, Mr. Zullkefle (that's Tok Ayah to him)...

Fikri: Tok Ayah pakaikan nie baju nie! (takes out SpideySuit from his drawer)
Tok Ayah: Eh Fikri takmo pakai tu, kiter masih nak pergi jalan², nak gi jalan mana bole pakai baju Spiderman!
Fikri: Pichi (Fikri...he pelat lah) nak pakai nie la Tok Ayah...Pichi (Fikri) nak pakai nie! Tpiderman trong(strong)!
Tok Ayah: Tak bole pakai tu la, tu Spiderman, Spiderman strong, nanti orang takut, nanti tak bole masok rumah orang!
Fikri: Tpiderman trong(strong), nanti Tpiderman bole tumbuk pintu nanti kiter bole matok (masok) !
Tok Ayah: *Lost for words*

Kids nowadays. Hero-worshipping the wusses.
Me, I was always RoboCop.
"I'm your friendly neighborhood Spider Man!" "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"