The
paradox that
Captain Planet is
physically hurt when exposed to
pollutants, yet wears tight, modern manufactured clothes that are known pollutants (his suit is either
lycra,
spandex, or some other synthetic, it cannot be
cotton or another
natural fiber because it is not
absorbent).
Since these are
synthetic fibers produced in such a way that causes
pollution, and are in fact pollutants themselves, Captain Planet's uniform should in fact hurt him. If anything, he should be wearing flowing, hand
knit,
wool robes. The only possible solution I can think of is that he is
naked and his skin is colored to look like
clothing, but that is highly unlikely for a wholesome
saturday morning cartoon.
This is a paradox because, while the fact that he fights pollution is PC, he most clothe himself, which by the strictest definitions (which he should adhere) seems to be Un-PC, at least in the way he does (with synthetics).