If you had super powers, would you be a "hero"?

I do not think I would want anyone to know. I think I would keep it to my self. I do not like other people knowing what is going on in my life. I do not like people watching me. I think that is what would happen.

If I had super powers I would be a champion of abused children. I'm unclear on how I would do that--beating up the abuser wouldn't do any good since that's probably what drove most of them to abuse. I would probably amass a fortune using my powers and start a massive campaign with total child/parent support to stop the cycle and heal those that could be psychologically healed. I know you were going for silly and fun but I've never watched Heroes and this is really what I would do. No silly costumes for me, though, I don't have the body for it!

Omg, Heroes is such a great show! Well, I mean, if you had seen other episodes, you would've learned that the people with powers in that show are actually persecuted in a way because so many people view them as freaks, if you will. That may be a result, though, of those who use their power for evil...can't remember clearly. But the good guys do help people, but they just keep it on the down-low. And yes, I would be a hero, but I wouldn't want to publicize it or anything.

For me: they actually have a point in looking like normal people. People might depend too much on you or try to kidnap your loved ones just so you can bend to their evil will. But for me, I'd rather keep my powers to a minimum and keep it to myself, no matter how appealing it seems to be a superhero.