Super Heroes

I was thinking yesterday about the word hero. Seems like the word has expanded so far as to lose it's original meaning. Anyone who has endured some horrific event or has been a victim, can be labeled as a hero. If you simply live through something, does that make you a hero? Does that require bravery?
We also think that anyone who shares an unpopular opinion is brave. I don't think that works either. I think it's more noble to be right than to be bold. We honor people too much just for speaking their minds. We honor movie makers who show us the ugly side of things, in the name of bravery. We honor rappers for showing us how bad life is on the streets they grew up on, but the story is old. The music is now perpetuating the story.
It's become so easy to show the ugly and repugnant, that it can hardly be regarded as bravery. Heroes save lives and do things that are virtuous. That should be the standard.