I remember reading something a few years back that many right-wing viewers didn't realize that Homelander was actually a villain.
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Yeah, I imagine that number has probably grown.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 9:59amI remember reading something a few years back that many right-wing viewers didn't realize that Homelander was actually a villain.
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Like those who watched Colbert's old show and thought he was a straight up O'Reilly type. Which is remarkably dense on so many levels. But then Archie Bunker proved to be appealing to a lot of viewers, to the surprise of the writers.revbob wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 10:23amYeah, I imagine that number has probably grown.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 9:59amI remember reading something a few years back that many right-wing viewers didn't realize that Homelander was actually a villain.
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There's something very creepy about Jeffy's observation. Maybe it's that I hear him speaking without inflection, like Regan telling the astronaut he's going to die up in space.
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When in doubt, always go for the monsters.
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The 60s were truly amazing.
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So since the X-Men '97 cartoon premiered (and well before, really), online X-fandom has been overtaken by a (perhaps not so) baffling influx of dudes complaining about how the X-Men have become woke, people that largely think (or at least claim to think) that the comic/cartoon was only ever about fighting robots and nothing deeper (never mind what the robots were built for), and very recently, people cheering on the X-Cutioner in his bid to kill mutants in order to preserve humanity. It's been weird.
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I can't believe comic book fans are that oblivious, but I can buy that the Very Online kind are. Like, Christ, the X-Men was never subtle about it social commentary almost from the start. Yes, and Planet of the Apes is just about talking gorillas on horses.Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 2:30pmSo since the X-Men '97 cartoon premiered (and well before, really), online X-fandom has been overtaken by a (perhaps not so) baffling influx of dudes complaining about how the X-Men have become woke, people that largely think (or at least claim to think) that the comic/cartoon was only ever about fighting robots and nothing deeper (never mind what the robots were built for), and very recently, people cheering on the X-Cutioner in his bid to kill mutants in order to preserve humanity. It's been weird.
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I think there's probably a large number of Comicsgate people whose adherence to EVS and his ilk might have made their brains melt enough that they forgot the entire point of X-Men, but I agree it's probably mostly people who watched the cartoon and didn't think much about what they were looking at.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 5:10pmI can't believe comic book fans are that oblivious, but I can buy that the Very Online kind are. Like, Christ, the X-Men was never subtle about it social commentary almost from the start. Yes, and Planet of the Apes is just about talking gorillas on horses.Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 2:30pmSo since the X-Men '97 cartoon premiered (and well before, really), online X-fandom has been overtaken by a (perhaps not so) baffling influx of dudes complaining about how the X-Men have become woke, people that largely think (or at least claim to think) that the comic/cartoon was only ever about fighting robots and nothing deeper (never mind what the robots were built for), and very recently, people cheering on the X-Cutioner in his bid to kill mutants in order to preserve humanity. It's been weird.
Now, this Apes thing...
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Aside: My favourite odd dialogue from the original cartoon:Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 6:42pmI think there's probably a large number of Comicsgate people whose adherence to EVS and his ilk might have made their brains melt enough that they forgot the entire point of X-Men, but I agree it's probably mostly people who watched the cartoon and didn't think much about what they were looking at.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 5:10pmI can't believe comic book fans are that oblivious, but I can buy that the Very Online kind are. Like, Christ, the X-Men was never subtle about it social commentary almost from the start. Yes, and Planet of the Apes is just about talking gorillas on horses.Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 2:30pmSo since the X-Men '97 cartoon premiered (and well before, really), online X-fandom has been overtaken by a (perhaps not so) baffling influx of dudes complaining about how the X-Men have become woke, people that largely think (or at least claim to think) that the comic/cartoon was only ever about fighting robots and nothing deeper (never mind what the robots were built for), and very recently, people cheering on the X-Cutioner in his bid to kill mutants in order to preserve humanity. It's been weird.
Now, this Apes thing...
Scott: I love you, Jean.
Jean: I love you, too, Cyclops.
I love you so much, I'll use your superhero name, even tho you used my real name.
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To be fair, her superhero name at the time was "Jean Grey."Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 6:50pmAside: My favourite odd dialogue from the original cartoon:Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 6:42pmI think there's probably a large number of Comicsgate people whose adherence to EVS and his ilk might have made their brains melt enough that they forgot the entire point of X-Men, but I agree it's probably mostly people who watched the cartoon and didn't think much about what they were looking at.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 5:10pmI can't believe comic book fans are that oblivious, but I can buy that the Very Online kind are. Like, Christ, the X-Men was never subtle about it social commentary almost from the start. Yes, and Planet of the Apes is just about talking gorillas on horses.Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 2:30pmSo since the X-Men '97 cartoon premiered (and well before, really), online X-fandom has been overtaken by a (perhaps not so) baffling influx of dudes complaining about how the X-Men have become woke, people that largely think (or at least claim to think) that the comic/cartoon was only ever about fighting robots and nothing deeper (never mind what the robots were built for), and very recently, people cheering on the X-Cutioner in his bid to kill mutants in order to preserve humanity. It's been weird.
Now, this Apes thing...
Scott: I love you, Jean.
Jean: I love you, too, Cyclops.
I love you so much, I'll use your superhero name, even tho you used my real name.
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Then he should have said "Jean Grey." Which would have added to the awkwardness of two people who claimed to love each other, but would have added some consistency.Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 7:21pmTo be fair, her superhero name at the time was "Jean Grey."Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 6:50pmAside: My favourite odd dialogue from the original cartoon:Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 6:42pmI think there's probably a large number of Comicsgate people whose adherence to EVS and his ilk might have made their brains melt enough that they forgot the entire point of X-Men, but I agree it's probably mostly people who watched the cartoon and didn't think much about what they were looking at.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 5:10pmI can't believe comic book fans are that oblivious, but I can buy that the Very Online kind are. Like, Christ, the X-Men was never subtle about it social commentary almost from the start. Yes, and Planet of the Apes is just about talking gorillas on horses.Kory wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 2:30pmSo since the X-Men '97 cartoon premiered (and well before, really), online X-fandom has been overtaken by a (perhaps not so) baffling influx of dudes complaining about how the X-Men have become woke, people that largely think (or at least claim to think) that the comic/cartoon was only ever about fighting robots and nothing deeper (never mind what the robots were built for), and very recently, people cheering on the X-Cutioner in his bid to kill mutants in order to preserve humanity. It's been weird.
Now, this Apes thing...
Scott: I love you, Jean.
Jean: I love you, too, Cyclops.
I love you so much, I'll use your superhero name, even tho you used my real name.
I remember, tho, back in the 90s, The Boss always laughed at Wolverine's rather desperate cries of "Jean!"
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