• UlyssesT [he/him]
    hexbear
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    10 months ago

    These people really do believe the curtains are blue, huh?

    yea

    I once had a prolonged and fruitless argument in a video game guild chat with someone that insisted the 1980s GI JOE cartoon was perfect because it "had no politics and no political agenda." galaxy-brain

    He even topped it off after a while with "did anyone ever tell you... the curtains are FUCKING BLUE?" smuglord

    • RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]
      hexbear
      15
      edit-2
      10 months ago

      I have no idea what it means to say the curtains are blue anymore.

      At first, I thought it was meant to poke fun at people who over analyze or really reach when discussing literature, but I don't think it means that.

      Can someone explain?

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
        hexbear
        21
        10 months ago

        At first, I thought it was meant to poke fun at people who over analyze or really reach when discussing literature, but I don't think it means that.

        It still means that, though the extension is generally mocking the over-reaction against the idea of over-analysis by people that dogmatically claim that no message should be allowed to be derived from their treats.

          • UlyssesT [he/him]
            hexbear
            22
            10 months ago

            He was the dark knight because his suit was fucking dark! very-intelligent

          • CthulhusIntern [he/him]
            hexbear
            9
            10 months ago

            Or also, if the author didn't want to draw attention to the curtains, they wouldn't have mentioned them!

        • RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]
          hexbear
          6
          10 months ago

          So it's used to describe people who over analyze but also people who don't read into media at all (example: the curtains are just blue, and that has no meaning)?

          • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
            hexbear
            8
            10 months ago

            it might help to think if it like "the curtains are just blue!" being anti-over analysis vs "tHe CuRtAiNs ArE jUSt BlUe!!!" being anti-anti- over analysis

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
      hexbear
      9
      10 months ago

      Advertising, or "capitalist propaganda" as the kids call it, is famously non-political and incites the audience to no action or thought that could possibly influence the structures of power we've surrounded ourselves with.

      Absolutely wild