i was thinking it would be very helpful for Degrassi fans around the wider Frediverse to chat about one of the most iconic shows of all time. with over 20 years of canon and 20+ seasons of content, it is lore-rich and has a storied history as well as a cultural presence that outlives the show, with stars like Drake and Nina Dobrev making their mark in the world in their own right.

i think this comm would be good for the site as a community-building exercise. we could do a watch group and get everyone in on it. the show teaches themes like compassion, courage, and honesty, which i think are important for any leftist to develop and nurture.

it touches on LGBTQIA+ issues and is genuinely very progressive, even by today's standards. where most characters address the struggles of transfem people, Degrassi represents less-touched on groups such as transmasc and non-binary identities, going so far as to address things such as neopronouns with the gravity and respect they deserve.

anyway, thank you for reading and please make the comm

  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    1 month ago

    I agree. Also I think there should be a CanCon Smash Bros style fighting game. Have the 3 main trailer park boys characters rotate like Brawl's Pokémon Trainer, Red Green would have a Snake style movement full of gadgets, Rick Mercer has a final smash where he leads you down alley ranting about some obscure feature of Canadian politics you don't care about and then beats you up tells you he's a gay convative and then you're stun locked cause while kinda shocking does.make dense when you put the pieces together. Who are the Degrassi reps?

    • gaystyleJoker [she/her]
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      1 month ago

      we probably need the main fighters from the series so it would be an old gen rep in Spinner and a new gen rep in Eli. Spinner would be the heavy brawler type while Eli would use his cane to fight like a swordsman

    • PaulSmackage [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 month ago

      Bob and Doug as Ice Climber types, KITH as a group, have the presenter of Just for Laughs: Gags as a miniboss. Shaun Majumder as the character select voice narrator.

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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        1 month ago

        Just for laughs gags could also be a pikeball eaque item. Kids in the Hall can each get their own character and people can be fire emblem mad about it, I fucking love kith. The chicken cannon from royal Canadian air farce as an arcing projectile thst auto fires like a medium range hard to aim version of the hammer.