I don't really have a take here, but the other day I was watching suicide squad and the big shark dude's entire character boils down to him being strong but intellectually disabled. Is it ok because he's a shark? The underlying joke is still that mental disability is funny. What about big dumb human henchmen in films and cartoons? You know the ones, who go 'uhhhh boss what are we gonna do?' in a 'slow' voice and the boss is like 'get them you imbeciles'...
In the moment the audience and I found it funny, but I never really thought as to why.
At what point does someone go from being stupid to mentally disabled? Why's it ok to make fun of someone for being stupid but not mentally disabled? Neither person can help their mental ability.
Like, I've got a couple friends who are perfectly functional but at school no matter how hard they tried they'd never get good grades. Sometimes they'll say some dumb shit, and people will laugh at them for it.
I always hate this, and I especially hate this with King Shark, as it's kind of a significant departure from the way he's been depicted lately. In spite of its problems, I think the Harley Quinn show does a really good job with characterization.
I love him in the Harley quinn show, he's basically the opposite of how the movie portrays him, a smart tech guy who hates killing people.
Exactly, so much better. Total whiplash to see that portrayal and then this one.