• emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    the episode of Invincible with the villain who wants to destroy Mt. Rushmore reeks so badly of this. starts talking about how it's racist and bullshit, then goes so far off the rails it's jarring

    (I mean yes he's supposed to have CTE or whatever but it's still blatant)

    • MathVelazquez [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I felt like that was mostly played for jokes. In the comics he's just a psycho attacking Mt. Rushmore and the writers decided to throw in at least some reason why.

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        yeah, I can see that interpretation. I only watched it once so I should probably rewatch it more sober again

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        It's also common knowledge in film and TV that if you want to get your more radical ideas past the network/execs/censors you give them to the bad guy. The dumbasses there see the bad guy saying good/socialist things and think "aha! Perfect propaganda!" then workers see a bad guy saying socialist things and think "oh shit, I want to be the bad guy now"