...save for a smattering of non-white characters (and non-white creators) these books and these iconic characters are still very much white supremacist dreams of the master race. In fact, I think that a good argument can be made for D.W. Griffith’s ‘Birth of a Nation’ as the first American superhero movie, and the point of origin for all those capes and masks.
-Alan Moore
Didn't realize Moore was so based; apparently he self identifies as an Anarchist
Moore is insanely based. I remember when the film adaptation of V for Vendetta was released I got super into it and actually thought it was superior to the comic in some ways and didn't really understand his complaints. Years later I cringe that I ever thought this. I wonder how the Wachowski sisters feel about it now because his critiques that they replaced his dichotomy of anarchy and fascism with liberal democracy and fascism ring more true than ever, and while the film already feels like a forgotten relic of the bush administration the comic continues to offer insight long after the era of reagan and thatcher.
He's way too into using rape as a plot device, other than that he rocks
Got into a fight talking about the neo-liberal politics of harry potter with a harry potter fan, when my point was just mainstream pop culture is neo liberal. Realized too late that I should have just switched to Marvel, since they aren't a fan
A spell to painlessly and instantly kill someone is Forbidden with a capital F, and a mind control spell which turns someone into a zombie-like puppet is also Forbidden, but a memory erasure spell which can erase anything between the last five minutes and/or causing total retrograde amnesia is not only legal, it’s nearly mandatory for every adult wizard to know and use to maintain their masquerade. There’s your liberalism; you can harm the poors as long as you’re quiet and polite about it.
unluckily for me my parents are harry potter AND marvel fans and they don't seem to comprehend as jews why banking goblins are not a good thing to have in your story :agony-shivering:
banking goblins with huge noses and (in the movie) a large star of david on the floor of their bank
"Also since one of the largest corporations on Earth literally owns every Superhero this isn't "Iron Man", it's a philosophical experiment of an alternate universe version which is molecularly identical but legally distinct."
always check the hover text
