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  • Ericthescruffy [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    ...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

      • Ericthescruffy [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        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.