FoolishFool [she/her] to Movies & TV • edit-22 years agoSo how much of the seeming dislike for that new Velma show is sincere criticism, and how much is veiled anger at Velma and Shaggy being dark-skinned?message-squaremessage-square138 fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141message-squareSo how much of the seeming dislike for that new Velma show is sincere criticism, and how much is veiled anger at Velma and Shaggy being dark-skinned?FoolishFool [she/her] to Movies & TV • edit-22 years agomessage-square138 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]hexbear11·2 years agoNot a bad word idea. A lot of chud media is "Ownbait" from the start and it's nothing new. The turn of the century had "The Man Show" which was trying to be as misogynistic as possible to stick it to the straw feminists. And it worked. :doomer: link
minus-squareZuzak [fae/faer, she/her]hexbear15·2 years agoIt's pretty much always garbage no matter who it's promising to own because if it was actually good they'd be selling it on its merits. link
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]hexbear15·2 years agoI remember a lot of 90s advertising did this too: "Your uncool mom doesn't want you to play this game!" :freeze-gamer: link
Not a bad word idea.
A lot of chud media is "Ownbait" from the start and it's nothing new. The turn of the century had "The Man Show" which was trying to be as misogynistic as possible to stick it to the straw feminists. And it worked. :doomer:
It's pretty much always garbage no matter who it's promising to own because if it was actually good they'd be selling it on its merits.
I remember a lot of 90s advertising did this too: "Your uncool mom doesn't want you to play this game!" :freeze-gamer:
90s? Try 2011
Even the edgy ads are reboots. :agony-minion: