extremely true! jojo doesn't get good politics beyond hating cops until part 6 or 7. i think part 7 is a genuinely sharp, if a bit messy, critique of american empire
part 5 is about criminals who are all obviously gay, but doesn't have any kind of ethos behind why crime might be justifiable, is pretty anti-drug, and the manga has hated cops since part 2 opened up with joseph killing those pigs so part 5 isn't special there
I dunno, everyone's Sad Backstory is all about how all the regular channels fail to administer justice in any meaningful way, necessitating a life of crime for our heroes, and Giorno's quest is basically to accrue enough political power to enforce justice by a parallel power structure than the establishment.
Like, I'm not gonna say Araki is a closet leftist propagandist like Oda is, but imo part 5 has decent enough politics.
that's fair, there's stuff to read into there. i just don't think it's as concrete as part 6's depiction of prison as it mirrors the capitalist world, or in part 7
Pucci is very heretical esp with his ideas of "heaven" but honestly i find that idea heaven far more interesting than "lol you now live in cloud puffs".
i sure hope it does, but so far dragona is currently in the zone i hate where they're currently being translated as cis. it's ridiculous but anytime i see he/him used it pisses me off
Is that what they are? I am not sure what I thought I guess but I had the impression of them being [non-passing] transmasc from how they were referred to. How are they described in the original Japanese? I admit I didn't pay close attention to that part since it mostly comes up in the context of SA and I was preoccupied by trying to figure out the stands.
they were described as getting injections that gave them boobs and dressing super fem and in the first chapter that cop gropes them and grabs their dick and is surprised to see it
i guess that last one is never stated, but when dragona is wearing a bikini i don't think there's room for interpretation about what the cop was expecting to find
extremely true! jojo doesn't get good politics beyond hating cops until part 6 or 7. i think part 7 is a genuinely sharp, if a bit messy, critique of american empire
Part 5 is literally Be Gay Do Crime
part 5 is about criminals who are all obviously gay, but doesn't have any kind of ethos behind why crime might be justifiable, is pretty anti-drug, and the manga has hated cops since part 2 opened up with joseph killing those pigs so part 5 isn't special there
I dunno, everyone's Sad Backstory is all about how all the regular channels fail to administer justice in any meaningful way, necessitating a life of crime for our heroes, and Giorno's quest is basically to accrue enough political power to enforce justice by a parallel power structure than the establishment.
Like, I'm not gonna say Araki is a closet leftist propagandist like Oda is, but imo part 5 has decent enough politics.
that's fair, there's stuff to read into there. i just don't think it's as concrete as part 6's depiction of prison as it mirrors the capitalist world, or
in part 7
Yeah part 6 & 7 have stronger political themes for sure
tbf it is mainly concerned with heroine addicts being victims of dealers and those dealers being scum
yeah i'm not saying it's got garbage politics, i just don't think it's as clear as later parts
Jolyne is best Jojo.
She does assault a Catholic priest
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Pucci is very heretical esp with his ideas of "heaven" but honestly i find that idea heaven far more interesting than "lol you now live in cloud puffs".
Latest part has a deuterogonist who is canonically trans or NB too
i sure hope it does, but so far dragona is currently in the zone i hate where they're currently being translated as cis. it's ridiculous but anytime i see he/him used it pisses me off
Is that what they are? I am not sure what I thought I guess but I had the impression of them being [non-passing] transmasc from how they were referred to. How are they described in the original Japanese? I admit I didn't pay close attention to that part since it mostly comes up in the context of SA and I was preoccupied by trying to figure out the stands.
they were described as getting injections that gave them boobs and dressing super fem and in the first chapter that cop gropes them and grabs their dick and is surprised to see it
i guess that last one is never stated, but when dragona is wearing a bikini i don't think there's room for interpretation about what the cop was expecting to find
Oh yeah, I forgot the first part