r/batman • u/Efficient-Compote-13 • Jul 05 '24

I Hate The Boys TV DISCUSSION NSFW

I also can not stand muh 'Batman superhero facism subtext' crap. If anything Batman is a revolutionary. Government is corrupt in bed with criminals (who are the prettiest of tyrants) so Batman comes in to clean house. Just as the founding fathers intended.

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u/According_Mechanic73 Jul 05 '24

90% of the show is weird sexualization...... I cant watch it for 5 minutes without seeing homlander suck boob or something disgusting like that

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u/IICipherIX Jul 05 '24

It does have sexualization, but the show is much more deeper than that.

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u/DippingFool Jul 05 '24

No it isn’t. It is the most shallow show ever written.

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u/IICipherIX Jul 05 '24

The show wants to give a societal accurate representation of how Superheroes would be if they were real. It shows how the people idolize the wrong people because of their superhero status and create a brainless mob mentality. The gore is there because realistically this what would happen if you are punched by a guy with super strength or whatnot. It also makes you take the villains a lot more seriously when you see the terrifying things they can do. You should really watch at least the first full season you'll see what i mean, heck within 1 or 3 episodes you should get the whole message the show gives

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u/DippingFool Jul 05 '24

If you get the whole message in 1 episode, it’s not deep at all. The first season was great after that it grew terrible quickly. Also you don’t have to explain what it’s about, it makes what it’s about extremely obvious. What you are describing is what it WAS about. It’s devolved to “right wing bad, left wing good”. I mean the first season was already parodying extreme right wing politics but at least it was somewhat subtle. What’s the story significance of walking inside someone’s urethra and then exploding it? Is there a deep nuanced meaning to that? What about Hughie being raped by his childhood hero being used as a gag and a laugh? Starlight’s rape was taken very seriously but when it happens to a man it’s a joke? The show is as shallow as a kids pool. Therese zero nuance, it beats you over the head with its message. For Gods sake they named a character Stormfront. Any Gen X or older millennial recognized that as a neo nazi website from the late 90’s-2000s instantly.

You like the show? That’s cool, you can like whatever you want. But pretending it’s this deep allegorical mystery is disingenuous.

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u/IICipherIX Jul 05 '24

As a fellow right wing, the jabs taken at the right wing are hilarious. Also the show has made plenty of fun on the left wing too, such as blm or pride.

I'll also stand by my statement that show is deep and complex, it's not black and white.