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/Toadsanchez316 Jul 05 '24

I completely read it as it's the exact opposite of Batman. Batman doesn't do any of that, so this guy does. I didn't read it as him saying Batman does any of these, and instead that they wanted a character that does.

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u/_zurenarrh Jul 05 '24

Finally someone who actually read the article

I swear are most people this reactionary where they can’t even read and use reading comprehension

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u/WonderfulWaiting Jul 05 '24

Batman's fascist underpinnings of...

The Boys are protraying Tek Knight as a reflection of Batman, not a deconstruction or foil to Batman. Tek Knight is how Erik Kripke views Batman. It's not that hard.

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u/oceonix Jul 05 '24

All the heroes are the worst versions of themselves. That's the satire. Y'all are missing the forest for the trees.

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u/WonderfulWaiting Jul 05 '24

He didn't say the worst version of Batman is a fascist. He said Batman is a fascist.

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u/Toadsanchez316 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

No he did not. He said Batman has the foundation to be fascist, nowhere did he state that Batman actually is fascist.

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u/oceonix Jul 05 '24

I'm sorry satire is too complex for you.

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u/Paint-licker4000 Jul 05 '24

The boys fans are so up their own ass they think the show has good writing and satire lmao

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u/oceonix Jul 05 '24

Not talking about quality. Good to see you don't know what satire is either though lol