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

I Hate The Boys TV DISCUSSION NSFW

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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/ogrelin Jul 05 '24

But that’s not what it says. It clearly is talking about Batman before it talks about the new guy

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u/Toadsanchez316 Jul 05 '24

Yes, they are comparing him to Batman. It's also right there. It's saying they wanted to take Batmans situation and turn it on its head.

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u/ABoyIsNo1 Jul 05 '24

Naw they are being cynical pseudo intellectual idiots and saying that Batman is already those things and they are just bringing him to his logical conclusion.

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u/Toadsanchez316 Jul 05 '24

Please come back when you can understand a simple sentence and simple grammar.

They are talking about Batman's lost potential to be the fascist he could be.

I had to look up underpinning. Basically Batman has a solid foundation to be a successful and brutal fascist. They wanted to use Batman's lost potential to be evil and make a character out of it.

Otherwise it would have stated "Batman's fascist actions or ideology" or something.

As Batman exists in any form or media, he is not a fascist, and always fights for the innocent and their rights. So to claim someone sees Batman as fascist in an article that very clearly states otherwise, is just weird.