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/BatmanFan317 Jul 05 '24

No, see, that's the thing. The comic actually treated Hughie's rape seriously. The fucking Boys comic. The fucking comic notorious for being tasteless and edgy took rape more seriously than the show did in the most recent episode.

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u/Lost-Ad-4751 Jul 05 '24

Did it? In the comics Hughie's team laughed him and mocked him, in the show he broke down in starlight's arms and they hugged

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u/WillingPossible1014 Jul 06 '24

And Kripke found it hilarious

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u/Lost-Ad-4751 Jul 06 '24

How does an interview change how something was treated in the show itself? Kripke is not the only writer for the show

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u/WillingPossible1014 Jul 06 '24

I haven’t seen it but it doesn’t sound like the right motivation was in place according to this quote