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[Hawki]

So, um, back to what this topic was originally about, how most of us seem to agree that the article's thesis is a stretch?

Well, I stumbled on this lovely nugget which makes similar leaps, and thought I'd share it with you.


Just remember kids. If you ever feel like you're not the brightest bulb on the tree, take heart in knowing that there's always someone stupider than you. And that they'll be paid for it.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

Paw patrol is utter shite, ain't no weirdo over the age of 5 gonna defend that crime in good faith.

 

[MrCalavera]

It's because the lead dog is a cop.

That's the joke.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

So, um, back to what this topic was originally about, how most of us seem to agree that the article's thesis is a stretch?

Well, I stumbled on this lovely nugget which makes similar leaps, and thought I'd share it with you.


Just remember kids. If you ever feel like you're not the brightest bulb on the tree, take heart in knowing that there's always someone stupider than you. And that they'll be paid for it.

I think the whole thing with the mayor pisses me off the most about that article. So did they forget things like Powerpuff Girls where the mayor was old and white and even looked like Mr. Moneybags and he was also incompetent? A bumbling mayor is super common in children's shows, her being black has nothing to do with it.

 

[SupahEwok]

So, um, back to what this topic was originally about, how most of us seem to agree that the article's thesis is a stretch?

Well, I stumbled on this lovely nugget which makes similar leaps, and thought I'd share it with you.


Just remember kids. If you ever feel like you're not the brightest bulb on the tree, take heart in knowing that there's always someone stupider than you. And that they'll be paid for it.

 

[Agema]

Just remember kids. If you ever feel like you're not the brightest bulb on the tree, take heart in knowing that there's always someone stupider than you. And that they'll be paid for it.

I know parents who have complained that's there's only one token female dog in the main cast, that wears pink and doesn't do the gritty, hands on-stuff. Some have said their daughters (ages ~5-10) get told by boys in their peer groups that girls can't do X and can't do Y. They don't want TV shows reinforcing that.

 

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[Hawki]

Back on the subject of Star Wars, this was released as a followup.

Does Allegory Prevent Star Wars From Being Anti-Racist?

We often talk about the value science fiction and fantasy can offer us in the form of allegory. This literary device gives us the ability to talk about real world problems through a filter: the sto…

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It's better written, though I still disagree with most of it.

I know parents who have complained that's there's only one token female dog in the main cast, that wears pink and doesn't do the gritty, hands on-stuff. Some have said their daughters (ages ~5-10) get told by boys in their peer groups that girls can't do X and can't do Y. They don't want TV shows reinforcing that.

Okay, fair enough, but serious question - is the gender balance of a cast a problem in of itself? Because it's just as easy to find media where the gender balance goes the other way? Because there's no shortage of that either.

 

[Agema]

Okay, fair enough, but serious question - is the gender balance of a cast a problem in of itself? Because it's just as easy to find media where the gender balance goes the other way? Because there's no shortage of that either.

I think it's more part of a wider frustration with their daughters being bombarded by pink, rainbows, princesses and babies.

I know to many people this is eyeroll feminazi bullshit to many people, but they do think that it's important to see that their daughters have positive role models rather than a load of ineffectual, child-incubating wallflowers.