NotUv2 wrote: ↑3 years ago
I feel like we definitely need more people here if we have people openly promoting "Fandom Menace" on this forum like that's a normal thing to do. Like, WTF is that. Kinda makes me think looking back in here was a mistake.
All I did was link to the video that Mr. X mentioned (since he didn't provide a link) and then describe the person who is making the video by using well-established associative explanations, not subjective opinion about the person. My statement was entirely factual. That's not called promoting, that is called reporting. It is a completely normal thing to report facts.
"Erin Kellyman is good shit", in contrast, is pure opinion. I would disagree, and I explained why: "Karli" is almost exactly the same character as Enfys Nest, played by the same actress, which means that it is a Disney trope-in-trade (the murderous yet sympathetic political rebel) and the actress is being typecast. That, to me, is not "good shit". It is lazy shit, with a clear purpose in mind - to humanize the agenda of a real-life group which usually is seen as a leaderless, masked collective, if it is acknowledged at all. The overall thrust of this series is didactic - to dole out activism..not the escapism of the 90s action cartoons to which you compare it.
And in my opinion, they even fell short in that mission, because none of the other Smashers are given backstories. They might as well be wearing their masks the whole time with regards to how facelessly they are depicted. Karli's backstory consists of "I grew up in the camps, my foster mommy died, and I am angry, so I am justified in stealing valuable serums, destroying property, and killing people." That's it. District 9, for example, had more depth to its characters than that. And in any case, it's the arc of a supervillain.
Please discern the difference between opinion and fact, instead of responding with reflexive "pack the courts" sentiment. Whoever is here, is whoever is here. Use words and logic to argue and refute, not guilt-by-association. Let's enjoy the banter.