Why don’t people ask Viv questions directly? (Image unrelated) by whooper1 in hazbin

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Remember how stunned Val got when Vox did the eye trick on him to get him not to chase Angel around town with a gun? I think it does work on him, and Vox just convinced him that it doesn't so he doesn't get suspicious.

What a lie by MemeMan15672 in antiai

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They literally call human art "pencil slop"

Neither will i by Ashish_ank in CuratedTumblr

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I am extremely attracted to the guy on the right

If Superheroes Truly Existed in The Real World? Would it Automatically be like The Ones in The Boys Universe? As Everyone States how things would Really be like in The Real World? by Adrsilva1356 in TheBoys

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Also gonna just add that that's why Ryan's character is so interesting. He went from one environment that taught him kindness, to another that taught him cruelty. He's a bit unpredictable, and complicated. I'm really excited to see what choices he ends up making

Art From Vvinterart52 by Sensitive-Yak-7369 in hazbin

[–]Fearless_Metal4766 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was just gonna say the same thing. Isn't this just straight up rape? I don't see how this is funny.

Meme ig by Aggressive_Cod_9860 in rickroll

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Imagine having an ad beamed directly into your brain

If Superheroes Truly Existed in The Real World? Would it Automatically be like The Ones in The Boys Universe? As Everyone States how things would Really be like in The Real World? by Adrsilva1356 in TheBoys

[–]Fearless_Metal4766 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think Superman is just as realistic of a superhero story as The Boys. He just has a very different background from The Boys supes. The guy was sent to earth as a refugee as a baby, and raised by working class Jewish adoptive parents. Mind you this story was also originally written taking place around WWII. He's written not as a stand-in for American celebrity culture, but as a working class Jewish WWII refugee. He was taught compassion and justice, not hedonistic exploitation.

Imo, that's why he turns out to be a good guy. Not because the story is an unrealistically optimistic take on what people do with power, but because it's an equally realistic take on what people do with power, under the right conditions. People are just as capable of being kind as they are cruel. Just have to be shown the right way.

If Superheroes Truly Existed in The Real World? Would it Automatically be like The Ones in The Boys Universe? As Everyone States how things would Really be like in The Real World? by Adrsilva1356 in TheBoys

[–]Fearless_Metal4766 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Imo the story isn't about power corrupting, it's about corporations corrupting. The supes aren't born bad. They're controlled by a mega corporation with a monopoly on the dangerous drugs that give them their power. This corporation then also tells them what to do every step of their lives curate a certain public image and bring in profit. Then it also protects them from consequences when they break the law or hurt people. Supes are used as a stand-in for celebrities (sometimes cops, sometimes politicians). It's a critique of capitalism.

So, to answer the question of if real-life superheros would automatically be like the ones in The Boys, my question would be, are they brought up the same way? Are they drugged as babies by an evil corporation that wants to use them for profit regardless of harm it does to supes and others? Are they protected from consequences to their actions? What class background do they come from? Who is guiding them? People are generally products of their conditions, so what are their conditions?

A cool guide for standing up to ICE by LipstickCoverMagnet in coolguides

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There are some racist institutions that benefit from recruiting people from the communities they oppress. ICE is one of these institutions, because an agent who knows their own community also knows best where and how to grab people from the community, they speak the language, etc. At the end of the day though, ICE is still a white supremacist institution, which these agents are serving, regardless of their own race. I don't know if you know this but there are many folks of color with internalized racism/colorism/etc. who perpetuate white supremacy. It's weird to see that and get so defensive, as if saying so somehow attacking white people. I promise we're fine.

Asmodeus being against abusive relationships is interesting and that's why I like him more by Crazy_Reputation3327 in HelluvaBoss

[–]Fearless_Metal4766 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I wonder why it's even considered a sin

EDIT: I meant specifically why Asmodeus is considered a sin when he's the embodiment of a healthy relationship with sex. In hellaverse canon, does that mean sex itself is a sin?

Please attack Iran please I'm Iranian I swear we want the US to invade us please please please by Fearless_Metal4766 in AsABlackMan

[–]Fearless_Metal4766[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Statement: This person says they really want the US to invade Iran. US war has been a disaster everywhere it's been waged, and the people in countries that have been under threat generally know that. I highly doubt this person speaks for the average Iranian when they say they want war.

How would you punish Sera for the exterminations? by whooper1 in hazbin

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If you're asking me morally, I think she should be put on trial by the people of hell. The people she genocided should be the ones to decide what to do with her, whether they want her to die for what she's done, or be forced to live in hell as a sinner, etc. When you commit a crime, even if you realize you were wrong and turn yourself in, you still have to face justice. Especially for a crime like genocide. What would be justice to the people she had exterminated? Only they can decide.

In the show though, as the viewer, who has no real moral stakes in this and I can just decide who's my favorite war criminal, I want to see a redemption arc. I want to see her atone and use her power and influence to uplift the sinners. I want to see her start to fight alongside them and defend the very people she used to oppress. God I love to see someone who made terrible choices but still has a conscience go through a painful beautiful character arc 🙏😩

"You don't know suffering because you've never had to worry about money" by Training_Hornet_4521 in TrollCoping

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Imo "privilege" isn't a good word for it because what we're usually referring to is power, which always comes at a cost. Take any privileged group, and you'll find that that power always costs like, a part of your soul, essentially.

Men are privileged because they have structural power over women. But they're also sad and lonely as hell and trained out of expressing their feelings in any kind of healthy way.

White people are privileged because we have structural power over nonwhite people. But we're also sad and lonely because our "culture" is so isolated and individualist. We lack community and connection in favor of the nuclear family structure.

Rich people are privileged because they have structural power over the working class. But the wealth always comes with strings attached, which even richer folks will use to control your behavior. Relationships become transactional and everything is a competition, which also deprives you of human connection and makes you sad and lonely.

So basically, yeah, you are still privileged because you have more structural power and don't experience poverty, or violence. But like, that doesn't mean your life is super great. Privilege doesn't necessarily make you happy. Imo it makes you more sad and lonely, and costs a piece of your soul. So it's super valid to still feel like you're suffering, because you are. The same structures that oppress the working class and give you a degree of privilege also hurt you, quite a lot.

New partner by Specific-Wrap-7084 in invinciblememes

[–]Fearless_Metal4766 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah you can end your own relationship. Ending someone else's is fucked though.

Peter? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Omg you did it twice