Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[benji]

This whole concept that superhero shows or movies are "meaningless" or "pointless" has rapidly looked more and more like folks attempting to downplay representation than ever before simply because you only see those type of comments in relation to shows or movies that happen to be representing communities of folks for the first time ever in such a big way.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/marvels-%E2%80%98echo%E2%80%99-is-no-longer-listed-as-a-2023-release-indicating-a-delay-has-happened.751582/post-110236630

I've seen Black and brown bodies in movies before. No, really, true story. And on TV too. Popular big budget stuff and all! Two whole comic book franchise trilogies staring Black men. Honestly. One of them featuring an ACAB Black man. Even a Chinese Hawaiian man is going to star in a sequel to his previous masterpiece comic film. It's not comic book related but I really liked this long running franchise starring a Latinx man and a Black man. 

It's almost like this reflexive defense of large corporate products has its roots in something other a dubious unsupported and frankly insulting towards minorities rationale that on behalf of them, without their consent, ties millions of people's self-worth to blind and bland consumerism that the person making the accusation against critics has overly devoted themselves to in a reactionary manner against what they falsely perceived to be social-cultural norms. And that all the comments, that have appeared across threads since time immemorial, are in fact the work of sinister racist forces that dominate a local "video game" forum to ensure the continued strength of the capitalist, colonialist and white supremacist conspiracy.

But I'm sure it's really just honest joy at finally seeing Black people in movies after Disney's Marvel's Black Panther BROKE NEW GROUND thanks to the high minded corporate benevolence of white cishet male Kevin Feige at the helm of his multi-billion dollar empire.