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by fabio 07/10/2013, 1:33am PDT |
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Count the "heteronormative" uses
So it's a franchise about an evil genius who grew a conscience after adopting a bunch of kids who allowed him to grow as a person. Should the sequel be about him finding a wife to further grow as part of a relationship?
No! Bad, patriarchy! Any movie without a gay main character is practically manning the riot hoses.
Despicable Me 2 is what happens when some executive at Universal looks at Despicable Me and is outraged that these children don't have a mother. "Don't you know what's going on out there!?" he wails, "Gays are getting married! To each other!! We can't have children thinking their lives are normal and okay when they are A TRAVESTY!!! So make a sequel where they get a mother and everything is returned to heteronormativity." You could call this another Mars Needs Moms, but I don't think it's necessarily that bad. It's just blindly regressive in comparison to its predecessor.
Cartoon violence is unacceptable when used on women which is something the Nazis would do. I can picture the scowl and "like a sack of potatoes!" on the tip of the author's fingers.
Makes the most retarded point drawing comparisons to Commando and The Simpsons.
n the first Despicable Me, there was an instance in which the film's main villain is crushed into a pulp, says "ouch," then carries on regardless; other than that, it's relatively free of that kind of stuff. This film has a scene in which Gru goes on a date and the young lady who accompanies him ends up drugged, dragged, thrown from cars, clattered into trees, flattened and finally abandoned on a doorstep. Why? Because she was a hypocrite. She called Gru out on being a supposed phoney while her own behaviour suggested that she was the phoney. With the magic of cartoon violence we can enact terrible fury upon her and have her learn from it!
Imagine if Arnold Schwarzenegger had thrown a pipe through Vernon Wells' chest and Wells had just gotten up and said "well, I sure learned my lesson" then went home to eat some cereal? Cartoons do that all the time. After all, how many times was Tom shot directly in the face by Jerry with no injury caused? How many times did Wile E. Coyote get blown up and sent plummeting from ridiculous heights? The trend was so perfectly parodied in The Simpsons with the "Itchy & Scratchy" segments (where the cartoon mouse would commit actual bloody murder on the cartoon cat for the simple crime of wanting to eat) that all modern incarnations can only be viewed with that in mind.
Despicable Me 2, though, is weirdly aggressive with its slapstick violence. Generally, cartoon logic operates in a world without death or prison. The children in the audience become implicit in the narrative; it's their laughter that ultimately waylays the villains, who are then humiliated into changing their ways. The date sequence in Despicable Me 2 takes things way too far. It feels angry, like when an old man is telling a story and suddenly starts shouting because he just remembered that his story has a Jew in it. This onslaught of misdirected rage out of nowhere hangs over the rest of the film like an angry shadow.
Here is the second outburst of anger for not making the protagonist gay. What girl could possibly have special connection to a mother? ewww
Why is Agnes pining for a mother? Because some exec decided these girls needed a female role model in their lives, I presume. I seem to remember there was a grandmother on the scene one film ago, notable by her absence here. Just pretend she doesn't exist. Kids watching these films want to be able to relate their home lives to the characters on screen. How many children will suddenly feel that their lives are abnormal because they don't have two parents (or parents of opposite gender) after this film essentially tells them as much? What stuffy old bollock decided that would be a good idea? Let's take a massive step backward with this sequel and undo all of its positivity and progressiveness while we also remove most of the charm! |
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SA has gone full blown SJW by fabio 07/10/2013, 1:33am PDT
"Everything my dad said is stupid." - Goon reviewer. NT by fucking newbie 07/10/2013, 7:21am PDT
There's definitely SJW silliness in there by skip 07/10/2013, 9:23pm PDT
Zseni NT by We missed you! 08/26/2013, 12:36am PDT
Holy shit, these attempts to "out" people are annoying by Souffle of Pain 08/26/2013, 11:48am PDT
Just write "Faggot" you'll "out" every poster on the fucking board. NT by Worm 08/26/2013, 1:16pm PDT
You think Zseni could stand using so few words? NT by you're bad at this 08/26/2013, 2:34pm PDT
Hahahaha. Oh, man I just saw this. And no. NT by skip 09/05/2013, 6:55pm PDT
Got around to seeing this by The Damned 09/03/2013, 6:03pm PDT
Think of it more as bashing a white knight mangina NT by fabio 09/03/2013, 9:58pm PDT
Holy fuck his Planes review by fabio 08/18/2013, 5:14pm PDT
The forklifts are the masters of the Cars (Planes) universe, not the slaves. by Last 09/04/2013, 7:32am PDT
Riddick by fabio 09/08/2013, 1:26am PDT
That movie you liked was sexist by fabio 01/05/2014, 10:01pm PST
Hahahahah wow you werent kidding by Mysterio 01/05/2014, 10:08pm PST
This isn't SA, but by Souffle of Pain 01/05/2014, 11:14pm PST
Check out the other pages in that piece by fabio 01/06/2014, 5:45am PST
Re: That movie you liked was sexist by Gene Ciskel 01/06/2014, 12:47pm PST
"We've all seen her taut glistening breasts as she fellates the knife BAD MOMMY NT by BAD MOMMY unk unk unk mmmmmm" - SA 01/06/2014, 3:06pm PST
I'm glad SomethingAwful has become what it always hoped to be by WITTGENSTEIN 01/06/2014, 12:52pm PST
Re: I'm glad SomethingAwful has become what it always hoped to be by Mysterio II 01/07/2014, 11:42am PST
Re: I'm glad SomethingAwful has become what it always hoped to be by SASS Memory Bank 01/07/2014, 10:10pm PST
No more misogyny in videogame by fabio 01/30/2014, 1:20am PST
You are far too stupid to make jokes that depend on great art. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 01/30/2014, 4:42am PST
^wholly willing to reason with others NT by fabio 01/30/2014, 10:41am PST
You know, he barely has a point in that the content speaks for itself by stupid rookie 01/30/2014, 10:58am PST
Outstanding. Someone mail this link to the SA writer. by Souffle of Pain 01/30/2014, 1:23pm PST
Yes, outstanding, certainly no one has considered these arguments a million time by Arbit 01/31/2014, 12:46pm PST
Are we really defending SA writers posting pretentious wank? by WITTGENSTEIN 01/31/2014, 12:57pm PST
No. by Arbit 01/31/2014, 1:18pm PST
Thats adorable Arbit, but I don't give a shit by Souffle of Pain 01/31/2014, 1:28pm PST
Maybe you didn't read fabio's post by Arbit 01/31/2014, 2:05pm PST
Re: Maybe you didn't read fabio's post by Souffle of Pain 01/31/2014, 2:22pm PST
Re: Maybe you didn't read fabio's post by fabio 01/31/2014, 4:52pm PST
Re: Maybe you didn't read fabio's post by jesus christ still loling 01/31/2014, 6:23pm PST
Why would I need a rational discussion with people who sit on twitter all day? by Worm 01/31/2014, 2:19pm PST
You really can't tell the difference between MRA shitheads and the locals here? by stupid rookie 01/31/2014, 2:49pm PST
Re: You really can't tell the difference between MRA shitheads and the by fabio 01/31/2014, 3:27pm PST
I started hankering for decent story in a game so hard I went back to P&P RPGs by stupid rookie 01/31/2014, 3:46pm PST
Hilarious! SJWs are even responsible for shitty characterization in video games NT by Also JFK assassination, fake moon l 01/31/2014, 4:30pm PST
The problem is the industry is TOO responsive to SJWs. Oh holy shit NT by jesus christ still loling 01/31/2014, 4:44pm PST
Critics glossed over Gone Home's shitty writing? What are you, a conspiracy nut? by fabio 01/31/2014, 4:58pm PST
Your evidence supporting this? by Arbit 01/31/2014, 4:26pm PST
Everyone who fights about video games on the Internet is an idiot, Arbit. by Worm 01/31/2014, 5:13pm PST
For someone so nihilistic about MMO crowds and SJW crowds you sure fucking talk by about them a lot Worm 01/31/2014, 5:24pm PST
It's not earwrom's fault you never get the point, though admittedly he couldn't by let Anita out of his teeth. 01/31/2014, 6:06pm PST
grumantastic post NT by gruman 01/31/2014, 6:14pm PST
Yeah it's staggering, we're maybe talking even 45 posts over the last year by Worm 01/31/2014, 6:55pm PST
Worm's immortality on Caltrops is assured for coming up with the GRUMAN thing by WITTGENSTEIN 01/31/2014, 8:16pm PST
Agreed by skip 01/31/2014, 5:22pm PST
Someone should be selling tickets to this thread, it is that hilarious by stupid rookie 01/31/2014, 7:08pm PST
I'm not interested in responding to contentless rhetoric NT by jesus christ still loling 01/31/2014, 7:57pm PST
Thank you for shutting the fuck up when asked to do so or else show good faith NT by stupid rookie 01/31/2014, 8:29pm PST
If you look above, you'll see I responded to fabio's post. by jesus christ still loling 02/01/2014, 6:02pm PST
You know what they say about bear-baiting, right? Stop being the bear (fag) by stupid rookie 02/01/2014, 6:31pm PST
Re: Your evidence supporting this? by Kenji Carter 01/31/2014, 7:57pm PST
I like how well it and the statement it refers to describe both MRA & SWJ fags NT by with equal precision -stupid rookie 01/31/2014, 8:39pm PST
Maybe we just aren't buying what you're selling. by blackwater 02/02/2014, 1:16am PST
Blackwater uses BIOTRUTH on wild STRAWMAN. NT by It's not very effective... 02/02/2014, 4:49pm PST
OHHHHHHHHHH THIS SHIT IS EDGY RIGHT HERE NT by HE JUST USED A POKEMON CLICHE YO 02/02/2014, 5:41pm PST
It's STRAWPERSON, you shitlord. by blackwater 02/13/2014, 1:00am PST
At least SJWs haven't tried to sue anyone for big tits in videogames NT by ... yet (n/t) 01/31/2014, 3:32pm PST
Or demand that fashion magazines put shirts on all the male models NT by fabio 01/31/2014, 5:07pm PST
Muppets: misogynist, racist male power fantasy by fabio 03/25/2014, 9:47pm PDT
Re: Muppets: misogynist, racist male power fantasy by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/26/2014, 10:25am PDT
"Pulaski Should Have Been Running The Ship" NT by What is this a reference to? 03/26/2014, 12:46pm PDT
He just seems like the kind of guy that would think that. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/26/2014, 1:35pm PDT
Thanks but who is Pulaski and what ship? NT by What is this a reference to? 03/26/2014, 2:34pm PDT
Doctor Fucking Pulaski and the next gen Enterprise???? by laudablepuss 03/26/2014, 4:44pm PDT
Star Trek TNG: Pulaski was a terrible character NT by WITTGENSTEIN 03/26/2014, 7:24pm PDT
someone tell me how Muppets only appealed to white males NT by cis scum 03/27/2014, 11:00am PDT
All these reasonable people want to do is to enjoy Muppets as a black tranny. NT by Arbit 03/27/2014, 1:25pm PDT
Wolf Creek 2- A fine grisly slasher movie ruined by rape jokes by fabio 04/20/2014, 2:10pm PDT
No one tell this idiot about Deliverance NT by fabio 04/20/2014, 2:15pm PDT
Assassin Creed's pallete swapped co-op models is the new thing to bitch about by fabio 06/15/2014, 1:33pm PDT
I feel that shittywebcomics would have the right reply by Mysterio 06/15/2014, 7:14pm PDT
Talentless nerds like Naughty Dog's Jonathan Cooper? by Mysterio 06/15/2014, 9:25pm PDT
That was the guy, thank you. by Mysterio 06/15/2014, 9:35pm PDT
As a woman hating cretin, I'll say there's probably no reason it shouldn't have by Worm 06/15/2014, 10:09pm PDT
ha ha ha by fabio 10/28/2014, 5:05am PDT
V/H/S: refreshing to see a horror movie where men get murdered for a change by fabio 07/18/2015, 7:03pm PDT
[Offtopic] VHS2 is great, and much better than #1. NT by pinback 07/19/2015, 12:19pm PDT
Let's revisit SA to see if they're still all SJW all the time by fabio 09/06/2015, 9:07pm PDT
That article just fell flat on its face. by Oom Shnibble 09/07/2015, 3:12am PDT
Leaving more time to read the hundreds of other posts here per day NT by FUCK YOUR TIME 09/07/2015, 11:23am PDT
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