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[–] 31 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

Fantasy is heavily pro monarchy. In basically every fantasy setting the king/prince/princess is morally good and want the best for their kingdom and its subjects and outsiders that try to change the status quo are the morally kicking dogs bad people. From there, is easy to slide into fascism.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Is it wrong to think that fantasy doesn't necessarily have to include kings and queens in it? Like I think Pikmin is fantasy, there isn't much royalty it.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    not necessarily wrong but for normies 'fantasy' = LOTR, game of thrones, DnD, world of warcraft, league of legends type stuff. on a spectrum from 'misunderstood '''realistic''' whitewashed history but with magic for some reason' to 'how does this deviantart poster even manage to draw so many belt buckles on their overly detailed glowing eyes steampunk OC'

    Pikmin is technically sci-fi to normies because it has space ships in it

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, you're not wrong "Fantasy" is being used differently between the two of you.

    Driving Crooner is using "Fantasy" to mean western medieval fantasy in the tradition of Tolkein.

    In its broadest form fantasy of course has no particular relationship with monarchy. Diso Elysium is also in a fantasy world but certainly not monarchist.

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