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The “Ducktails” cartoon is pure bourgeois Reaganite propaganda (hexbear.net)
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Scrooge McDuck originally portrayed as the epitome of greed and heartlessness in the Disney version of A Christmas Carol? And now he’s some good guy? Get the fuck outta here. Also he has a coin vault he swims in daily. Now what the fuck is that all about?

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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The character is actually from comics by Carl Barks, where he first appeared as a Christmas Carol-inspired misanthrope, but became a regular character and evolved over time. While he isn't some anticapitalist propaganda villain, he is portrayed as a greedy and comically miserly exploiter of even his close relatives, but it varies depending on the author. I haven't seen Ducktales though.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    In the original Carl Barks comics, he is an exploiter, but that's not always portrayed as a bad thing. In the stories where he goes on adventures to steal some treasure from the global south, he's definitely meant to be seen as a hero. There's some serious racism too.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    Scrooge is sometimes portrayed as kinda bad even for the heroes, but mostly good. The rest of the family usually plays a role of softening him and pressuring him toward being more kind. Sometimes, Scrooge is wrong, and his selfishness gets them into some heat. Other times, he's proven right, as his experience with money keeps them from getting scammed.

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