HumanBehaviorByBjork comments on What's something you used to like as a kid that you now, as an adult, realize had some pretty fucked up messaging?

What's something you used to like as a kid that you now, as an adult, realize had some pretty fucked up messaging? (hexbear.net)

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For me it's Dragon Ball Z, that was a pretty fucked up show tbh.

Like holy shit, all the characters are terrible people except maybe Gohan and Trunks.

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

South Park for me has a handful of 10/10 eps and then a septic tank of increasingly frequent steamers. the first 3 or so seasons were funny, but they increasingly felt they needed to Say Something while also running out of having anything to say. the "everyone who cares about this is stupid" default was arrived at because they got through all the things they actually care about.

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[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 14 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

okay actually i'm gonna check wikipedia to make sure the first 3 were actually funny and i'm not just having a reaction to enjoying like 2 episodes ever bolstered by my memories of being a teenager

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[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago*

No, there are definitely quite good episodes. The beginning, when they were leaning into immaturity and absurdism was definitely when it was the best. Plus, even in later seasons, there are some episodes like that, more about how ridiculous kids can be, which people remember more, like the superhero one, or the Lord of the Rings one, or the one where they get shurikans and bladed weapons.

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