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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)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

THE TORMENT CRYSTAL!!!!

Please Don't Improve Society Somewhat Because That Would Activate the Torment Crystal, a cautionary tale by PMC lanyard liberals for credulous consumers.

It's easier for liberals to imagine demigods with superpowers solving society's problems than it is for society to change. galaxy-brain

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

solving society's problems

When do they do that? The capeshit I've seen restores the status quo.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I correct myself, then: they maintain society's problems.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Exaaaaactly, they'll build an orphanage but not fling Elon Musk into the sun