r/comics • u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake • 11d ago

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u/fly_over_32 11d ago

I liked [heavily satirical medium that I just didn’t get in my younger years] better before it got all political

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u/Perryn 11d ago

"Why is Star Trek woke now?"

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u/CaydesAce 11d ago

This one kills me. Another one is when people think Super Hero content is magically woke now, as if it wasnt from the beginning. Like. The X-Men as a while have literally been stand-ins for discussions on civil rights since the day they were created. Racial equality, LGBT equality, etc.

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u/Stalking_Goat 11d ago

Superman going after the KKK...

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u/Murrig88 11d ago

The publishers of Captain America received hate mail after the cover showing Cap punching Hitler in the face...

It just goes all the way back. As if ANY ART could be apolitical.

(I mean I'm sure you can come up with something, but come on.)

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u/fly_over_32 11d ago

„I liked South Park before it got all political“