I'm pinning this post, in case people come up with something. I'm interested, too.
Here's my thing: All Superheroes are Fascistic In Some Way. I think that's a basic tenet of their morality. With great power comes great responsibility, yes, but no matter how responsible you are you're a superhuman, superpowerful being and there are going to be issues inherent in any presentation of that. The fact that TDK addresses them--even if it's only to remind us that Batman is still a hero even if we can't call him that--is an advance over just letting it sit there and showing no sign at all that anyone finds this problematic.
is an advance over just letting it sit there and showing no sign at all that anyone finds this problematic.
Yes. As I've said, it's better than what we've been getting.
You're probably talking about superheroes as a genre, and so wouldn't say these fall into that, but personally, the main reason I love BtVS and AtS so much is I think they do address a lot of those issues. As you've said, BtVS could've done way more especially after what was revealed with Spike, but a lot of issues I have with superhero morality/ethics do get addressed.
I'm pinning this post, in case people come up with something. I'm interested, too.
Here's my thing: All Superheroes are Fascistic In Some Way. I think that's a basic tenet of their morality. With great power comes great responsibility, yes, but no matter how responsible you are you're a superhuman, superpowerful being and there are going to be issues inherent in any presentation of that. The fact that TDK addresses them--even if it's only to remind us that Batman is still a hero even if we can't call him that--is an advance over just letting it sit there and showing no sign at all that anyone finds this problematic.
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is an advance over just letting it sit there and showing no sign at all that anyone finds this problematic.
Yes. As I've said, it's better than what we've been getting.
You're probably talking about superheroes as a genre, and so wouldn't say these fall into that, but personally, the main reason I love BtVS and AtS so much is I think they do address a lot of those issues. As you've said, BtVS could've done way more especially after what was revealed with Spike, but a lot of issues I have with superhero morality/ethics do get addressed.
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