SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days agoYou ever have a friend who's media tastes didn't mesh at all with their politics at all?message-squaremessage-square135linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareYou ever have a friend who's media tastes didn't mesh at all with their politics at all?SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square135linkfedilinkfile-text
I met a trans lesbian socialist who does a lot of pro-Palestine organizing recently. She also really likes Rick and Morty.
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·edit-212 days agoLegitimately, the only reason Rick and Morty is “bad” is because it’s so good that a lot of people got into it to an embarrassing degree. If it were a show with no baggage attached, nobody here would have a problem with it
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·12 days agoAnd the creators.
minus-squarePhilosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·11 days agoYeah, the show itself doesn’t really have egregiously bad politics. It’s not South Park.
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 days agoYeah, I guess so. Animation is hard.
minus-squareWisp [fae/faer, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 days agoIdk everything after season 2 for me has been very hit or miss leaning heavily into the miss. I still think the shows ok though
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoeh, my coworker made me watch half an episode and i really hated that cruel asshole of an alcoholic grandfather. really, i hated all the characters.
Legitimately, the only reason Rick and Morty is “bad” is because it’s so good that a lot of people got into it to an embarrassing degree.
If it were a show with no baggage attached, nobody here would have a problem with it
And the creators.
Yeah, the show itself doesn’t really have egregiously bad politics. It’s not South Park.
The art sucks
Yeah, I guess so. Animation is hard.
Idk everything after season 2 for me has been very hit or miss leaning heavily into the miss. I still think the shows ok though
eh, my coworker made me watch half an episode and i really hated that cruel asshole of an alcoholic grandfather. really, i hated all the characters.