• bthest
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    1 day ago

    I don’t read comics either… but yeah Gotham being “cursed” to be crime ridden no matter what does sound like bit of a dog whistle lol.

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      1 day ago

      Cursed as in occult origins, not cursed as in bad luck

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      More like, “We know that these are serious issues, and we appreciate that our readers and writers both are intelligent, dedicated, and meticulous. However, we still need a setting where we can tell a story, and a good story is driven by conflict.”

      Speaking as a writer, it’s a case where Status Quo Is God, not an overt endorsement of violence against the working class. In fact, Absolute Batman is literally just a dude working construction. He also snaps Nazi arms like twigs.

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      Just the like the US is just cursed with gun violence and there’s nothing that can be done about it

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        I can’t begin to tell you how much of a relief it would be to learn that an occult curse is the real reason standard of living in the U.S. has been on such a steep decline since Reagan (and the Heritage Foundation) took office.

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        Nah, America is cursed because it was built on an ancient Indian burial ground, and they only moved the grave markers while leaving the bodies there.