From the article

Whiplash is obsessed with tying young women to railroad tracks; he has no reason to do so and realizes no gain, profit or advantage, but is simply compelled to do it.

  • @NegativeInf
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    1213 days ago

    My mind always conflated this guy and the wacky races Dick Dastardly

    • @grue
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      513 days ago

      That could be because, as the article notes:

      Whiplash is the stereotypical villain in the style of stock characters found in silent films and earlier stage melodrama, wearing black clothing and a top hat and with a handlebar moustache.

      …and so was Dastardly.

  • Stern
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    313 days ago

    I’d love to copy his style but my moustache growth is just not there.

    • @[email protected]
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      513 days ago

      If you don’t have the moustache, maybe you can focus on tying random people to railroad tracks (please be more inclusive though) ?