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The Boys is what always got me. It was "woke" from the first season, criticizing evangelicalism and corporatism, themes that were (and still are) major topics of debate today. As the show goes on, it tackles more ongoing issues like rainbow capitalism, police brutality, and now, rising fascism in America, and it's only woke now?
The morons didn't realize you're not supposed to be cheering for Homelander.
Granted, I'm a fucking idiot, but was anyone EVER rooting for homelander? He was an obvious piece of shit from the outset, and in my opinion, people from almost any political bent would have acknowledged that.
Like, I see this sentiment that "homelander was making fun of you the whole time and you didn't know it" meme, but I feel like it attacks a strawman that completely did not/does not exist.
Watch some interviews of people at maga rallies to find them.
early on in the show's life, absolutely yes, i saw plenty of people doing just that
I've never watched an episode but have a general idea of the premise. It seemed pretty obvious that Homelander wasn't the protagonist from the basic understanding I had of the show and the promotional material.
I'd like to see a Homlander redemption story arc.
I had a friend go "yea I dont like how they just made Frenchie gay now" like dude, he is one of the fruitiest characters I've ever seen. And he has always been like that. I feel like anti LGBTQ+ people just dont have people skills and can't tell if someone is queer. That would explain why they keep insisting that back in the day noone way bi and all that.
Is the boys really woke or just anti maga? Or is woke now just anti maga?
Woke is anti MAGA, but also other things.
I would say MAGA is anti woke, and woke is whatever dear leader wants it to be
They were a little less on the nose, which is why it flew over conservatives’ heads.