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Yeah. That part.
Whoa, careful with that trans propaganda you got there. It’d be a damn shame if we started treating human beings how they’d like to be treated, at minimal or negative cost to ourselves.
Um, I'm not sure where I went wrong there. My intention, beyond pointing out the wayward capitalist venture, was just to reminisce on that harrowing sequence. The "volunteer subjects" went through involuntary and invasive changes not just without consent, but largely after dying. The "viable" subject wound up working partly as a result of forced addiction to nuke.
Oh no, I was being sardonic in order to further the, far more horrifying than I remembered, videos of people rejecting their bodies with such terrifying vehemence that they immediately terminated every sentient being within their capacity, including themselves.
As a commentary on trans issues, work culture, capitalism, political favoritism, etc., robocop is upsettingly timeless.
Gotcha. That makes more sense now. Paul Verhoeven's satire is frequently misunderstood/misinterpreted.
I was about to ask how someone could misunderstand someone beating you over the head with violent authoritarianism for 2 hours, but…
It should be so easy, but then, here we are.
wut
As a commentary on trans issues, work culture, capitalism, political favoritism, etc., robocop is upsettingly timeless. Its relevance is endless and interpretations many.
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