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Ah yes, famously conservative media like One Piece, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Princess Mononoke, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Cowboy Bebop

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[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I like Jojo, but in the rare instances where it really offers political messaging it's basically libertarian bullshit (see the end of Stone Ocean episode 27, where Araki takes a strong stand against motorcycle helmet laws on existential grounds for some reason)

The main thing I like about Jojo is its derangement, so this doesn't bother me too much

[-] LeninsWorldTour@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago

don't forget what araki did in part 2 scared

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago

Was Lucy Q underage or do you mean the name of the African American kid?

[-] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

probably teaming JoJo up with literal Nazi Germany to fight the pillar men.

Suzi Q is described as a young woman and is employed by Lisa Lisa as a personal assistant, and Smokey Brown is a blend named after musicians Smokey Robinson and James Brown so I don't really see that as being too out of pocket.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

Let's be fair, there's a reason it's "Smokey Brown" and not "James Robinson", not to put too fine a point on it.

But yeah, fair point about the Nazi thing, I was just thinking in the libertarian direction.

[-] Moss@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

Pretty much all of Steel Ball Run is a criticism of American imperialism, and Jojolands has a very gender non-conforming character and presents punching cops as a good thing. The politics of Jojo improved massively as the series went on

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

I mean, it's still wildly misogynist and likes its eroticized SV (which puts a real damper on the GNC character's introduction, to put it lightly), plus with the libertarian thing it's unclear to me if it's really a "punch cops" message from the left or because Big Government Bad.

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