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[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Remember that a significant number of people thought/think Homelander is the good guy and that Fight Club was aspirational rather than cautionary.

Never underestimate the average consumer's ability to miss, ignore, and misinterpret subtext.

[–] kibiz0r@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And Starship Troopers got people really excited about space fascism.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

People wanting to be/emulate Scarface.

[–] june@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago