• 1ostA5tro6yne
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    1120 days ago

    right? my first thought was pro-palestine, then i remembered my local closet trumper is obsessed with Star Wars and views himself as part of the Rebellion/Resistance and the other interpretation became clear. did we learn nothing from the obama-era liberal harry potter fetish?

    • @chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      620 days ago

      I’ve always been more worried of the Empire did nothing wrong facet of the Fandom, but I guess there’s people who think they’re rebellion too. Despite the fact that the rebellion is the one with multiple races…

      Still, there is an odd commonality of right wing propaganda types using fictional movies, shows, and books as if they are reality.

      • @rozodru@lemmy.ca
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        619 days ago

        yeah look what happened with the Matrix. that’s a god damn real head scratcher. series of movies made by two transgender sisters as an homage to Anime and Kung Fu movies was somehow embraced and weaponized by the right, incels, and conspiracy nuts.

        • 1ostA5tro6yne
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          319 days ago

          the funniest thing to me is that “the red pill” is supposed to represent estrogen