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You know, it's hard to watch The Incredibles and not see it as a White Male Empowerment fantasy.

Posted by TWuG Jan 21 '17, 17:14

But that describes a lot of superheroes. But the whole "stop rewarding mediocrity" line is more annoying to me today than when the film was released.

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“Sometimes I feel like people got silly with their analysis of [the film], the Ayn Rand nonsense for example..." Brad Bird - IrishStephen Jan 21, 18:01
I had the weirdest dream that wiggie came back to ST and posted in this thread. -- nm - David Jan 21, 17:37 4
- I've been hanging out with my Mom and Dad! Too busy sitting around in my pyjamas doing jigsaw puzzles. :P. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:41 2
  - Are you taking them to the Australian Open? - David Jan 21, 17:43 1
    - No, I was visiting them. Just got back home a couple of hours ago after a 28 hour trip. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:47
- My job here is done. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 17:40
Politicization of Everything FTW! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:20 7
- you can't seriously believe that the incredibles has no political viewpoint...nm - x Jan 21, 17:25 5
  - Like most Pixar movies, it's there if you're looking for it -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:41 4
    - i'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. the political viewpoint exists in the art as a product... - x Jan 21, 17:59 1
      - What I'm saying is - Strongbad Jan 21, 18:15
    - Your implication is that it's a viewer creation and not inherent in the product. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 17:43 1
      - My implication is it's there if you're looking for it. - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:52
- art never has viewpoints! - Reagen Jan 21, 17:23
the end message is explicitly opposite that, though - Reagen Jan 21, 17:19 2
- There is still an weird undercurrent of "it's cheating to use your brain if you wereN'T born with physical talent". nm -- (edited) - ralph wiggum Jan 21, 17:32
- It does redeem itself with the ending. - TWuG Jan 21, 17:25

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You know, it's hard to watch The Incredibles and not see it as a White Male Empowerment fantasy.

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