Iâm laughing, you literally did exactly what this blogâs explanation describes SJWs as doing â using the âsassyâ gif.
1. I donât know where people get off telling people to die, honestly. Thatâs really, really not only immature but also disgusting. If you canât see that then I honestly believe that you have problems that you should discuss with a psychiatrist before you seriously harm someone. Some thoughts are meant to be kept to yourself, like those of killing someone or wishing someone were dead.
2. Your addition of caps and âOMGOMGGGGâ really added a lot to your argument, but you missed my point. My argument was actually stating that it is a good show, objectively. It has a strong plot and strong characters.Â
3. Yes, I read what OP stated. Thatâs why I commented â because I thought their stance was bull. Iâm not negating any of the facts â Isayama appears to be a war apologist and Dot Pixis is based upon Yoshifuru Akiyama, a general of the Japanese Imperial Army. Guess what? People take inspiration from real life. If I wrote a story from a villainâs perspective and based that villain off of Hitler and freely admitted that, people are still allowed to enjoy that book whilst simaultaneously condemning not only Hitlerâs actions but also the characterâs actions. Iâm not Pixisâ biggest fan ever. Iâm aware of how the storyline treats him, heâs based on a war criminal, but who cares? Itâs a piece of fiction. Thatâs it, thatâs all. And yes, you are making a fuss over it. Thatâs what I said, thatâs what I meant. You can discuss the show as being imperialist all you want but telling an entire fandom how much they suck for enjoying something and wishing for death upon the author is really, really terrible and you should feel terrible.
4. Uh, this makes me laugh because I think youâre a little confused. Japan, as with most Asian countries, is highly collective (take any first-year psych course and youâll read millions of studies outlining this difference). European countries, alongside North America, tend to be highly individualistic. Your view on this is highly individualistic â Iâm not saying whether it is right or wrong, Iâm just saying thatâs what it is. In countries where the collective is held in higher regard than the individual, this fits in with their ideals. As well, the author has every right to selectively show what is going on. The plot is getting messy and because of that he absolutely is not required to show your precious 20% fighting back against the government â in case you havenât noticed, anyway, the main characters are literally fighting against a corrupt government later in the series.They realize that it is corrupt.Â
5. Isayama made a post-apocalyptic plot setting in which war is inevitable? Stunner. Itâs almost like we in the Western World arenât surrounded by the same man vs. zombie war movie done over and over again⊠oh wait, we totally are. The idea that war is inevitable is everywhere. And honestly? Thereâs probably some truth to it. People donât get along. When bad people get into power, wars happen. It sucks. Itâs the truth.
6. Sorry how are the titans China? Because when I analyze them I moreso see it as a humanity vs. inner humanity kinda deal, you know? But thatâs just me. And how the JSDF flag looks is relevant⊠how? If you want to know my feelings about the rising sun motif, shinden9 summarizes it pretty well â he has an extensive knowledge of the subject that I cannot hope to regurgitate here.
"Gore porn" smh. "Endorsing imperialism" smh.
I donât doubt that there are imperialist motifs in this work. Honest, I donât. I donât doubt that Isayama is an imperialist. But I donât care because I, and many others, genuinely enjoy this work.
Creators are huge shitheads all of the time. Michael Crichton was a well-known asshole but he wrote great books that many have enjoyed. Creators also put part of the real world into their work, bad and good. JK Rowling compared parts of her works to Nazism.Â
Just because I like something, does not mean I support everything within it. I support Annie, a strong character who I feel a connection to â one of the first characters I have ever really felt a connection to. I support Arminâs intelligence and the arc he goes through, fearing that he is a burden and then realizing that he is strong in his own ways. I support a work of fiction that makes me feel things and makes me happy and sad and everything in between. I donât support imperialism.
If you are unable to split fiction from reality to understand this, then that is your problem. But donât force your silly beliefs on everyone else.