Is “these magical predatory animals are basically born in SS uniforms and are naturally inclined to do fascist things and orchestrate a fascist society” a flawed and problematic premise? Sure, it could have been done better
That’s all I wanted.
Look, I don’t think liking Frieren automatically makes someone a fascist or that it was intentionally created as a work of fascist propaganda or that there’s nothing about it that points to a reading of demons as aristocrats/capitalists/what-have-you. I have no patience for bona fide fascists and if I thought all Frieren fans were just fascists I wouldn’t have bothered with that effortpost.
Everyone likes problematic media, myself included. But I don’t hesitate to acknowledge the reactionary undercurrents in media I like, nor to I blame anyone who finds those undercurrents repellent to the point of not wanting to engage with that media, and that’s a courtesy that should be extended to everyone.
![[CW: Racism] I was a much happier person before I'd heard of Frieren](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/4f3895d3-ba9b-4da6-b745-d43ddc2847c6.png){kind=link}
That’s all I wanted.
Look, I don’t think liking Frieren automatically makes someone a fascist or that it was intentionally created as a work of fascist propaganda or that there’s nothing about it that points to a reading of demons as aristocrats/capitalists/what-have-you. I have no patience for bona fide fascists and if I thought all Frieren fans were just fascists I wouldn’t have bothered with that effortpost.
Everyone likes problematic media, myself included. But I don’t hesitate to acknowledge the reactionary undercurrents in media I like, nor to I blame anyone who finds those undercurrents repellent to the point of not wanting to engage with that media, and that’s a courtesy that should be extended to everyone.