Title says it all.

I am a huge 40k fan and I know how problematic 40k is with its portrayal of endless war and facism. Comrade @relay@lemmygrad.ml has put it best:

Maybe all of the 40k factions are fascist and that universe’s lore has no dialectic of class struggle and is to violent to be realistic, thus serves as part of the superstructure for fascism.

it reinforces the idea that the conflict between tribes will always supercede the conflict between classes. It’s wrong on so many levels.

And yet I can’t hate it. I have a hard time taking 40k serious and seeing it as more than a silly boardgame with cool minis and (deliciously) stupid lore.

Same with B99. I know that the show is horrid copacanda, I know that shows like this prevent people from seeing pigs as the pigs they are because “funny cop show portraits them as silly and relatable.” But I still like the show a lot. I like the characters and just pretend that it plays in a parallel universe were cops aren’t the worst.

I just sort of suppress any critical thoughts and take those things at face value without thinking about what they imply. It’s just very hard to find alternatives.

So yeah I feel terrible for finding enjoyment in this stuff even though I know I shouldn’t. Can anyone relate or do you perhaps have similar feelings towards other franchises?

  • Rafidhi [her/هي]@lemmygrad.ml
    81·
    1 year ago

    I want to add one thing, “guilt” in this way is, in my opinion, liberal nonsense. It’s not a political decision whether you watch a movie or not. There is a political dimension of something like consuming “Israeli” media because there is a cultural boycott of the zionist entity but such a thing does not exist for Hollywood. My proposal to find alternative to hollywood/US terrorist media is not political or religious but simply based on personal development. I have limited hours on this earth and if I am going to spend them consuming media then I would prefer it is media that enriches me. I am not so arrogant to think that I am “above their fascist propaganda”. However, “guilt” and “privilege” and other sorts of logics are liberal nonsense that provide no practical direction or guidance.

    I sincerely hope some members here check out some of the media I recommended. Especially “The Knockout” It is top knotch crime drama and Zhang Songwen is incredible actor and it is in my top 3 tv shows of all time. Global Times even had article about it because it was very popular and depicts true history of Chinese anti-corruption campaign and PRC national development.

    You can search engine to find places to stream it online for free globally.