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White male privilege in Stephen King’s ‘It,’ [lunatic] scholar says


This is how SJWs are created. By Boston University “Master Lecturer of Rhetoric,” Regina Hansen.

https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36030/

In an article published this summer for Science Fiction Film and Television that delves into King’s novels, “It,” and additional on-screen depictions of his work, Hansen argues that his “white male underdog characters” achieve their heroic qualities “at least in part through the marginalisation of female characters, black characters, gay characters and characters with disabilities.”

“While this heroic underdog character is in some ways a challenge to traditional concepts of hegemonic masculinity,” she continues, “the challenge is incomplete, in that he remains white, straight and able-bodied.”

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those people are so fucking pathetic.

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It's easy to criticize other people's work and find all kind of crazy issues. Regina even wrote a book "Rules for writers". I'm glad Steven King didn't read that book and follow Regina's rules for writers before writing his novels, otherwise we might've never heard of Steven King. Now it's Regina's turn to put her money where her mouth is and write something as good as any of King's books, applying her own rules. I doubt this will ever happen.

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LOL wow, this is not even remotely a valid argument in any sense whatsoever.

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The only time anyone can be seen as strong and stoic in the eyes of the modern liberal, is if they are a black/arab Muslim trans person who is a rape survivor, who is also handicapped physically AND mentally and is polyamourous/bi/gay all at the same time. Oh and identifies as gender-liquid and uses zip/zap pronouns.

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Am pretty much a SJW, but that was hilarious. Thank you. Some people take it too far.

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Right.

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I will be happy to see the day when people abandon identity politics. Especially people working in pop culture.

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