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Upcoming Joker Film Accused of “Toxic Masculinity” by Progressive Critics


Social Justice Trolls reviewing a movie based on short teaser. Never see that here!

https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/05/dc-comicss-upcoming-joker-film-accused-of-toxic-masculinity-by-progressive-critics/

Multiple websites including The Daily Dot and The Independent are criticizing the film out of the gate.

In an Independent piece called “If Joker is just another celebration of a toxic egotistical male justifying his bad behavior, I’m not here for it”, the author states:

> “As a character, the Joker has acquired a bit of a fan following over the years. His popularity has been bolstered by the performances of Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Jared Leto – and soon Joaquin Phoenix, who plays the title role in Joker. And while I’m sure DC’s forthcoming film will find its audience, it’s hard not to notice that dedicating an entire standalone film to the Joker (and possibly a couple of sequels if it does well enough) contributes to romanticising one of the most toxic archetypes of pop culture.”

The author continues, bemoaning the romanticization of edgy, disenfranchised young men who exhibit “toxic” behaviors who find the Joker a relatable character.

> “But I worry – not to the point that it’s keeping me up at night, but still – that some toxic guy will watch this film and think: “See? There’s nothing wrong with me. There is beauty in my chaos. I am the chaos. I am the beauty. The ends justify the means.”

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If it triggers people beneath respect then it must be going to be very good

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Just junk writing to con people lighter skinned than Taylor Swift to go see it

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Who cares

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Those are fringe voices at best. They don’t represent any group. Don’t overreact to blogs.

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Wtf? The Daily Dot and The Independent are hugely influential.

Now that critic reviews are out, only one negative review.

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Ffs look at the source for that article: there’s articles and comment sections praising Trumps space force. Lol total joke

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Space Force is catching up to Russia and China. Long overdue.

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It's true, the last thing the world needs in an era of increasing mass shootings is a huge tentpole mainstream movie about an asshole who deals with his frustrations by turning to violence.

But complaining is kind of pointless, the studio's spent hundreds of millions on the thing, and it's going into mass release no matter what any one says.

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Well said.

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