It is real work not to perform a fable.

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pepper | 22 | anarchist | cinephile

like at their base aren't superheros just conduits for a carceral fantasy of the ultimate power of punishment. at least the mainstream ones

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in spiderverse you have a character with ‘protect trans kids’ up in her room calling her dad a ‘good cop’ and beating up petty criminals. then you have another character with a BLM pin on his bag while he protects atm machines and beats up someone stealing child made nike shoes while his cop dad is painted on a memorial mural that says “rest in power”

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there’s also overt, as in actually stated by the character, messaging that vigilantism is good bc it’s another form of “wearing a badge to do what is right”

how could i say no to a pretty girl like you.. lets throw a desktop wedding. i want all the icons to be there, all the folders and files. i love you forever

she discipline on my punish until i