I want to believe.

  • Not_irony [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I've flipped back and forth on this movie. A year or so ago I thought it was reactionary fanfic for right wing terrorist. Now I wish I could organize my comrades half as well as my man Tyler

    • wantonviolins [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I think that's part of the big problem with Fight Club, by mashing so much legitimate greivance and effective strategy into Durden, it glamorizes his shittiness to people who don't understand that it's satire, or if you do understand that it's satire, it delegitimizes a lot of criticism and methodology by having it attached to this total prick.

    • PartyMonster [they/them,any]
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      4 years ago

      How was he right wing? He blew up the credit card companies.

      He was def sexist tho so maybe that's what you mean. Yeah actually, huge misogynist.

      • Not_irony [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, I think that's the part of the movie that made me think it was right wing reactionary nonsense. That and just being a lib at the time

        • PartyMonster [they/them,any]
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          4 years ago

          yeah if durden had been a feminist he'd have been badically a kinky maoist. I don't think i remember him saying any homophobic shit, but i haven't watched it in a long time and the last time I did was with a vibrator so i was mostly just paying attention to brad pitts body and meat loaf

          • Not_irony [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Didn't he beat the gay coded guy to a bloody pulp? Or am I reading too much into that?

              • Not_irony [he/him]
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                4 years ago

                Yeah, it was jared. Not sure. They call him beautiful and he was blonde, but otherwise don't remember anything about the character that stands out as gay coded. So :shrug:

                • ComradeMikey [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  could just be toxic masculine stuff not wanting to be a “pretty boy” dork and wanting to be a tough rough man

                  • Not_irony [he/him]
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                    4 years ago

                    Yeah, that's definitely the surface level read. Not like Fight Club was otherwise subtle

            • PartyMonster [they/them,any]
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              4 years ago

              Reading too much into that. He honored Meat Loaf who was clearly bear coded.

              Also Tyler Durden is bisexual. I’ve decided this because he’s hot and a fictional character I can project lust upon.