I want to believe.

  • 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]
        hexagon
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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]
            hexagon
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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]
                hexagon
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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.