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[-] Ertebolle@kbin.social 94 points 1 year ago

Batman oppresses crime and everybody thinks he’s cool, I don’t see why oppressing fascists should be any different

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Batman is a billionaire vigilante that destroys half of Gotham every few days. What are you talking about. He would be the first to go full fascist.

[-] VubDapple@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Can someone explain batman's appeal? Is it just that he's so angry and traumatized all the time?

[-] Moosemouse@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

The thing I take away from Batman is that if you think a problem though, you can prepare for what might happen and have a response ready, making you look like a super hero for those without the foresight. It’s a power anyone can have, so it’s very relatable and actually a valuable lesson.

Also, in many of the stories he is a terribly broken and traumatized man, and those sorts of characters are usually more interesting. Batman has just been around for so long he was brooding and sullen before brooding and sullen were cool which gives him additional cred. As the “flipside” to the Boy Scout Superman (at least at times) but the two have the same goals is where I really enjoy the character, I think the Justice League show did a very good job there in playing the two against each other.

One thing is, like others have said, he has had very different personalities depending on writing so you may really only like certain versions of him and that’s valid.

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