I like how in the Marvel Cinematic Universe one of the tamer villains is the one called Killmonger, and Killmonger doesn't want to kill nearly as many people as the villain that comes after him
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
"Monger" means "merchant" and the idea of the character in the comics was that he was a totally amoral sellout mercenary (Which this Killmonger is only pretending to be)
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Killmonger killed more people than Kilgrave, but weirdly was much more respectful of law and physical autonomy, outside of the killing.
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Replying to @ThunderJew1775 @BootlegGirl
Kilgrave was trying to get across the idea of sexual violation to audience members who hadn't experienced it through the idea of loss of control, becoming an object
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The dude who lost his jacket seemingly didn't have much to complain about and yet "I just handed it to him! It didn't make sense! Why would I do that"
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A lot like the
#MeToo
stories where it seems like what happened was minor but the agony comes from "Why would I just let that happen"1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
Yeah. I also think it was kind of important that he was good looking and charismatic and wouldn't have been likely to be some sad incel without his powers; it's one of just a few cases of pop culture sex assault depictions where the rapist isn't hideous etc.
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There's that whole other franchise and it's fandom demonstrating people would totally consent to sex with someone who looks like Kilgrave, the problem is that he doesn't get consent
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