Again, a very gracious interpretation of a single line as 'coming as close to wishing they could work for her as opposed to the airforce'.
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Replying to @KirifudaRed @AlexJThomas and
...Okay, I guess There's nothing positive said about the Air Force at any other point Like, it's text, working with Dr. Lawson was the only job in the Air Force that Maria and Carol enjoyed
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AlexJThomas and
"Nothing positive" does not equate to 'Only negatives' when as you've mentioned before the imagery evokes Top Gun specifically so folks aren't thinking about what the USAF was ACTYUALLY doing during the time. And it's irrelevant when it's free advertising for em.
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Replying to @KirifudaRed @AlexJThomas and
Okay You're telling me you think it's unacceptable for a movie to try to be "neutral" and not be openly critical of US military action when it involves the US military And since the US military demands that movies be "neutral" at worst, this makes all these movies unethical
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KirifudaRed and
That's fine I accept that that's a logical stance to take, maybe even one I should take but have not What I am resisting is the perception that this particular movie particularly needs to be criticized when people say they like it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KirifudaRed and
The narrative that I'm perceiving in this thread is that MCU movies and other action movies are generally understood as problematic by critics but Captain Marvel gets singled out and protected because of shallow liberal feminism This seems like the exact opposite of the case
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KirifudaRed and
Like, the criticism is happening Right now Captain Marvel is the MCU movie you can *least* talk about without getting criticism over it It is one of the most disproportionately heavily criticized popular media on the Internet in 2019-20
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KirifudaRed and
Fuck, I'll just say it, if I'd replied to the original discussion in
@Nymphomachy's mentions "Hey are there any 'military-themed' superheroes who end up rejecting the military" by saying "Captain America counts!", I don't think this thread would have even started1 reply 2 retweets 12 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @KirifudaRed and
I do not think (whatever he may claim now that I've brought it up) that
@AlexJThomas would have felt the need to start a whole-ass debate over me saying Winter Soldier and Civil War count as "anti-military" movies or Steve Rogers is an example of a "military hero losing faith"1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes -
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You literally said Captain Marvel was the MOST pro-military MCU movie -- that it is the WORST example of rah-rah pro-America jingoism in blockbuster superhero media -- when there's another character RIGHT THERE whose fucking costume is made of the actual American flag
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AlexJThomas and
Came here because I heard someone was defending Captain Marvel, and I had to give you a follow. I might add, and apologies if you already stated it, but the movie also sees Carol come to understand she's part of an imperial force, and then side with universal refugees.
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Replying to @kfarrellauthor @arthur_affect and
She rebels against against the Kree, their imperialism, and their genetic purity to help a race that has been persecuted and driven from their homeland. Then she goes off in the end to help them find a new home.
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