It is possible for horrible people to occasionally demonstrate good taste. That can't be your yardstick for determining inherent prejudice.
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So, for instance, I've heard some feminists say "dudebros like Bayonetta, so how can she be 'feminist'?" Well...
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A) She's actually *not* universally loved among sexist men, that's a little known reality of that situation and B) So what?
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The fact of their fandom provides one with less information than you might think, and also forces you to explain the admiration of feminists
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The latter is, of course, just as valid. But to say sexist fans "get it" while feminist fans are somehow suffering from false consciousness?
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You'll have to show me the sociological maths on that one. It simply reads like a convenient shibboleth of a theory.
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One that fails to address how people engage with media *actively*--leading to divergent interpretations and understandings.
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Media absolutely influences and shapes us, but it never does so in a straight line; the paths are variable, mutually exclusive, and complex.
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How media influences us is shaped by the personal and social context of the viewer(s)/consumers, along with a host of other variables.
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Thus, as ever, a preponderance of bigoted fans is a social fact that begs explanation, and it's data, but it's not the whole story.
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The alarming phenomenon of deeply bigoted MLP fans can't be traced back to the show's content, which is both benign and feminist.
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However, it provided a refuge for men who wanted social acceptance despite liking something feminine-coded.
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This attracted self-victimising people who felt they were victims of "misandry" because of this, and, well it snowballed from there.
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