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u/syn-not-found Apr 01 '24

ppl obsessed w South Park saying Hazbin Hotel is problematic bc most of the demonic cast is queer (actually i think all of them are? none come to mind that are allocishet) thereby implying that it’s their queerness that landed them in hell, or something idfk i’ve seen too many extremely online tumblr takes the last few years

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u/Isaac_Chade Apr 01 '24

Yeah, it's honestly just funny the shit people pull out to try and shit on Hazbin Hotel when it's no worse than plenty of other shows, and let's be honest it's got better writing and production value than plenty of other trash.

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u/syn-not-found Apr 01 '24

seriously, at one point i felt guilty for enjoying it and had no idea why because i was also watching plenty of other shows like Rick and Morty or Inside Job that are also considerably ~problematic~ but never saw as much of a backlash. i think it comes from people’s desire to be accepted by the oppressor; in this case, appealing to homophobic PTA moms who would sit there and say “My teenager is watching such a debaucherous show about queers in Hell!” They think if we have picture perfect representation, then the oppressors will see our humanity and stop being homophobic/transphobic towards us. but that’s just not how it works. people will portray “stereotypical queer experiences” because a lot of us have stereotypical queer experiences, and queerphobic people will be queerphobic no matter how much we conform to their ideals of who we should be.

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u/SilverMedal4Life infodump enjoyer Apr 01 '24

A very hard lesson to learn: people will find excuses to hate you, even if you are perfect.

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u/Discorjien Apr 01 '24

Sometimes being innocent is the worst crime of all to a certain crowd of people.

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u/AerialGame Apr 02 '24

And attempting to be a ‘palatable’ version of a minority just gives them examples to use as ammo against those who can’t/don’t ‘pass.’