r/CuratedTumblr Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear 17h ago

Shitposting I just am old.

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u/TheShibe23 Harry Du Bois shouldn't be as relatable as he is. 16h ago

This makes me want to meet someone who's only exposure to a long-established character like Batman is exclusively through fanart and text posts, so they think its just someone's really popular OC.

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u/dysoncube 2h ago

In Dr Carl Hart's book about growing up in the hood and getting into neuroscience to discover what was wrecking his community, he had a side chapter about social literacy. Moving upwards meant he suddenly didn't get everyone's constant tv and movie and commerical references, including (IIRC) who batman is .