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[MrBadger]

yes

i don't when the writers started going nuts with the show but man i love it

I thought it was a coincidence, then I saw Sonic's arms

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I thought it was a coincidence, then I saw Sonic's arms

Kind of a weird thing for a children's show to poke fun at someone with a mental illness, no?

 

[Piku_Ringo]

WTF?! Sonic Boom is still a thing?!

 

[Platy]

Saw this one in a similar vein floating around,

https://twitter.com/Qarx/status/892789257957507073

Ugh this show should just not try.

Amy is right but the guy is clearly supposed to be the strawfeminist

And he complains about the girl ... not about how the guys should know how to cook

 

[Village]

WTF?! Sonic Boom is still a thing?!

Barley?

The show still comes on, but there is no word on continuations and its been shunted off to boomerang

So Barley, will it continue being a thing I have no worldy idea.

 

[Bobo Dakes]

You got to be careful how you introduce feminism to kids. this is the first time I was actually introduced to the concept of feminism.

Where's the lie tho?

 

[PillarEN]

Saw this one in a similar vein floating around,

https://twitter.com/Qarx/status/892789257957507073

Lol. That guy is the second evolution of Mr Nice Guy. What a find.

 

[Rookhelm]

the pic in the OP comes across as an anti-SJW statement disguised as a positive statement.

reminds me of the sentiments that racism and sexism don't really exist and that by pointing it out, YOU'RE the real racist/sexist

 

[junpei]

Neogaf is the only place I've seen that sees this negative. I've seen other pro-gender equality people claiming it's a nice message for kids.




but that was a good episode? go watch it, it's not just a strawman, you actually get female characters telling that you should follow the law regardless of your gender, and that they used a historical example of a female person not wanting to be treated special as a sign of equality

obviously real life is more complex, but that explanation is pretty valid

Well the creator of that episode hates it so you are are wrong about it just being just neogaf .

https://youtu.be/tnJxqRLg9x0?t=3m4s

 

[Boss Doggie]

Well the creator of that episode hates it so you are are wrong about it just being just neogaf .

https://youtu.be/tnJxqRLg9x0?t=3m4s

I don't think that invalidates the view. Author's view doesn't really matter on the viewer, etc.

 

[MrBadger]

Kind of a weird thing for a children's show to poke fun at someone with a mental illness, no?

It's possible they were just making fun of the fanbase as a whole. but that specific complaint and character design is very on the nose.

 

[papertoonz]

Kind of a weird thing for a children's show to poke fun at someone with a mental illness, no?

i mean they said the character wasn't based on anybody in particular and the whole blue arms thing wasn't just from Chris Chan

like other people have said he is more of a general representation of the weirder side of the fanbase

 

[BocoDragon]

About this, someone told me that because the translating was wonky during that era, it's suppose to read that Eggman is a "womanizer." Not a "feminist"

Yeah, I know lol

I don't know if I believe either.

 

[Wil348]

In an ideal world, where the status quo didn't entail distinctions between gender to any capacity, Knuckles would be right. However, we don't live in that kind of world, so I cannot say I agree with his statement.

The scene is funny as hell though, I will say that. Sonic Boom is a social commentary goldmine.

 

[cHaotix8]

10 pages of analyzing Knuckles "I don't chuckle, I'd rather flex my muscles" the Echidnas feminist philosophy from a Sonic Boom clip. Only on NeoGaf.

Spoiler

I read every page, it was great.

 

[Onivulk]

I think people are looking into this way too deeply. It seems like it was trying to send a good message and had mixed results.

It's awesome that it tried at all.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Yo

Is this show broadcast in Japan? They need to know one of the best incarnations of Sonic.

 

[lucebuce12]

As a man, this isn't necessarily wrong.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

As a man, this isn't necessarily wrong.

*tips fedora*

 

[Mutant]

Sonic is so weird now.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

Lol, I know one of the writers of the show. He was in a little radio drama I produced. Nice guy.

This is awkward.

 

[Puruzi]

Where's the lie tho?

As a man, this isn't necessarily wrong.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Christ, I'm feeling an itch to watch a Sonic cartoon. It might be the fever I have, but...

fuck....

 

[Serenade_King]

Christ, I'm feeling an itch to watch a Sonic cartoon. It might be the fever I have, but...

fuck....

Same here, I might actually find the time to watch the show. The game might be bad but the TV show seems like a decent comedy show from the clips I have seen on YT.

 

[Cbajd5]

Yo

Is this show broadcast in Japan? They need to know one of the best incarnations of Sonic.

It's on Netflix.

 

[Mr. X]

This is "I don't see color" levels of dumb.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

It's on Netflix.

Nice! Hopefully the localization is good.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Yo

Is this show broadcast in Japan? They need to know one of the best incarnations of Sonic.

French-American? That explains the scarfs.

 

[Not]

French-American? That explains the scarfs.

Get owned, France

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

About this, someone told me that because the translating was wonky during that era, it's suppose to read that Eggman is a "womanizer." Not a "feminist"

Yeah, I know lol

There's a bit of Telephone going on there. It's actually true that Japan has "feminist" as a loanword for womanizer. But it says nothing about that in the original text. The whole "romanticist, feminist, gentleman" paragraph was actually an addition by the localization team.

It wouldn't make any sense in context for it to be describing Eggman as a womanizer there anyway, because the whole point of the paragraph is to illustrate his affable/sympathetic qualities.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

There's a bit of Telephone going on there. It's actually true that Japan has "feminist" as a loanword for womanizer. But it says nothing about that in the original text. The whole "romanticist, feminist, gentleman" paragraph was actually an addition by the localization team.

considering what this guy say in gintama, you're right :

 

[Sunster]

As a man, this isn't necessarily wrong.

but this is how feminists are mischaracterized so that they can easily be dismissed.

 

[Not]

but this is how feminists are mischaracterized so that they can easily be dismissed.

He's saying he agrees that all men can't do anything right

Regarding the collective output of the gender as a whole in regards to conflicts and misdeeds over the period when women had little to no control over world affairs, I'd call that inconclusive

 

[Boss Doggie]

Christ, I'm feeling an itch to watch a Sonic cartoon. It might be the fever I have, but...

fuck....

Same here, I might actually find the time to watch the show. The game might be bad but the TV show seems like a decent comedy show from the clips I have seen on YT.

Few episodes I've seen here and there puts it in a watchable table for me.

Good lord season one though. It's crap.

but this is how feminists are mischaracterized so that they can easily be dismissed.

You do realize that the villain is a strawman right? That's the whole point of the episode, they show a strawman and the others reacting to it.

What people here miss is that the episode isn't just about the strawman.

 

[Dan-o]

I've watched six episodes of this now (well... That's 12 I guess?)
Anyway... LOL... this is great. Reminds me of Phineas and Ferb in some little ways (please, don't read too much into this)

The episode with the translator bot had my wife and I laughing hard. Great stuff!

 

[MisterGrey3000]

Glad to be corrected. Didn't know Lauren also worked on The Maxx, one of my favourite and darkest cartoons ever.

Shoot I didn't know that either, and I remember really enjoying The Max.
Dope.