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Is Knuckles the Echidna's feminist statement accurate?
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The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
This is very dumb
CalamityPixel
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It's already caught on. It's called EchidnaPosting.
Inferno313
Banned
Is part of the gag not that Knuckles immediately follows this up with a statement that is, more-or-less, exactly what he's criticizing Amy of?
This is the last beat, that was left out of the OP:
I guess 'Meathead' isn't really a gendered adjective, but still. Sounds like he's the type of male ally that thinks he deserves to be lauded for his feminism.
Fucking Knuckles.
This is the last beat, that was left out of the OP:
I guess 'Meathead' isn't really a gendered adjective, but still. Sounds like he's the type of male ally that thinks he deserves to be lauded for his feminism.
Fucking Knuckles.
Yoshimitsu126
Member
I still don't understand what he said and it coming from Sonic makes it even harder.
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TWrecks310
Banned
Did he tip his fedora afterwards
4 is a cutie
Banned
Will add to the OP
I don't think thats what the writer or most of the retweets/responses see that moment as, though
I took it as "just because I'm stupid doesn't mean I'm sexist".
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Inferno313
Banned
I mean, it's not supposed to be a little psa. It's a literal joke. Part of the punchline is, literally, making everything grind to a halt. It's a comedic trope, one that Boom gets right about 70% of the time.
You're crazy. You're a crazy person.
civilstrife
Member
Knuckles being feminist is cool. Knuckles mansplaining feminism to Amy is not cool.
Also, there's nothing wrong with celebrating the advancement of feminist causes.
Calling attention to The dissolution of discrimination is a good thing, especially when the attention is called by a member of the discriminated class, who is obviously more qualified to make that call.
Also, there's nothing wrong with celebrating the advancement of feminist causes.
Calling attention to The dissolution of discrimination is a good thing, especially when the attention is called by a member of the discriminated class, who is obviously more qualified to make that call.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Well no. Showing gender roles can be broken is the only way to break gender roles.
It blows my mind that with all the creativity in the 21st century, it's almost never used when it comes to gender roles. Those remain the status quo.
It blows my mind that with all the creativity in the 21st century, it's almost never used when it comes to gender roles. Those remain the status quo.
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moltonasty
Member
TIL Knuckles is woke
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I can't tell. That's why I said it circles into itself cause now Knuckles is drawing attention to the fact that he's a feminist. It could just be a "dumb guy says smart thing" gag like someone mentioned earlier. I'm just going to assume that the intention was surface level. Now if they're actually lambasting feminist allies for taking the oxygen out of the room with their "I'm a feminist though!" declarations...that would be some fully opened 3rd eye levels of wokeness.
A lot of people have tried too look too much into it, the set up of the joke being that Knuckles says something smart and feminist despite the fact that he's the epitome of "bro, do you even lift", even adding the remark of "just cause im a meathead doesn't mean i ain't a feminist".
I personally believe there is truth and value to his statement, yes, Amy implying she's an exception undermines the idea that EVERY woman can be equal or better than any men in soccer, so Knuckles is right in the context of Amy's incredibly specific wording.
I do admit that some people have used that argument in bad faith to try to shush feminists when talking about gender inequality.
I personally believe there is truth and value to his statement, yes, Amy implying she's an exception undermines the idea that EVERY woman can be equal or better than any men in soccer, so Knuckles is right in the context of Amy's incredibly specific wording.
I do admit that some people have used that argument in bad faith to try to shush feminists when talking about gender inequality.
HawksWinStanley
Member
So what happened? Did she make the shot?
Lucky Seven
Banned
Gave me a chuckle 
I mean, it's a joke. The Dumb Guy That is Suprisingly Smart Sometimes moment is a pretty tried and true trope. You're not meant to simply absorb the message, but laugh at both the randomness and that the dude that is a blockhead being weirdly smart.
There was a similar joke recently on Brooklyn 99 with another dumb character.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
& Knuckles
Nightwing123
Member
Well at least Knuckles is a feminist which is good but the writers could have done better without echidnasplaining.
Dude thought Robotnik was his friend back in the day of Sonic 3 and Knuckles. He's dumb as fuck.
His argument works better in the utpia where the status quo is not incredibly sexist
it is a pretty shitty idea to show knucles saying he is a feminist by correcting a woman
even in context it does not undermines anything because it is something between friends with soimehow equal thinking
Glass Rebel
Member
Trying to make sense of this while every cell in my body is revolting against the mere idea of engaging intellectually with Sonic fucking Boom.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
While you maybe don't agree with what Knuckles is saying (I can't believe I've even typed that), it's good that a kid's TV show is willing to even raise the discussion and actually even mention feminism as a concept. It allows kids to ask questions.
alfredofroylan
Member
People need to watch more Sonic Boom (The show not the game) The show is fully self-aware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9XPfPHgtMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9XPfPHgtMY
Muffin1611
Banned
I think that's the joke
Knuckles is that male feminist who wants praise for it and tells female feminists how to be a real feminist
Astral Dog
Member
The show has changed a lot since i was seeing it
Inferno313
Banned
This is almost as good as the time the show revealed itself to take place within the mind of a Sonic furry.
moltonasty
Member
Mr. Poolman
Member
Lol 😂 lets enslave all animals and destroy the world nearly multiple times but nah he is a true romanticus and feminist!
Edit: ah and ofcourse a true gentleman
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Byakuya769
Member
Not my Knuckles.
And didn't he just mansplain feminism to a woman?
And didn't he just mansplain feminism to a woman?
SatoAilDarko
Member
In the regular continuity he is also not the brightest bulb. That's how Eggman kept tricking him.
Glass Shark
Banned
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From Sonic 3 through Sonic Heroes, he wasn't outright brain dead. He was just incredibly gullible due to devoting a good chunk of his life to a single purpose and knowing nothing outside of that.
That transitioned into "LET'S SMASH IT!"
Then that transitioned into "Which way is left?"
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