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[IHaveIce]

Holy shit I fucking lost it reading this thread, I recorded myself while reading it.

Never knew Sonic Boom had so much potential

 

[Puruzi]

Sonic Boom come season 2 is a genuinely funny show. The writers just straight up don't give a fuck and meme on everything

 

[Waddle Dee]

I think the writer's intention was good but fumbled the execution. For one they didn't think about it coming across as mansplaining.

Yeah, they clearly had good intentions but just missed the mark. The people in here acting like this is the writer being a shithead and are using it as another reason to dog pile on a dead horse is embarrassing.

 

[Lagamorph]

Say what you want about the games, but the Sonic Boom cartoon series is amazing.

 

[Breads]

Sounds like egalitarian concern Trolling.

 

[WhateverItTakes]

Having watched quite a bit of season 1, I can confirm this show is capable of amazing lines and moments. It's just kind of lost in it feeling rather empty and the incidental music being incredibly inconsistent.

Sonic Boom come season 2 is a genuinely funny show. The writers just straight up don't give a fuck and meme on everything

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This is almost as good as the time the show revealed itself to take place within the mind of a Sonic furry.

I mean look at these they're great. Although the thread topic is kinda the definition of mansplaining.

 

[rtcn63]

Sonic Boom Knuckles is the guy who steals your girlfriend. No brains, all height and muscle. Plus he's red.

 

[Kinyou]

Doesn't this count as mansplaining? Bad Knuckles, bad.

 

[PixelatedBookake]

Sonic Boom come season 2 is a genuinely funny show. The writers just straight up don't give a fuck and meme on everything

Yo what the fuck that's hilarious. Should I watch Sonic Boom?

 

[ZeoVGM]

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... THIS WAS IN THE SHOW?

 

[Lagamorph]

Yo what the fuck that's hilarious. Should I watch Sonic Boom?

Definitely.

 

[junpei]

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.

 

[excelsiorlef]

This is so bad.

Who ever wrote this has no idea what feminism is beyond reading the Wikipedia page... maybe

 

[PSqueak]

Not really asking to get into a big thing about it...

But I've never really understood the concept of mansplaining. Like, does the man have to be wrong? Does he have to be condescending about it? Is it literally any time a man explains something to a woman?

It's the bolded, because of the idea of men explaining things to women with the instant assumption that women wouldn't know because they're not men.

 

[Skellig Gra]

My head hurts. How could this possibly be real???

 

[excelsiorlef]

This is harmless. It's basic level introductory Feminism. Some Kids will keep this knowledge and learn more as they get older.

It's not.

It's not even a good introduction of feminism to kids because it's just completely wrong

 

[excelsiorlef]

There are all different types of Feminist with different ideologies. What Knuckles was saying is good, in theory. I think that's what the writer was going for. He had a good heart but he's still clumsy.

On that note, I can't believe I am discussing this on a Sonic thread.

No feminist worth a salt (well except fake feminists like Christina Hoff Summers) is going to say don't point out women's achievements because if you do you're just undermining gender equality.

That's fucking nonsense. You don't act like equality is the norm when it isn't.

 

[DorkLord54]

So... Sonic Boom writers try to implement a positive feminist message into their show as a cute joke but because it wasn't executed perfectly some are using this as an excuse to say "Another reason Sonic is trash" or "fuck the last 25 years of Sonic".

Is it so hard to just appreciate the attempt and not shitpost about Sonic like what happens in nearly every Sonic thread? Your hot takes aren't anything new.

As long as Sonic continues to have such an odd fan base who produces stuff such as this, Sonic will never stop being ridiculed.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Dunno, I think he's kinda right ?

Amy is basically self-depreciating by asking whether or not a woman can be as good as a man, he's saying that the question implies that women are inherently worse than men at sports and that she's setting herself as an exception should she succeed

So is it mansplaining if he's basically telling her she shouldn't feel held back by her gender ?

He's telling her that she's creating the glass ceiling by acknowledging that said class ceiling exists.

He suggesting that one must act like equality exists even though it doesn't because to acknowledge that fact undermines the goal.

It's nonsense

 

[LionPride]

Sonic Transformed is the best kart/arcade racer.

Sonic Colors, Generations, Advance, Rush and some others okay. Mania looking strong enough to make up for whatever that other mess is. And of course that Adventure nostalgia

Spoiler

hides how awful of a series that was. Not good games.

Sonic ain't good

Just a fact

I definitely agree there. Sonic and Knuckles was th3 last good Sonic game.

Though I like 3D Blast.

Shit's just...nah not good

What is this...

Sonic 3, Sonic and Knuckles and Sonic CD are 3 of my favorite games of all time

Good for you

 

[Alcotholic]

Real talk, I think this is one of those things slipped into a kid's show that makes kids go up to their parents and start asking big quesitons. Questions that are usually never brought up.

This is my takeaway.
It's a children's show, so kids won't really understand what actually just happened and may be curious to know more. I wouldnt dig much deeper than that.

 

[Eusis]

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

Maybe he comes from a future where he's driven completely insane by the fact Trump won? Was just a regular aircraft engineer until that happened!

 

[cyress8]

This is almost as good as the time the show revealed itself to take place within the mind of a Sonic furry.

Why is this on Boomerang and not CN proper? That was solid as fuck.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Sonic ain't good

Just a fact


Shit's just...nah not good


Good for you

Yeah, uh, no. You're in the minority on this one.

The Genesis Sonic games are some of the best platformers ever.

Generations and Colors are also good games.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

This is almost as good as the time the show revealed itself to take place within the mind of a Sonic furry.

oh my god

 

[The Kree]

This is so bad.

Who ever wrote this has no idea what feminism is beyond reading the Wikipedia page... maybe

Maybe it being a meathead's idea of feminism is the point.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Why is this on Boomerang and not CN proper? That was solid as fuck.

CN shoves all the shows they don't actually want (which means everything that isn't Teen Titans Go) on Boomerang nowadays so they can properly wither and die.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

You know, I bet Knuckles voted for Trump because he doesn't want those Mexicans stealing his Master Emerald.

 

[Crossing Eden]

No feminist worth a salt (well except fake feminists like Christina Hoff Summers) is going to say don't point out women's achievements because if you do you're just undermining gender equality.

That's fucking nonsense. You don't act like equality is the norm when it isn't.

He's telling her that she's creating the glass ceiling by acknowledging that said class ceiling exists.

He suggesting that one must act like equality exists even though it doesn't because to acknowledge that fact undermines the goal.

It's nonsense

Ding ding. As others said. It certainly seems a lot like mansplaining.

 

[Professor Beef]

Sonic ain't good

Just a fact


Shit's just...nah not good


Good for you

don't worry youngblood, your tastes will mature once you grow up

*pats your head*

 

[Puruzi]

Sonic ain't good

Just a fact


Shit's just...nah not good


Good for you

 

[Blues1990]

Sonic Boom may had a number of issues, but this version of Knucles is a brilliant oaf.

 

[Akronis]

This is almost as good as the time the show revealed itself to take place within the mind of a Sonic furry.

Chris Redfield reduced to this...

Spoiler

legit hilarious though

 

[PillarEN]

I think he's channeling his best inner Leigh Alexander. At least it seems like he's playing up her article from a few years back. Can't tell if quality trolling or not.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Wait, isn't Amy's whole speech what Holy Baikal kept on saying?

Yes.

 

[Astral Dog]

Knuckles is so dumb

 

[Professor Beef]

Knuckles is so dumb

how dumb is he?

 

[Imm0rt4l]

One may say Sonic has never been good

Now this is some bullshit

 

[RowdyReverb]

Knuckles is so dumb

A real knuckle head

 

[Oblivion]

Say what you want about the games, but the Sonic Boom cartoon series is amazing.

I think that's going too far. Let's just say it's not completely awful.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

You know, I bet Knuckles voted for Trump because he doesn't want those Mexicans stealing his Master Emerald.

Echidnas For Trump 2020.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

No feminist worth a salt (well except fake feminists like Christina Hoff Summers) is going to say don't point out women's achievements because if you do you're just undermining gender equality.

That's fucking nonsense. You don't act like equality is the norm when it isn't.

I'm just trying to find some light at the end of this tunnel cuz everyone seems a little heated off this cartoon.

 

[Kthulhu]

It's insane what Sega and Cartoon Network let them do with this show lol.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

isnt this also the show that had chris chan as a character

 

[SoulUnison]

Sonic ain't good

Just a fact

Shit's just...nah not good

Good for you

So your shtick is that you ignore history while being oppressively unpleasant?
I mean, it's certainly a direction to go in, but there are others.

 

[Professor Beef]

So your shtick is that you ignore history while being oppressively unpleasant?
I mean, it's certainly a direction to go in, but there are others.

like I said, breh is barely out of high school :lol

 

[LionPride]

like I said, breh is barely out of high school :lol

Beef you're a Sonic Stan, I respect you, but you're a Sonic Stan all the same

 

[Prodigal Son]

im sorry i called this show stupid i did some digging and I gotta find a way to keep up with this

 

[Spaced Harrier]

Knuckles got whitewashed.



Straight up, I ain't joking.

 

[NimbusD]

Scene/tweet has a lot of positive feedback (and like 40k likes). Thoughts? On one hand I see the logic in his statement but on the other hand its like I never thought of gender equality to be so..literal? Like, does acknowledging the current lack of a status quo mean you don't believe gender equality to be worth working towards? Scene feels clunky, though I do like unabashed mentions of feminism in media (a far cry from older examples in cartoons)

I agree, it's definitely clunky, but I dont think you're interpreting it correctly. It's not the mere acknowledgement of a status quo, it's accepting stereotypes as facts that need to be disproven that's the problem. Acknowledging them as real isn't a great way to get rid of them because they're not based in fact in the first place.