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THOUGHTCRIME Ep. 134 — Batman Goes Shopping? He-Man and the Masters of the Culture War?
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She-Ra, Ghostbusters, and Franchise Destruction
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Jack Posobiec makes a pointed historical argument: the original He-Man franchise didn't just fade away — it was killed by She-Ra. [1] — Jack Posobiec "The original He-Man franchise collapsed not because it ran its course, but because the creators introduced She-Ra and diluted the male iden…" 36:58 The moment the franchise introduced a twin sister with equal powers, the boys lost interest. It wasn't merely inclusion; it was dilution of the fundamental identity of the property. The panel immediately extends this to the all-female Ghostbusters reboot (universally panned) and the Supergirl film, which the panel dismisses in a single sentence as not worth discussing. Blake notes that the new He-Man movie itself made similar errors — the first hour is described as 'very female-coded,' with the hero working in an HR department and getting fired by a female boss presented earnestly rather than as satire. Russ defends this as the latter being deliberate commentary, but the panel consensus is it undermined the film's marketing. Andrew notes the film also contains a post-credits scene strongly implying Sydney Sweeney will play She-Ra in a sequel — an announcement that generates complex reactions given the panel's views, though ultimately endorsed as the right commercial play if Amazon wants to monetize the franchise.
Andrew Colvett claimed that in a Massachusetts vote on women's suffrage, 94% of women voted against it, arguing that feminism was historically opposed by women themselves.
Andrew Colvett cited a statistic that 62% of college degrees now go to women, a dramatic reversal from when men dominated higher education at roughly an 80/20 split.
The Power Rangers movie added revenge porn and detention hall antiheroes to a franchise about pure-hearted do-gooders in spandex — and it bombed. Zero irony is the correct setting for children's entertainment. Just let them be awesome.
