tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post6458625242525489604..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: Cartoon Muscle: Not Just Superheroes in SpandexNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-5461968232733947542023-08-06T12:46:40.453-04:002023-08-06T12:46:40.453-04:00Anyone remember Ned Flanders on the Simpsons? Anyone remember Ned Flanders on the Simpsons? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-29168499824704253022021-03-02T04:38:31.349-05:002021-03-02T04:38:31.349-05:00The neck gear on the old Hanna Barbera characters ...The neck gear on the old Hanna Barbera characters makes the viewer think that they are clothed, therefore civilized, even if they live in the wilderness (or in zoos or pet stores). Wearing pants would remove their animal nature altogether, making them fully human, like Mickey Mouse.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-60626003383608392702021-03-01T23:47:39.931-05:002021-03-01T23:47:39.931-05:00Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, saw the sequel. I&#...Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, saw the sequel. I'm sure it's some reference to them being of the nightshade family. I think I was high when I realized that.<br /><br />The cartoon was relatively unremarkable. The NES game based on the cartoon has one of those "I had trouble with THAT guy?" bosses.<br /><br />Part of it was limited animation. Clothing hides accidental anatomical breaks; Hanna-Barbera have their funny animals collars, necklaces, and ties for the same reason. But the 70s gave us Filmation's Tarzan, and the 80s brought the Thud and Blunder fad to media outside of novels and comics. (I know Marvel and Darkhorse had Conan.) Mostly film, but also cartoons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-57567975249219342572018-10-07T00:11:21.419-04:002018-10-07T00:11:21.419-04:00Conan the Adventurer. But then they made him a bab...Conan the Adventurer. But then they made him a babysitter and it jumped the shark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-37677809911294970632018-10-02T06:01:42.052-04:002018-10-02T06:01:42.052-04:00It's obviously a strategy to depict the charac...It's obviously a strategy to depict the characters as gay without getting a backlash from the network or horrified parents.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-33626087150169347312018-10-02T06:00:46.708-04:002018-10-02T06:00:46.708-04:00I can think of two "openly gay in the last ep...I can think of two "openly gay in the last episode" scenes in children's tv. Craig and Eric, the obviously-dating nerd duo on "Drake and Josh," hold hands in the last episode. Nergal states that he is in love with Irwin in the last episode of "Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy."NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-60176287555197536252018-10-02T01:11:09.509-04:002018-10-02T01:11:09.509-04:00Despite my comment below, ア二メ refers to all animat...Despite my comment below, ア二メ refers to all animation, if you're speaking Japanese at least.<br /><br />Either way, shotacon and lolicon were a big reason Miyazaki said anime was a mistake. (His rant names lolicon in particular.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-55836010183987060632018-10-02T00:58:51.888-04:002018-10-02T00:58:51.888-04:00Okay, Avatar isn't anime. It's an American...Okay, Avatar isn't anime. It's an American show. Sorry, I had to get that off my chest, pardon the pun.<br /><br />By the way, a new trope seems to be "gay at the end". Legend of Korra did it. Adventure Time did it, making Bubbline canon in the finale. (Even if they've been in love for over a century. Though I still say Jake is bi, even if it was only for a one-off gag from season 1.)<br /><br />Speaking of Adventure Time, it did subvert one heterosexist trope:<br /><br />Finn starts with a crush on Princess Bubblegum. Over time, we learn he has plenty of love interests, most of them princesses or similar. He even has a symbolic "lose his virginity" scene with Lumpy Space Princess. Yeah, he's single in the finale. (And I liked him with Huntress Wizard. Oh well...) And two of his love interests are romantically involved with each other and have been for over a century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-42406499597793982622018-10-01T08:05:41.705-04:002018-10-01T08:05:41.705-04:00Who didn’t have a crush on Fred?! He was the perfe...Who didn’t have a crush on Fred?! He was the perfect antidote to the lanky, goofy Shaggy!Jeff Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673449209859066892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-87117391811196422242017-02-11T17:56:18.277-05:002017-02-11T17:56:18.277-05:00Besides shotacon is for animeBesides shotacon is for animeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-90937254335935004032017-02-11T11:07:35.290-05:002017-02-11T11:07:35.290-05:00Bill from "Curious George" is a teenager...Bill from "Curious George" is a teenager. Diego is a kid, but his shirtless scene is so cartoon-stylized that I doubt he would be of interest to the shotacon crowd.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-6605030751937029532017-02-11T08:17:13.772-05:002017-02-11T08:17:13.772-05:00No I do not,I get the feeling that Bill from curio...No I do not,I get the feeling that Bill from curious George may be a shotacon target Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com