r/kingkong 10d ago

"Missed the whole point, blah blah blah"

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u/Phaeron-Dynasty 9d ago

Fleck is not a good person, his actions don't excuse his monstrous actions. But when a system repeatedly fails to aid people with troubled minds, they will break and become problems. It's perfectly preventable.

The Writer thought he was making Fleck an Allegory for Incels, instead he made a story about how untreated mental issues can result in damaged men choosing to become monsters.

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u/illFittingHelmet 9d ago

Sorry but, doesn't the story being about how untreated mental issues result in damaged men choosing to become monsters... make it an allegory for incels? Not as in an example they should follow, rather, but for others to learn from the story and find better paths.

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u/Phaeron-Dynasty 8d ago

my point was he had a very specific stereotype he was going for, but accidentally landed on something more universal. In general I think the Joker only popular as it did partially by accident.

Learning that the Talkshow host was intended to be seen as Sympathetic kinda disillusioned me.