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The “Ducktails” cartoon is pure bourgeois Reaganite propaganda (hexbear.net)
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Scrooge McDuck originally portrayed as the epitome of greed and heartlessness in the Disney version of A Christmas Carol? And now he’s some good guy? Get the fuck outta here. Also he has a coin vault he swims in daily. Now what the fuck is that all about?

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[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Flintheart Glomgold

Flintheart Glomgold is a South African businessman and one of Scrooge McDuck's main rivals. He holds the title of "Second Richest Duck in the World"

there's also

John D. Rockerduck is one of the main rivals of Scrooge McDuck. He is a wealthy businessman and has often made claims to the titles of "Richest Duck in the World" and "Second Richest Duck in the World", titles belonging respectively to Scrooge and Flintheart Glomgold - presumably he's just the Third Richest Duck in the World.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He's South African? So is his Scottishness just a big put-on, or did he emigrate from Scotland to South Africa?

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Throughout the first season, it was initially implied that this Glomgold is South African but pretends to be Scottish in order to outdo Scrooge McDuck.

This is confirmed in the second season episode, "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!", where it is revealed that Glomgold was born Duke Baloney, a shoeshine boy who did Scrooge's shoes and given a dime as payment to teach him self-reliance, only for Duke to instead feel cheated and create his "Glomgold" persona over the years to get revenge.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this from the comics, 1980s show, 2010s show, or all of them?

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

I believe this is the 2010s show

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Glomgold was originally depicted as a diamond miner of South African descent. Some later incarnations have altered his ancestry to that of Scottish descent, to better reflect Scrooge's own heritage. Though the character was seldom used during Barks' tenure, Glomgold rose to prominence due in part to usage by comic artist Don Rosa, and a recurring role as a villain in the DuckTales franchise.

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