cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5182438
Iberophiles will get the
after the revolution
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
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It's a good way of removing the features of something that are disgusting and replacing them with something likeable. A cute anime girl can't be intimidating, and it's hard to dislike her. Replace an invading coloniser that SA's the local population with her and it becomes a fun romp in the periphery territories! Partaking in a fun romp is ok right? Even desirable!
That's the level of propaganda they're going for. They're aiming to make being the imperialist desirable and the fun side to be on, which gets the audience onto that side, and batting for it years down the line after committing their identities to it. It's quite literally a mask for the intimidating presence of male patriarchal violence that you can't remove from the situation if you depicted male soldiers.
I'm surprised the artist made the conquered women look so sad.
Some of that tragedy is still bleeding through the glossy anime aesthetic.
Could be interpreted as submissive and demure, which is how they like their women to be.