this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2024
335 points (92.2% liked)

Comic Strips

12607 readers
3038 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

author website: lunarbaboon.com

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It seems extreme violence and cruelty has been completely normalized in fiction. It's the same thing with movies, shows and videogames.

I think it's a cheap trick to provoke emotions in the audience without the need for good writing.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fuck Brothers Grimm for starting this trend.

[–] grandkaiser@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

And screw Sophocles for giving them the idea!