Alabasata
11d ago
Only the DiC version from the 1990s, before introducing the Outer Senshi. It was my first introduction to the big-eyed anime style. I might have seen some Japanese-drawn cartoons before, but Westernized enough that I couldn't tell the difference.
Shout out to Team Four Star for finally making an abridged version of it. Big 2000s energy from the first two videos.
Alabasata
11d ago
Any self-respecting movement bent on expanding its membership is going to send its most attractive true believers out into the wild.
If you're a government bent on creating antibodies against recruitment, it helps to create characters that kinda match the profile of a recruiter: reasonably attractive wordcels. If anything, they toned down how attractive she could be. They could have even made her one of the good Pakis to double down on the "never ask a white supremacist the skin color of their significant other" stereotype.
Governments have had this problem before. For example, some anti-smoking ads kinda actually encourage smoking because of how off-the-mark they get. And TV has tried before to warn about cult recruitment.
I'd guess that in today's environment that enough people would have make waifus out of Sherri for the lulz. Especially if it's for a cause they actually agree with.
Alabasata
16d ago
I am reminded of my neighborhood organization coming out against backyard cottages, partially because it messes with "neighborhood character". For reference, I live in a working-class neighborhood largely built between 1945 and 1970.
When I think of neighborhood character, I don't think of demographics. I think of actions & relationships. If someone rings my doorbell, do I expect someone I've met - or a door-to-door salesman? If someone walks down the sidewalk, do we - at bare minimum - exchange pleasantries?
I have not had many positive reactions with people who are concerned about neighborhood character. Their org had 50 years to build a character worth defending - and they haven't. They knew I was going to have a second child. They never thought to ask about the due date or congratulate me after the baby was born. They do not visit, text, or call except to advertise their official meeting. They live nearby, but they feel like anything but neighborly.
Perhaps my standards for "good culture" are alien from theirs. I wouldn't be surprised. And as above, so below. There are things I'm not fond of about American culture, epsecially building a necessity for driving. I can see how a simmering dissatisfaction can be re-interpreted as contempt.
Anyway, I'm partially the kind of person you're talking about. So I'm open to answer questions.
Considering that many anti-ICE folk I know work in healthcare, it is probable that the culture is actually informed by their profession - not their hobby.
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