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oh, i fux with this heavy
appreciate that Jam wrestled with how a Black Batman's relationship to the cops would necessarily have to be different
but also, the thing that always bugged me about Batman was the rich-dude-meting-out-extrajudicial-violence part
cops are barely accountable for putting folks in the hospital; i don't know how it's better to have Batman (Black or otherwise) fucking up corner boys
cops are barely accountable for putting folks in the hospital; i don't know how it's better to have Batman (Black or otherwise) fucking up corner boys
the Batman mythos rests on this notion that Batman is smart/sharp enough to only puts Actual Bad Guys in the hospital and jail
well, what if he gets it wrong? what if somebody is carrying an unlicensed gun bc the cops are trash and he needs protection? Does Bats beat HIS ass?
well, what if he gets it wrong? what if somebody is carrying an unlicensed gun bc the cops are trash and he needs protection? Does Bats beat HIS ass?
is that dude a criminal?
knowing that the criminal justice system is racist, is Black Batman concerned about throwing Black folks into its maw?
knowing that the criminal justice system is racist, is Black Batman concerned about throwing Black folks into its maw?
also do the Black folks in segregated Gotham KNOW that Batman is... Black?
"yo, somebody is running around rooftops and knocking n-----s out!"
would you, resident of community where there is no monopoly on legitimate violence, automatically assume that this dude was on YOUR side?
would you, resident of community where there is no monopoly on legitimate violence, automatically assume that this dude was on YOUR side?
