tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post7304573770282394829..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: KP EbE - I'm either humble to the point of lying or out of touch with reality (Theme Song)chris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-2799167686688804372021-02-05T05:57:05.852-05:002021-02-05T05:57:05.852-05:00You make a great point about trying to reach out t...You make a great point about trying to reach out to villains who are morally grey rather than black using compassion before having to resort to fistfights.<br /><br />That's one of my biggest criticisms about Phineas and Ferb.<br />Perry always saves the day by kicking the snot out of Doofenshmirtz, but Doof is ALWAYS trying to seek validation and respect with each of his evil schemes, or otherwise one-up the people who straight-up abused him in his childhood.<br /><br />Honestly, it just pissed me off the way that the show presented heroism as kicking the asses of tragic villains without ever trying to reach out to them.<br /><br /><br /><br />Low Gunfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684298204828463151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-83955985227925079072015-05-11T12:31:13.291-04:002015-05-11T12:31:13.291-04:00If we assume that Kim isn't a habitual liar, a...If we assume that Kim isn't a habitual liar, a strong argument can be made that it's exactly that kind of perception issue that leaves Kim's self image so disconnected from reality. She'll routinely say, "[It was] No big [deal], anyone could have [insert thing almost no one could do here]."<br /><br />The good news is that most of the time she doesn't apply the same standards to others.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-26789075622968300772015-05-10T14:17:48.898-04:002015-05-10T14:17:48.898-04:00I definitely interpreted normal to mean 'middl...I definitely interpreted normal to mean 'middle class neurotypical/mentally well American cis hetero girl'. Possibly with 'white' added on to it, actually very possibly, although that makes me cringe.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132286380127316140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-88680002421273404582015-05-10T13:46:31.460-04:002015-05-10T13:46:31.460-04:00If this were a real person we were talking about,...If this were a real person we were talking about, I might think this was a perception issue. It sounds like her family members are also all immensely talented and her friend, while more average, is able to help her in super heroics. When I was doing tutoring, one of the common problems I saw in the tutors, including myself if I wasn't careful, was "but this is easy! (For me.) What do you mean, it isn't obvious? (To you)," basically, that people who are very good at something, especially if they spend most of their time with others who are also good at it, do not necessarily realize that what they can do is not normal for other people. So something like that might be happening with Kim. Except, of course, that she is not a real person, and the theme song does not have to do with how she sees herself, but with how the authors want us to see her, and, yeah, I agree she seems like a power fantasy. Which is fine, in fact I rather like a series that says any girl can be a superhero, but on the other hand, as you say, she is nowhere close to average. <br />If I'm being more cynical about it, I would guess that by "normal," they mean that she has school woes and worries about friendships and crushes on boys, the typical stuff of high-school dramas. So then the definition of "normal" becomes white, upper-middle-class, American, cis-gender, heterosexual, and in high school, and as long as she keeps to those, she remains "normal" regardless of having off-the-charts abilities in every other area.<br />Your point about the compassion of the unnamed princess is a good one. I'm certainly guilty of wanting to see explosions and the bad people defeated and punished, but I would like to see more of the sort of compassion that deals with enemies by turning them into friends. Especially as one of a number of options, rather than used either always or never. I kind of like that Ron's the one who does it at least once, though. Partly because there is a tendency for compassion to be labeled a "girl" trait, and partly because that really is the sort of thing that can let even "normal" non-super-powered people make a real contribution to solving the problems long-term. <br />Thanks for doing this, Chris. It's interesting, and I hope you'll keep it up.<br />-ThalassaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-74796059932145937032015-05-09T23:03:29.584-04:002015-05-09T23:03:29.584-04:00...I might be too tired to say anything coherent, ......I might be too tired to say anything coherent, but I thought this post was excellent and I'm interested in hearing what you have to say about the title sequence in conjunction with this theme, and about the first episode, and probably many episodes after that.Packbathttp://packbat.net/w/noreply@blogger.com