r/TheBoys Jul 04 '24

Both quotes taken verbatim from interviews Season 4

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u/Hitchfucker Jul 04 '24

I was kind of hoping the quote was take out of context but nope, he fully meant for the Hughie scene to be a joke.

It’s actually worse, the way he talked about Hughie’s breakdown made it seem it was mostly just about his dad and had nothing, or at least not too much to do with Tek Knight and Ashley. So the one supposedly tactful thing about that story arc wasn’t even there.

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u/Turd-In-Your-Pocket Jul 05 '24

That’s fucked up. None of that was funny.

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u/jereflea1024 Cunt Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

it was kinda funny in the moment imo, and I think that’s okay.

it was framed very differently than Annie's situation with The Deep, context and tone are everything. the mistaken identity, the BDSM bit, the sheer absurdity of it; it was funny.

treating the scene after it, with Hughie having a genuine moment of reflection and grief, as a joke is what isn't okay. I think I'll just choose to interpret the art differently than what it was intended to be, because I detest the idea that the situation- after the fact- doesn't fuck with Hughie.

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u/PhettyX Jul 05 '24

Damn thanks. As a man who was sexual assaulted as a kid I should have just laughed at it all instead of being traumatized by it. I mean shit why treat the subject matter with any kind of respect when you can make a big joke out of it like %99 of the depictions of men being sexually assaulted in media.

You're a cunt.

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u/jereflea1024 Cunt Jul 05 '24

okay

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u/chichogp Jul 05 '24

No. It's not okay.

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u/crystlerjean Jul 05 '24

The narrow, partisan perspective of Americans is exhausting. Sexual assault is not a left or right issue. Male SA is already seen as a joke. People are right to call this out.

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u/CaptainKate757 Jul 05 '24

All the outrage in the world you could have taken issue with and you choose rape?

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u/Weatherdragon21 Jul 05 '24

ahh yes, "I’ve never worked so hard or stressed so much about a scene in my life before or since. Because if I got that wrong, it’s not just that it would fail as a scene, it would be hurtful" = making fun of female rape.

fucking hell, why is "male SA should be treated the same as female SA" such a hot take?

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u/GyroLegend Jul 05 '24

Hughie farted into a chocolate cake and then got his feet tickled. I don't believe the two scenes are really comparable

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u/PhettyX Jul 05 '24

Yes it's tiring, because this is an incredibly personal thing that I and many others deal with, but it's constantly used in media as a joke. I'm not even upset that it's being depicted on screen or in art it's just that it's always a joke and played off for laughs.

This isn't just being "left" it's just being empathetic. You know caring about people other then yourself.

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u/GyroLegend Jul 05 '24

They made him fart into a cake and then tickled his feet. Relax

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u/PhettyX Jul 05 '24

Oh shit my bad. They clearly showed Hughie enjoying being degraded and humilated then having a woman threaten to piss on his face and smear her cum all over his face so I shouldn't be upset that it might be triggering to victims of similar sexual assaults.

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u/GyroLegend Jul 05 '24

I'm sure former superhero sidekicks were devastated

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u/PhettyX Jul 05 '24

The fact that I've said that I'm personally one of those victims, in this comment chain, and you're complete inability to grasp that maybe the people on screen pretending in tights could in fact mirror real situations and be upsetting is crazy to me. How do so many people grow up in life and not have a tiny bit of empathy taught to them.

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u/GyroLegend Jul 05 '24

I've just learned when to take things seriously and when not to. I find it's good for my sanity. A guy farting into a cake and then having his feet tickled is not something I'm taking seriously. In this episode, a guy got shot in the face by ass web. It's not supposed to be taken seriously

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