We’re back with more woke! Here are a few things that were denounced as “woke” by the anti-woke warriors this week.
Let’s start with the weirdest one.
“Marvel’s Loki Being Bisexual”
In an indignant if oftentimes confusing post for The Liberty Daily, J.D. Rucker took aim at Marvel and the “Woke Disney Corporation” for turning its version of the ancient Norse god bisexual. And worse.
Rucker is disturbed that
the so-called “God of Mischief” has come out as gender fluid and is now proclaimed to be bisexual.
But it gets worse, at least in Rucker’s fevered imagination.
There’s an important aspect of Loki’s character … that makes his sudden bisexuality so disturbing. Loki has never used sex for pleasure. His character is purpose-driven. He has always weaponized sex to suit his purposes. … Through Loki, they’re telling impressionable children that bisexuality is not only acceptable but can be empowering for those willing to use it to their advantage.
To their advantage?
He goes on, and on:
Weaponizing sex is not a trait that should be coveted. It is an abomination unto itself when applied to heterosexual relationships. Once we throw in the “woke” LGBTQ angle, it becomes an enticement to commit sin on top of sin. …
This is not an accident. Disney made the conscious decision to position Loki squarely as an LGBTQ “outcast” within the Marvel Cinematic Universe because they know it influences those already confused about their own sexuality through the propaganda and brainwashing they’re getting in schools and entertainment. The more Hollywood trots out manufactured LGBTQ characters, the easier it is for them to indoctrinate the masses — particularly youths — into embracing that lifestyle regardless of their actual feelings.
It’s true. I watched Loki the other day and it turned me into a mischievous Norse god.
The Salvation Army:
The Salvation Army, as most Americans likely know, is a religiously-inspired charitable organization with a slightly scary name infamous in certain circles for its long history of discriminating against LGBTQ+ people. Now the group is being derided as “woke” for … standing up against racism?
As The Washington Times reported, the group last month put forth “a racial reconciliation” discussion paper developed by the group’s International Social Justice Commission “urging its members to apologize for past racial misdeeds.”
Our new friend Voddie Baucham — the demon-obsessed preacher — thinks the whole thing is just an attempt at “virtue signaling.” And the Washington Times itself worries that “a public perception of ‘wokeness’ might impact fundraising.”
People who think you can’t just declare yourself Korean:
“Influencer” Oli London, famous for getting plastic surgery to look like Park Ji-Min of K-Pop band BTS, recently came out as nonbinary … and Korean.
When people told him that no, you can’t just identify as someone of another race, London went all Rachel Dolezal on their asses:
In a YouTube video, London denounced the naysayers as “woke.”
“The only people that need to be canceled is the woke people,” London said. “Because they are so dangerous to freedom of speech in society.”
The Generals:
Last week I wrote about critics convinced that the US military has gone “woke.” They’re still talking about it. Indeed, this week none other than ex-president Donald Trump used the “w” word in an attack on the generals at a rally in Wellington, Ohio. As the Daily Beast noted, “Trump tore into military leadership, accusing them of becoming ‘weak and ineffective’ and ‘woke.'”
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If you can’t handle the idea of Loki being Bi or whatever, then you definitely want to avoid reading the original Norse tales.
Just wait’ll they hear where Sleipnir came from.
@Alan Robertshaw
Didn’t he fucked a goat at some point? Also he gave birth to Sleipnir, the height legged horse of Odin. I don’t what sort of kinky stuff you need to do to give birth to spider-horse, but that must be some seriously twisted stuff. Then again he did father several other monsters too.
@ epronovost
He did once tie his, er, ‘dangly bits’ to a goat; and then made it jump around. That was to make some lass laugh. He must have been a riot at parties. And on the ‘no admittance’ list at the petting zoo.
@Epronovost
He turned into a mare and fucked a Jotun’s stallion, then eventually gave birth to Sleipnir. The goat incident was when he was trying to make a Jotun laugh, he tied his balls to a billy goat’s beard.
Clicked on this expecting references to the original Loki’s exploits. Not disappointed. 😀
And then there’s Odin dressing in women’s clothing (and, in at least one account, agreeing to anal penetration) to learn witchcraft. And Thor and Loki disguising themselves as Freyja and her maid to infiltrate Jotunheim and recover Mjolnir; the plan was Heimdall’s idea.
I suppose David should correct the pronoun used in reference to Oli London.
For all their worship of white culture, they sure don’t know anything about the pansexuality of actual Loki. Like that time he was a mare and gave birth to Odin’s weird horse.
And manly man Thor pretending to be a bride to get his hammer back.
Really, the Disney versions are much cleaned up.
And Marvel Loki’s never so much as kissed another being on-screen.
Was gonna post about norse Lokis FAR more out there sexual inclinations. Looks like folks are already onto it. Good stuff.
Re Oli London: “transracial” has a legitimate meaning, and one that, as far as I know, does not apply to them: it refers to people adopted by members of a different race (overwhelmingly POC and White, respectively) and the identity issues that creates.
Oli London is a complete bozo, regardless of gender, race, or whatever, IMO.
If anyone wants an easy to digest primer on the original Loki (and other Norse gods) legends, try this episode of the amazing podcast “You’re Dead To Me”
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/youre-dead-to-me/id1479973402
(I hope that links to the episode page! If not, it’s an episode released on March 12 this year.)
I can also recommend the Norwegian netflix-show ‘Ragnarok’. It is not perfect, but it does acknowledge Loki’s gender-bending pansexual antics. Not to mention a pretty interesting take on Jormungandr the World Serpent.
The show has its issues, but I found it really compelling.
“Sudden bisexuality.” Tell me that you are completely ignorant of Norse mythology without telling me that you are completely ignorant of Norse mythology.
Ugh, can we please stop posting pictures of the orange asshole now that he’s out of office?
Looks like everyone else has Loki covered. Seriously, how dumb can you be to criticize this knowing nothing of the actual mythology?
The Salvation Army still sucks, and Oli London can go fuck themself.
Wait. Original Loki got pregnant via shapeshifting shenanigans IIRC. Him being bisexual is actually far tamer than the original version.
Even if we only go by Marvel comics… Young^ Loki was hitting on pretty much all his teammates in Young Avengers (2012-14). And got openly rejected by one of the guys with “I’m not into bad boys”.
EDIT: That was also the comic where their subconscious ran away took the shape of their and the whole team’s ex-es (men and women alike) and conspired against the whole group to make Loki face their sins. Because COMICS!
^ They died around 2010 very thoroughly, was born again… kinda sorta died again… the result of that what I am talking about. COMICS!
I wonder if avoiding this kind of thing is why they gave Sylvie that weirdly stilted “explain deadnaming without actually saying the word deadnaming” speech.
I’m a big fan of Red from OSP. So I’ll stick this here.
“Sudden?” Tell me you don’t know anything about Norse mythology without telling me.
I was just going to lurk and zip straight to the comments section because I know what they’re going to so because said broflakes are just THAT predictable, so with the mention of Disney and mythology, it jolted me to point this out:
“Hercules” was SO goddamn tame compared to and only outdone in its sanitization by the wimpier live-action one with Sorbo.
Like there’d be a looooong-ass list covering his mythological self that would make these pissboys’ heads explode (i.e. Iolaus wasn’t merely Herc’s sidekick, he was his nephew and his lover before marrying him off to Megara despite she being 33 and him 16 because of the grief over killing their 3 children.) It really is fascinating how queer a number of mythologies are that modern takes are so bowdlerized.
On a more positive note, it also reminds me of the Sacred Band of Thebes whose “Sacred” part comes from the fact that they swore their love and duty in the name of Heracles. They were specifically formed because they wouldn’t run from battle like straight (or at least single) soldiers had done because they wouldn’t dare leave their lover behind or let said lover see them as a coward. They would go on to beat the Spartans to protect their home and democracy as underdogs then continue to kick ass for decades more until Alexander the Great’s father, Phillip of Macedon, who erected a monument in honor of their courage in literally fighting until the last man died.
I was going to mention the whole Sleipnir and Jormungandr thing, but I appear to have been ninja’d by literally everyone…
…and that’s why I love the Mammotheers…
@Kei-O-What : personally, what irked me most with Disney Hercules is that the bad guy is *Hades*. One of the olympians that had 0 problems with Herakles, and who all around tend to be a very reasonable god. And because the underworld is conflated with christian hell, he have to be the bad guy in all theses sanitized, safe-for-christians works.
That being said, the Hunchback of Notre Dame is also up there in totally sanitized adaptations. It’s like one would do an adaptation of MacBeth with only the witches and the fights scene and nothing else. I wonder if they would adapt Nana from Zola, pretty sure she would be an awesome disney princess. (/s for that last one, of course)
@Ohlmann:
To be fair, Hades was a bit grumpy, so he probably wasn’t best pleased when his nephew dragged his three-headed puppy Spot away.