#deceseze

being hostile to a group of people that are murdered and oppressed and treated so bad a large amount of them have thought about or tried committing suicide for just existing  is what youre doing to feminists and gay men, whose murder rates far outweigh the supposed Supremely Oppressed Transes.

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It definitely happens, but it’s rare to see it happen to this extent

The first thing that comes to mind for me is superhero comics. You look at a series like Batman, and that’s been stretched across such a wide variety of styles. Everything from the squeaky clean shenanigans of Adam West and The Brave and the Bold to grim R-rated hyperviolence and that one comic where he hangs dong. But even still, Batman is (almost) always Bruce Wayne, billionaire orphan detective who protects Gotham from supervillains like the Joker. There are different interpretations of that premise--maybe Bruce is younger or older, maybe he has a Robin or he doesn’t--but they’re usually all riffing on the same basics unless it’s some experimental AU. And the main reason superheroes vary in tone is to appeal to different age demographics, whereas Sonic is always an all ages property

I guess the best comparison might be toy-based media franchises. Hasbro properties, for instance--Transformers, My Little Pony, G.I. Joe, Littlest Pet Shop, etc. Those get radically reinvented every few years to stay fresh and get new fans on board. There will be elements that stick around, but the premise, the cast of characters, the lore, the tone, all of that can change wildly. That’s kind of what happens with Sonic. The cartoons are less about faithfully adapting the games and more about finding new ways to make Sonic appeal to today’s kids. And the games have been in a similar boat for quite a while, experimenting with all sorts of different styles to remain relevant. People with Wiis like colorful, whimsical adventures in space? Let’s do that. Kids want a Sonic game with guns? Let’s give Shadow some guns