• Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    And now on YouTube the Red Pill symbolizes accepting misogyny as the backbone for society.

    Conservatives can truly spin everything for the worst.

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      1 year ago

      Pretty sure it means accepting that you’re trans

      And the blue pill symbolizes continuing to pretend to be someone else

      Like the whole movie is a trans allegory, especially considering the creators.

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        1 year ago

        I can certainly see that in regards to the movie. I think I read somewhere too that the character “Switch” would switch genders from the real world into the Matrix. I think it would have been real cool if it had made it to the movie.

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        One of the creators said “that’s not the original intention, but sure, you could read it that way too” in some interview