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"Our name might seem silly at first" The original pirates were and are murderers, rapist and thiefs. Despite some romantication going on - this is what they a
by hutzlibu 5y ago
"Our name might seem silly at first"
The original pirates were and are murderers, rapist and thiefs.
Despite some romantication going on - this is what they are doing. So I always thought it is not a smart idea, to adopt the name, that was meant as criticism.
- krapp 5y agoMost, romantic and heroic archetypes are murderers, rapists and thieves. Pirates, knights, samurai, cowboys are all romantic ideals and ugly realities. Heroes in antiquity like Hercules were portrayed little better - to be a hero was to be the most violent man in a violent world ruled by violent gods, and to this day modern heroes (including obviously superheroes) are almost always associated with aggression and violence. Americans often pride themselves on revolutionary ideals which spread chaos, pain and suffering throughout the world, to the point of looking down on countries stable enough not to have constant gun violence. We hold soldiers and police in far greater esteem than doctors and scholars. We write love letters to serial killers. We root for underdogs, villains and rebels by default. Let's be honest - it is a silly name, mostly because it seems childish and tone-deaf given more pressing modern political issues, but not because of any implied association with rape, pillage and plunder. If anything, that probably sells better in the US than elsewhere.