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How the dark, violent medieval origins of Robin Hood were erased
- applfanboysbgon 4mo ago> When he encounters a woman who talks about the virtuous, justice-seeking Robin Hood, he denies who he is and speaks of himself in the third person. "He was not a hero. He robbed and killed for the joy of it, nothing more." What better time to rewrite Robin Hood as an unambiguous villain who rejects his own legacy wholesale than during an era of unprecedented and rapidly increasing wealth inequality in the US? This feels rather deliberate.
- paleotrope 4mo agoWell there is a movie coming out.
- paleotrope 4mo agoIt was released a few days ago.
- applfanboysbgon 4mo agoIf that wasn't clear, the quote is from the movie, as cited by the news article. The movie is depicting him as an unequivocally evil person. It is essentially a political propaganda piece rewriting a folk hero to condemn him.
- readthenotes1 4mo agoSubverting the stories that a culture promotes to encourage "this is who we are" is a time honored way to attack the culture. Both are, of course, propaganda
- hackeraccount 4mo agoI can't find it but my favorite Robin Hood comic strip was one where Robin Hood robs from someone rich and gives it to someone poor. I'm rich! shouts the poor person. You're what? says Robin Hood.
- IAmBroom 4mo ago"This redistribution of wealth is trickier than I thought!" - Dennis Moore, as quoted by Monty Python.