11-26-2014, 01:58 PM
(11-26-2014, 09:40 AM)Elkhound Wrote:(11-25-2014, 03:55 PM)Lou Wrote: I'll give you the burning wooden cross analogy, tho. That's more KKK than Conservative Republicans. And I'll also give you points for the the mixed race and mixed species similarities. So maybe its both?
It has been mentioned before that some of the wesen stereotypes about Fuchbauen are not unlike some of the more unpleasant stereotypes that used to be circulated in Europe and America about Jews. And what famous dictator who had a big problem with Jews do we know was a Blutbad?
Wow...what a great topic. I've watched this episode again because it was REALLY content-rich.
@Elkhound Interesting point about Hitler wogeing as a Blutbad in the video Nick watched. However, I think all references to prejudice above are really the same--racial, ethnic, religious, and LGBT prejudice is all about hate and intolerance. It doesn't really matter what the hate group is called.
@Lou I think I was confused about your saying, "That's more KKK than Conservative Republicans." Pardon me for getting political...but I know that political affiliation doesn't have anything to do with hate. Some of the most liberal countries in the world have the biggest prejudices. Neo-Nazism, ethnic cleansing, and segregation is still going on in many developed and liberal countries. In the US, people hate each other based on what political party they belong to or if they believe in Creationism vs Darwinism, etc. And the hatred and intolerance goes both ways and shows up at the strangest times for weird reasons. I know Republicans who like Obama the man but hate his politics, and I know Democrats who are very liberal on many social issues but hate black people. Quite frankly, I don't get any of it.
What I want to know from the Grimm writers is:
If so many Wesen stay away from one another and if their numbers are fairly small, how are they supposed to find a mate of same Wesenage (made up this word because I don't know if it should be race or species...lol)? Even though Monroe stated there were a few other Blutbads around (remember in first episode, he marked his territory), have any female Blutbads shown up on the show? I can't remember.
If there's no way for them all to communicate and meet (e.g. WesenMatch.com or Wesen Council Matchmaker Service) and they're not "supposed" to pair up with those of other Wesenage, why wouldn't they simply go extinct eventually (and no Grimms needed)? Also, wouldn't humans be considered inappropriate mates as well per the Wesen Council's rules on wogeing in front of humans? After all, humans can't woge (99.999% don't even know about it), the mixed children would have weaker genes and also may not be able to woge, and who knows what would happen if there was a divorce...the human would probably almost always end up in a sanitarium.
I also think the producers of the show intend for this theme of "hate" against certain couples to be more generic because it DOES cover so many diverse couple experiences.
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