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9 months ago by Hofmaimaier to c/memes

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RedFrank24 45 points 9 months ago

I want to enjoy Idiocracy, but there's this undercurrent of eugenics in there that I'm not ever so fond of...

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barooboodoo 20 points 9 months ago

It's the comedic premise of the movie, it's not like it perpetuates the racist notions that were the real problem with pseudoscience like eugenics.

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FartMaster69 31 points 9 months ago

Even without the racial elements, eugenics is still an abhorrent ideology.

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Nalivai 21 points 9 months ago

The whole movie relies exclusively on the idea that eugenics is real, even though they're not focused on a racist subset of it.

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possiblylinux127 3 points 9 months ago

It does though

It would've been a lot better if it just left the eugenics part out. They could've just had the main character wake up in the future instead of having the long narrative.

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marcos 8 points 9 months ago

It's a completely absurdist theme. The people insisting it reflects reality in any way are the ones that bother me.

Still, it's a simple movie with simple jokes. The kind of thing maybe worth watching once, and not worth thinking about.

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Windex007 2 points 9 months ago

It only bothers me when people are hung up on the genetics aspect.

People (broadly statistically) tend to grow up to be similar to thier parents in terms of values. Not so much because of DNA, but because of how they were raised.

The premise holds even if you toss away anything to do with biology. (Which you should)

Idiots tend to have idiot kids because they raised them in idiot households, and idiots tend to have more kids.

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Zexks -2 points 9 months ago

Why are you against prenatal screening (eugenics)

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