We all love to dunk on reactionaries, but there is no final right way to interpret media.
According to “death of the author” literary theory, any reading that can be backed up with the text is valid. These valid theories may contradict each other and even the author of the work. (please don’t confuse multiple valid readings with silly relativism that any reading is as good as any other, that’s a straw-person argument).
Death of the author is valuable and useful. This is how many classic media have been reinterpreted to take on queer readings for example.
We all love to dunk on reactionaries, but there is no final right way to interpret media.
According to “death of the author” literary theory, any reading that can be backed up with the text is valid. These valid theories may contradict each other and even the author of the work. (please don’t confuse multiple valid readings with silly relativism that any reading is as good as any other, that’s a straw-person argument).
Death of the author is valuable and useful. This is how many classic media have been reinterpreted to take on queer readings for example.
Fair enough. But thinking Homelander is the hero is a good sign a person is a sociopath.
It’s important to let them tell on themselves though
Amazing user name
everyone can have their interpretation.
It’s just a Rorschach test.
Is someone sees homeowner as a hero, that person is likely dangerous
Homeowners be monsters, y’all.
Homeowners are aight. Landlords, however, are the monsters.
There’s no definitive right way, but there are definitely definitively wrong ways