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Why would it be difficult to love a beast???!!?

posted 2 years ago by Heisenberg (6730)
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This movie implies that beasts cannot be loved.
That is preposterous and highly ignorant.

I understand it's set in a very small minded, ignorant rural town.
But I think the overwhelming majority of humans find it very easy to instinctively love beasts.
You might also be scared when said beast is big and dangerous, but if you realize it is safe you would love it right away and want to pet it or hug it.

So why is this whole story so "racist" against beasts? That witch was just a small minded racist in my book.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) a year ago

Nothing like looking at a story that takes place hundreds of years ago from a modern perspective. Also racist isn't the right word considering he was a white guy and everyone else in the region is white. Not only that but the enchantress is white too so how can she be racst?

[–] Heisenberg (6730) a year ago

Who said any fucking thing about white?

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) a year ago

You said the enchantress is racist but she's white and so is the prince. So racist isn't the right word. Prejudice is.

[–] Heisenberg (6730) a year ago

And prejudice against a different race is called.............

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) a year ago

There is no different race here. Every character in this film is white!

[–] Heisenberg (6730) a year ago

Again with the white....
I consider "beast man" a different race than white, black, yellow or whatever. Is it not?

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) a year ago

That's dumb! Also like you wouldn't be freaked out by a humanoid beast.

[–] Heisenberg (6730) a year ago

1 answer my question
2 I would probably not, but that depends on the situation
3 Loving said beast should not be any more difficult than loving a lion. I love lions.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) 5 months ago

Maybe the TC's first fictional intro to a Beast was this.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/xmen_tv_400_-_h_2017.jpg?w=1296

[–] mergaqui (112) 5 months ago

This movie implies that beasts cannot be loved.

Isn't the whole point of the movie the opposite of that? It's about how Belle falls in love with the Beast despite his appearance.

[–] Heisenberg (6730) 5 months ago

I guess at the very end yes, it shows how true love will go beyond appearance, even for a beast.

But the implication is that it is not easy, most people would have the opposite reaction, and only a strange fish like Belle would be able to achieve such a monstrous feat. So, this movie implies that beasts cannot be loved. Unless...

[–] liscarkat (18367) 5 months ago

He's a very large, hairy, bestial animal. Few young women would regard him as a potential romantic partner.

[–] ewd76 (1164) 7 days ago

So why is this whole story so "racist" against beasts? That witch was just a small minded racist in my book.

As Bill Clinton and Doug Emhoff.

[–] Kowalski (75523) 7 days ago

I BET HE HAS A GIANT WANG...PROBABLY TEAR YOU UP.