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[-] Yucky_Dimension@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

Um... they are called the Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister). Is he non binary now?

[-] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 60 points 1 year ago
[-] Yucky_Dimension@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It's a joke based on Yakko not having a gender. Which doesn't make sense. Therefore my confusion.

[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 year ago

Cartoons operate under the rule of funny, anything is allowed for the joke

[-] Yucky_Dimension@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say that's how jokes work. Some things need to be established first. The joke is not, that he is non binary. It's a play with words, "agenda" in this case. Him being genderless is supposed to be the baseline. This is contradicted by him being a Warner brother. So the joke is already falling apart during the setup. If the joke was about him being a chicken, it wouldn't have made sense either, because it was never established before. And can't explained with cartoon logic.

It feels like people are automatically mad at me for criticizing the joke, because the topic is gender politics. I never said he can't be non binary, I don't care, but there was never a basis for this. Or so I thought. As others have pointed out, there apparently was an episode or a comic where this was mentioned.

[-] homicidalrobot@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

How would you refer to a he/they sibling

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

As your sibling? The usual, I think, such as "dummy" or "asshat".

[-] Veedem@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] Yucky_Dimension@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This doesn't address anything I've said. But just downvote away, I guess.

[-] boogiebored@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

gender politics

[-] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Do you take Wile.E.Coyote running into a wall after the roadrunner runs through it literally too?

[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Which doesn’t make sense. Therefore my confusion.

There are people who do not identify as having a gender, this is commonly referred to as "Agender". People who identify as Agender may not identify with the concept of gender, some may attempt to present gender neutral, while others may not make an effort to present any specific way. It's one of the many NonBinary identities, that is people who don't identify as exclusively male or female. I can understand though that for some it might be confusing as it has only been receiving mainstream recognition relatively recently.

[-] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

There's a panel from the Animaniacs comic where Wakko states that his gender is "other". It floats around the internet ever few years. The comic was, I believe, back in the 90s so I'm not sure I'd say "now". They have always used the term "brother" and he/him pronouns for Wakko though.

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Wait, there's comics? I thought it was just a cartoon

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I love how politically charged the show is haha

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The show is politically charged because... there's an enby person? Or am I misunderstanding you

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure, let's pretend the gender stuff ISNT a current political issue, and ignore all the political jokes the show makes, and then imply some bullshit like I have an issue with NB because I said "politically charged" because why not? Fuck off. My partner is part of the community.

[-] Nikki@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

id wager that gender expression (or lack of) isnt a political issue, our rights being stripped is the political issue. same goes for racial segregation, a person of color isnt a political issue, the wrongs done to that person are

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You're absolutely right, and I'm sorry for jumping to the worst assumption. I'm gonna take this as a sign to log off and touch some grass. /gen

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I appreciate your apology. Thank you.

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

In the remake’s theme song; “We’re gender balanced, pronoun neutral, and ethnically diverse!”
While the fun is in the fast pronunciation of longer words, they’re pointing to a split gender diagram chart between Yakko (male), Dot (female) and Wakko (split). So even if it’s based in a joke from old episodes, WB seems to have run with it.

[-] CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago
[-] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 12 points 1 year ago

Yup! They did a remake in 2020, never watched it myself cause Hulu but I've heard some good things about it.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

It's okay. Not nearly as good as the old show, but that's not a surprise.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They have some gall to call it a "Hulu Original."

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Since the new episodes are produced by Hulu, I'd say it still counts as one even though the show originated elsewhere.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I cannot aggre with your position, sir, however I will defend your right to be wrong with my life.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fair enough. I see it as them referring to the specific season, not the overall show itself.

[-] Dangdoggo@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

It's not canon but he has been adopted by the NB community as a sort of an icon.

[-] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Not originally, but this does sound like the kind of boundary pushing puny joke they'd make to make the straights slightly uncomfortable.

[No no no. Finger Prints.

I don't think so.](https://youtu.be/lY2kC5fZG64?si=uPoB4wzgMdvy6e-J)

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