Knuckles’ Boom incarnation has proven himself to be just as smart as the original. In the latest episode of Sonic Boom, “Eggman’s Anti-Gravity Ray,” as Amy Rose lines up for a penalty kick in a friendly soccer match, she asks her friends with the gusto of an announcer at the FIFA World Cup, “Can the young woman break the glass ceiling and prove once and for all that a female can be just as good an athlete as a male?”
Knuckles, his muscular arms crossed like a genie, drops the mic on the sidelines by replying, “You know, Amy, anytime someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo.” Sonic, Amy, Tails and Sticks drop their jaws in shock at the knowledge their otherwise numbskulled friend and teammate gave them. “What? Just because I’m a meathead doesn’t mean I’m not a feminist.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikc_uZw2mqo
Alan Denton, the show’s writer, provided screenshots of this infamous scene on Twitter with the caption, “The worst part about writing for kids is that my friends rarely see my work. The best part is we get to do stuff like this.” Denton later tweeted, “Now you know what Knuckles was doing while skipping leg day: He was out getting woke.”
It’s 2017, so it makes perfect sense to promote feminism and progressivism in a kids’ animated show, especially Sonic Boom, which has proven to be self-aware of the video game franchise’s shortcomings and of today’s social and political climate as a whole. We’ve already made tremendous strides for gender equality in all facets of society–including the video game industry–but with the Abominable Drumpf tweeting out fallacious policies on Twitter and inciting his followers to riot against marginalized groups, we need to work even harder to keep gender equality, and other forms of equality for that matter, the status quo of the United States and not allow it to regress to an exception.
Knuckles is actually what modern feminists would call a “mansplainer”, Which is a bad thing, apparently. Because men shouldn’t be allowed to talk, especially about women, or feminism.
Meatheadsplainer*
Yeah, what Knuckles said was more akin to egalitarian beliefs than feminists. Which is funny because just pointing that will get your head chewed off for “undermining feminism and women’s achievements.”
Though I gotta admit, I really loved this quote: “anytime someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo.” Kinda reminds what Morgan Freeman said.
It doesn’t undermine the concept of gender equality. Gender inequality is a very real problem, and simply pretending that it isn’t is not a solution. Men and women are different, and recognizing those differences is important. A man can not properly understand the struggles, prejudices, and preconceived opinions projected on women that women experience daily. Pretending that these issues aren’t real or valid is a disservice to women everywhere. The important thing we need to understand and accept is that somebody being “different” from your perception of “normal” does not mean that person is “inferior”. Differences should be celebrated.
Hey look at that, you just mansplained about mansplaining. Complete with a passive-aggressive comment about men not being allowed to talk. You’re an idiot unable to navigate a complex subject.
Boom was a mess of a game (even if Synergy looked good tho) but at least this saved the franchise
Lewis’ Law countdown begins….
It’s #TrumpNation over here, Sega fans.