They literally cannot tell the difference between fiction and reality. So if fiction is saying "There is an evil race who only wants death and destruction of all things good" then they think "Who is this talking about in real life?" because they are used to 100% of their media being allegory propaganda.
That's what "media literacy" is all about, being able to be a good little sheep and follow the clues that the director wants you take home. Rather than judging things on your own.
I'd argue their brains are so melted down they think everything needs to represent something IRL. Orcs, simply a humanoid race of monsters that can use axes and shit so the party doesn't have to fight only humans? Those must be black people. They cannot SEE that not everything is an allegory or a representation of something, they cannot help themselves.
It's funny because weebs have better understanding of context and nuance than the tourists:
Goblins in Goblin Slayer: evil, kill on sight
Goblins in Reincarnated as a Slime: Good and friendly
Demons in Frieren: Evil, kill when possible
Demons in Human in the demon army: Nuanced
Well it helps that we don't see a "loser race" and immediately assume its an allegory for blacks and mexicans, and thereby we must defend it.
That's a critical problem with their media analysis.
They literally cannot tell the difference between fiction and reality. So if fiction is saying "There is an evil race who only wants death and destruction of all things good" then they think "Who is this talking about in real life?" because they are used to 100% of their media being allegory propaganda.
That's what "media literacy" is all about, being able to be a good little sheep and follow the clues that the director wants you take home. Rather than judging things on your own.
I'd argue their brains are so melted down they think everything needs to represent something IRL. Orcs, simply a humanoid race of monsters that can use axes and shit so the party doesn't have to fight only humans? Those must be black people. They cannot SEE that not everything is an allegory or a representation of something, they cannot help themselves.
Exactly. Sometimes the devil is a sadistic monster who wants to enslave humanity. Sometimes he wants to flip burger in Tokyo.
And sometimes she has an enormous rack and wants to teach people about agriculture.
These are not the same.