Heinlein in 1959: writes extremely militaristic and some would say fascistic book with tons of xenophobia and racism projected onto an alien race
Paul Verhoeven in 1997: “Jesus fuck! That’s a BIT much for today’s audience!” directs over the top parody of fascism and militarism, including deliberately annoying and explicitly jingoistic infomercials
Most people’s reaction in 1997: “Huh! I never knew Paul Verhoeven was a literal nazi!”
Somewhat similar:
Heinlein in 1959: writes extremely militaristic and some would say fascistic book with tons of xenophobia and racism projected onto an alien race
Paul Verhoeven in 1997: “Jesus fuck! That’s a BIT much for today’s audience!” directs over the top parody of fascism and militarism, including deliberately annoying and explicitly jingoistic infomercials
Most people’s reaction in 1997: “Huh! I never knew Paul Verhoeven was a literal nazi!”
HP Lovecraft: I will ensure no white women marry black or Italian men by writing the Cthulu mythos as a warning against interracial marriage
2020s: Cthuwu lmao put it in another video game