‘The Boys’ Is Trying to Kill Its Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Character

Throughoutitsrun,TheBoyshasconstantlymadeheadlinesastheshowwhoseownfanbasecanbarelyunderstandit.It’saleft-wingseriesfilledwithloud,unsubtlecritiquesofthepolice,Christianity,Republicans,FoxNews,rapeculture,andcapitalism,yettherearecountlessright-wingfanswhoinsisttheshow’seitherpoliticallyneutralorontheirside.Howdumbcouldtheseright-wingfansbe,therestofthefanbasewondered,tothinkthatsuchanobviouslyleft-wingshowagreeswiththemonanyoftheseissues? Thissortofmisunderstandingisnothingnew.Whenaleftistshowcritiquesliberals,asTheWiredidwithcityDemocratsorSuccessiondidwithwhitecorporatefeminism,it’llalwaysreadasright-wingwithaudienceswhoaren’tthatfamiliarwithpoliticsthatgoanyfurtherleftthanJoeBiden.ForTheBoys,thesefanswillseethemockeryofcorporations’shallowpanderingtotheLGBTQ+communityandthey’llthinkit’sadigonqueerpeople.They’llseeTheBoys’critiqueofemptyPRplatitudesregarding#MeTooandthinki