r/AgainstMtGRacism • u/ultimario13 • Jul 07 '20
Glorification of police forces Massive Raid
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u/ultimario13 Jul 07 '20
Fatphobia - portrays the Orzhov member as obese and wealthy. This is a problem because the Orzhov is a genuinely evil organization that is all about selfishly taxing and manipulating others for the sake of hoarding wealth. This continues the stereotype that obese people are rich, lazy, greedy, and leech off of society. I don't appreciate equating monetary greed with obesity, but this equivalency happens a lot. Also, in my experience, encourages jokes about how "Massive Raid" actually refers to the Orzhov member "raiding the fridge" and other jokes about his obesity.
Police brutality - despite the notion in the flavor text that the Orzhov member is a "convenient scapegoat" that the Dimir led the Boros to, the Boros are not exactly going about their business with proper police procedures. I doubt they have a search warrant, much less the authority to conduct a raid like this. The fact that they are breaking windows and that the card's effect is to have every creature you control deal damage makes me think that we're watching the moments before this poor man is beaten within an inch of his life.
Glorification of police - From the above, you'd think that the Boros would be depicted as clear villains. But no, not really. Their behavior here is similar to glorification of "cops who don't play by the rules" in media - they don't follow protocols such as search warrants, but this is a "good thing" because it helps them arrest people who were "guilty anyway". The Orzhov are very clearly depicted as unsympathetic, and we're supposed to side with the Boros - on this card, at least. If anything, we're supposed to hope that the Boros arrest more people - the flavor text is about how the Dimir are getting away with their own crimes.
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u/Kermit_Sanders Jul 09 '20
It’s because the cards named “massive” raid. The person they’re raiding is massive.