Powerpuff girls theme song rating4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() The Powerpuff Girls are defined by their innocence and purity. To explain why Him is so compelling, we need to look at the heroes he is defined against. Well, because Him is more or less the perfect villain for a show like PPG and understanding why helps us understand ourselves. Even more surprisingly, there was little to no backlash against how Him was portrayed. And it’s not just me-when the Power Puff Girls was rebooted in 2016, they updated much of the shows more dated aspects for a more woke take on the denizens of Townsville but kept Him largely the same. ![]() Even though I know part of the reason for his existence is to mock and vilify people like me, I keep re-watching episodes of the Power Puff Girls with Him in them, and I’ve never stopped enjoying them. But there’s something deeper at play here. This follows a long tradition of queer re-appropriation of gay-coded villains, including Ursula the Sea Witch and Scar the Lion. From my (admittedly anecdotal) research, every queer former fan seems to react to Him in the same way-awareness that how he’s portrayed is problematic, but also acceptance that Him is…. However, LGBT+ fans of the show for the most part seem to treat Him with something like affection. ![]() He’s also a combination of more or less every homophobic and transphobic trope you could imagine, from his effeminate and sinister falsetto, his rouged cheeks and knee-high boots, his leering, predatory manner, to….well, the fact that they decided the best way of portraying pure evil on screen was to make Him gay. Modelled none-too-subtly on Satan, Him is one of the most compelling characters in the history of children’s television, striking fear into the Powerpuff Girls, their rouges gallery, and even the show’s narrator. One is that iconic opening theme song which introduces the three miniature crime-fighters, and the other is the enigmatic villain known simply as Him. If you’re university age, it’ll probably have been a while since you watched the show, but I’ll wager you remember at least two things. I’m writing this as graduation looms and I prepare to leave education and enter full-time employment, so it’s only natural that this article would address themes more mature and adult than any I’ve handled before. ![]()
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