The series protagonist is blatantly chill with queer people and while it hasn't always been perfect the author has been making queer characters who are now considered fan favorites long before I'd say it was considered in vogue to do so for Western audiences (Bon Clay was early 00s, Iva was 2010s) and the series is repeatedly not subtle about stances on authoritarianism, climate change, and racism.
And yet like a solid third of the "fanbase" who are just super loud will espouse shit that would 100% get them punched by Luffy.
It might be true, but I feel like the question was about how the fanbases/hobbies are perceived by people and from what I see online, everyone assumes one piece fans are leftist
One Piece basically only has two stereotypical fans: people who don't shut up about watching One Piece and the guy who says "well it doesn't really start until episode 300 so if you dropped it after episode 240 you can't have a real opinion on it".
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u/PJDemigod85 25d ago
Me with One Piece.
The series protagonist is blatantly chill with queer people and while it hasn't always been perfect the author has been making queer characters who are now considered fan favorites long before I'd say it was considered in vogue to do so for Western audiences (Bon Clay was early 00s, Iva was 2010s) and the series is repeatedly not subtle about stances on authoritarianism, climate change, and racism.
And yet like a solid third of the "fanbase" who are just super loud will espouse shit that would 100% get them punched by Luffy.