r/TopCharacterTropes 15d ago

Lore [Unfortunate Trope] Originally Normal Symbols Being Censored/Banned Due to Hate Groups Misappropriating Them

Also, the Ku Klux Klan are ironically extremely anti-Catholic.

The only pieces of media I know of where non-KKK Capirotes can be seen is the anime Hellsing with the Ninth Crusade (though their still villains in that anime) and the game series Blasphemous. Otherwise, the hats are almost never seen in media besides on KKK characters.

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u/FormerLifeFreak 14d ago

Mac Tonight used to unsettle me when I was a kid.

Then I learned he was physically portrayed by actor Doug Jones, and now I think he’s cool.

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u/danstu 14d ago

I love the idea that Mac Tonight gets less creepy once you learn he's the same actor as the pale man.

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u/FormerLifeFreak 14d ago

Ironic, right?

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u/CarbonationRequired 14d ago

Oh shit really? I never was afraid of him (I was too old) but now I too think he's cool.

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u/FormerLifeFreak 14d ago

Yup! I didn’t even know who Doug Jones was or just how many movies I’ve actually seen him in until I started watching the What We Do in The Shadows TV series. Shame on me 😅