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Putting Sonic against Birds of Prey is the new tactic of the far right culture war. Of course the all ages kids movie was ALWAYS going to do better than an R- rated film (on its second weekend)
Got some news for you, buddy. It's not going to be easy. I think you're gay. Meaning I think you're attracted to men. Cause if you don't find Margot Robbie to be attractive, in Birds of Prey, then there's no positive way you're attracted to women.
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Ulysses @jalopysmog · 14m I took my husband and 2 sons to go and see #SonicMovie and was appalled to hear homophobic slurs used throughout the movie! Luckily #BirdsOfPrey BOP was showing in the next room and my family had a much better experience! 3 harley quinn's gay best friend @cancertingz · 14m I was a victim of a horrible hate crime while in the theater watching #SonicMovie where these white men called me a f-- and spit on me. Going to see #BirdsOfPrey BOP made me feel safe to go to the movies again. + Baylor+ @QueenxxMC · 14m Since my kids wallked out mid screening of #SonicMovie without me I went to go look for them. I found them in the #BirdsOfPrey BOP screening instead!
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Overview

Sonic vs. Birds of Prey refers to a supposed culture war between Sonic the Hedgehog fans and Birds of Prey fans wherein the latter allegedly launched a campaign to try and hinder the former's box office performance and journalists were allegedly disappointed that Sonic proved more popular on its opening weekend than Birds of Prey. While there is scant evidence to back either claim the supposed war led to a series of reaction videos with people criticizing Birds of Prey fans for being angry and pointing to Sonic's success as evidence female-led superhero and comic book films don't perform well.

Background

Birds of Prey, a film about Harley Quinn and an all-female superhero team in the DC Comics universe, released February 7th, 2020, with Sonic the Hedgehog releasing a week later on February 14th. On its opening weekend, Birds of Prey underperformed at the box office in comparison to what it was projected to make, gaining only $33 million against a projected $50-55 million.[1]

On February 10th, 2020, Twitter user @LSMark_[2] pointed to several tweets that attempt to say harassment was taking place at screenings for Sonic the Hedgehog and the film contained homophobic slurs, and that viewers had a better experience at Birds of Prey (tweets shown below). Several of the tweets contain the same text, suggesting they were part of an orchestrated campaign to disparage Sonic. This was covered by wegotthiscovered.[3]

blind rights activist @sjwiftiee 11m I took my husband and 2 sons to go and see #SonicMovie and was appalled to hear homophobic slurs used throughout the movie! Luckily #BirdsOfPrey BOP was showing in the next room and my family had a much better experience!
Ulysses @jalopysmog · 14m I took my husband and 2 sons to go and see #SonicMovie and was appalled to hear homophobic slurs used throughout the movie! Luckily #BirdsOfPrey BOP was showing in the next room and my family had a much better experience! 3 harley quinn's gay best friend @cancertingz · 14m I was a victim of a horrible hate crime while in the theater watching #SonicMovie where these white men called me a f-- and spit on me. Going to see #BirdsOfPrey BOP made me feel safe to go to the movies again. + Baylor+ @QueenxxMC · 14m Since my kids wallked out mid screening of #SonicMovie without me I went to go look for them. I found them in the #BirdsOfPrey BOP screening instead!

Developments

The tweets led some to extrapolate that Birds of Prey fans were "toxic SJWs", as blog Cosmic Book[4] wrote. Other sites including VG247[5] and TSSZnews[6] covered that tweet as evidence that Birds of Prey fans were attempting to sabotage Sonic the Hedgehog. The supposed rivalry between the two films also led some to believe that critics were giving middling reviews to Sonic in an attempt to elevate Birds of Prey. YouTuber The Quartering made this point in a video that gained over 124,000 views (shown below, left). YouTuber Dumbsville made a long video laughing at the tweets, gaining over 100,000 views (shown below, right).

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External References

[1] Deadline – How ‘Birds Of Prey’ Went Astray With $33M+ Opening – Sunday Final

[2] Twitter – @LSMark

[3] We Got This Covered – Birds Of Prey Bots Trying To Sabotage Sonic The Hedgehog On Twitter

[4] CosmicBook – BIRDS OF PREY FANS SABOTAGING SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

[5] VG247 – Harley Quinn fans are going to war with Sonic on Twitter, because of course they are

[6] TSSZnews – Sonic Movie Disinformation Campaign Swirls on Social Media

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An internet debate pitting the films Sonic the Hedgehog and Birds of Prey against each other as they opened around the same time and Sonic greatly outpaced Birds of Prey

Sonic vs. Birds of Prey

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Overview

Sonic vs. Birds of Prey refers to a supposed culture war between Sonic the Hedgehog fans and Birds of Prey fans wherein the latter allegedly launched a campaign to try and hinder the former's box office performance and journalists were allegedly disappointed that Sonic proved more popular on its opening weekend than Birds of Prey. While there is scant evidence to back either claim the supposed war led to a series of reaction videos with people criticizing Birds of Prey fans for being angry and pointing to Sonic's success as evidence female-led superhero and comic book films don't perform well.

Background

Birds of Prey, a film about Harley Quinn and an all-female superhero team in the DC Comics universe, released February 7th, 2020, with Sonic the Hedgehog releasing a week later on February 14th. On its opening weekend, Birds of Prey underperformed at the box office in comparison to what it was projected to make, gaining only $33 million against a projected $50-55 million.[1]

On February 10th, 2020, Twitter user @LSMark_[2] pointed to several tweets that attempt to say harassment was taking place at screenings for Sonic the Hedgehog and the film contained homophobic slurs, and that viewers had a better experience at Birds of Prey (tweets shown below). Several of the tweets contain the same text, suggesting they were part of an orchestrated campaign to disparage Sonic. This was covered by wegotthiscovered.[3]


blind rights activist @sjwiftiee 11m I took my husband and 2 sons to go and see #SonicMovie and was appalled to hear homophobic slurs used throughout the movie! Luckily #BirdsOfPrey BOP was showing in the next room and my family had a much better experience! Ulysses @jalopysmog · 14m I took my husband and 2 sons to go and see #SonicMovie and was appalled to hear homophobic slurs used throughout the movie! Luckily #BirdsOfPrey BOP was showing in the next room and my family had a much better experience! 3 harley quinn's gay best friend @cancertingz · 14m I was a victim of a horrible hate crime while in the theater watching #SonicMovie where these white men called me a f-- and spit on me. Going to see #BirdsOfPrey BOP made me feel safe to go to the movies again. + Baylor+ @QueenxxMC · 14m Since my kids wallked out mid screening of #SonicMovie without me I went to go look for them. I found them in the #BirdsOfPrey BOP screening instead!

Developments

The tweets led some to extrapolate that Birds of Prey fans were "toxic SJWs", as blog Cosmic Book[4] wrote. Other sites including VG247[5] and TSSZnews[6] covered that tweet as evidence that Birds of Prey fans were attempting to sabotage Sonic the Hedgehog. The supposed rivalry between the two films also led some to believe that critics were giving middling reviews to Sonic in an attempt to elevate Birds of Prey. YouTuber The Quartering made this point in a video that gained over 124,000 views (shown below, left). YouTuber Dumbsville made a long video laughing at the tweets, gaining over 100,000 views (shown below, right).


[This video has been removed]


Search Interest

External References

[1] Deadline – How ‘Birds Of Prey’ Went Astray With $33M+ Opening – Sunday Final

[2] Twitter – @LSMark

[3] We Got This Covered – Birds Of Prey Bots Trying To Sabotage Sonic The Hedgehog On Twitter

[4] CosmicBook – BIRDS OF PREY FANS SABOTAGING SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

[5] VG247 – Harley Quinn fans are going to war with Sonic on Twitter, because of course they are

[6] TSSZnews – Sonic Movie Disinformation Campaign Swirls on Social Media

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Given how each tweet example of this did not even get to 3 digit likes and they look either fake or like satire, I will have to agree about it being a nontroversy, as it indeed got nowhere, and I am rather impressed at how much coverage it got on YouTube and news sites, particularly because the tweets were made before the actual Sonic movie came out to the public, so none of their claims could possibly be true to begin with. Slow news week, I guess.

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