#the blood=cum parallel imageries in the Batjokes-y panels are driving me nuts

[psalmsofpsychosis]

going through the batmanverse archives after awhile and— we really need to talk about the way Batman and Joker fight.

There's a form to fighting for offence and defence, your body movements are focused on delivering pain and/or protecting yourself from pain. This involves a sequence of specific positionings and physical orientation, none of which Batman delivers right when it comes to Joker.

It's a bit on the nose at this point to talk about Joker's fighting style when it comes to Batman, what with his knife and the intimate proximity that fighting style creates and all—

But Batman? Batman literally hits like sex. He punches joker's face like he's trying to get past skin and bone and get into his mouth, he fights Joker like he wants to make a dent in him and tear into him, get in him. it's fascinating how in Batmanverse Batman's fights with Joker are a lot like intercourse; upclose and unbearably personal, he's not trying to hurt him as much as he's pushing to get closer and closer to him. He doesn't hit to break through, he hits to break in. And he doesn't get satisfied until he draws blood, what is *in* must come out; he wants to draw the inside out, to see the affect of how he drives Joker over the edge. cum symbolism ensues this brings me to another curious point:

traditionally in the percieved absence of female ejaculation and visible signs of orgasm and conclusion, for a very long time men have been obsessed with making a woman bleed from intercourse. At different points in Batman comics writers have assigned a lot of feminine qualities to Joker, sometimes a bit more than usual, sometimes a bit less, but it's been there consistently through most of his portrayals, so when plotpoints like these

ensue, you start to wonder what is happening here exactly. Very curious indeed.

#*absolutely noone is surprised by the conclusion of this meta* #i think i wrote this meta 4 different times and i'm sure there are more apeshit panels out there #that unintentionally or intentionally drive the point home but like #the blood=cum parallel imageries in the Batjokes-y panels are driving me nuts #it's such consistent symbol throughout the comics by now #but also i'm rereading Batman Europa and uhh. uhhhh #Batjokes #Batjokes meta #Batman #Batman meta #dc joker #Joker meta