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FuzzySkinner: May 23, 2012

Lumpy the Cook posted:

That poster is correct about Chipotle and Taco Bell not being Mexican food.

Yep.

Honestly I wish more legit tex-mex places existed.

I had a taco from a taco truck owned by a mexican immigrant and it was wayyy better than anything Chipotle or T Bell could whip up. He even had some funny pokes at Trump on his signs.

# ? May 4, 2017 23:08

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# ? May 12, 2024 21:47

Baku: Aug 20, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

The only place you can get good authentic Mexican in my hometown atm is a taqueria in the flea market

The stall directly across the aisle from it sells swastika stickers and patches

# ? May 4, 2017 23:14

an actual dog: Nov 18, 2014

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/860116676536410112

# ? May 4, 2017 23:53

the bitcoin of weed: Nov 1, 2014

an actual dog posted:

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/860116676536410112

this might be one of the most insanely stupid articles ever written

quote:

We never see a journalist in �Star Wars.� Not in eight movies and counting.

The galaxy is otherwise rich in professions. There are bartenders, bounty hunters, geneticists, one librarian, medics, moisture farmers, musicians, senators, soldiers and a lady who sells toads out of the sewer. The character who comes closest to an act of journalism, if we're being generous, is a two-headed alien who commentates during a podrace. His sportscast is mostly hackwork, stuff like �It's Skywalker!� and �The crowds are going nuts!� Worse still, he's not very impartial; at the sight of the gangster Jabba the Hutt, both of his heads gargle in apparent fealty.

If there was ever a galaxy far, far away in need of a smart and independent press, you're looking at it.

....

Near the end of the prequel �Revenge of the Sith,� the elected leader of the Galactic Republic gives a speech. It's a rousing speech, full of carnage and conspiracy. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine spins a wild theory that the powerful elite, the Jedi, wish to subvert the government. It's also total bull.

A �Jedi rebellion� has been foiled, Palpatine says. (This is false. Palpatine ordered his troopers to shoot the Jedi in the back, a slaughter presumably carried out on thousands of planets.) The Jedi disfigured his face in a failed assassination attempt, he says. (False again, though difficult to investigate � Palpatine resisted arrest in his private office, then zapped any would-be witnesses to death.)

With that, a millennium-old democracy dies. Palpatine announces that the Republic is now an empire, promising �a safe and secure society, which I assure you will last for 10,000 years.�

Almost everyone in Palpatine's audience greets his speech with thunderous applause.

There are a few heads shaken and sad words muttered. But nobody jots down notes. Nobody switches on a recorder. Nobody in the chamber raises a tentacle and asks, �Uh, excuse me, Mr. Chancellor �?�

Meanwhile, what appear to be drones equipped with video cameras hover around the Senate chamber. The movie never explains the drones' purpose, but it's easy to imagine that the robots are filming the emperor's speech. (In fact, the �Star Wars� television show �Rebels� later offers a glimpse of imperial propaganda recorded from that very location.) If so, there is no evidence that the galaxy tuned into the robot feed to see a popular and rightly outraged news anchor listing the democratic laws broken and historical context ignored.

# ? May 5, 2017 00:06

Breakfast All Day: Oct 21, 2004

We never see a shitter in "Star Wars". Did constipation lead to authoritarian rule? Is the Kessel Run that weird walk you do when a turd is crowning?

# ? May 5, 2017 00:16

MizPiz: May 29, 2013; by Athanatos

an actual dog posted:

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/860116676536410112

Actually, it's because a bunch of sanctimonious assholes who cared more about civility and order than actually addressing the grievances of the population at large decided to allow a fascist to start a war that drained government resources and crush all forms of opposition in the name of freedom and democracy.

# ? May 5, 2017 02:07

get that OUT of my face: Feb 10, 2007

we live in a world with a nearly infinite amount of pop culture, and it's easier to consume than it was 10 years ago. so why are the only pop culture comparisons in these vapid essays limited to Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hamilton?

fits my needs posted:

a college friend shared this on fb, and the only thing i don't like about it is "educate yourself." being a better person shouldn't be a homework assignment

# ? May 5, 2017 02:48

Agnosticnixie: Jan 6, 2015

How did Cinco de Mayo even manage to overshadow the Grito de Dolores in the states anyway? You'd think people think it's actual mexican independence day.

# ? May 5, 2017 02:56

MizPiz: May 29, 2013; by Athanatos

get that OUT of my face posted:

we live in a world with a nearly infinite amount of pop culture, and it's easier to consume than it was 10 years ago. so why are the only pop culture comparisons in these vapid essays limited to Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hamilton?

Star Wars and Harry Potter are the most accessible ways to get nerd cred while Hamilton allows people to believe nationalistic masturbation is very woke.

# ? May 5, 2017 03:02

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

get that OUT of my face posted:

we live in a world with a nearly infinite amount of pop culture, and it's easier to consume than it was 10 years ago. so why are the only pop culture comparisons in these vapid essays limited to Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hamilton?

# ? May 5, 2017 03:24

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

get that OUT of my face posted:

we live in a world with a nearly infinite amount of pop culture, and it's easier to consume than it was 10 years ago. so why are the only pop culture comparisons in these vapid essays limited to Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hamilton?

a college friend shared this on fb, and the only thing i don't like about it is "educate yourself." being a better person shouldn't be a homework assignment

I'm not sure a pure-race Mexican restaurant even exists in the US, every one I've known has been staffed by every Central and South American lineage under the sun.

# ? May 5, 2017 03:27

got any sevens: Feb 9, 2013; by Cyrano4747

Latinx

# ? May 5, 2017 03:36

got any sevens: Feb 9, 2013; by Cyrano4747

Agnosticnixie posted:

How did Cinco de Mayo even manage to overshadow the Grito de Dolores in the states anyway? You'd think people think it's actual mexican independence day.

Some people do get confused and think it's their indy day.

get that OUT of my face posted:

we live in a world with a nearly infinite amount of pop culture, and it's easier to consume than it was 10 years ago. so why are the only pop culture comparisons in these vapid essays limited to Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hamilton?

a college friend shared this on fb, and the only thing i don't like about it is "educate yourself." being a better person shouldn't be a homework assignment

Well, they could instead make references to obscure poo poo, but expecting the people that haven't seen it to put forth any effort just to get a reference is foolish in tyool2017. Or they could skip the references and become good reporters, but again that would require effort that nobody is either capable of or willing to do these days.

# ? May 5, 2017 03:43

Brother Entropy: Dec 27, 2009

Fullhouse posted:

this might be one of the most insanely stupid articles ever written

i think i'm more mad about him misunderstanding something as basic as the plot of star wars than him applying it to modern politics

Agnosticnixie posted:

How did Cinco de Mayo even manage to overshadow the Grito de Dolores in the states anyway? You'd think people think it's actual mexican independence day.

this is probably apocryphal but i've heard beer companies were responsible for pushing cinco de mayo in the us to give the country a pary holiday in may to get drunk over

# ? May 5, 2017 03:47

OXBALLS DOT COM: Sep 11, 2005; by FactsAreUseless; Young Orc

Agnosticnixie posted:

How did Cinco de Mayo even manage to overshadow the Grito de Dolores in the states anyway? You'd think people think it's actual mexican independence day.

I think it's because a lot of the esrly waves of Mexican immigration were from the Puebla area

OXBALLS DOT COM has issued a correction as of 04:11 on May 5, 2017

# ? May 5, 2017 04:08

Grognan: Jan 23, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

get that OUT of my face posted:

being a better person shouldn't be a homework assignment

Pretty sure that's what it means to a lot of people

# ? May 5, 2017 04:15

OXBALLS DOT COM: Sep 11, 2005; by FactsAreUseless; Young Orc

Grognan posted:

Pretty sure that's what it means to a lot of people

They also want participation trophies for trying even if they remain horrible people

# ? May 5, 2017 04:18

Terror Sweat: Mar 15, 2009

i disagree with that poster, im gonna get trashed and i dont give a gently caress

# ? May 5, 2017 04:18

get that OUT of my face: Feb 10, 2007

Buca di Bepis posted:

I'm not sure a pure-race Mexican restaurant even exists in the US, every one I've known has been staffed by every Central and South American lineage under the sun.

i live not far from a mexican neighborhood but i wouldn't be surprised if a fair amount of restaurants there have central american staff

# ? May 5, 2017 04:29

ate shit on live tv: Feb 15, 2004; by Azathoth

Kicking the poo poo out of the French is something every red-blooded American can get behind.

# ? May 5, 2017 05:10

MonsieurChoc: Oct 12, 2013; Every species can smell its own extinction.

gently caress this poo poo, a Sombrero isn't some sacred thing, it's just a loving hat peasants used to wear to protect from the sun. People can wear that hat if they want, and if they're being racist poo poo-head while wearing the hat then the problem is that they are being loving racist, not that they dared wear a hat!

This kind of bullshit infuriates me.

# ? May 5, 2017 05:30

Dreddout: Oct 1, 2015; You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Buca di Bepis posted:

I'm not sure a pure-race Mexican restaurant even exists in the US, every one I've known has been staffed by every Central and South American lineage under the sun.

I know of a few but they're all family run.

But white people insisting on using Latinx will never not be funny to me

# ? May 5, 2017 05:54

ChickenOfTomorrow: Nov 11, 2012; god damn it, you've got to be kind

Dreddout posted:

But white people insisting on using Latinx will never not be funny to me

is it better or worse than latin@

# ? May 5, 2017 05:58

Dreddout: Oct 1, 2015; You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

is it better or worse than latin@

"Please, do not disrespect the Spanish language!"

*Turns it into leetspeak*

# ? May 5, 2017 06:12

ArgumentatumE.C.T.: Nov 5, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Dreddout posted:

I know of a few but they're all family run.

But white people insisting on using Latinx will never not be funny to me

Latinx Games

Latinex: Arrrrribba-ed For Her Pleasure

# ? May 5, 2017 06:30

super sweet best pal: Nov 18, 2009

got any sevens posted:

Some people do get confused and think it's their indy day.

Well, they could instead make references to obscure poo poo, but expecting the people that haven't seen it to put forth any effort just to get a reference is foolish in tyool2017. Or they could skip the references and become good reporters, but again that would require effort that nobody is either capable of or willing to do these days.

Real nerds reference the good poo poo.

# ? May 5, 2017 07:05

ChickenOfTomorrow: Nov 11, 2012; god damn it, you've got to be kind

MizPiz posted:

Liking and defending brand engagement accounts should be considered one of the worst forms of class treason.

https://twitter.com/VICE/status/859144184699203585

# ? May 5, 2017 07:50

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

https://twitter.com/VICE/status/859144184699203585

shooting the twitterer

# ? May 5, 2017 09:19

Peanut President: Nov 5, 2008; by Athanatos

Agnosticnixie posted:

How did Cinco de Mayo even manage to overshadow the Grito de Dolores in the states anyway? You'd think people think it's actual mexican independence day.

It's a long long way between Fat Tuesday and the 4th of July. We need something in the middle to drink about.

# ? May 5, 2017 09:56

SgtMongoose: Feb 10, 2007

Peanut President posted:

It's a long long way between Fat Tuesday and the 4th of July. We need something in the middle to drink about.

The gap from St Patty day to Memorial Day needed addressing but what I'm concerned about is the total lack of commercialized holidays between July 4th and Labor Day. When will our Bud Light and cheap party supplying capitalist overlords address this holiday gap?

# ? May 5, 2017 12:03

Dapper_Swindler: Feb 14, 2012; Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

MonsieurChoc posted:

gently caress this poo poo, a Sombrero isn't some sacred thing, it's just a loving hat peasants used to wear to protect from the sun. People can wear that hat if they want, and if they're being racist poo poo-head while wearing the hat then the problem is that they are being loving racist, not that they dared wear a hat!

This kind of bullshit infuriates me.

because alot of these idiots think cultural synthesis and culture sharing are bad. some of these fuckheads legit believe in race/culture separation. cultural appropriation and erasure are legit poo poo and bad stuff but these idiots have used the terms so much they have no meaning.

# ? May 5, 2017 12:44