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Uncle Wemus posted:Has star wars fandom gotten worse or about the same Like all the other awful poo poo in our world, it's always been far worse than most people realized, but the combination of the internet and Trump empowering stupid white trash to express their stupid white trash-ness has made the awful poo poo significantly more visible.
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Re: fandom Peter Coffin did a pretty decent video on cultivated identity / fandom a little while back using Star Wars as an example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Lf1GcG5M4
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A lot of nerds are really upset that the leads are a FEMALE and a BLACK GUY. Rey and fin are cute as hell. Shame the last movie was kinda meh.
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I think they were mostly upset that Disney Stars Warred is bad. That'll happen though. Should have made a Singing In The Rain movie franchise instead.
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DancingShade posted:I think they were mostly upset that Disney Stars Warred is bad. That'll happen though. Nah, nerds are incredibly racist and misogynistic
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Yorkshire Pudding posted:I've never had people gatekeep me about watching sports or doing some hobby (though I know the sports thing happens to girls a lot). this just tells me you don't talk to sports fans much. any community that revolves around consuming a thing is like this, though the adults in ones originally aimed at children like Star Wars and gaming are way worse. People jockey for status and recognition in any group, but there's really no skill to master or way to be be a better consumer of someone else's property than anyone else except for buying the most toys and correcting people on the most factoids and making up and enforcing the most rules for what makes a True Fan. Made worse when it's a buncha Peter Pan motherfuckers whose personalities got stuck at age 15 when their mom would just sigh and clean up after them when they got done screaming and trashing the room because they wanted the Chewbacca doll not the Ewoks which are gay you can be a racist gardener or model train maker or day trader or whatever, but if your tomatoes suck no amount of just being lovely will get you far A Wizard of Goatse has issued a correction as of 22:51 on Jul 12, 2018 |
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If you’ve never experienced gatekeeping about music, I dunno what to tell you.
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Improbable Lobster posted:Nah, nerds are incredibly racist and misogynistic While absolutely true, and definitely a significant part of the outcry against the new films, there's a lot of Star Wars fans who are overenthusiastic towards the new films as well, so you get these really terrible stupid fights on the internet about it. One thing they have in common though is that if you don't love or hate the new films (like they're fine popcorn flicks that people over-analyze to the point of loving/hating it), then you're the same as the other side. I've legit had conversations about the films turn into getting screamed at that go something like this: Star Wars Nerd: Wait, you didn't love how good the Last Jedi's story arcs and character building was!? Me: I mean, they aren't exactly complex. It's nice they have them, so it's competently made, but I'm not blown away by anything in it. But I was never bored and the action was pretty solid. Other Star Wars Nerd: OH COME ON!!! POE WAS SO DUMB AND SJW HAIR WAS DUMB! REY IS A MARY SUE, AND LUKE DIED IN THE DUMBEST WAY! WHO'S EVEN SNOKE!? Me: My favorite part of the films is how Kylo Ren is a parody of fanboys like you other nerd. Plus, isn't Luke kind of a Gary Lou? Both: HOW DARE YOU SAY LUKE IS A GARY LOU!!!! SWN: YOU'RE CLEARLY TOO DUMB TO GET HOW SMART THE FILM WAS AND HOW IT TOTALLY REVERSED EXPECTATIONS! OSWN: YOU'RE CLEARLY TOO DUMB TO GET HOW STUPID THE FILM WAS AND HOW IT TOTALLY WAS AN SJW PLOT TO GENOCIDE WHITE MEN. Clearly the ones who hate it are worse, of course. Still doesn't mean the people that love it aren't total shitheads.
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Yorkshire Pudding posted:I think that kind of fandom is exclusive to "nerdy" things. I've never had people gatekeep me about watching sports or doing some hobby (though I know the sports thing happens to girls a lot). I think the terrible-ness is a more recent trend in the last decade as things that used to be nerdy are now mainstream, and the people who feel like Chad is taking over their once precious hobby are just prone to attacking anyone they think is an outsider. You don't go to a lot of Sports Bars in playoff season do you.
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Bearded Whiteguy posted:While absolutely true, and definitely a significant part of the outcry against the new films, there's a lot of Star Wars fans who are overenthusiastic towards the new films as well, so you get these really terrible stupid fights on the internet about it. Excuse me, but it's Gary Stu. GOD.
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Orange Crush Rush posted:You don't go to a lot of Sports Bars in playoff season do you. You're probably right, and it's probably because I don't claim to be a sports fan. I live in Kansas City and the whole "CHIEFS KINGDOM!!!" thing is huge, and when I tell people I don't really watch football they still want me to come over and watch the game or whatever.
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 Why do you love Obama so much? "I don't because like I said I am literally a communist you idiot!" :3 http://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/piers-morgan-clashes-with-trump-protester-in-fiery-debate
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Thanks for taking Piers Morgan back, Britain.
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Piers Morgan grabs his heart, as if he has been shot, and collapses on the ground. Aides rush between him and Ash Sarkar. "How could you?" "Someone call an ambulance!" "Wait, he's moving." They circle Piers on the ground as one knees over him. "What is it Piers, what do you have to say?" Piers, shaking and weak, reaches into his suit pocket and pulls out a crumpled paper. He unfolds it and hands it to the aid, "H-h-have you seen... this drawing... of me eating the President's rear end?" He exhales and goes limp.
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Bearded Whiteguy posted:While absolutely true, and definitely a significant part of the outcry against the new films, there's a lot of Star Wars fans who are overenthusiastic towards the new films as well, so you get these really terrible stupid fights on the internet about it. Calm down, they're just movies
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Improbable Lobster posted:Calm down, they're just movies Not if you only define yourself by the media you consume.
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Sacha Baron Cohen's movie got Roy Moore too: https://splinternews.com/roy-moore-joins-sarah-palin-on-growing-list-of-bad-peop-1827555060 This pedophilic motherfucker issued an official "I'm not mad, I'm actually laughing" press release.
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ekuNNN posted:
She can seize my means any day
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JcDent posted:We already have Jewish space technology, we only need their magic to make Moishehammer 40K.
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Holy poo poo borat guy is collecting chuds like Pokemon he fukkin got ARPAIO! https://t.co/8W6RFBOERV https://twitter.com/KrangTNelson/status/1017601200408203265?s=17
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Owlbear Camus posted:Holy poo poo borat guy is collecting chuds like Pokemon he fukkin got ARPAIO! dis_gon_b_gud.jpeg
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Bahaha dumbass signed a contract, doesn't read it, gets mad he's bound to a contract. loving brainwormed chuds, man.
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lol https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1017485864375480320
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I hate this man more and more everyone I see his lovely tweets. Maybe don't be such an rear end in a top hat and people would want to date you. Also don't blow millions of dollars on a loving bus to advertise a lovely game.
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why is it so hard for men to not sexually harass women?
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gently caress 'the chase' as a concept. I have one ex who broke up with me out of the blue as a way of trying to initiate 'the chase' after we'd already been together for a month or two. When I just accepted her decision she got real mad and when she tried to re-initiate contact a year later she was still mad about it. Anyone who expresses a desire to have 'the chase' be part of their relationships has some worrying metaphors about how relationships work. Somfin has issued a correction as of 14:21 on Jul 13, 2018 |
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Zil posted:I hate this man more and more everyone I see his lovely tweets. Maybe don't be such an rear end in a top hat and people would want to date you. Also don't blow millions of dollars on a loving bus to advertise a lovely game. https://twitter.com/JordanPDunsmore/status/1017646081427927040
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Somfin posted:gently caress 'the chase' as a concept. one of my friends broke up with her boyfriend of around 3-4 years, moved across the country and then had a major depressive episode because he...didn't follow her. like what were you expecting
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The Phlegmatist posted:one of my friends broke up with her boyfriend of around 3-4 years, moved across the country and then had a major depressive episode because he...didn't follow her. Traditional gender roles and romantic expectations are basically a total dumpster fire and probably one of the biggest things responsible for people being maladjusted towards the opposite sex.
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Verisimilidude posted:why is it so hard for men to not sexually harass women? Some of us are really, really dense, got told that we deserve to have someone in the end, and spent teenage years playing vidja instead of maturing. Uh, talking about a friend.
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CheesyDog posted:
ian miles "tails" cheong in 20 years
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JcDent posted:Some of us are really, really dense, got told that we deserve to have someone in the end, and spent teenage years playing vidja instead of maturing. I mean goddamn, my own mother watching Forrest Gump told me I need to find a girlfriend like his who basically takes care of his adult activities for him. (and aren't they only actually together for like a few months total before she dies of AIDS and he has to take care of himself and their son?)
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JcDent posted:Some of us are really, really dense, got told that we deserve to have someone in the end, and spent teenage years playing vidja instead of maturing. same lol I'm sure most dudes have probably had a situation where they acted like a creep or an rear end in a top hat with varying levels of severity (i definitely have), but you learn from your experiences, admit you did wrong, try and make amends and do your best to be better in the future. for all this JBP "clean your room, be better" rhetoric, no one is actually talking about being a more empathetic person. it's very nihilistic and selfish, really. Do good by yourself and don't ever be introspective or empathetic towards others, because all of their problems are theirs alone, even if you directly caused them.
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DLC Inc posted:ian miles "tails" cheong in 20 years Nah, Cheong already looks way worse than this. At least this dude is clean-shaven. Verisimilidude posted:for all this JBP "clean your room, be better" rhetoric, no one is actually talking about being a more empathetic person. it's very nihilistic and selfish, really. Do good by yourself and don't ever be introspective or empathetic towards others, because all of their problems are theirs alone, even if you directly caused them. It's not even "clean your room" as a step 1 to self-improvement, but a metaphorical "clean your room" as a step 1 to telling society how you're right and they're wrong.
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Verisimilidude posted:I'm sure most dudes have probably had a situation where they acted like a creep or an rear end in a top hat with varying levels of severity (i definitely have), but you learn from your experiences, admit you did wrong, try and make amends and do your best to be better in the future. It helps that I had cool friends who always called me out on poo poo. And yeah, Forest and Jenny probably aren't a model relationship.
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Communist woodchucks ceasing the means of transportation
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