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Ramos posted:Confessions of a Goon: How I was too cool for anything not on the preapproved list of goon media Naw. I like dark souls. Popular video James franchise. The community is incredibly toxic. Same with [insert community here]. You can like things and not be a crazy person for them. Which happens with internet communities pretty organically
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Feb 28, 2019 16:58
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Bombadilillo posted:Anybody that's extreme enough to persoanlly identify with a media property has character tendencies that should be avoided. Where do you draw the line at "personally identify"? Like, I have a Psyduck avatar. Obviously, I see some connection to the character, because I've chosen it to represent me. In my case, it's because as I've grown older and as things have gotten shittier and worse, I've found myself existing in a perpetual state of headached confusedness, much like, well, Psyduck. Also, I find the design of the character hilarious. So should I be avoided because I see connection and representation of myself in a fictional character? What about all the other posters who have avatars from movies, tv shows, or video games?
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Feb 28, 2019 16:58
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^^^someone who liked Firefly vs. Someone calling themselves a Browncoat The rights obsession with AOC is very reminiscent of the left hanging on every trump tweet a few years ago. Maybe if we just keep bringing this person up they will go away
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Feb 28, 2019 17:00
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Bombadilillo posted:The rights obsession with AOC is very reminiscent of the left hanging on every trump tweet a few years ago. Tinsley's whole "actually, the GOP wants the left to unify and rally around this charismatic figure, that would be good for us" spiel really sounds like the kind of thing someone who wasn't paying attention to things the Dems were saying about Trump in 2015 would say Or maybe it's a weird form of reverse psychology
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Feb 28, 2019 17:04
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Somfin posted:2024 read-along: Jesus christ the trees are right there He could have done a thing with trees where he talks about how he misses paper and the trees in the park are fake and plasticy and smelling synthetic like oil or something, some sort of implication that the surface level is an illusion and everything is actually terrible. I guess he already wasted his chocolate parallel talking about how the coffee kinds sucks though. I am reading way too much into this but there was one bit early on in the story that got me thinking, they mentioned that the internet TVs that are also cameras can see through flesh to what he was trying to hide behind his back or whatever, presumably it can also see through most material then? My point is i took from that big brother KNOWS about all the illegal poo poo he is doing, they saw him bring all the illegal bootlegs and books into his house, and there is no way a government that put cameras in your house isnt also logging his data usage (where he also did illegal things). So they know that he is a criminal doing IP theft (which was stated to be the worst crime in this setting, to the point that even murder is easier to get away with) and various other things but arent bothering to arrest him, presumably because they dont see him as a threat of any kind. This is probably not actually what rall was going for but its a neat thing i noticed that could easily go somewhere.
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I like Steven Universe because I think Fusion as a metaphor for relationships is a great way to discuss both the dangers of toxic and abusive relationships, and the problems with codependency in "good" relationships, but I think the coding is too strong to actually be useful to the target audience. I also like the realistic depiction of trauma, but again with the same criticism. But getting an avatar of a cartoon character that displays your love of a childish, nerdy, niche product? God, how garish.
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Feb 28, 2019 17:11
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Tibalt posted:I like Steven Universe because I think Fusion as a metaphor for relationships is a great way to discuss both the dangers of toxic and abusive relationships, and the problems with codependency in "good" relationships, but I think the coding is too strong to actually be useful to the target audience. I also like the realistic depiction of trauma, but again with the same criticism. Mods plz change my name to mercucio
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Feb 28, 2019 17:14
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asecondduck posted:Where do you draw the line at "personally identify"? Like, I have a Psyduck avatar. Obviously, I see some connection to the character, because I've chosen it to represent me. In my case, it's because as I've grown older and as things have gotten shittier and worse, I've found myself existing in a perpetual state of headached confusedness, much like, well, Psyduck. Also, I find the design of the character hilarious. This post and this entire argument has convinced me the answer to all these questions is "yes"
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Feb 28, 2019 17:16
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Sometimes I think I want a politoon av again, those were fun The INCISIVE COMMENTARY av is currently unheld, right? Someone else picked it up after I dropped it IIRC also Lubchanksy's Sad Sad Boy was a fun one; the problem was people pointing it out when arguing with me as though this avatar I had chosen and purchased for myself was some kind of burn e: tracked down the Halloween edit someone in BYOB made for me  
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Feb 28, 2019 17:19
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VitalSigns posted:This post and this entire argument has convinced me the answer to all these questions is "yes" Avatar choice is an inherently personal choice though (unless you've been redtexted). You get 150x150 pixels to represent yourself to the rest of the forums, and there's a reason why you choose what you choose--whatever you choose ends up being something that echos or resonates with you so much that you believe it's the best way to represent yourself.
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asecondduck posted:Avatar choice is an inherently personal choice though (unless you've been redtexted). You get 150x150 pixels to represent yourself to the rest of the forums, and there's a reason why you choose what you choose--whatever you choose ends up being something that echos or resonates with you so much that you believe it's the best way to represent yourself. Jesus. Go live life.
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Feb 28, 2019 17:29
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I just assume everything I like is bad by virtue of me liking it.
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Feb 28, 2019 17:29
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Hi I heard this is the political cartoons thread not the wax philosophical about how fandoms are poo poo and nerds ruin everything (such as this thread) thread. Don’t make me use my lunch break to hand out probations tia.
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Feb 28, 2019 17:42
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Bombadilillo posted:Jesus. Go live life. Also the political cartoon thread is the wrong place to be discussing issues of identity and the internet, so I'll stop now.
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I mean I like SU but mainly I just like this gag loquacius posted:Tinsley's whole "actually, the GOP wants the left to unify and rally around this charismatic figure, that would be good for us" spiel really sounds like the kind of thing someone who wasn't paying attention to things the Dems were saying about Trump in 2015 would say I've basically seen four criticisms against her: -I don't understand how progressive tax works and she wants to take my money! -Look at the thousands of jobs she lost New York by existing! -She's one of the poors who worked her way to success- what an uncouth dummy! -Her name is foreign, long and scary. Got 'em?
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Feb 28, 2019 17:52
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Clerical Terrors posted:I just assume everything I like is bad by virtue of me liking it. I prefer not to worry about the objective quality of things if they're providing me even minute traces of happiness in this weary world.
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Feb 28, 2019 18:00
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MixMastaTJ posted:I mean I like SU but mainly I just like this gag You forgot "Dems? Dems! Dems! DEMS!!!!! Owned libs!" Also, anyone who likes Grim Fandango is good and cool.
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Feb 28, 2019 18:01
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Also "lol AOC is dumb unbalanced bimbo, she said 'chambers' instead of 'branches' that one time  and she has Crazy Eyes"
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Feb 28, 2019 18:03
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MixMastaTJ posted:I've basically seen four criticisms against her: Don't forget "she's secretly not poor"
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asecondduck posted:Hard to believe given what happened with the adult male fanbase, I know, but MLP wasn't awful. MLP was just a cute show for preteen girls that was supposed to sell toys and encourage, well, friendship. Taken on its own, MLP is fine, though not particularly interesting for adults (though, not gonna lie, there are some fun references that kids weren't likely to get--the pilot ends with a shot-for-shot recreation of the ending of A New Hope, for instance). I still watch MLP, and it's fun, but I acknowledge that I'm not the target audience. I missed the whole "toxic brony fandom" thing, so I'm not sure what it was about, but it sounds like a lot of lovely entitled manbabies. There's really nothing in the show that should encourage that behavior. At one point, they even indirectly call it out by having Patton Oswalt play an obsessed fan of an Indiana Jones expy who tries to argue that one of the main characters is a bad fan for not liking it the same way as he does. loquacius posted:Also "lol AOC is dumb unbalanced bimbo, she said 'chambers' instead of 'branches' that one time I hate this one because it wasn't even a mistake. She was talking about the three parts of government that are involved in legislating- the House, the Senate, and the White House. It's the same way people say a state has a "trifecta" if its two legislative assemblies and its governor are all held by the same party. Jurgan fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Feb 28, 2019 |
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Feb 28, 2019 18:08
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Bibi indicted for bribery. The takes will be spicy 
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Pants Donkey posted:Bibi indicted for bribery. The takes will be spicy I am ready for blood, I am baying for it  To be clear: He can't be actually charged until after their next election, and because this is hellworld we can't take it as a given that he will lose this election even having been indicted for multiple counts of corruption, but it's still a positive event and who knows maybe he'll suffer a rage-induced coronary
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loquacius posted:Also "lol AOC is dumb unbalanced bimbo, she said 'chambers' instead of 'branches' that one time Don't forget teeth. Christ, the right is obsessed with showing off her teeth. Hallucinogenic Toreador posted:Don't forget "she's secretly not poor" It's terrible, right? Giving a bad name to real self made millionaires like Trump.
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Pants Donkey posted:Bibi indicted for bribery. The takes will be spicy Kirschen's gonna have another stroke. MixMastaTJ posted:Don't forget teeth. Christ, the right is obsessed with showing off her teeth. To be fair, she does have very large teeth, and that's a perfectly valid thing to exaggerate in a caricature. But then Tinsley decided she should also have squinty eyes, and suddenly it looked like anti-Japanese cartoons from WWII.
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Technowolf posted:Emily Flake on the Trump-Kim meeting: I'd like to congratulate Emily on not being homophobic this time
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Hihohe posted:stop judging people by their avatars. Everyone who has a cartoony avatar should absolutely be judged by that. For example, by my avatar, you can immediately tell that I am funny, a classic who sets trends for decades, and hella racist
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Feb 28, 2019 18:41
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Really thinks they are owning her by shouting. "She wants to save the environment and gently caress rich people" with funny teeth. I hope this is the light at the end of the tunnel
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loquacius posted:Also "lol AOC is dumb unbalanced bimbo, she said 'chambers' instead of 'branches' that one time There's the "people who refuse to work" quote too. I don't care enough about these people and their opinions to look up what she actually said/meant, but they like to howl about that.
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skeleton warrior posted:Everyone who has a cartoony avatar should absolutely be judged by that. Mine is just an embarrassed admission that I'm weak to electricity.
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Jurgan posted:Kirschen's gonna have another stroke. He did just have another TIA, basically a ministroke. loquacius posted:Also "lol AOC is dumb unbalanced bimbo, she said 'chambers' instead of 'branches' that one time Crazy eyes seems like coded language since it only ever seems to be applied to female politicians or women in power. On the other hand, how else would you even describe this picture? 
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betaraywil posted:There's the "people who refuse to work" quote too. I don't care enough about these people and their opinions to look up what she actually said/meant, but they like to howl about that. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/advocates-unwilling-to-work-basic-income-ocasio-cortez quote:Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez couldn't distance herself fast enough last week from a promise on her website that the Green New Deal would take care of people who are "unwilling to work." First her team falsely claimed it was doctored by the GOP, then said it was part of a draft version that was mistakenly released.
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betaraywil posted:There's the "people who refuse to work" quote too. I don't care enough about these people and their opinions to look up what she actually said/meant, but they like to howl about that. That was in reference to older (near retirement) people who don't want to undergo a whole career retraining just go retire a couple years later
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skeleton warrior posted:Everyone who has a cartoony avatar should absolutely be judged by that. I am but a humble advertisement for pork-flavored soda. I dont know posted:Crazy eyes seems like coded language since it only ever seems to be applied to female politicians or women in power. On the other hand, how else would you even describe this picture? Jesus Christ, that's the look you give someone as you're breaking their ankles to keep them in bed.  e: Shugojin posted:That was in reference to older (near retirement) people who don't want to undergo a whole career retraining just go retire a couple years later And stay-at-home mothers, and people who don't quite qualify for disability but still can't get jobs, and people with mental health issues, and people who'd rather contribute to culture than to capitalism, and... "Work" in this context means "contribute in a way that benefits capitalists". SneezeOfTheDecade fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Feb 28, 2019 |
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I dont know posted:Crazy eyes seems like coded language since it only ever seems to be applied to female politicians or women in power. On the other hand, how else would you even describe this picture? My dear mother's recently departed dark callico Zoe had what ma called "John Wilkes Booth eyes":  Re: Unwilling, thanks for the clarification. Yeah, that's some Protestant Ethic poo poo.
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Besesoth posted:Jesus Christ, that's the look you give someone as you're breaking their ankles to keep them in bed. My first impression is that she is just moments from unhinging her jaw so that she can swallow you whole.
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My take is that she was smiling normally and the photographer went "ok, 3... 2... 1... homosexuality is not a choice *CLICK*"
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skeleton warrior posted:Everyone who has a cartoony avatar should absolutely be judged by that. I'm a gay nerd who likes hamburgers. Hunt11 posted:My first impression is that she is just moments from unhinging her jaw so that she can swallow you whole. For the record, this is why whenever you look at a camera for a picture, tilt your face a little bit downward. This almost always puts you in a better light from the camera's perspective and will immediately make your jawline less pronounced, soften your expression, and put you in a better, more humble looking angle. I can guarantee Michelle Bachman there would have looked loads better if her chin wasn't at such a horizontal angle.
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