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#21
Computer Gaming / Re: 40k Custodes - Who here ha...
Last post by al_infierno - Yesterday at 04:43:16 PMQuote from: Gusington on Yesterday at 04:34:26 PMTrue Detective: Night Country was amazing!!
Haha, that's the big difference between this example and Disney. TD: Night Country was actually high quality. The backlash to that I think mostly came from Nic Pizzolato throwing a public tantrum. I get the distaste because Night Country was a veeeeery different creative beast from the previous seasons of True Detective, but yeah it was actually high quality in its own right.
#22
Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...
Last post by Gusington - Yesterday at 04:39:56 PMNot sure how happy I am to hear about this:
Poland: We're ready to host nuclear weapons
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-ready-host-nuclear-weapons-andrzej-duda-nato/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social
Poland: We're ready to host nuclear weapons
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-ready-host-nuclear-weapons-andrzej-duda-nato/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social
#23
Computer Gaming / Re: 40k Custodes - Who here ha...
Last post by Gusington - Yesterday at 04:34:26 PMTrue Detective: Night Country was amazing!!
#24
Computer Gaming / Re: 40k Custodes - Who here ha...
Last post by al_infierno - Yesterday at 04:02:37 PMI get your frustration, this tactic of painting dissenters as "neckbeards" or "manbabies" or whatever is extremely obnoxious. It's a lazy and toxic way to shut down discussion. Same thing happened with True Detective Night Country and, like you said, Disney, or really any IP where white men are replaced or recasted by women or POC. It's just a lazy way to shut down criticism for other creative choices with an easy shield that picks up traction on Twitter, because inevitably there *are* a few asshats who whip out a full-on swastika and make everybody else look bad.
But equating this to genocide and oppression just seems like a ridiculous hyperbole. This is a luxury hobby we're talking about, not some basic human need that spells life or death for those who are excluded. Yeah, the article is stupid and intentionally incendiary, but it's pretty tame IMO as far as "dehumanizing a target people to make them seem easier to wipe out" goes. It's pretty inoffensive ribbing, even with the "neckbeard" jab considered (which interestingly only shows up in the headline, presumably for clicks).
To me it just seems like an IP owner doing what they want with their IP, some fans getting upset about the changes (which is valid), and asshole "journalists" running with the discussion to stir up controversy for clicks. I don't see any of this as "evil," just a mixture of petty, toxic, and silly.
But equating this to genocide and oppression just seems like a ridiculous hyperbole. This is a luxury hobby we're talking about, not some basic human need that spells life or death for those who are excluded. Yeah, the article is stupid and intentionally incendiary, but it's pretty tame IMO as far as "dehumanizing a target people to make them seem easier to wipe out" goes. It's pretty inoffensive ribbing, even with the "neckbeard" jab considered (which interestingly only shows up in the headline, presumably for clicks).
To me it just seems like an IP owner doing what they want with their IP, some fans getting upset about the changes (which is valid), and asshole "journalists" running with the discussion to stir up controversy for clicks. I don't see any of this as "evil," just a mixture of petty, toxic, and silly.
#25
Organizations and Equipment / Re: Planes!
Last post by GDS_Starfury - Yesterday at 04:02:01 PMtiss the season 
#26
Computer Gaming / Re: 40k Custodes - Who here ha...
Last post by W8taminute - Yesterday at 03:38:34 PMI agree that life is too short to get upset about dumb stuff like this however...
Notice how clever they are to immediately de-humanize the complainers before they even get a chance to complain by calling them neckbeards. A tactic that genocidal maniacs use when it comes to making the target seem less than human so that it makes it easier to wipe out, or in this case ridicule. Same tactics.
By playing this off and saying "it's no big deal" gives these oppressors a green light to continue this sort of tactic. Look at what they called SW fans who criticized Disney Star Wars. They called them "man babies" in an attempt to tell the rest of the uneducated masses oh look at the poor cry babies who don't like our version of Star Wars.
They can all go fornicate under consent of king themselves.
If we don't resist this or at least call out evil when we see it it will only continue to get worse and worse.
Notice how clever they are to immediately de-humanize the complainers before they even get a chance to complain by calling them neckbeards. A tactic that genocidal maniacs use when it comes to making the target seem less than human so that it makes it easier to wipe out, or in this case ridicule. Same tactics.
By playing this off and saying "it's no big deal" gives these oppressors a green light to continue this sort of tactic. Look at what they called SW fans who criticized Disney Star Wars. They called them "man babies" in an attempt to tell the rest of the uneducated masses oh look at the poor cry babies who don't like our version of Star Wars.
They can all go fornicate under consent of king themselves.
If we don't resist this or at least call out evil when we see it it will only continue to get worse and worse.
#27
Music, TV, Movies / Re: Civil War
Last post by Grim.Reaper - Yesterday at 01:29:54 PMCertainly wasn't movie of the year or must see by any stretch, but was "watchable" and had no regrets in seeing it, wife actually like it more than me. Do think it could be have been better for me if it was more focused on the war but oh well.
#28
Computer Gaming / Re: 40k Custodes - Who here ha...
Last post by al_infierno - Yesterday at 12:16:10 PMI don't get what the big deal is. GW rewrites 40K lore all the time. They completely rewrote Necron lore, so why does it matter if they update one of the factions to have women or whatever?
As for the article, seems like your typical "journalist" looking to rile people up. Life is too short to get angry about dumb stuff like this.
As for the article, seems like your typical "journalist" looking to rile people up. Life is too short to get angry about dumb stuff like this.
#29
Music, TV, Movies / Re: Civil War
Last post by ArizonaTank - Yesterday at 12:13:12 PMSaw it with my wife over the weekend.
The story has some tense moments, but overall it just seems to drift. I really can't recommend it.
Maybe when it gets to streaming, and the 1000 other choices you have just don't seem to catch your interest...then you might try it.
The story has some tense moments, but overall it just seems to drift. I really can't recommend it.
Maybe when it gets to streaming, and the 1000 other choices you have just don't seem to catch your interest...then you might try it.
#30
Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...
Last post by Gusington - Yesterday at 11:41:09 AM'suck as KY brand' 