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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Did PC Wokeness Kill Comedy or Is Jerry Seinfeld Unfunny? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:07 pm
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Replies: 37
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| If more people read was was actually said rather than what was reported, a whole manure heap of culture war 'debate' would never happen and the world (or at least the Internet) would be a healthier place. I think the willingness to misreport or focus on a phrase that could be misinterpreted is now ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Did PC Wokeness Kill Comedy or Is Jerry Seinfeld Unfunny? |
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Posted: 02 May 2024, 1:41 am
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| Comedy is one of my special interests. Wit, in particular, is very important to me, I think much more than it is to most people. I believe in the “Equal Opportunity Offender” concept of comedy. “I don't want to offend anyone. I want to offend everyone. ” -- Tracey Ullman I think no topic should be o... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Steven Spielberg is providing strategy for Biden |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 12:10 am
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Replies: 34
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| I saw another YouTube video about "Wish" today. This guy said a few things I agree with. He said "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and he didn't see Magnifico as the reasonable king of a perfect society that was ruined by people getting their wishes back. However, he regarded ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 12:01 am
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Replies: 34
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| Using the term "leftist" pretty much saps any actual standing one might have. There is no such thing as leftism and as such no leftists. As far as the topic goes, the key word here is "fictional." There's all sorts of fictional things that people like that they wouldn't care for... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you evaluate arguments? How do NTs? |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 12:32 am
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| Usually, I try to look at the argument itself. A lot of people seem to want to dismiss arguments based on who said it. (Ad hominem fallacy.) Here's an example regarding movie criticism, which is a special interest of mine. If a critic gives a movie a bad review and I disagree with them, I will disag... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2024, 1:47 am
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| Yes, I've seen tons of comments on various platforms claiming Magnifico is the hero and Asha is the villain. I think "Wish" is possibly the worst canonical Disney Animated Classic. But I don't believe that particular criticism is true. It's mostly based on the idea that Asha wants to gran... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2024, 10:41 pm
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| Using the term "leftist" pretty much saps any actual standing one might have. There is no such thing as leftism and as such no leftists. As far as the topic goes, the key word here is "fictional." There's all sorts of fictional things that people like that they wouldn't care for... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2024, 12:50 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,171
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| Using the term "leftist" pretty much saps any actual standing one might have. There is no such thing as leftism and as such no leftists. As far as the topic goes, the key word here is "fictional." There's all sorts of fictional things that people like that they wouldn't care for... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2024, 3:32 am
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Replies: 34
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| I've often sympathized with the villains and anti-heroes in stories. Especially the more sympathetic ones like Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett for example. Funny you mention "Sweeney Todd," because Sondheim musicals are one of my special interests :). Sweeney Todd is intentionally made sympa... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Slow Movement |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2024, 12:57 pm
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| I don't know much about the Slow Movement. Sometimes I've said that if American culture could be summed up in one word, it would be "HURRY!" and it might be nice to slow down. I'm probably focusing on the wrong thing here, but I'm wondering, what is a "singer that only lip-syncs?"... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 2:44 am
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| I feel compelled to get this out of the way: You've found people who like King Magnifico? Where? Do such people exist? There are people who liked Wish?? I would have rolled my eyes at everything about that trainwreck when I was 9. I suppose theoretically there must be at least one person out there ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 12:18 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,171
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2024, 11:15 pm
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Replies: 34
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| I wrote an entire post and the internet on my phone went off and took it away. Here's the short version: Why do people on social media who use Leftist/"Progressive" terminology seem to love fictional villains who are absolute monarchs that never make any attempt to share any of their power... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you heard of "tone policing"? |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2024, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I've had my tone misread many times. I think of myself as being very meek and polite, but sometimes, people have still read some sort of "attitude" into what I said and responded with anger. One particular instance that I remember was at a job I had when I was a teenager. I got on the walk... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I don't believe in "age appropriate" interests |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2024, 9:53 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I always thought it was odd that in mainstream society, you were supposed to stop liking all these things at a certain age or else something is wrong with you, but you're allowed to root for the same sports teams from cradle to grave and that's perfectly OK. Happily, I think being interested in cart... |
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