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People angry that Superman represents kindness are outright admitting that they don't want to be good people (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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How is kindness a bad thing? I thought that was universally agreed to be a good message to have in a piece of media. I guess the excuse is they don't want media to have messages at all but like, how would you even have a movie where the hero has no values that they stand for?

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[–] 67 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

It’s why fighting fascism is like losing weight, you can’t reach a goal and stop giving a fuck, it’s a lifestyle.

Can confirm. 330lbs I said "I'll reach 320."

At 320 I said I'll reach 310.

At 310 I said 300.

At 300 I said 290.

Then 280.

Then 270.

Then 260.

Then 250.

Then 240.

I went back up to 250. Oh no no no no no. Fuck that shit. I'm going to see 240. And when I do, it'll set my sights on 230.

And when I see 230, I will hug someone. Because that will be 100lb.

Which means I'll look to 220.

And then 210.

And 200.

I don't know where my weight loss journey ends. I don't know when I'll feel at a healthy weight.

I just know I hope my journey brings me to a day when I get to punch a nazi.

Because nazi lives DON'T matter!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    Just don't think of it as a diet or oppressive. Make it a lifestyle. I'm still around 220 after 11 years of mostly stuck in bed. 16 years ago I was 350. A part of me wishes I was still 190 at 7%, but it is super hard for me to get that low. I just don't have that kind of pain tolerance to deal with being light headed and hungry 24/7 while counting calories, eating constantly, but never meals or more than a few bites of dry salad or chicken. Without racing and riding like 400+ miles a week, I'm just not that kind of motivated. I'd much rather be lazy and eat meals with way too many calories at once but still far fewer than most people. I have no desire to binge or eat processed food of any kind any more. Avoiding dairy has also been super helpful too because that is a good excuse to avoid most junk people make, fast food, or restaurants the few chances I ever get.

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