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“Odyssey” director slams right-wing backlash to casting of Elliot Page: “He did an incredible job” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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[–] 74 points 3 months ago (12 children)

"Newsmax anchor Rob Finnerty was particularly upset, in part because he seemed to believe that Achilles was a historical figure, not a mythological one."

Hol up. Telling me that the right wing doesn't read, can't tell history from fiction, and judges things based on feelings? Hmm 🤔

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    If I could have just one superpower it would be to make these clowns feel the acute embarrassment that they should be feeling.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    I'm not sure that'd be my pick, but it's a good one.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    It's a good thing @IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf chose it then so the rest of us can stick with teleportation or flight or whatever

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Those things are pretty neat but imagine giving Trump a dose of self-awareness mid-rant followed by his immediate resignation and surrender to the authorities.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Pretty sure if he felt the shame and embarrassment he deserves for his actions he wouldn't even make it two steps before his heart gave out.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

    Oh, can you imagine if suddenly they all, including Trump, and McConnell, woke up filled with all the SHAME of everything they've shamelessly done in their life, all at once? Alito and Thomas.... And the billionaires too....

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago

    I actually wouldn't be surprised if there was a historical Achilles; the city of Troy did exist, and seems to have been razed, so some form of the Trojan War seems to have happened. I'd expect them to be like King Arthur, though, where the stories we have about them are almost completely divorced from reality.

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