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[–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

I hate most Hollywood movies, especially super hero stuff.

But shouldn't you judge people on who they are, rather than the shows/media they enjoy? He's clearly been nice/fun enough for her to go back to his place... Maybe she needs to be less judgemental on the small stuff.

"You like media/stuff I don't like" probably isn't a good reason to get out of there. Plenty of shitty people have good taste, plenty of good people have bad or generic taste.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    True. But also: Plenty of people with Red Flag personality traits/behaviours/tendencies/outspoken thoughts can be charming, smart, funny (other desirable qualities) within the first few days or even weeks. After which their 'true colours' are revealed. I think this is what this comic is trying to illustrate.

    Edit to add: it's not just about the media. It's the villains that are represented and represent very specific ideals.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I think this is not about enjoying comic book movies, instead it is about idolizing anti-heroes. If this comic showed a third poster I would expect to see Walter White, not Spiderman.

    People who look up to anti-heroes tend to rank low in morality, empathy, and trustworthiness. It's a red flag.

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

    The shows and media you enjoy is who you are. Get anyone's top 100 and you will know a lot more about them than you could with a hour conversation.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    I don't think so. I think most people would have difficulty claiming they actually felt particularly warm or particularly liked their 50th on that list.

    By that point it would probably just be "shows I don't think are badly made". But also, different shows can mean different things to different people. That's Stuart Hall's encoding, decoding model of media consumption.... and like Anita Saarkesian says: "It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects."

    So I think a lot of media theory disagrees with you... and a lot of the time people only "like" media because of the age they were when it was released, or what was going on in their lives when they watched it.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I think you underestimate the sheer volume of media we consume. I could probably name 20 of just kids movies that I loved and would recommend to anyone who hasn't seen them. A big harry potter fan would be at like 15 already without including games.

    If you took the time to write a list of your favourite media items from over your life, you would easily hit 100 and feel pretty strong about #100 too. To put it in context, that's less than 1 per month, over 20 years.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I can't even do a top 2. What am I?

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