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[–] 84 points 5 months ago (35 children)

Those "keep politics out of x" is so ridiculously ignorant. As if self-censorship is politically neutral 🤦‍♂️ As if avoiding LGBT representation is neutral. Just wait until they discover that Star Wars is political and has always been 😂

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  • [–] 51 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    My dad loves to say “I hate how political movies are now”, and I’m just like “How many movies have you made me sit through over the years where the main takeaway is ‘The US military and government and all of their policies are awesome and correct.’”

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    I mean... it's actually kind of disturbing how many there are, The green Berets, Top Gun, Transformers, Black hawk down, some grey area ones like saving private ryan and similar.

    Of course, you'd get the other side of the coin with say movies like rambo, apacalypse now Born on the fourth of july etc...

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

    Didn't the first(?) (The one where the main guy finds Bumblebee) movie have the government as the secondary bad guys?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    For how much conservatives hate anything LGBTQ showing up in movies, it's weird that they love Top Gun so much. That movie is probably the most homosexual piece of media I've ever had to witness, and I've enjoyed quite a bit of gay porn in my days.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Of course, you'd get the other side of the coin with say movies like rambo, apacalypse now Born on the fourth of july etc...

    Oh, you mean things that are unironically used as pro-America media by people that have 0 ability to see a political message? The same people that told RATM that they were good before they became political in 2016 (lmao)

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (17 children)

    never heard of star wars, but i agree on the rest

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

    According to Lucas the rebel alliance was based on the Vietcong.

    https://screenrant.com/star-wars-george-lucas-vietnam-war-inspiration-explainer/

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

    That's so interesting. I heard in the post-red scare era a lot of left political commentators turned to sci-fi because it allowed them to commentate without being censored.

    Art can defeat the state!

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Some has some pretty bad ironic concepts though. Like the expanse in my opinion was a strong version of that. In watching it it really showed the capitalism hell, with the belt clearly representing some level of the working class/the global south.

    To me the great irony of it though was after it got canceled, Jeff Bezos personally took towards buying the show and using amazon prime to keep it going.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    never heard of star wars

    But I'm sure you heard of it's main protagonist, Captain Kirk

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    That's star trek. Star wars is the one where the kid finds the alien and helps him get back home.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    That's ET, Star Wars is where group scientists in Artactica find an alien organism that can imitate whatever it absorbs.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    That's The Thing. Star Wars is with the time travelling british twink.

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

    That's Doctor Who. Star Wars is the one with the computer that says "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave" and starts murdering the crew.

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

    That’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Wars is the one where a robot goes back in time to kill a lady before she gives birth to the leader of a resistance movement.

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    • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Has love always been political? 🥺

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    If you're not straight and cis? Yes.

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

    Remember,

    There's only two genders: male and political. There's only two races: white and political. There's only two sexualities: straight and political There's only two religions: Christian and political.

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    • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Girls kissing. Hell yea.

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    [–] 20 points 5 months ago

    Haha! You've fallen for my bait! Now there will be even MORE hot Yuri action.

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Not enough tongue, draw them kissing harder.

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    What's political about gays

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    That's how /pol/ (and by extension, Bannon/Epstein/some stormfront users) were able to convince a generation of men to police the internet on their behalf. Sounds very convincing to centrists and previously apolitical people, had some success already in Hungary by the 2010s (which ended with Fidesz calling the resulting as apolitical art as humanly possible as "valueless, without any meaning"), and was the thing that ultimately convinced a generation of gamers to start a "consumer revolt" that was actually a right wing astroturf campaign.

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    • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    That’s it dagnabbit! I’ve had it!!!

    Next time I’m voting for the kissing demons party!

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    "the risk isn't worth it" lowkey sounds like a threat.

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    People just let strangers into their DMs? I don't get this.

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

    I mean, why not?

    Anyway, this remind me of that

    They had the profile like that when they wrote me lol

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I mean, why not?

    Exactly because of the shit you just showed me? lmao

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    I mean, it happened 2 times in 2 years or more and i got many useful DMs that i wouldn't have got if i disabled them

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    I suppose it depends on the platform. If you are on Discord e.g. and only are on servers where you trust most of the userbase to be solid people, I can imagine it's fine. But like, X? Facebook, Instagram? Fugedaboutit.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Idk, i don't get DMs at all on Instagram, i can't speak for Facebook (but i guess no one uses it nowdays so let's ignore it) and Twitter but i would expect people on Twitter to DM you

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I'm not tryna find out, I disable public DMs on all platforms where I don't expect people to know me unless I add them (back). Strict policy. We either tight like that or we're not talking.

    Unless it's Facebook Marketplace in which case yes ma'am how are you today, yes this item is still available, what nice weather we're having, what time can you pick up, and is that your sister, oh it's your DAUGHTER, how lovely!

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    • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    OH SHIT! We’ve had a breach! Femcel memes have started leaking out!

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Fuck yeah

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    [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Now THAT'S politics

    Whatever that is 2028

    Prime Minister's Questions? More like Prime Minister's Cravings

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    [+] -11 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    I hate these types of comics.

    To me it's just "thing happened to author" rather than telling a story or something people can relate to.

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

    What are you on about? This tells a story and is also something people can relate to.

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    They got a DM, wow!

    How does translate into making a comic about getting a DM?

    I'm not seeing it, I got 3 replies to my comment but didn't consider turning it into a comic. I think if I did then people would also react with a "who cares?" shrug.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Your lack of creativity isn't anyone elses problem mate. The comic creator opted to make art from conflict, and did so in a way that resonances with people, just not with you.

    The fact that it doesnt work for you is fine, but also doesnt merit critizism. A 4 panel web comic not blowing you away with the plotting and story it wasent trying to have is not some stunning insight.

    "Its talking about something I dont care about and lacks something I want!"

    "Who cares?" indeed.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago*

    For lack of creativity I commented questioning the reason.

    Fans plugged their ears and beat their chest it was gay.

    But nothing they said could sweeten.

    This seems like a waste of my day.

    Wow, I channeled this into art for you. Even reading that I still question what's the point?

    If you want another.

    Racists and homophobes exist.

    It's not a revelation to insist.

    Educate people about a better life.

    Instead of living in strife.

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