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- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
That child has been failed by her parents and your father is a predator.
I’m so sorry for you and for her.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Gotcha.
I didn’t think about it that way-- thanks for pointing it out.
I guess it just infuriates me that anyone even thinks that way.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Get out of here.
A teenager should not have to sell her body for financial stability.
And for power? Power often translates into domestic abuse-- just look at how RFK Jr. drove his wife to suicide by denying her their children by abusing his power.
And religion? That’s even worse.
We do not need to be following any rule sets written in times when humans did not comprehend the complexities of human cognition and healthy mental & psychosocial development.
The only reason you gave that has any merit is that it is recommended that when someone you love is in a victim in an abusive relationship you maintain a positive relationship with the victim so that their abuser cannot isolate them from their support system, which makes the victim more likely to escape an abuse relationship.
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 4 days ago:
Arriba la piratería!
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 5 days ago:
It’s on Netflix!
Also, keep your therapists’ phone number on hand! 🙂
- Comment on What’s your favorite “flop” of all time? 5 days ago:
Idiocracy.
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 5 days ago:
The music was absolutely stunning.
My boyfriend had a cry after watching it together. He told me he really related to this movie in the sense that he felt like Mickey 18 being angry at 17 for being such a push over, but felt so helpless.
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 5 days ago:
Now watch Aniara for an existential crisis.
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 5 days ago:
Bone Tomahawk has the same vibe as Tombstone, but traumatic AF.
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 5 days ago:
I’ll be your huckleberry.
- Comment on Any recommendations for uplifting movies from 2020s? 6 days ago:
Hunt for the Wilderpeople! ❤️
- Comment on Original Stock Photo Used in 'The Shining' Ending Discovered 6 days ago:
Little known fact:
I visited The Stanley hotel, blew up their bathroom, and left surreptitiously.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 4 weeks ago:
You are such a great writer.
- Comment on Sounds like a place I'd love to work for 4 weeks ago:
That doesn’t make it legal.
Call Labor & Industry (L&I) and file a worker complaint.
- Comment on Official Discussion - Mickey 17 [SPOILERS] 5 weeks ago:
Another aspect I really liked were the creepers.
I thought they were a creative envisioning of a sentient alien species adapted to the harsh environment of Niflheim.
I did think the translators were an unnecessary plot device since the motivations of the creepers did not really need any explaining-- they were behaving as you would expect a social creature to behave.
We did have a laugh after the movie because someone in a group sitting near ours made a comment about how it was stupid that the creepers cared that much about two of their young dying.
I was so dumbfounded someone would arrive at that conclusion so I asked what humans would or should do, and pointed out there’s tons of movies out there were two random kids get kidnapped or killed and there’s a whole-ass manhunt for them.
The person, Tom, argued that was to be expected of humans but not animals. I rebutted that not only are humans animals, but there’s tons of species out there that will get completely outraged about their young being endangered even when they are not the direct parents, such as elephants, gorillas, whales, crows, monkeys, cows, etc.
It led to a great conversation about the movie overall and I gotta say I really missed that type of discourse and analysis with strangers.
Normally, I usually just dread finding out just how fucking insane a stranger really may be, given the current sociopolitical environment in the USA.
- Comment on Official Discussion - Mickey 17 [SPOILERS] 5 weeks ago:
I saw this movie yesterday with a couple of friends and it was a great watch!
One of my friends is a violin player and the other a bassoon player-- we were all in agreement that the music was absolutely delightful.
I am a big fan of “Moon” by Sam Rockwell and I was really excited to see more exploration into the theme of cloning as a gateway to human labor exploitation in space.
Mickey-17 had many elements that reminded me of Snowpiercer, so it was more playful and campy whereas Moon was a lot more melancholic and just sad. I really enjoyed Snowpiercer, so I didn’t have a problem with that.
My friends are younger than me, so I was very happy that they were picking up on the movie’s themes in a way that was entertaining and relatable to them. They definitely made comments about recognizing Elon Musk with his whole deal about sending people to Mars and how problematic it would be to enforce labor rights far away from Earth.
That in itself is why Mickey-17 has my gratitude, as it is hard enough to explain to them why they have to set strong boundaries at work and protect their own health.