Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-500#post-150109657

How does any of this borderline smut stuff by Chinese devs pass the government morality police censors?

A lot of it doesn’t… but that’s the reason why they have a Chinese version that is censored and the international ones that don’t.

[filler]

Two black actors. Both very good.

For the record, I don’t mind how people perceive Kratos and who portrays him.

Is just funny how the casting is neither olive Greek or Black, so it doesn’t support either identity politics paradigm.

According to ree, Oroku Saki is a black man.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kathleen-kennedy-gives-updates-on-future-star-wars-projects-talks-rian-johnson-ai-speaking-to-writers-like-alex-garland-and-more.1407691/#post-150110497

And then I do believe he got spooked by the online negativity.

Well there's some positive news. Fans were able to make a difference, successfully booting him and his shitty subverting ideas for Star Wars out.

Sounds like Rian is the one that doesn’t want to come back unless the Netflix money dries up. Who can blame him, JJ Abram’s has been MIA on big projects since TRofS and Lucasfilms cannot deliver big projects anymore. 

ERA is in extreme denial if they think that this decline didn’t start with TLJ and Disney didn’t have the data telling them this at their end.

[Boredfrom]

This is gross. FYI, it's amazing you can read all of this and have that opinion. Rabid SW fans are clearly the reason the brand is falling apart because they can't handle anything a bit different than their weak imaginations had going on in their heads for three decades, which is what is leading Disney to play it safe. This is basically confirmed in this interview if you can read between the lines at all. Good for you!

 

Fucking original ideas like remaking A New Hope and being unable to do anything meaningful with the original cast Outside prompting the new characters.

Han Solo and Leia son is EVIL!!!!! 

JFC

For all its faults, the Mandalorian had the right idea of a post Imperial galaxy.

[benji]

Right, how was it not playing it safe? It was a way to completely sidestep a Star Wars universe that wasn't like the original trilogy with no Jedi and an unstoppable Empire. After Abrams completely blew up the New Republic off camera so he could reset things to the original trilogy status.

can't handle anything a bit different than their weak imaginations had going on in their heads for three decades,

This ignores that there was an entire Expanded Universe of content.

[Boredfrom]

Warms my heart how many people suddenly miss the EU or at least acknowledge that the wise choice would have been adapting the best stuff and filtering the bad ideas.

[Polident]

KtotheRoc is annihilating Jeff Marvel 
Jeff Marvel

I'm aware of that. Just as there used to be positive threads about him on ResetEra.

Things change.

KtotheRoc

Some things age poorly. Peter Parker fanboying over fictional Tony Stark is one of those things that has aged poorly.

Jeff Marvel

Nah, that's silly. Tony Stark is not Elon Musk. It's a ridiculous reach to imply that the Peter/Tony relationship aged badly because Elon Musk went full Nazi in real life. Illogical, really.

I watched Homecoming last year and it holds up incredibly well.

If Tony Stark were real, people would go on about him being a weapons dealer, privileged yt nepo baby, metoo’d, killing those Arab terrorist, etc.

[Boredfrom]

Is funny that Tony Stark went Elon Musk esque in the comics before Musk got big. Then again, it was bad writing than anything.

[Kazuma_Kiryu]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/elliot-sang-black-folks-have-been-warning-us.1406437/#post-150094531 

I understand the venting though.

I understand the sheer feeling of terror that you might be in the crosshairs of American-sanctioned violence.

That you might be next.

That you'll be treated like all the rest of you were treating the undesirable nations so long as you got access to your little treats and goodies off the backs of their bodies, treats and goodies you falsely attribute to a sense of "humanism" and "democracy."

I understand that feeling because that's just been the reality of being Black- I've had a cop pull up on me with their finger already on the trigger over a fucking broken taillight, years before people were aware of the concept of police harassment and brutality against Black people was a matter of policy. 🤷🏿‍♀️ Like, sorry to the rest of the West, but I've never had the pleasure of experiencing full-throated American superiority and exceptionalism. The internalized colonies of Black and Indigenous folks never have. And y'all were just fine with that status quo just because it wasn't you. Hell, every time there's a shooting of any sort, what do a lot of Westerners do? "Those fucking savage Americans." It was pretty much always just voyeurism for them, mere entertainment. They didn't actually care. It was just another feather in the cap of European chauvanism. "Look how much more civilized we are."

Well, it ain't entertaining anymore, now is it?

No, now that your former best friend has gotten too big for his britches because the economic circumstances surrounding the BRICS block, the lacking palatability of oil, the Ukraine invasion, and the general decay of capitalism have forced their hand, now all of a sudden it's Americans' responsibility- and only America's responsibility- to stand up to imperialism.

When y'all didn't care about imperialism before. None of y'all did.

Because it was happening to the people you felt deserved it.

So again, what are these people going to do about these countries' imperialism if we were to stop Trump today; just take him out and burn this shit down?

Nothing.

They will do nothing because they've never done nothing.

France will never stand up against its government for Haiti. Canada will never stand up against its government for its First Nations people. Belgium will never stand up against its government for the Congo. Why the fuck do the colonized owe the West anything more than what they've been given by the West in turn?

This, somehow, still hasn't been a wake up call for Westerners. You got America banging on your door in the middle of the night and you ironically still lean into the country's exceptionalism, that this is an isolated, unique, vacuous circumstance that needs to be fixed so you can continuing enjoying your universal healthcare and four-day work weeks. So you can continue enjoying being imperialist. You're still asleep.

Enough is enough. No more imperialism, anywhere.

The only thing amusing about this is white Americans on the forum getting offended by the bullshit. Like, why are you trying to justify yourself to folks who will never take up the work you're now being tasked with? Fuck 'em. The political discussion here 95 times out of 100 is a waste of time in the first place.

Now let it be known that we within the US need to organize not just for ourselves but for the betterment of humanity in general. People need to be fighting ICE. They need to be making their politicians' lives hell. They need to strike, if not a general one then in key specific areas at least (an airline strike would do some real damage). There is work to be done, and again it starts from an organizational basis. But it shouldn't be done at the behest if and guilt-tripping from other Westerners who otherwise could not be assed to give a damn in the first place. Certainly if you are Black and Indigenous, none of this should even be in your orbit. Don't talk to these folks. Don't engage. They don't deserve your time.

 

I mean it's your and the other admins fault it's like that Nepenthe. How can there be any discussion if anyone that doesn't go along with the groupthink is banned by the forum cops?  

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/man-sam-raimis-spiderman-2-aged-like-the-finest-of-wines.1407589/page-5

Still going in on Zeo, someone else can quote. I'm drunk and it's past my bedtime.

Thank god for spellcheck.

[benji]

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/first-look-at-sophie-turner-as-lara-croft.1406848/

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

That's pretty hot and much closer to the original design than I expected. I'm interested now.

[Taco Bell Tower]

[Chumbawumbafan69]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/first-look-at-sophie-turner-as-lara-croft.1406848/

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

That's pretty hot and much closer to the original design than I expected. I'm interested now.

No boners allowed unless you have she/her/them pronouns in your profile. Rookie mistake.

[Nintex]

Doesn't look much like Lara Croft

[benji]

New dogwhistle has dropped:

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Obvious Nazi dogwhistle or not, the actual answer to the OP is that they're reversing an Obama Administration change that no longer allowed federal funding to schools to pay for whole milk, only lower fat versions.

[benji]

In case you're doubting this is a well known dogwhistle I did a Google Image Search and obtained more evidence demonstrating ties between Nazis and milk:

[Kazuma_Kiryu]

Wtf? I hope this whole milk is white supremacy shit doesn't catch on. I've been enjoying whole milk since before this administration started trying to make it cool.

Doesn't look much like Lara Croft

I think she has the look, she just doesn't have the bewbs.

[Polident]

It’s been a thing since before the He Will Not Divide Us saga like nine years ago. But it’s also one of those things, like the OK sign, where it was probably just people trolling to make these guys look schizophrenic.

[benji]

If there is even a 1% chance of something being a Nazi dogwhistle, we have to take it as an absolute certainty.

[Kazuma_Kiryu]

The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie, and if Rian Johnson had gotten to make his trilogy, they'd likely be in the top 4.

[Boredfrom]

Kathleen is outright saying that Rian is the one that doesn’t want to come back (most probably unless they give him more concessions and money, something they are not going to do). 

I honestly dunno why they offered him a trilogy in the first place.

[Besticus Maximus]

"I've spent a lot of time around climbers" LMAO… what does that even mean?

Do you climb? Have you even gone bouldering? Or do you just hang out near climbers?

[Orange Juice Box]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/first-look-at-sophie-turner-as-lara-croft.1406848/

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

That's pretty hot and much closer to the original design than I expected. I'm interested now.

She looks hot.  How Dare you sexualize the leggy, tall, red head in short-shorts and skin tight tank top.  3 Days!

Clearly we should only be talking about the acting and direction we can infer from that promotional pic of 90's sex symbol Lara Croft.

[filler]

reeee annihilated 

[Snoopy]

I'm currently about 12 days out from my driving test in the UK, and I want to use this forum post as a little bit of a vent so I can get out my frustrations with the whole process as someone that struggles with severe anxiety and whos life has been on hold for a long time due to it.

I started learning to drive 15 years ago when I was 18. I was a hot headed 18 year old that had not fully understood why I got sweaty and panicky when anything challenging came my way, or why I acted out when things became overwhelming. I took three driving tests, two which I fully understand as I was dangerous but my third test I fully believe was overly harsh as the serious fault listed I've seen may say was a minor for them.

Following my third test, I gave up entirely as it felt like I was actually getting worse with each successive test and was destroying my already fragile mental health. It feels like there are so many rules, checks and procedures that all must be accounted for at all the right times, otherwise you're destined for a fail and another go round the test booking fiasco. Little did I know how good I had it back then with tests freely available weeks apart.

Fast forward to now, approaching the middle of my thirties, and life has been on hold for nearly a decade post university as I'm unable to secure independence and freedom living in a small town where public transport is almost unusable. My friends have all moved away and on with their lives, the majority getting married and having children. I'm still at home and unable to grow. I buy a small automatic car with the savings I've accrued working for over a decade and doing nothing with my life but saving money. I decide that it's finally time to get back on the horse.

I've done weekly drives with my parents where available since November 2024, and about 25 hours of instructed practice with a qualified instructor leading up to my current test date. It now takes 6 months to book a test in the United Kingdom, and lessons cost £37 an hour. The driving test I booked in August 2025 is now approaching, the final week of January 2026.

Even with nearly 100 hours of practice under my belt since starting this journey again, I'm still unable to read traffic situations successfully and lack the confidence needed to pass the test. Every time I go out driving there is always something that crops up that would certainly be a serious fault on my driving test. Undue hesitation, poor road positioning, lack of checks or the incorrect procedure of checking mirrors and signals. During a lesson yesterday I hit the curb while pulling up on the left, something that will be asked of me up to 5 times on my test.

Driving is starting to feel like something I'm never going to master, especially when the requirement is as high as it is for the UK driving test. I'm never going to drive perfectly for 40 minutes with the level of anxiety I suffer from, but also it feels like the one thing that's stopping my life from progressing in any meaningful manner. I'm stuck in a job because it's walkable from my parents house. I can't even think of starting relationships because transport is a requirement. Friends are harder to visit and our relationships are starting to drift and breakdown.

I'm not sure what I'm trying to say with this post other than I'm just trying to vent off some of the frustration I feel on a day to day basis, and the chokehold that driving has on the progression of my life. Is anyone else going through this process, or if you've passed what helped you finally get that blue slip of paper? The majority of stories I hear is examiners that have been lenient on the day making it a bit of a lottery if you pass or fail, which makes it even worse.

Thank God those examiners kept this mental case off the roads

https://www.resetera.com/threads/getting-my-uk-driving-license-is-destroying-my-life-mental-health.1407949/

[Polident]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/first-look-at-sophie-turner-as-lara-croft.1406848/

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

That's pretty hot and much closer to the original design than I expected. I'm interested now.

Fair ban. The Tomb Raider showrunners need to create a storyline in which Lara gets breast cancer. Imagine the drama of a vulnerable Lara Croft still persisting on her worldly adventures despite her illness. It needs fleshing out, no pun intended, but we guarantee the gaming TV world would be shocked, stunned, and moved by the effort to make Lara's character more meaningful.

[Potato]

I'm currently about 12 days out from my driving test in the UK, and I want to use this forum post as a little bit of a vent so I can get out my frustrations with the whole process as someone that struggles with severe anxiety and whos life has been on hold for a long time due to it.

I started learning to drive 15 years ago when I was 18. I was a hot headed 18 year old that had not fully understood why I got sweaty and panicky when anything challenging came my way, or why I acted out when things became overwhelming. I took three driving tests, two which I fully understand as I was dangerous but my third test I fully believe was overly harsh as the serious fault listed I've seen may say was a minor for them.

Following my third test, I gave up entirely as it felt like I was actually getting worse with each successive test and was destroying my already fragile mental health. It feels like there are so many rules, checks and procedures that all must be accounted for at all the right times, otherwise you're destined for a fail and another go round the test booking fiasco. Little did I know how good I had it back then with tests freely available weeks apart.

Fast forward to now, approaching the middle of my thirties, and life has been on hold for nearly a decade post university as I'm unable to secure independence and freedom living in a small town where public transport is almost unusable. My friends have all moved away and on with their lives, the majority getting married and having children. I'm still at home and unable to grow. I buy a small automatic car with the savings I've accrued working for over a decade and doing nothing with my life but saving money. I decide that it's finally time to get back on the horse.

I've done weekly drives with my parents where available since November 2024, and about 25 hours of instructed practice with a qualified instructor leading up to my current test date. It now takes 6 months to book a test in the United Kingdom, and lessons cost £37 an hour. The driving test I booked in August 2025 is now approaching, the final week of January 2026.

Even with nearly 100 hours of practice under my belt since starting this journey again, I'm still unable to read traffic situations successfully and lack the confidence needed to pass the test. Every time I go out driving there is always something that crops up that would certainly be a serious fault on my driving test. Undue hesitation, poor road positioning, lack of checks or the incorrect procedure of checking mirrors and signals. During a lesson yesterday I hit the curb while pulling up on the left, something that will be asked of me up to 5 times on my test.

Driving is starting to feel like something I'm never going to master, especially when the requirement is as high as it is for the UK driving test. I'm never going to drive perfectly for 40 minutes with the level of anxiety I suffer from, but also it feels like the one thing that's stopping my life from progressing in any meaningful manner. I'm stuck in a job because it's walkable from my parents house. I can't even think of starting relationships because transport is a requirement. Friends are harder to visit and our relationships are starting to drift and breakdown.

I'm not sure what I'm trying to say with this post other than I'm just trying to vent off some of the frustration I feel on a day to day basis, and the chokehold that driving has on the progression of my life. Is anyone else going through this process, or if you've passed what helped you finally get that blue slip of paper? The majority of stories I hear is examiners that have been lenient on the day making it a bit of a lottery if you pass or fail, which makes it even worse.

Thank God those examiners kept this mental case off the roads

https://www.resetera.com/threads/getting-my-uk-driving-license-is-destroying-my-life-mental-health.1407949/

Have you ever stopped to consider you might be disabled?

[HaughtyFrank]

Someone broke up, for sure

[simiansmarts]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/first-look-at-sophie-turner-as-lara-croft.1406848/

User Banned (3 Days): Boys Club Behaviour

That's pretty hot and much closer to the original design than I expected. I'm interested now.

Actually deranged.