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

[Polident]

I searched for something, clicked on a reddit thread result, then clicked on a thread over on the related threads list and found this discussion in the replies:

TheMust4rdGuy
OP
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5mo ago
Thank you for that concise recap of DC"s crisis event history, though I am familiar with it. I do feel though, even after reading your explanation among the others, that Luthor's line there was extremely poorly put. It makes very little sense when taken at face value and the reference given by the editor doesn't help in the slightest for confused readers. I've even seen some people (like Comic Curator on YT) claiming that Luthor's statement proves that the Omniverse never existed and was actually a false creation made by Darkseid!

Flashpoint Beyond #5 did help clarify things going forward though, much like The New History of the DC Universe is doing now.
Thanks for your help!

EDanielGarnica
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5mo ago
"Comic Curator" is 100% sure that Perpetua was created by Darkseid.

I read the runs that he claims that no one ever read, and there's not even a hint of that. His statements are usually wrong, dude.

TheMightOfGeburah
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5mo ago
Comic Curator thinks that Buuhan is stronger than Kid Buu despite the many materials saying otherwise.

LilithLamm
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4mo ago
Buuhan is absolutely stronger than kid buu.

TheMightOfGeburah
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4mo ago
So you have a statement that says “Buuhan is the strongest Buu” in the time when Kid Buu was conceptualized? Because I have multiple statements for the other way around. Kid Buu is the stronger Buu, his introduction started with the Supreme Kai saying the Absorptions were weaker than him.

LilithLamm
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4mo ago
The original manga, in the original Japanese, stated kid buu was the most dangerous because he was completely feral. It was impossible to reason with him. Majin Fat Buu was somewhat able to be reasoned with, as exhibited by its willingness to listen to Babidi. Super Buu was convinced by Piccolo to wait until Trunks and Goten could fuse again. And Buuhan had Piccolo's and Gohan's intelligence, which is why he was the most competent fighter out of all the Buus, and the most verbose.

Kid Buu from the jump started destroying the planet, which no other villain up to that point had done. Said villains capable of destroying a planet also had a functioning, rational mind. Imagine if Frieza acted like Kid Buu, then there's be no time for Goku to Zenkai to get Super Saiyan. Imagine if Perfect Cell were feral, then he would never have tortured the Z warriors to get Gohan angry enough to transform to SS2. All the big bads would have been 10x worse if they weren't proud enough to allow the Z warriors to eventually get the upper hand.

Also, the most obvious example is the fact that Super Saiyan 3 Goku was fighting evenly with Kid Buu and only lost because he no longer had the benefit of being dead to counteract SS3's massive energy drain. That same Goku was completely outclassed by regular Super Buu and thought the only chance to defeat him was either with Gotenks or Ultimate Gohan. Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta was able to hold Kid Buu off, which was not something he was willing to consider for Super Buu.

Just because Kid Buu was the last bad guy, that doesn't mean he's the strongest.

TheMightOfGeburah
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3mo ago
You’re parrotting the same tired, debunked misconceptions that the western fandom has been clinging to for decades because they refuse to read the source material. You claim the "original Japanese" supports you? That is laughable. I’m going to do what you clearly haven’t: I’m going to actually read the Japanese text on the page to you.

You claim Kid Buu is only "dangerous" because he’s feral. You claim he isn't the strongest. You are objectively wrong, and I have the Supreme Kai’s own words to prove it.

Let’s look at Dragon Ball Volume 34, Chapter 508 (The Original Manga). Look at the bottom panels of the scan I posted.

http://comic.dragonballcn.com/list/0.Dragon_Ball-buyao_daolian_ya/0.jp_Kanzenban/DRAGONBALLvol34/064-aG25E.jpg

Panel Context: Kibito Kai is explaining exactly what happened to Buu’s physiology after they ripped "Good Buu" (Fat Buu) out of Super Buu.

The Japanese Text (Bottom Middle Panel):

Kibito Kai:「……はい…吸収によってパワーを減らしてまで手に入れた心が…またもとにもどってしまった……」

The Direct Translation:

*“…Yes… the heart which he obtained **by going so far as to reduce his power through absorption**… has returned to its original state again…”*

Did you catch that? Or do you need me to spell it out?

*“Power wo herashite”* (パワーを減らして) means **"REDUCING POWER."**

The Supreme Kai explicitly states that by absorbing the Grand Supreme Kai (Dai Kaioshin)—the act that created Fat Buu—Buu actually **lost power** in exchange for gaining a "heart" (control/reason). Your entire argument hinges on the idea that Absorptions = Stronger. The manga explicitly refutes this. The "Buff Buu" (South Supreme Kai absorption) was strong, and stated to have a higher Ki than Super Buu (the first sign that the whole "absorption = stronger" thing was false and another sign that the reduction of absorptions wasn't making Buu weaker but stronger)

When Kid Buu appears, Old Kai (Bottom Right Panel) says:

「…いまの…あのちいさな魔人ブウは…最初…いちばんやっかいなヤツじゃと……」

*“…This… that small Majin Buu now is… the initial… the most troublesome one…”*

He isn't just "troublesome" because he's loud or feral. He is troublesome because the "*restraint*" on his power—the "heart" that reduced his power—is gone.

Kid Buu is stated in the Dragon Ball Z Fact File to be the Buu with the most power

https://preview.redd.it/people-have-to-realize-that-there-are-statements-for-both-v0-dmlu6f82oj4e1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=92fb5348c5c617a29a37f00a8fe154187058e8d7

https://i.redd.it/kid-buu-buuhan-using-only-anime-and-databooks-v0-78oz7rhsggac1.jpg?width=762&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbd2e586c079f039b237aebde575e0b1cb836f51

He's stated to have the greatest of strength in Dragon Book Z Volume 7

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/c37ffa7f-3b8e-451f-8986-88710621a6c6/scale-to-width/755

Buuhan is SUB RELATIVE to SS3 Goku according to VJumps

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/vsbattles/images/f/f6/Ebe0c681127bb62-a-nw-p.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/400?cb=20181231082722

Dende states the Evil Version Of Majin Buu (that's what Kid Buu is called in Japan) aka the Majin Buu Of Pure Evil was Goku's most forimidable foe

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-W_2AZWUAAB7ZS.png

Addressing your points specifically:

"Kid Buu was only dangerous because he was feral":

False. As proven above, the absorption of the Grand Supreme Kai *reduced his power*. Therefore, reverting to Kid Buu removed that dampener. He is dangerous because he is pure, unadulterated power without the inhibition that made the other Buus weaker/gentler.

2. "Goku was terrified of Super Buu but fought Kid Buu":

Context implies everything. Inside Buu’s body, Goku was at his smaller size which guides confirm reduced his and Vegeta's powers to 1/100th less than normal, lacking the leverage to fight. Furthermore, when fighting Kid Buu, Goku explicitly states he overestimated his own ability to maintain SSJ3 in a living body. He thought he could one-shot Kid Buu if he gathered his ki for one minute something he never claimed he couldn't do against Buuhan, in fact, the guides place Buuhan ON Goku's level at max. The narrative point stands: Kid Buu pushed a 100% SSJ3 Goku to the absolute brink of stamina failure, something no other form did because the fight dynamics were different.

3. "Vegeta held off Kid Buu":

Vegeta was used as a punching bag. That is not a feat of strength; it is a feat of durability and Kid Buu toying with his food. Kid Buu plays around; that is his nature. Using Vegeta getting thrashed as evidence that Kid Buu is weak is the definition of poor media literacy.

4. "Buuhan was the most competent":

Competence alone does not equal raw destructive ceiling, we also see in Dragon Ball Super that HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR KI actually increases your power, we see Kid Buu utilize his body and Ki in ways Super Buu can't even do. You are confusing "tactical ability" with "power." Buuhan relied on techniques and intellect. Kid Buu relies on infinite stamina, instant regeneration, and a power level that was *restrained* by previous absorptions.

Stop relying on headcanon and "what if" scenarios about Frieza. Read the text.

Absorption = Power Reduction

Kid Buu = The restraints removed

The scan doesn't lie. Your memory of the series does.

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

If era was more this type of nerd shit it’d be palatable.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

The courts were never going to save us from this evil. But we will survive this.

I hope not.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

Cis people are constantly experiencing gender euphoria as they go about their day. Endless pleasure from being the gender that they identify as. Maybe don't deny basic science.

Cis people constantly leave a slug trail behind them due to all the endless pleasure.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

Gender euphoria is what I’ll feel when someone actually finally posts hog on here

To receive hog, you must first provide hog.

[Greatness Gone]

Hate this little fucker so much. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/dinkydev-appreciation-thread.1461850/

[benji]

Cis people constantly leave a slug trail behind them due to all the endless pleasure.

You’re parrotting the same tired, debunked misconceptions that the western fandom has been clinging to for decades because they refuse to read the source material. You claim the "original Japanese" supports you? That is laughable.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

I searched for something, clicked on a reddit thread result, then clicked on a thread over on the related threads list and found this discussion in the replies:

TheMust4rdGuy
OP
•
5mo ago
Thank you for that concise recap of DC"s crisis event history, though I am familiar with it. I do feel though, even after reading your explanation among the others, that Luthor's line there was extremely poorly put. It makes very little sense when taken at face value and the reference given by the editor doesn't help in the slightest for confused readers. I've even seen some people (like Comic Curator on YT) claiming that Luthor's statement proves that the Omniverse never existed and was actually a false creation made by Darkseid!

Flashpoint Beyond #5 did help clarify things going forward though, much like The New History of the DC Universe is doing now.
Thanks for your help!

EDanielGarnica
•
5mo ago
"Comic Curator" is 100% sure that Perpetua was created by Darkseid.

I read the runs that he claims that no one ever read, and there's not even a hint of that. His statements are usually wrong, dude.

TheMightOfGeburah
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5mo ago
Comic Curator thinks that Buuhan is stronger than Kid Buu despite the many materials saying otherwise.

LilithLamm
•
4mo ago
Buuhan is absolutely stronger than kid buu.

TheMightOfGeburah
•
4mo ago
So you have a statement that says “Buuhan is the strongest Buu” in the time when Kid Buu was conceptualized? Because I have multiple statements for the other way around. Kid Buu is the stronger Buu, his introduction started with the Supreme Kai saying the Absorptions were weaker than him.

LilithLamm
•
4mo ago
The original manga, in the original Japanese, stated kid buu was the most dangerous because he was completely feral. It was impossible to reason with him. Majin Fat Buu was somewhat able to be reasoned with, as exhibited by its willingness to listen to Babidi. Super Buu was convinced by Piccolo to wait until Trunks and Goten could fuse again. And Buuhan had Piccolo's and Gohan's intelligence, which is why he was the most competent fighter out of all the Buus, and the most verbose.

Kid Buu from the jump started destroying the planet, which no other villain up to that point had done. Said villains capable of destroying a planet also had a functioning, rational mind. Imagine if Frieza acted like Kid Buu, then there's be no time for Goku to Zenkai to get Super Saiyan. Imagine if Perfect Cell were feral, then he would never have tortured the Z warriors to get Gohan angry enough to transform to SS2. All the big bads would have been 10x worse if they weren't proud enough to allow the Z warriors to eventually get the upper hand.

Also, the most obvious example is the fact that Super Saiyan 3 Goku was fighting evenly with Kid Buu and only lost because he no longer had the benefit of being dead to counteract SS3's massive energy drain. That same Goku was completely outclassed by regular Super Buu and thought the only chance to defeat him was either with Gotenks or Ultimate Gohan. Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta was able to hold Kid Buu off, which was not something he was willing to consider for Super Buu.

Just because Kid Buu was the last bad guy, that doesn't mean he's the strongest.

TheMightOfGeburah
•
3mo ago
You’re parrotting the same tired, debunked misconceptions that the western fandom has been clinging to for decades because they refuse to read the source material. You claim the "original Japanese" supports you? That is laughable. I’m going to do what you clearly haven’t: I’m going to actually read the Japanese text on the page to you.

You claim Kid Buu is only "dangerous" because he’s feral. You claim he isn't the strongest. You are objectively wrong, and I have the Supreme Kai’s own words to prove it.

Let’s look at Dragon Ball Volume 34, Chapter 508 (The Original Manga). Look at the bottom panels of the scan I posted.

http://comic.dragonballcn.com/list/0.Dragon_Ball-buyao_daolian_ya/0.jp_Kanzenban/DRAGONBALLvol34/064-aG25E.jpg

Panel Context: Kibito Kai is explaining exactly what happened to Buu’s physiology after they ripped "Good Buu" (Fat Buu) out of Super Buu.

The Japanese Text (Bottom Middle Panel):

Kibito Kai:「……はい…吸収によってパワーを減らしてまで手に入れた心が…またもとにもどってしまった……」

The Direct Translation:

*“…Yes… the heart which he obtained **by going so far as to reduce his power through absorption**… has returned to its original state again…”*

Did you catch that? Or do you need me to spell it out?

*“Power wo herashite”* (パワーを減らして) means **"REDUCING POWER."**

The Supreme Kai explicitly states that by absorbing the Grand Supreme Kai (Dai Kaioshin)—the act that created Fat Buu—Buu actually **lost power** in exchange for gaining a "heart" (control/reason). Your entire argument hinges on the idea that Absorptions = Stronger. The manga explicitly refutes this. The "Buff Buu" (South Supreme Kai absorption) was strong, and stated to have a higher Ki than Super Buu (the first sign that the whole "absorption = stronger" thing was false and another sign that the reduction of absorptions wasn't making Buu weaker but stronger)

When Kid Buu appears, Old Kai (Bottom Right Panel) says:

「…いまの…あのちいさな魔人ブウは…最初…いちばんやっかいなヤツじゃと……」

*“…This… that small Majin Buu now is… the initial… the most troublesome one…”*

He isn't just "troublesome" because he's loud or feral. He is troublesome because the "*restraint*" on his power—the "heart" that reduced his power—is gone.

Kid Buu is stated in the Dragon Ball Z Fact File to be the Buu with the most power

https://preview.redd.it/people-have-to-realize-that-there-are-statements-for-both-v0-dmlu6f82oj4e1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=92fb5348c5c617a29a37f00a8fe154187058e8d7

https://i.redd.it/kid-buu-buuhan-using-only-anime-and-databooks-v0-78oz7rhsggac1.jpg?width=762&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbd2e586c079f039b237aebde575e0b1cb836f51

He's stated to have the greatest of strength in Dragon Book Z Volume 7

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/c37ffa7f-3b8e-451f-8986-88710621a6c6/scale-to-width/755

Buuhan is SUB RELATIVE to SS3 Goku according to VJumps

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/vsbattles/images/f/f6/Ebe0c681127bb62-a-nw-p.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/400?cb=20181231082722

Dende states the Evil Version Of Majin Buu (that's what Kid Buu is called in Japan) aka the Majin Buu Of Pure Evil was Goku's most forimidable foe

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-W_2AZWUAAB7ZS.png

Addressing your points specifically:

"Kid Buu was only dangerous because he was feral":

False. As proven above, the absorption of the Grand Supreme Kai *reduced his power*. Therefore, reverting to Kid Buu removed that dampener. He is dangerous because he is pure, unadulterated power without the inhibition that made the other Buus weaker/gentler.

2. "Goku was terrified of Super Buu but fought Kid Buu":

Context implies everything. Inside Buu’s body, Goku was at his smaller size which guides confirm reduced his and Vegeta's powers to 1/100th less than normal, lacking the leverage to fight. Furthermore, when fighting Kid Buu, Goku explicitly states he overestimated his own ability to maintain SSJ3 in a living body. He thought he could one-shot Kid Buu if he gathered his ki for one minute something he never claimed he couldn't do against Buuhan, in fact, the guides place Buuhan ON Goku's level at max. The narrative point stands: Kid Buu pushed a 100% SSJ3 Goku to the absolute brink of stamina failure, something no other form did because the fight dynamics were different.

3. "Vegeta held off Kid Buu":

Vegeta was used as a punching bag. That is not a feat of strength; it is a feat of durability and Kid Buu toying with his food. Kid Buu plays around; that is his nature. Using Vegeta getting thrashed as evidence that Kid Buu is weak is the definition of poor media literacy.

4. "Buuhan was the most competent":

Competence alone does not equal raw destructive ceiling, we also see in Dragon Ball Super that HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR KI actually increases your power, we see Kid Buu utilize his body and Ki in ways Super Buu can't even do. You are confusing "tactical ability" with "power." Buuhan relied on techniques and intellect. Kid Buu relies on infinite stamina, instant regeneration, and a power level that was *restrained* by previous absorptions.

Stop relying on headcanon and "what if" scenarios about Frieza. Read the text.

Absorption = Power Reduction

Kid Buu = The restraints removed

The scan doesn't lie. Your memory of the series does.

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

cum

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

Cis people constantly leave a slug trail behind them due to all the endless pleasure.

You’re parrotting the same tired, debunked misconceptions that the western fandom has been clinging to for decades because they refuse to read the source material. You claim the "original Japanese" supports you? That is laughable.

[Potato]

The courts were never going to save us from this evil. But we will survive this.

I hope not.

Worst genocide ever

[benji]

Time to yet again organize, arm up and get in the streets, allies:

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

[Daffy Duck]

burka thread getting weird about Old Man Leon (actually, old Leon is a feminist statement  )

I don't exactly mind the statement on how they designed Leon based on the female gaze because there just isn't an equivalency between how men are designed for the female gaze versus how women are designed for the male gaze. We're not going to get jiggle physics Leon in a skintight outfit with plenty of creep shots.

What I think we should scrutinize more is how that statement from Capcom has colored the way people react to people appreciating Leon's looks. As far as I'm concerned, Leon has always been designed to be attractive so this is nothing new... but there's a lot of disdain or spite in how his looks have been described now that they've gone out of their way to say it's for the female gaze. The weird little bald Leon movement felt like this big "finally!" moment for people who wanted to counter all the comments on sexism too. I think I am letting Capcom slide a bit because at least there's some level of good intent compared to all the weird stuff people are saying and doing between their Tifa and 2B danbooru searches.

EDIT: corrected phrasing!

That's what I was trying to get at; the upset over Leon doesn't come from him being sexy, it's that them stating that they took the female gaze into that recontextualizes it for insecure men.

Starting with his rebrand in RE4, Leon is sexy, but in a way that boosts a guys ego; femme fatale spends most of her screentime when she's not doing ninja shit to do a will-they-won't they dance with Leon while young college student Ashley spends the game being dependent, flashing panty shots and ends the game by propositioning Leon to go fuck afterwards. Contextualized with Leon as the big strong smooth hero, the women are virtually accessories as far as these men see it. 6 has Ada, Helena and her naked sister boss fight all revolving around Leon's orbit and then RE2R loops back around and he's given high-fidelity chemistry with both Claire and Ada.

Leon's stories all tend to revolve around girls/women, often vulnerable girls/women, which plays into men's egos. Re9 just breaks a bit of the illusion by 'conceding' that ideal aesthetic to women and we know how men get when women have the audacity to have interests or be catered to in any way.

I didn’t see these two guys shitting on The Golden Hawk for having a hate bonner for old man Leon. 

This is one of those "let's pretend to not understand things" cases. I haven't seen anyone get mad about Leon being hot, what I have seen people mad about is the hypocrisy because if Capcom talked the same way about a female character Resetera and the media would have gone nuclear

But but it it’s different for men… blah blah blah

[Besticus Maximus]

You can't even draw hypnosis themes with coercion anymore

[Uncle]

Ana Valens: "I mean, where are we at as a society, here? you can't even create content where a trans furry does a stinky fart and then the fart lines go up into a child's nostrils, demonstrating that the tyke DID indeed smell it, and then the fart tendrils visually corrupt his mind into becoming trans as well. many creators rely on content like this to survive"

[BIONIC]

Dice going full Karen on the poor and dirty browns:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet-sparks-controversy-for-saying-%E2%80%9Cno-one-cares%E2%80%9D-about-ballet-and-opera.1455697/page-7#post-152502100

What he said is especially true fo folks living in a 3rd world country like me.

No one, absolutely no one, in here cares about ballet and opera. Seems like something only the privileged can enjoy, really, unlike movie theaters.

You're online at least 10,000 posts worth here. Take that steam and watch on youtube or something if you actually care to try it. If you don't then you don't. 🤷‍♂️ No need to wear this "no opera/ballet badge" proudly when the internet exists. You're just not interested, period.

What steam? What "no opera/ballet badge" thing?

Weird ass response. Though its true that I don't care about ballet and opera, and most in my country also do not, since I live in a 3rd world country and things like ballet and opera are things that can only be enjoyed by the most privileged.

HERE YA GO. 58 million views. No '7pm tickets' required.

You don't seem to understand.

Where *I* live, things like ballet and opera are the things that only the very rich and privileged can enjoy. No one outside that circle usually gave it a spot in their headspace. I just merely stated that fact.

So?
You can YouTube it. Wasn't aware you were giving the final comment on ballet and opera...whatever the excuse is.
I know watching theatre or sports from some other part of the world isn't THAT out of reach, it being niche is irrelevant, a LOT of stuff is "niche". Anime and games were niche.

[Boredfrom]

used to be so inspired by games journalists and games critics discussing sex and eroticism in games. It’s so depressing seeing where the landscape is now in games media… sex is only discussed when it pertains to topics like “is this character objectified” or “is this fanservice bad”

Isn’t most of your friend circle like this? Shouldn’t have you said something about this before they become the dominant voice?

[Greatness Gone]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/sex-scenes-in-film-and-tv-whats-your-take.1462054/

They aren't for me, but it's just hard for me to find watching other people have sex "sexy". It's probably the whole demi thing.

I usually just tune out and do other things or fuck around on my phone when a sex scene starts. I'm not gonna turn a movie off because people have sex in it but it's not something that I put any energy into focusing on.

As for actually PERFORMING romantic scenes as an actor...I've done it a few times, but again, due to the demi thing it's hard for me to capture that energy properly on a regular basis, because I rarely feel that level of attraction to anyone and it's very difficult to trick my body into thinking it does.

[Boredfrom]

More and more, people will ask, "Hey, why did this artist stop drawing as much BDSM with very domineering tops? Why can't I find as much new content of this ship? Why did my favorite VTuber stop doing my favorite fetish? Why does she create only vanilla content now, Mommy Domme stuff dropped off?"

Ana, you really have such a way with words. The smut world is lucky to have you as their defender.  

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/sex-scenes-in-film-and-tv-whats-your-take.1462054/

They aren't for me, but it's just hard for me to find watching other people have sex "sexy". It's probably the whole demi thing.

I usually just tune out and do other things or fuck around on my phone when a sex scene starts. I'm not gonna turn a movie off because people have sex in it but it's not something that I put any energy into focusing on.

As for actually PERFORMING romantic scenes as an actor...I've done it a few times, but again, due to the demi thing it's hard for me to capture that energy properly on a regular basis, because I rarely feel that level of attraction to anyone and it's very difficult to trick my body into thinking it does.

Fun fact, besides depression anti-hair loss medication can also cause loss in libido. It really explains everything about Smasher

[Snoopy]

Most likely a vision issue. He needs to get more powerful binoculars or find a bush closer to his victim's window

[Boredfrom]

Dice going full Karen on the poor and dirty browns:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet-sparks-controversy-for-saying-%E2%80%9Cno-one-cares%E2%80%9D-about-ballet-and-opera.1455697/page-7#post-152502100

What he said is especially true fo folks living in a 3rd world country like me.

No one, absolutely no one, in here cares about ballet and opera. Seems like something only the privileged can enjoy, really, unlike movie theaters.

You're online at least 10,000 posts worth here. Take that steam and watch on youtube or something if you actually care to try it. If you don't then you don't. 🤷‍♂️ No need to wear this "no opera/ballet badge" proudly when the internet exists. You're just not interested, period.

What steam? What "no opera/ballet badge" thing?

Weird ass response. Though its true that I don't care about ballet and opera, and most in my country also do not, since I live in a 3rd world country and things like ballet and opera are things that can only be enjoyed by the most privileged.

HERE YA GO.  58 million views.  No '7pm tickets' required.

You don't seem to understand.

Where *I* live, things like ballet and opera are the things that only the very rich and privileged can enjoy. No one outside that circle usually gave it a spot in their headspace.  I just merely stated that fact.

So?
You can YouTube it.  Wasn't aware you were giving the final comment on ballet and opera...whatever the excuse is.
I know watching theatre or sports from some other part of the world isn't THAT out of reach, it being niche is irrelevant, a LOT of stuff is "niche".  Anime and games were niche.

Then again, Laughing Banana is also a retard shit talking posser.   So I’m fine with him dealing with Dice in Karen mode.  

I get his point, but he said in the usual lefty dismissal way, when great portion of lefties like to pretend that they understand high art.

[clockwork5]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/sex-scenes-in-film-and-tv-whats-your-take.1462054/

They aren't for me, but it's just hard for me to find watching other people have sex "sexy". It's probably the whole demi thing.
I usually just tune out and do other things or fuck around on my phone when a sex scene starts. I'm not gonna turn a movie off because people have sex in it but it's not something that I put any energy into focusing on.
As for actually PERFORMING romantic scenes as an actor...I've done it a few times, but again, due to the demi thing it's hard for me to capture that energy properly on a regular basis, because I rarely feel that level of attraction to anyone and it's very difficult to trick my body into thinking it does.

Hey sorry guys, I know this is the scene where I get plowed by Bill, but I’m having a hard time tricking my body into a response, I’m demi. Anyway, I finally got past the first goomba in Mario last night so I’m gonna head out. Thanks a lot for the role, this is gonna be a story for the ages ya know?

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/2026-us-and-israel-launches-strike-on-iran-khamenei-killed-israel-invades-lebanon.1449391/page-177#post-152457247

I just remembered the US uses the Lucas drone now, a copy of the Shahed. They could easily use those and even paint them in Iranian colors/markings for false flags. They just massacred 170 kids in broad daylight, I wouldn't put anything past them.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/2026-us-and-israel-launches-strike-on-iran-khamenei-killed-israel-invades-lebanon.1449391/page-177#post-152459902

This is a very common response we now see to just about everything, and, respectfully, it's never useful.

When we had the assassination attempt on Trump, people instantly speculated that it was a fake attack. Every time Israel blows up a hospital or something and it's proven that the videos are real, they then pivot to the next thing in the chain which is "actually it was the victims who did this to themselves to garner sympathy". Trump suggested that maybe Iran blew up the school you're referring to. Sure, that's an unusually inept variation on the theme, but you yourself made the suggestion in an earlier post before you'd thought through the idea and realised that they have variations on the Shahed type. That was a post hoc rationalisation; the thought was already there and you offered it pre-emptively.

I think it's imperative to be sceptical, but it's bad to lean on conspiratorial modes of thinking as a reflex. It encourages tunnel vision and gets in the way of finding the truth. As we all know there is plenty of confusion misinformation going around about this war (and basically everything these days). Some of this is deliberate propaganda, but a lot of it is caused by people firing from the hip based on very preliminary information.

I think calling it conspiratorial is a bit much. With this specific conflict, the lengths that the Israelis have gone to to initiate this war which is something Netanyahu has wanted to do for decades, the lengths they go to sabotage negotiations, the US massacring school children and writing it off as 'we're investigating', and like you said the undoubted amount of intentional misinformation that is going on behind the scenes, which all just the tip of the iceberg, thinking that could be a possibility doesn't feel out of bounds at all.

I'm not suggesting it is necessarily the case. I said I wouldn't put it past them. You said yourself it's imperative to be skeptical. There's no hard proof of anything, but I am just that: skeptical.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/2026-us-and-israel-launches-strike-on-iran-khamenei-killed-israel-invades-lebanon.1449391/page-177#post-152460064

it's absolutely conspiratorial. No reason to speculate on something like this that hasn't happened.

With this slippery slope logic you can say any sort of speculation whatsoever is conspiratorial, as if something like this is completely 100% out of the realm of possibility. If you think it's absolutely impossible, that's fine. I think it's a bit naive.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Hate this little fucker so much. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/dinkydev-appreciation-thread.1461850/

Nine posters other than DinkyDev replied to the thread.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/marathon-reaches-steam-peak-of-88-337-in-first-24-hours.1455688/page-26#post-152292682

 User banned (permanent): Troll account

Look it bad it over for woke games more these fail the wokeness dies I am I right so fail fail for the woke ness to die lol

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It now shows Deleted member 8498 in the quotes instead of the old name like it used to:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/marathon-steam-ccu-thread.1455688/page-26#post-152292901

[Mediocre Lager]

If he's demi does that mean I have to stop calling him PussySmasher?

[Mediocre Lager]

When he mentions he's an actor this is all I can think of

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/are-democrats-gonna-let-republicans-beat-them-to-the-punch-on-yet-another-easy-layup-israel.1462156/#post-152517718

Seriously though, if people can't tell the difference between "What Israel is doing is wrong and we need to stand against it" and "Israel actually controls the world and manipulates us into doing their bidding" then we have a real problem on our hands.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/welcome-new-members-introduce-yourself-here.119184/page-47#post-151116352

Feb 9, 2026

Hi everyone,

Fox here, can't wait to drop great one-liners and some awesome jokes, ha.

Also, thank you to the admin/mod that approved my account, you're a star!

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/timoth%C3%A9e-chalamet-sparks-controversy-for-saying-%E2%80%9Cno-one-cares%E2%80%9D-about-ballet-and-opera.1455697/page-8#post-152519869

As FD Signifier said, he's a swagged out white boy, and he's dating a Kardashian. There's no reason to expect much from TC, and I don't, and I'm never disappointed.



The people making such profound movements in his defense over this are weird. Obviously millions of people enjoy those art forms. They just aren't celebrated with parasocial fervor like movie stars, and he wants the easy praise and not to have to be bothered standing up for anything. That's the crux of his comment, and it's ugly and ignorant.



His stupid mocking impression of an opera at the end was just an extra bit of bullshit, for those who enjoyed, say, Trump's impression of that journalist with cerebral palsy.

Are you guys seriously comparing a bad take to Trump doing ableism??? For real????

No.



Did you watch the video? At the end, after the bad take, TC breaks into a stupid mocking impression of an opera singer and then laughs.



But you're right, I'm sure he was being very respectful to the art form whose status he just shit on. It was an homage, right?

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/2026-us-and-israel-launches-strike-on-iran-khamenei-killed-israel-invades-lebanon.1449391/page-177#post-152457247

I just remembered the US uses the Lucas drone now, a copy of the Shahed. They could easily use those and even paint them in Iranian colors/markings for false flags. They just massacred 170 kids in broad daylight, I wouldn't put anything past them.

"Wouldn't put it past them"

Why is he acting like the US isn't called out by their own investigators over this strike

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-investigation-points-likely-us-responsibility-iran-school-strike-sources-say-2026-03-06/

Is taking responsibility a very mild condolence to the people killed? Obviously. But it's also the kind of stuff that still differentiates the US from Iran or Russia