Lurker > ssk9716757

damn I hope it doesn't sanitize itself, I appreciate the hell out of how real Sonic Twitter was

---

I am the nucleus.

yeah just start saying "all lives matter" any time someone mentions blue lives or that we should think about how cops feel and see how those people respond

---

I am the nucleus.

jeffhardyb0yz posted...

Any movie that has to state its rules over and over again isn't well written. That was Nolan trying to overcomplicate something that didn't need to be that complicated. Took me 3 or 4 tries to watch it and tried to re-watch but was annoyed. Cool visuals. I don't get the love.

Clarity is the most important thing for effective drama/suspense. You have to know the stakes and rules of the world at every single step in order for any story to be effective. Nolan probably did go overboard given that it was a big budget movie that had to work effectively for the masses, but in an alternate universe there's a version of this movie that's more "artsy" and vague that is also a lot less appealing. IMO the appeal of the movie is as an almost exclusively left-brain experience: you learn the rules like you'd learn game mechanics and then watch the movie use those rules in interesting ways.

---

I am the nucleus.

I enjoyed it a lot for what it was. It's a lot like a video game, the dream rules are basically game mechanics and the enjoyment of the movie comes from watching it use those mechanics in an interesting way (e.g. the tumbling van causing the rotating hallway, the differences in passage of time between dream levels, etc). I also thought it was a really well-written screenplay from a structural standpoint (even if the dialogue is unsophisticated), it clearly establishes its rules and ratchets up tension really well in the second half.

---

I am the nucleus.

it's a ridiculously overwritten game and no that doesn't get better, but the gameplay remains super fun if not more so the further you get, and the overall story and payoff are 100% worth it.

---

I am the nucleus.

he literally already got impeached for doing this with Ukraine idk why people are trying to act like this is such a wild claim from Bolton

---

I am the nucleus.

Jabodie posted...

This reminds me of one of my favorite internet shit posts:

https://youtu.be/ned-PbNo19U
https://youtu.be/Yx20b1CkkN8

Dude made two videos being a ridiculous fan boy of the DS/PSP and talks mad shit about the other one. I have no idea how this side kept a straight face lmao.

this is fucking gold lmao

---

I am the nucleus.

love this image <3

---

I am the nucleus.

Were_Wyrm posted...

Wii U

---

I am the nucleus.

bobbysjoby2 posted...

Ummmm aggravated assault? Did he do anything except get beat up by the guy while he was resisting arrest??

Garrett Rolfe kicked Brooks while he lay on the ground and the officer with him, Devin Brosnan, stood on Brooks shoulder as he struggled for life after a confrontation Friday night, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said at a news conference.

https://apnews.com/f3c3747e6d8c0bd63ba7c57c6d363868

---

I am the nucleus.

is there an issue here?

---

I am the nucleus.

white people get more upset about semantics than actual racism

---

I am the nucleus.

KFHEWUI posted...

that's not the 54th Massachusetts regiment lmao

---

I am the nucleus.

AmericaTheBrave posted...

We did it, cancelers! What should we cancel next?!

Trump

---

I am the nucleus.

Austin_Era_II posted...

What are your thoughts on Raj from TBBT?

never really watched TBBT except for a few episodes but I did not get a positive vibe. can't really speak to it though since I haven't watched enough.

---

I am the nucleus.

LightHawKnight posted...

But everybody is a joke in the Simpsons.

I mentioned it above but the context is different because there aren't many non-comedic representations of South Asian people on American TV and Apu became one of the most well-known ones. but even within the show itself, you have multiple varied representations of "white" characters (I know they're literally yellow) and even varied representation of black characters (Carl, Dr. Hibbert) but only one major Indian character who is a complete stereotype.

---

I am the nucleus.

LightHawKnight posted...

Isn't Apu is literally one of the most successful people in the Simpsons?

yeah and he's still a joke despite that. if anything it's an accurate representation of how people still see South Asian people as clowns despite their achievements.

---

I am the nucleus.

Annihilated posted...

Yeah it's not like Simpsons characters were ever comedic or anything, just Apu.

the difference is if you're white you can switch over to almost any other movie or TV show and see white characters taken seriously. even black people have Denzel or Forest Whitaker or Morgan Freeman and their various serious roles. South Asian people are almost universally portrayed as comedic relief, and Apu contributed heavily to that.

---

I am the nucleus.

16-BITTER posted...

As if the entire cast weren't clowns that just existed to be laughed at.

Like, there was even literally a clown to be laughed at

the difference is if you're white you can switch over to almost any other movie or TV show and see white characters taken seriously. even black people have Denzel or Forest Whitaker or Morgan Freeman and their various serious roles. South Asian people are almost universally portrayed as comedic relief, and Apu contributed heavily to that.

---

I am the nucleus.

GoodOlJr posted...

No not really

Is it the simpsons fault every other show failed to have decent indian characters? A big complaint I see was he was "all we had"

Also theres so much money in bollywood you'll never see high level indian actors like amir khan come over here for some shitty tv show

they could've had other prominent Indian characters in the show to balance it out if they cared.

also Amir Khan ha found his niche ripping off Hollywood movies in Bollywood (e.g. Ghajini) so why would he make the shift? furthermore there are Bollywood stars who are making/made the shift like Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan (rip)

---

I am the nucleus.

no I thank teachers instead

---

I am the nucleus.

as a brown guy, Apu and similar portrayals of brown characters on TV always made me feel like we were clowns that basically just existed to be laughed at. so it would be nice but I'm not gonna lose sleep over it.

---

I am the nucleus.

she now understands how black people feel around the police

---

I am the nucleus.

I feel bad for the worker that's inevitably going to get shit for this despite doing nothing wrong

---

I am the nucleus.

Trump gives other people so much shit he nor anyone else has room to ask people to take it easy on him

---

I am the nucleus.

congrats she now knows how black people feel around the police

---

I am the nucleus.

damn he looks good for someone who got shot up to 97 degrees

---

I am the nucleus.

Annihilated posted...

"Anyone who disagrees with my racist policies is a racist"

ok look we'll let you say the N word but just this once

---

I am the nucleus.

Annihilated posted...

"Minorities can be free thinkers but white people can't."

not with racism towards minorities, no.

---

I am the nucleus.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Meanwhile, at Volkswagen...

if a Volkswagen looked like a caricature of a Jewish person, sure

---

I am the nucleus.

I'm fine with minorities having whatever beliefs they want. at the end of the day they're the ones being personally affected by any racist stuff they support, and as a minority (albeit not black) I totally understand the feeling of being boxed into an expected set of beliefs.

no excuse for white people though.

---

I am the nucleus.

Questionmarktarius posted...

It used to be, which is apparently all that matters.

This is a culture that digs up tweets from a decade ago to discredit and "cancel" someone. Why not dig up old logos from the 1890s as well?

>literally has racist origins
>somehow not racist anymore

lol ok

---

I am the nucleus.

Ryan__Leaf posted...

Cancel culture is just getting silly. I can't fathom anyone sincerely being offended by a pancake box.

white people: i cant fathom racism affecting people

---

I am the nucleus.

IShall_Run_Amok posted...

The free market still works tho.

works for insurers and drug companies

also its not a free market. people realistically only have access to the plans their employer subsidizes and the providers/medications those plans cover, and are priced out of anything else. single payer or public option allows access to far more providers.

---

I am the nucleus.

MGS2: Kojima predicts 2016 election

Death Stranding: Kojima predicts a world where people are hermits that rely on deliverymen to keep society together

true visionary

---

I am the nucleus.

Crazyman93 posted...

I can vote for the people who oversee paving a road too, and that hasn't helped any.

then you can vote in people who want to change the system

---

I am the nucleus.

quit your job and be celibate

---

I am the nucleus.

Crazyman93 posted...

I don't trust the government to pave a road correctly and on time, why the fuck would I trust them with my healthcare?

because you can at least vote directly for the people who will oversee paying for your healthcare (not administrating it, which is still done privately). you cant do this with a private insurance company.

---

I am the nucleus.

Crono99 posted...

As long as healthcare prices are so gigantic, it's useless to debate a single payer public healthcare system. The first step is to find some kind of way to burst that ridiculous bubble.

But that's not going to happen.

single payer (or multi payer where you cant duplicate the coverage of a public option) lowers costs directly. when you have one payer you have more bargaining power with providers and drug manufacturers to set prices.

---

I am the nucleus.

Trump is an sjw

---

I am the nucleus.

fr tho I will cream myself if p4g gets released today. please gods let it happen

---

I am the nucleus.

Rise and its no contest. Only nerds enjoy Yukiko or Naotos emotional distance or Chies lesbian energy.

---

I am the nucleus.

greencheek posted...

you must have missed post #61 where the average wage is well above minimum

not that it excuses looting, either way.

you realize their average wage is below the federal poverty line right? also averages are skewed by differences in cost of living between areas and also doesnt show how many hours workers get. Here are more links:

Walmart employees cost taxpayers >$6 billion in public assistance: https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/

Half of Walmarts workers are part time: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walmart-workers/half-of-walmarts-workforce-are-part-time-workers-labor-group-idUSKCN1IQ295

Source on poverty line: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/09/average-walmart-store-manager-makes-year-many-employees-still-earn-below-poverty-line/


---

I am the nucleus.

Nazanir posted...

This is so fucking stupid, because opponents are going to use this as ammo to shoot he movement down.

And they are not wrong...

they were going to do that anyway. the people who want 100% of black people to meet a purity standard before giving them equality never cared about their rights to begin with.

---

I am the nucleus.

imagine if your employer kept you locked up and forced you to work under threat of violence, and you and your family did this for hundreds of years, and then suddenly youre let free and you ask for financial compensation for the work you did and you keep getting told no. we absolutely should pay reparations.

---

I am the nucleus.

greencheek posted...

you don't know shit, dude. you reek of the smell of ignorance

theres a reason this kind of looting doesnt happen in communities that are well off. Walmart is one of the prime companies that created the conditions for this to happen.

---

I am the nucleus.

JustMyOpinion posted...

"It's ok because it's Wal-Mart and I don't like them."

Smh.

its true though. if this was a small or black-owned business it would be a tragedy. Walmart has exploited their labor force for decades to the point that a significant portion of their employees (especially black employees) have to be on welfare, all while they pocket hundreds of billions of dollars. this is nothing compared to what they actually deserve.

---

I am the nucleus.

nemu posted...

I'm so confused by the people condoning this shit as if it has anything to do with proper protesting. Lives are more important than property only makes sense if the destruction of property somehow helps save lives. I do not see how literally getting some people killed, ruining the lives of others, or simply making their cause look worse would save any lives whatsoever. Instead of condemning all looters and vandals as bad, they either condone it across the board or blame it all on a boogeyman (though there are some real outside agitators but likely not enough to make any considerable difference).

it scares people out of complacency. years of systemic racism hasnt bothered the people in power enough to do a drastic overhaul of the system but I guarantee a threat to their property definitely will.

---

I am the nucleus.

Gamerguymass posted...

As was pointed out in a reply on Twitter, if all cops are responsible for all other cops and the whole "few bad apples spoils the bunch" arguement, then the same can be said for the looters and protesting correct?

Secondly, I guess we can stop the reperations discussion now.

no bc its literally a cops job to stop crime and protect citizens. normal citizens arent required to do so

---

I am the nucleus.

I love the attempts to discredit these reviews lmao. Get over it, bigots.

---

I am the nucleus.