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Puppy Burner posted:The author fleeing Jamaica because its an extremely violent, homophobic shithole might have informed his perspective on his home country, that he was run out of for being a gay after having undergone gay conversion therapy in his church. Possibly his use of exaggeration could be to illustrate the knock-on effects of neo-colonialism, from the US for example, and unrelenting poverty have on a culture. I'm sure you can figure out why the "white Americans" (read: CIA) are equally as violent and stupid as the slum gangsters and what the author might be saying with this comparison. Marlon James is one of the more interesting contemporary authors, imo, please put more effort into thinking about his work than you would a Marvel movie. i just did you loving dumbass why the hell did you think i posted it
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Away episode 5: they have the Chinese lady track the nuts and bolts of a machine they're reassembling because "she's good at organizing" and then later she helps reassemble it because "she's good at puzzles" What the gently caress
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to give a more substantive criticism of your dismissive shitpost I do not think repeated use of the word fag makes a book any more insightful than a typical episode of south park just because the author has a sad backstory if anything i found it dismissive to act like with all this other obviously more immediately important stuff going on all anyone can think about is how much they hate fags it gets tiresome after a certain point and for all im hearing about this great prose in practice all its doing is making me notice that save for the occasional gimmick and different slang variations on fag all the characters have the same narrative voice if you have a better defense of the books themes then that it paints a wide variety of assholes as homophobes id be happy to hear it i mean that sincerely i wouldnt have posted my opinion if i didnt want to discuss the book
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Some Guy TT posted:to give a more substantive criticism of your dismissive shitpost I do not think repeated use of the word fag makes a book any more insightful than a typical episode of south park just because the author has a sad backstory I haven't re-read it within the last like decade but, the novel is not just the plot about the failed assassination of bob, it is also a commentary on the macro- and micro- level cycles of violence and exploitation that have lead to the authors own alienation and evacuation from his home country. it is meant to be degrading, insulting, and cruel because that's the climate he grew up in and what lead him to saying his only options were a coffin or a plane ticket out. the novel isn't going for verisimilitude, it is trying (and succeeding) to offend and alienate you because it is a world of violence, poverty, and hatred. personally, i find this aspect of his work very relatable as a fellow impoverished human being who grew up in an environment that saw several friends and myself subject to homophobic violence. that bob doesn't engage in it is an intentional departure from reality to elevate his status as a prophetic figure within the narrative and a hope for jamaica's future. Some Guy TT posted:
the author is a real human being from one of the poorest and most violent cities on earth, his life isn't just a sad backstory - it deeply informs his work. have some compassion for other people's lives and engage with the novel in good faith
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Jan 31, 2021 19:49
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gradenko_2000 posted:Away episode 5: they have the Chinese lady track the nuts and bolts of a machine they're reassembling because "she's good at organizing" and then later she helps reassemble it because "she's good at puzzles" 
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I mean if she’s good at puzzles she’s got to be good at organizing. seems like consistent characterization
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Toph Bei Fong posted:Will he drop the People's Elbow on her? Kamala would send in khive to fight royal rumble style as she prances around the ring, and if he wins, The Rock is allowed access to kneel and earn the opportunity to propose to Slay Kween this hurts to write and is probably even worse to read
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Quarantine restrictions got eased here in Canada so I went to visit my parents. We watched Sorry To Bother You last night, which ruled. Right after my mom wanted to watch SNL which she said has got her through the last 4 years. The whiplash going from such a smart movie to braindead sketches was incredible. They had a sketch about "Blue Georgia" that was just miserable, and another that centered around Ratatouille, the kids movie from like 6 years ago. I know SNL hasn't been good for a long time but it really surprised me how completely out of touch it felt.
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1151496486028488705 the only reason American kids picked youtubers first is because "cucks" wasn't an option
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Blisster posted:Quarantine restrictions got eased here in Canada so I went to visit my parents. We watched Sorry To Bother You last night, which ruled. is it out of touch or are we? it still gets very good ratings for a non-sports tv show
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Remember that Daily Show bit about Dick Cheney having a Stargate Sarcophagus that plays "Let the Eagles Soar" sung by John Ashcroft? That's what Saturday Night Life is for liberals.
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1151496486028488705 america: was I a good hegemony? death: no. lmao no.
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indigi posted:is it out of touch or are we? it still gets very good ratings for a non-sports tv show SNL is a weird animal where a ton of people watch it pretty faithfully, but I think you’d have a hard time finding any of them who’d tell you it’s reliably “good” or “funny”. I think its primary audience at this point is self-loathing millennial hate-watchers, cat ladies, and teens/preteens.
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General Dog posted:SNL is a weird animal where a ton of people watch it pretty faithfully, but I think you’d have a hard time finding any of them who’d tell you it’s reliably “good” or “funny”. Liberals. See also: sheet cake, Tina Fey
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I have never in my life heard another adult say, in a general sense, “SNL is funny.” No one has ever said or even thought that the SNL of that present day is funny, only that it was funny at some indefinite point in the past.
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General Dog posted:I have never in my life heard another adult say, in a general sense, “SNL is funny.” No one has ever said or even thought that the SNL of that present day is funny, only that it was funny at some indefinite point in the past. People liked the David S. Pumpkins sketch. ...which was about five years ago. Bill Hader was pretty funny when he was on SNL. ...which was almost ten years ago. I think.
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Jan 31, 2021 22:08
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jizz in my pants was pretty funny imho
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Jan 31, 2021 22:10
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Colin Quinn was the best Weekend Update host in retrospect but I hated him at the time. Just bombing on every other joke, looking at the audience and going, "Nothing, folks? Alright..."
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Stairmaster posted:jizz in my pants was pretty funny imho andy samberg has made some good poo poo and I am prepared for the struggle session I deserve
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Maybe I am the out of touch one but I just can't imagine anyone caring about a ratatouille joke in 2021. The joke is that he learned how to sex good.
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my favorite Andy Samberg thing is the song where he sings “we’re three cool white friends in Japan the fact that we’re white isn’t why we’re friends but we are white and we’re friends”
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Some Guy TT posted:to give a more substantive criticism of your dismissive shitpost I do not think repeated use of the word fag makes a book any more insightful than a typical episode of south park just because the author has a sad backstory tumblr teen poo poo. stfu.
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Toph Bei Fong posted:Will he drop the People's Elbow on her? 
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frankenfreak posted:The Rock will take that 2000 dollar cheque, shine it up real nice, and stick it RIGHT UP YOUR ROODY-POO CANDY rear end! How did roody-poo start and were you aware it was how 4chan said the indefensible N-word?
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Tubgoat posted:How did roody-poo start and were you aware it was how 4chan said the indefensible N-word?
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Puppy Burner posted:I haven't re-read it within the last like decade but, the novel is not just the plot about the failed assassination of bob, it is also a commentary on the macro- and micro- level cycles of violence and exploitation that have lead to the authors own alienation and evacuation from his home country. it actually took me awhile to realize that not bob marley was important and something i was supposed to be paying attention to as opposed to just relevant backstory because he didnt seem important to anything immediately happening its only by the end of part one that i realized the book was building up to something regarding the concert i got annoyed figuring this out because not bob marley being unimportant or important in nonintuitive ways was one of the more interesting flourishes defying stereotypical expectations of jamaica and then inpart two the violence starts to devolve to borderline self parody opening up with one character expressing a reasonable fear of rape and then rapidly becoming more hysterical on a scene by scene basis what really got me to take umbrage at the whole fag thing was the scene where the sensible cia agent argues with loose cannon cia agent over his being a loose cannon and i realized that aside from the fag thing this dudes basically the voice of reason guy in your typical espionage thriller and the rolling stones reporter has the same issue theyre not wrong theyre just assholes but theyre still nicer assholes than any of the other perspective characters quote:it is meant to be degrading, insulting, and cruel because that's the climate he grew up in and what lead him to saying his only options were a coffin or a plane ticket out. the novel isn't going for verisimilitude, it is trying (and succeeding) to offend and alienate you because it is a world of violence, poverty, and hatred. personally, i find this aspect of his work very relatable as a fellow impoverished human being who grew up in an environment that saw several friends and myself subject to homophobic violence. that bob doesn't engage in it is an intentional departure from reality to elevate his status as a prophetic figure within the narrative and a hope for jamaica's future. i get that but at the same time this isnt that far off from what the white characters in the book believe their modern day equivalents absolutely do believe this though which is why i thought it was a bit jarring how homophobic language was being used to signal them as wrong more than their beliefs or actions quote:the author is a real human being from one of the poorest and most violent cities on earth, his life isn't just a sad backstory - it deeply informs his work. have some compassion for other people's lives and engage with the novel in good faith thank you for responding sincerely sorry for being a bit of a dick up page im still reading it and wanted an alternate perspective before beginning the eighties section my comments are not always as derogatory as they may seem it just comes with my posting style
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frankenfreak posted:4chan was founded years after this was one of The Rock's catchphrases. Ah, thanks. I never followed The Rock when he was a wrestler.
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It's very funny that the same Eric Cartman who was falsely accused of hate crimes at least twice (because of political correctness gone mad) also canonically idolises Hitler and is excited by the concept of race war.
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1151496486028488705 The space program is boring and underfunded
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I was kind of pissy about switching captains in season 2 of B5 but I have grown to love this fucker https://i.imgur.com/KaXchTh.mp4
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wow i cant believe all these children want jobs that are presented to them as just having fun all day instead of being astronauts which are also jobs that they think are just having fun all day
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the chinese children dont know the horrible truth that when youre an astronaut the authoritarian chinese government doesnt let you have gay sex not like american astronauts who are just having gay sex all the time its like the satyricon up there
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https://twitter.com/moby_dickhead/status/1356347686497218561?s=20 what happened to letting people enjoy things?
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imo SNL stays relevant despite being horrifically milquetoast because at this point it’s an institution. so many people in entertainment, politics and the news media have either been on the show, parodied by it or know folks involved with it personally. hell, Trump livewatched it multiple times making it one of his few non-fake news interests. latest episode was completely bland which is kind of what you expect from John “literally in the CIA” Krasinski but that being said the Twins sketch made me laugh. it’s a good illustration of the way absurdist humor can be performed successfully while purely referential humor (what if Ratatouille but sex) is usually a bust. also their scatalogical stuff was better in the 90’s and 2000’s with the uncontrolled vomiting sketches
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General Dog posted:I have never in my life heard another adult say, in a general sense, “SNL is funny.” No one has ever said or even thought that the SNL of that present day is funny, only that it was funny at some indefinite point in the past. I remember my brother frantically booting up his computer to show me an uncensored Dick In A Box. when was that? 15 years ago?
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Dr. Killjoy posted:https://twitter.com/moby_dickhead/status/1356347686497218561?s=20 lol that reminds me of this one guy's student film I watched in college that was just a shot by shot remake of the ghost episode from Paranoia Agent.
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