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I love how Cancel Culture and the existence of consequences for their actions are all just evidence of the left's "hatefulness"
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OwlFancier posted:I think you literally pay the power company for electricity so if they aren't giving you any then yeah, they literally do owe you. You pay for water and sewer too, that's usually a different fee from property taxes. ultrafilter posted:What exactly does he think he was elected to do? Keep taxes low. At any cost.
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Data Graham posted:I love how Cancel Culture and the existence of consequences for their actions are all just evidence of the left's "hatefulness" It's exactly like a toddler throwing a tantrum and crying that his parents hate him because they put him in time out.
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Feb 17, 2021 01:33
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Feb 17, 2021 01:38
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Skwirl posted:It's because Jaws was the first real blockbuster. He didn't specify, but I suspect he thinks the vast majority of films made after 1975 aren't real movies either, basically, it was just Jaws and Star Wars until the mid 80s and you start getting your Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones. This also sounds like Shea Serrano, a writer for the ringer who wrote Movies and Other Things. quote:I watch old movies and I'm like, "No, thanks." They're not fun. It's clear they were still trying to figure out how to do things. Some of them, of course, were undeniable, like a Jaws or Star Wars or Indiana Jones. You watch those and you go, "Oh, I see in this the bones of what eventually became whatever action franchise.” Or Alien. [But mostly], they’re just not that fun to watch.
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Feb 17, 2021 02:07
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ultrafilter posted:What exactly does he think he was elected to do? Grift?
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Feb 17, 2021 02:23
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ultrafilter posted:What exactly does he think he was elected to do? Stick to the the
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jackofarcades posted:This also sounds like Shea Serrano, a writer for the ringer who wrote Movies and Other Things. I think that might be who I was thinking of originally. This is probably just some goober who read him and took it as gospel.
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Feb 17, 2021 02:29
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Six-Of-Hearts posted:Those motherFUCKERS. Hell yes I loved M.A.S.K.
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Skwirl posted:I think that might be who I was thinking of originally. This is probably just some goober who read him and took it as gospel. It just occurred to me that Blazing Saddles came out in 1974. Seriously, gently caress these people
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Feb 17, 2021 02:37
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From a podcast Bean Dad was on: 
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Skwirl posted:I think that might be who I was thinking of originally. This is probably just some goober who read him and took it as gospel. Dude is a writer for the New York Times. The Grey Lady out here dropping anti intellectualism takes
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Feb 17, 2021 04:22
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Lanky_Nibz posted:Christ what a douche. "Returned to wrestling websites"? Getting back into AEW and hanging with the chilliest goons in the wrestling thread have been one of the only up points of the pandemic. Wrestling also tends to have a very large minority fan base. There's an older survey showing it leans pretty democratic.
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Feb 17, 2021 04:35
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yeah, the monopolist who gets on stage and struts is fairly out of touch w the actual demos
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Feb 17, 2021 05:12
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Push El Burrito posted:Wrestling also tends to have a very large minority fan base. There's an older survey showing it leans pretty democratic. I'm genuinely surprised it's not even more minority/rainbow-friendly similarly to sports like roller derby given its reliance on drama, outlandish stage personas, and unbridled camp.
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Feb 17, 2021 05:53
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Breetai posted:I'm genuinely surprised it's not even more minority/rainbow-friendly similarly to sports like roller derby given its reliance on drama, outlandish stage personas, and unbridled camp. It might have ended up that way if it wasn't monopolized by a family of rich republicans
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Feb 17, 2021 05:56
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I'll say, the local wrestling promotion in Oakland (Hoodslam) is queer as hell and it kicks total rear end. I hope they're able to bounce back after the pandemic.
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Lanky_Nibz posted:Christ what a douche. "Returned to wrestling websites"? Getting back into AEW and hanging with the chilliest goons in the wrestling thread have been one of the only up points of the pandemic. Does SA have a general wrestling thread? Or someplace to ask dumb questions about opinions?
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Feb 17, 2021 07:32
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The only AEW commercial I've seen definitely played up the inclusivity of it's league in contrast to WWE. I'd be tempted to check them out if I still had cable.
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Iirc I saw one aew match where one of the wrestlers was in drag and their move on a downed opponent was to do a rupaul style death drop on their head which was amazing.
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Breetai posted:I'm genuinely surprised it's not even more minority/rainbow-friendly similarly to sports like roller derby given its reliance on drama, outlandish stage personas, and unbridled camp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_Monroe posted:In 1957, while driving to a wrestling show in Alabama, Monroe became tired and invited a black hitchhiker he met at a gas station to take the wheel. Upon arriving at the arena, Monroe placed his arm around the man, which drew a chorus of boos and insults from the white crowd; in response to this Monroe kissed the man on the cheek.[4] Monroe would later use this underlying racism as a promotional tactic and become a noteworthy figure in Memphis cultural history. During a period where legal segregation was the norm at public events, and during a general decline in the popularity of professional wrestling, Monroe recognized that the segregated wrestling shows (whites sat in floor seats while blacks were required to sit in the balcony)[5][6] were not properly marketing to black fans. The witty, flamboyant Monroe began dressing up in a purple gown and carrying a diamond tipped cane and drinking in traditionally black bars in the black area of Memphis, where he would openly socialize with black patrons and hand out tickets to his wrestling shows.[4] As a result of this, he was frequently arrested by police on a variety of vague, trumped up charges, such as mopery.[4] In each case, he would then hire a black attorney and appear in court, pay a small fine, and immediately resume the behavior that resulted in his prior arrests. Due to this, and in spite of the fact that he was a heel at the time, his popularity soared among the black community. At his shows, although floor seats in arenas would be half empty with white patrons, the balcony would be packed to capacity with black patrons with many others unable to enter due to the balcony selling out.[7] I really hope they complete the film about this guy some day.
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Feb 17, 2021 08:42
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What's the deal with this guy (Milo)? He mentioned Shapiro, so presumably another famous right wing personality?
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toanoradian posted:What's the deal with this guy (Milo)? He mentioned Shapiro, so presumably another famous right wing personality? He's your standard right wing grifter except he's also gay so other right wing grifters can point to him and say "Look! We are not homophobic! One of us is gay!" Oh yeah he's also a pedophile but thats almost a given at this point.
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Feb 17, 2021 08:48
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When did Parler come back?
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SimonChris posted:I really hope they complete the film about this guy some day. loving 
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Also you missed the best bit: Monroe, having become the biggest wrestling draw in the territory, soon refused to perform unless patrons, regardless of their race, were allowed to sit in any seat at the Ellis Auditorium.[4] As a result, the promoter was obliged to desegregate his wrestling shows, which then completely sold out with Monroe's black fans, in some cases over 15,000 at a time,[4] filling the auditorium. Soon, other Southern sporting events, recognizing the enormous financial benefits, began to desegregate as well.[7]
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toanoradian posted:What's the deal with this guy (Milo)? He mentioned Shapiro, so presumably another famous right wing personality? he's one of the first alt right grifter on the trumptrain to get thrown under the bus as soon as he stepped out of line. He was doing dumb things like "Twinks for Trump", wearing a shirt that says "stop being poor" (this backfired tremendously where he now constantly complaints about being penniless), etc. His big crime against the conservative was when he made a statement suggesting that paedophilia was a-okay to tolerate and they immediately dropped him. he was for a time used as the perfect example of how the right eat their own when they stop being useful (in his case, the "token gay" which dave rubin happily took up).
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bulletsponge13 posted:Does SA have a general wrestling thread? Or someplace to ask dumb questions about opinions? I mean the AEW thread is pretty active and we essentially field questions on any aspects of wrestling. It's a pretty exciting time now with several promotions crossing over: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3958766 rodbeard posted:The only AEW commercial I've seen definitely played up the inclusivity of it's league in contrast to WWE. I'd be tempted to check them out if I still had cable. They run a bunch of matches for free weekly on YouTube! Also if you live (or purport yourself to live) in the UK you can watch the weekly cable show for $5 a month!
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bulletsponge13 posted:Does SA have a general wrestling thread? Or someplace to ask dumb questions about opinions? There's also a wrestling thread in GBS, it's one of those threads where the OP wanted to mock something but everyone just came in to talk about how much they love wrestling instead. I mostly just like hearing about wrestling secondhand from fans online.
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bulletsponge13 posted:Does SA have a general wrestling thread? Or someplace to ask dumb questions about opinions? There’s a whole subforum that’s ostensibly also about boxing and mma and other real combat sports but is mostly about wrestling.
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Feb 17, 2021 11:46
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On a meta level it's pretty satisfying to have reached the stage where people can go "Wait who's this Milo guy?  "
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Feb 17, 2021 13:42
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 A joke so bafflingly lame that I ended up laughing at it, so I guess the joke's on me.
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Feb 17, 2021 13:48
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That person is mispronouncing quarantine
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Feb 17, 2021 14:12
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Or valentine!
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Feb 17, 2021 14:18
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What answer was the teacher expecting to that question
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toanoradian posted:What's the deal with this guy (Milo)? He mentioned Shapiro, so presumably another famous right wing personality? He was a early alt-right superstar, one of the first who really "got" 4Chan. His "twist" is that he is a gay conservative with a fetish for black men (so he can't be racist, you see). His fame went to his head almost immediately and the line between grift and sincere belief got muddled. This was compounded by massive substance abuse. Turns out that cokeheads are remarkably difficult to work with! His media empire collapsed when he kept being too strung out for appearances and couldn't even get an outline to his ghostwriter for a book. Eventually the rightwing grift machine dropped him with the excuse that he endorsed pedophilia, making him at least useful to them one last time.
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The Saddest Rhino posted:he's one of the first alt right grifter on the trumptrain to get thrown under the bus as soon as he stepped out of line. He was doing dumb things like "Twinks for Trump", wearing a shirt that says "stop being poor" (this backfired tremendously where he now constantly complaints about being penniless), etc. His big crime against the conservative was when he made a statement suggesting that paedophilia was a-okay to tolerate and they immediately dropped him. he was for a time used as the perfect example of how the right eat their own when they stop being useful (in his case, the "token gay" which dave rubin happily took up). He also wrote ("wrote") for Breitbart and if I remember right was very very vocal about gamergate despite having self proclaimed no interest in video games or video game journalism at all.
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kirbysuperstar posted:He also wrote ("wrote") for Breitbart and if I remember right was very very vocal about gamergate despite having self proclaimed no interest in video games or video game journalism at all. I recall his contribution to that was hiring Ian Miles cheong to write for a column called the Incel Corner
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Let’s not forget the amazing editors notes on his manuscript https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/ellievhall/milo-book-editor-notes
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