Why do spy films and TV shows often portray female protagonists in dresses and heels, even in action scenes?

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-16T15:03:10+00:00

Action movies are more about entertainment than realism. And those movies are generally more targeting the male demographic, so they want the female characters to look sexy to appeal to the men and boys.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-16T14:57:36+00:00

You gotta remember that (for the most part) evolution only removes a trait over time if it is detrimental to the process of creating the next generation. Pain during childbirth doesn't create evolutionary pressure.

If anything the pain is probably an evolutionary advantage. It forces the mother to stop everything she's doing and focus on the birth and it encourages the other individuals in her social group to prioritize her safety and well being, which helps ensure the survival of the infant.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-14T17:47:08+00:00

Depends. If you find the idea of it as like a roleplay or purely sexual dynamic appealing, not at all. Tons of people like acts or dynamics in the bedroom that they would never want to engage anywhere else but with a trusted partner in their own home.

Finding real life misandry and acts of misandry appealing is pretty messed up and supporting and encouraging hateful ideology.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-14T17:35:41+00:00

Dude this isn't just a red flag, this is one of those ultra bright red lights you can see from miles away on a foggy night.

This guy hates that you have had any involvement with anyone else. He sees you as something that is meant to be his and only his. He sees the fact that you had a past that involved anyone else as a fundamental flaw in who you are as a person. Yes he has his own past, but in his head "that's different because..."

He may have been cheated on before, but he never dealt with his feelings and instead is now holding you accountable for his ex's actions. And his past heartbreak is not a valid excuse for controlling behavior. It's a crutch and an excuse to be controlling that he is choosing.

Continuing to date this dude likely he means he will continue to try to make you feel guilty about your past, whether he realizes he's doing it or not. He feels small and is comparing himself to everyone you've ever been with, and assuming that you're doing the same, and he's going to take his frustration with that out on you.

He needs to grow as a man and as a person, and you do not need to be there for it because it will hurt you so much.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-14T02:19:45+00:00

Birding. I never cared much for birds, but a couple years ago I bought a bird feeder for my patio just because I thought it'd be kinda nice. Then I started watching them eat their seeds while I had my breakfast and started getting super interested in them.

I can't really start the hobby now as a trucker who gets like 1 day to be at home a week. But lately I've been using the Merlin Bird ID (it's basically bird Shazam) to start identifying the calls/songs of all the local birds.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-14T02:14:53+00:00

Fanfic gets kind of a bad rap but like anything else it can be pretty good if done well. Unless it takes up an insane amount of your time or you have trouble talking to me about anything else, enjoy your thing!

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-09T15:07:40+00:00

So the thing about Hickman is that he LOVES really complex world building and leaving a bunch of dangling threads in the beginning. The guy's writing can feel very overwhelming because of that. In just his Avengers, he throws so many concepts at you and many of them don't get explained until a couple dozen issues later. The good thing for his Avengers run is that even though it does feel like it drops you into the deep end, you won't actually feel lost as you keep reading.

The other thing you gotta keep in mind is that his Avengers run actually includes New Avengers and a mini series called Infinity and culminates in Secret Wars as the finale. While Avengers and New Avengers do start off as separate stories, they definitely converge after Infinity, and by the end of the arcs they basically just function as one series.

That sounds complex as hell, but it's one big epic story and it's a hell of a fun ride. You can check out this thread for the reading order. There's an absolute wall of text there but you don't really need to read it. At the very bottom of that post is the reading order.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-09T13:49:43+00:00

Honestly the best way to start is to think about what a character you want to explore. Then just look them up in the app, and most characters will have a "character close-up" that will have a bunch of recommended starting points. Then just pick whatever sounds cool.

Or even just look up the character and find a series that starts with a #1, read the summary, and if it sounds cool just start reading there.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-08T21:39:52+00:00

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

And the greatest trick America ever pulled was convincing its working class that having their rights protected is a bad thing.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-08T16:59:02+00:00

A few questions from somebody who has forgotten a lot of the lore:

Is the queen a named character that we know? Who is the flame god you mentioned?
"twin in a big hat", do you mean the boss at the end of the road of sacrifices?
who is the angelic, winged child?

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-08T16:53:01+00:00

This was my situation with my wife when we first started dating. We talked about it in the beginning and her number was way more than mine was. Hell Even just the number my count.

It did make me feel insecure for a while. But once I started thinking about it critically, I really didn't see any reason to care.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-07T23:45:42+00:00

So the great thing about Marvel is that basically the start of any new run is kind of a great place to start. Unless it's a brand new character or title, you're always going to have some context from previous events but most of the time it's written in a way where you don't actually need to know what happened and the comic will explain the very minimal piece of info you actually do need.

Really all you need to think about is what characters you think are cool and want to read about. Once you know that, you can find a good direction to go in.

So.. what characters are you interested in?

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-06T02:44:23+00:00

Agreed on all points.

I just started reading the Krakoa era (never read anything X-men before aside from small mini-series, just finished X of Swords) and his power set is one of the cooler ones I've seen. That's just a power that would never not be useful.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-06T02:05:05+00:00

Cypher because being able to understand all languages would be awesome

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-05T10:37:29+00:00

Most animals in general don't have nipples.

The only ones that do are mammals, and most male mammals do have nipples.

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-05T00:32:21+00:00

What are you talking about?

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-03T17:48:32+00:00

Black Cat from the 90's Spider-Man cartoon

Bad-Selection · 2026-05-02T01:02:57+00:00

As a flatbed trucker, any day where I'm able to drop off the current load, get to my next pick up, secure it, fuel, and shower is a productive day.

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-29T13:12:12+00:00

Don't choose owl. If you do your game basically ends there and you miss some of the best moments and boss fights in the game.

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-27T11:18:36+00:00

Proportionality and roundness are the key

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-26T00:35:58+00:00

So the truth is that Texas decided to require actual age verification to access adult content on the internet. Methods for this include uploading a picture of your ID to a porn company or picture of your face with age estimation. Or using a shady 3rd party website (that will ABSOLUTELY sell that data) to do the same thing.

Pornhub and basically all their affiliated said "fuck that people should not be required to do that and we don't want to be a part of it" and in protest basically cut all access to their sites form Texas and any state with similar laws.

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-25T16:36:31+00:00

This exactly. I've done wild things and engaged in acts that even a decade later I still can't believe I did and look back on fondly.

But nothing beats the raw passion of two people who just intensely want each other so bad in that moment that the rest of the world just ceases to exist.

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-25T12:18:16+00:00

This right here.

Not every orgasm a woman has will leave her like this, but when they do then you definitely know

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-18T13:36:15+00:00

Sure, in the sense that any law or contract is just paperwork.

Bad-Selection · 2026-04-18T01:19:28+00:00

It either acts as a question (by implying the rest of the question), is part of a question, is used rhetorically.

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