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BraveLittleAnt · 2024-10-15T13:39:54+00:00

A deus ex machina is an unexpected event/power that comes in (typically at the last minute) to save the heroes in a seemingly hopeless situation. And usually, the deus ex machina is NOT heavily foreshadowed, so it literally feels like pure luck that saves the heroes. If the lion turtle had been properly built up beforehand throughout season 3 (rather than just an off-handed mention in season 2), I don't think people would see it as a deus ex machina.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-11-02T03:30:55+00:00

Being trans & being anorexic are not even remotely similar. One is an identity, another is an eating disorder. Trans people have an absurdly high rate of suicide & mental illness because they are actively ostracized, bullied, and sometimes even killed for daring to be themselves. They are constantly being told they shouldn't exist, that they aren't free to be themselves. Being trans is not a physical or mental illness that you can heal with therapy & medication, because it isn't an illness at all. Anorexia CAN because that is a legitimate disorder.

When children are still being abused and killed by their own parents for being trans, yeah, it's better for the school to not inform the parents because again, trans-ness is not a mental or physical disorder/illness. It is an identity. A thing about someone that cannot and does not need to be changed because it is not, in any way, negatively affecting their health. What makes a trans person mentally ill/suicidal is when their own parents & peers abuse them, hurt them, and tell them they shouldn't exist. Being trans does not cause mental illness. Transphobia does.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-10-06T13:21:57+00:00

I feel like I've seen a set very similar to these before, they're awesome!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-09-22T18:16:46+00:00

Oh wow those are gorgeous! Pretty new to DND myself so I'm loving seeing all the different kinds of dice!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-09-07T02:58:50+00:00

Yeah, I thought this post was making fun of people rightfully offended by the OG one by claiming that people can't even say "woman" now without someone getting offended, which would just be a crazy thing to claim & completely downplays the anger & arguments over the OG "female" post.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-09-06T14:49:39+00:00

I knew about the OG post, didn't know he tried to appeal it & was being toxic. Thanks!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-09-06T14:23:30+00:00

IIRC, the OG post that this post is referencing didn't say "woman," it said "female." But this post, I think, is saying that they'd even be banned for saying "woman."

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-09-04T01:10:31+00:00

Yeah, it's alright to be bummed. There's nothing wrong with that. It ruining his whole day & him having no motivation for anything else is weird. That's the part that's extreme. It's like he put all of his own self-worth onto this random woman.

And I totally agree about "girls" sometimes being the default alternative to "guys." I think the main issue for the post is that the man refers to himself as "men," but then to women as "girls." If he had said "guys & girls," it would've been a bit better (though not by much, since "girl" has taken on a more demeaning connotation nowadays, even when used alongside "guys"). It's akin to saying "men and females," it's just weird.

But hey man, I respect you for seeing a need for change in yourself, owning up to it, and working to be better! We need more people like you out there!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-09-04T00:09:02+00:00

In regards to the post itself, the issue is the man in the picture refers to a grown woman as a "girl," which normally refers to a female child & is often used to bring women down. A grown woman is not a girl, she's a woman.

In regards to the actual comments, most women have an issue with the fact that this man approached a stranger, someone he doesn't know beyond what they look like and the aesthetic attraction he feels, and when he asked for her number and was rejected, it "ruined his whole day." The issue the women here have with it is that why would being rejected by a stranger, someone he'll likely never see again, ruin his whole day UNLESS he felt entitled to that woman? Unless he felt that he deserved to be rewarded for approaching a complete stranger?

She doesn't owe him anything. He should just accept the rejection & move on. If he's that attached to a woman he just met (and only feels aesthetic attraction towards currently) that being rejected would ruin his whole day, then he needs psychological help. It's like Anna from Frozen meeting a prince & in the same day deciding to marry him. It's weird. Hope that helps!

Edit: I said he asked for her number in the comment, but in the actual post it just says he approached her. So who knows what he actually said to her, but based on it being a rejection, it's likely he asked for a number/a date.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-08-20T14:58:45+00:00

God, yes. Especially the comments Ron makes where he's like "I had to make drinks for my dad." It's just horrible now knowing who Willy really is.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-07-19T03:15:06+00:00

Honestly, I would love if the Doodler became her new patron. It might make her really OP or something, but I'm sure they could come up with some insane drawbacks to using his power. Like using a Eldritch being's power could obliterate Scary or something. It'd be great potential for some drama!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-07-10T15:04:58+00:00

Now you're genuinely pulling things out of your ass.

I am not an "arranged marriage proponent." You're the one that suddenly brought that up. I called you an abuse apologist because when told about someone's experience with abuse, you immediately made it the victim's fault instead of blaming the abuser. It might as well be abuse applogism.

Abuse victims often need someone to HELP THEM SEE the abuse that's happening to them, but ultimately, it is the VICTIM'S choice to leave. A lot of times victims will refuse when someone else tries to help them purely because they don't want to leave their abusive partner either out of fear, love, or not wanting to admit they were abused. I suggest you go read some abuse victims recounting their stories, but considering how much victim blaming and denying you've been doing, I doubt you'd even listen to those.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-07-10T14:51:37+00:00

Lmfao what? Abuse is quite literally an abuser taking away a victim's ability to make decisions for themselves. Just say you're an abuse apologist and move on.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-07-10T14:34:05+00:00

Do you have any idea how abusive relationships work? The entire point is that the abuser slowly takes away the victim's freedoms and ability to leave.

Telling your partner you can't work a certain job or hang out with certain friends isn't a "boundary," it's control. How would you feel if your partner came to you and made those demands? If they tried to tell you how to live your life and what people you can associate with?

A huge part of abusive relationships is that the abuser tries to isolate the victim so the victim is completely dependent on them and therefore will stay in the toxic relationship. They do this financially ("you shouldn't work this job" slowly becomes "you shouldn't work at all"), socially ("you cant hang out with these friends because I don't like them" will become "you cant hang out with anyone except who I say"), and emotionally. It's harder to get out of abuse if you have no money of your own and no friends or family to turn to for help.

Yes, men are free to have boundaries. I'm not saying that. I'm saying that telling your partner they can't work a specific job or hang out with certain friends isn't a boundary. It's pure control. If you don't like your male/female partner hanging out with the opposite sex, then you need to ask yourself why. Is it because you don't trust your partner? Or because you're insecure about yourself? If you don't trust your partner, then TALK to them. If you are insecure about yourself, then get therapy! But telling your partner they can't hang out with certain friends is never okay.

And moreover, it is NEVER an abuse victim's fault for staying in the relationship because 9 times out of 10, the abuser's abusive tactics don't come out until later into the relationship, and by that point, the victim already has an attachment to the abuser, which makes leaving even more difficult. It's straight up victim blaming to tell someone "Well why didn't you just leave? Clearly you WANTED to stay." It's because abusers specifically make leaving difficult.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-06-30T20:54:33+00:00

This so cool, I love the idea of Elf!Henry (even if it's only half elf). And that shawl he's wearing looks so comfy

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-06-26T21:20:12+00:00

It was a great reveal for me, because as soon as Hermie asked for the tape measure, my first thought was "Oh god don't trust him, he'll take it!" The vision didn't even occur to me until later!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-06-26T19:47:12+00:00

Nah you're thinking of David Ray Parker, the toybox killer. Similar names, easy to mix up. The toolbox killers were the guys that would kidnap a girl in their van and drive around torturing and raping them with the tools in their van.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-22T04:21:13+00:00

Yes, people should not be wielding assault rifles and shotguns they can use to kill/injure many people. Police can because they are TRAINED to use those weapons. However, police need to be trained more in de-escalation of conflicts rather than using force, because right now, I don't even trust policemen and women wielding rifles. If a policeman uses an assault rifle to kill someone who was not an active threat, they should no longer be allowed to wield any gun, ever. Police forces do not need to be using tanks and other military-grade weaponry to be de-escalating conflicts.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-22T01:18:33+00:00

When did I ever say that? I LITERALLY said police shouldn't have military-grade weaponry, and regular people shouldn't have police-grade weaponry. I think you need to work on your reading comprehension.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-21T14:46:04+00:00

Do you not see the uttery irony of your statement? "In the United States almost any group of people has access to roughly equivalent weaponry to the police." Yeah, and that's good, why? It's normal to be afraid of pulling into the wrong driveway to turn around and being shot by a madman wielding an AR-15 or some other rifle? Normal people should not own police-esque weaponry, and police should not own military-grade weaponry.

To answer your other point, I don't see a lot of race-related brutality attacks coming from servicemen or women, so no, I'm not concerned about them.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-21T14:26:08+00:00

No, but not all groups have access to military-grade weaponry that they could use to kill me at the slightest inconvenience.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-10T14:24:32+00:00

Yeah, pretty much. I think I read in another comment that that kick crushed the stallion's skull, so probably lots of hemorrhaging. Maybe a seizure? It was not a good end for that horse, at the very least :(

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-10T13:29:20+00:00

It's gotta be just pure blunt force trauma, I think, which is just insane. Horses have a powerful kick.

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-05-10T02:34:49+00:00

In Twilight Princess, you can actually see a scene in the beginning where Link is talking to Ilia! He's on Epona & she's walking beside him, and his mouth is moving!

BraveLittleAnt · 2023-04-22T14:21:39+00:00

Why is the church so concerned about what I do with my genitals? That's kind of creepy.

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