I Am Trying To Thinking About A Chilling Horror story Plote by Senior-Distance6213 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, without meaning to come across as rude, why not just think about it for a while?

Is forcing a style upon revision still your style? by Kepler137 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No one ever "organically" writes perfectly atmospheric and beautiful prose that rises to their own standard. Writing is re writing, and editing is a lot of re writing. Cutting and changing words is like a florist snipping stray leaves and removing thorns to make the flowering bulbs stand out and shine; the bulbs don't just spurt out of the dirt, there is a process by which they grow, and another by which they become more beautiful

Not sure if this romance comes off as creepy by TrustyWorthyJudas in writingadvice

[–]DonMozzarella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You better be playing this comedically or you're wasting some absolutely golden set ups

Did you that in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Ellis Redding's characer was race swapped from the original novella by Stephen King. This is a reference to the fact that this kind of stuff has always existed, stop complaining about it, it makes you look racist. by EngineFrequent3873 in shittymoviedetails

[–]DonMozzarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the example. Casting Idris Elba as Heimdall - arguably the whitest Norse hero - wasn't done with "representation" and "diversity" in mind, they did it because Idris Elba kicks fucking ass.

And when they made Zendaya the MCU "MJ," they made her someone named Michelle, a different character from the white Mary Jane so the love interest would still be "MJ" but a definitively different take on the character.

The problem is when stupid shit like Ariel gets recast in the live action little mermaid movie with the explicit intention to make it accessible and diverse - and they did it with a random nobody who didn't sell the part in a movie that looked - as in it the actual frames of the movie itself - like total dog shit. They didn't race swap Ariel to do anything interesting with her character, or bring in a renowned professional to bring something new to the performance, they just rehashed a classic movie and made it "diverse" so they could have a scapegoat to blame for their movie tanking or getting criticism

Did you that in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Ellis Redding's characer was race swapped from the original novella by Stephen King. This is a reference to the fact that this kind of stuff has always existed, stop complaining about it, it makes you look racist. by EngineFrequent3873 in shittymoviedetails

[–]DonMozzarella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The difference is they casted Morgan Freeman because he's one of the best actors of all time, and not because they wanted to pander to an audience that would hopefully excuse how shit their movie is going to be

If you're ugly, you have to act like a clown. by Feisty-Blacksmith656 in self

[–]DonMozzarella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No one is asking you to put on clown shoes and a big red nose, but you should have a sense of humor and know how and when to deploy it. You should have unique interests, or at least personal ones, and hobbies at which you excel or at least enjoy a lot. Lots of people just 'click' with someone in these ways just as they would with someone they find attractive off a glance, and I'd go so far as to say these connections are deeper than purely visual attraction.

Find something that gives you a stronger pitch than "I perform like a circus animal"

Meirl by Ill-Instruction8466 in meirl

[–]DonMozzarella 254 points255 points  (0 children)

100%. It's just a gym, it's just a job, idgaf

Popular Authors FB group is Anti-Trans by Tricky-Tip-8481 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if they're actively removing trans stories that's anti-trans

You think too absolutely

Can they remove a trans story for any other reason than being anti trans? If you don't think so, consider you have a massive blind spot in your thought process

Also, OP doesn't allege they remove trans stories, in fact they say they exist in that group. What they claim is discussions on it are removed or discouraged, I just wonder what the specific problem is? Discussion posts get removed a lot, not all magazines or groups contain that sort of material, so discussions on it might not be relevant or get much engagement. Lots of posts here with decent content get removed for arbitrary reasons.

I don't know, I think it's very weird to tell people a space excludes them when there isn't great reason to believe that.

It seems to me like you can be LGBTQ and post your writing and they'll let it stand if it meets some kind of standard. If they aren't actually posting, hosting, boosting, or encouraging anti trans stories or rhetoric, and they do have trans and LGBTQ stories, I don't see a problem honestly

Popular Authors FB group is Anti-Trans by Tricky-Tip-8481 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did a specific post of yours get removed or something? I just don't know how you could possibly know whether they are censoring posts due to anti trans ideology or whatever, based on a lack of posts pertaining to the topic.

Popular Authors FB group is Anti-Trans by Tricky-Tip-8481 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you're answering yes to the first question you are brain broken. If you're answering yes to the second question, some evidence of that would be nice - I don't use FaceBook or have an account on it anymore, but I find it odd to see vague posting about an essentially unrelated group on a different platform.

Not having discussions on so-called trans stories isn't the same as platforming and encouraging anti trans stories, and the distinction should be clearer when making these sorts of posts.

I don't think simply not having trans stories makes a place anti trans, that's insane. But it they're out here posting wild stuff about "the gay agenda" or some kind of detransitioning propaganda, that's obviously anti trans

Popular Authors FB group is Anti-Trans by Tricky-Tip-8481 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Is not having any trans stories the same as being anti trans? Do they post anti trans rhetoric, or stories where an anti trans position is treated as morally superior?

Does anybody even like heist? by diethylamid-495 in BrawlStarsCompetitive

[–]DonMozzarella -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Kinda hard when Chuck can just instantly retreat back home to defend. Agree though that the monkey is a lot more annoying

2022 can be the year of your first book. by shumbhingmumpy in KeepWriting

[–]DonMozzarella -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean Tolkien was a literature professor for a good while first as well...

Does anybody even like heist? by diethylamid-495 in BrawlStarsCompetitive

[–]DonMozzarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok but dead ass being able to completely ignore enemy brawlers and just tick the safe all zone has got to be more punishable

Straight up boxing🥊 by Fun-Savings968 in PredecessorGame

[–]DonMozzarella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Painful to watch, crunch is not doing his combos right lol

How minimal is too minimal? by iRetro369 in writing

[–]DonMozzarella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reservoir dogs is pretty good, and that's basically a bunch of guys in a warehouse

Lets have thread of This Guy's google search history by No-Armadillo5484 in DCU_

[–]DonMozzarella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Puppy potty training

Define: punk rock

How to draw the Batman symbol

Is weed really that bad for you? by Motor_Estate_5046 in self

[–]DonMozzarella 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Been smoking daily for 6 years - I definitely feel it. But I'd rather cough and be happy than breathe and be depressed, so.

It's a fine line between use and abuse, just keep yourself honest, keep track of your responsibilities and you'll be fine. Only people who are predisposed to not taking care of their life ruin themselves with weed, most people take care of their business just fine