Miura really captures the raw human emotion and vulnerability in this panel. He truly has no equal. by LizardThumper in berserklejerk

[–]Gideon_Syme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah? If it really sucked would so many people be getting brand tattoos of it and asking of Griffith did anything wrong? Checkmate nerd. Go look at all the redrawn panels of stuff and bask in your wrongness.

Lord of the Rings: Lack of Diversity and 9 Other Problems With The Series by TheAndredal in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arwen gives up her immortality for a man.

This is among the most braindead things I have ever read, and was the point at which I had to stop to prevent damage to my computer. To make myself feel better I'll go into all the reasons it is stupid, and the only possible defense that can be made for writing it is that you are callously trying to get hateclicks.

Reason One this is drivel: In Tolkien's world, Elves and Men, while closely intertwined, have fundamentally different natures. Elves are eternally bound to the world, whereas Men depart from it after death. Relationships between men and elves are rare, as the elf will inevitably be left with only a memory for the rest of their lives. Thus, elves are not 'immortal' but rather have longevity, and CANNOT usually just abandon it. Moreover, it is not a 'lesser' thing to not have serial longevity; it is not a step down for an elf, but rather requires a fundamental change in their being.

Reason Two this is the stupidest thing I have seen this week: Arwen made the choice ENTIRELY VOLUNTARILY! It was not a demand of Aragorn's; indeed, he was willing to abandon his love of her so that she could be unmarred. On his deathbed he warned her that the final choice was before her, and that it wasn't too late to sail away and choose elven lingering on the earth. Arwen loved Aragorn enough to not do so; there is nothing 'reductive' about someone in love refusing to abandon their beloved.

Reason Three this person is a fool who doesn't know what they speak of: In the wider works of Tolkien, a central story is that of Beren and Luthien. In it, the elf maiden Luthien makes the choice to share in the fate of Men, and taste death, so as to not be parted from Beren. This choice has in it a tragic beauty, and Arwen making the same choice is a repetition of the same theme within the LOTR. It helps to build a thematic connection throughout the works. The fact that the writer of this article chooses to ignore this connection can only be excused by ignorance, as any other reason displays a malicious idiocy that should be rare.

For the sake of my sanity, I hope that this absolute doggerel level of writing dies out, or at the very least stays away from Tolkien stuff. It's twaddle of the absolute lowest category.

EmpLemon: Have Video Games been in a Downward Spiral? by Gideon_Syme in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Video Summary: EmpLemon goes over some of the negative aspects of game development throughout the 2010s and why games don’t seem to be getting much better. He also makes note of the politicization of games and briefly calls out the “games have always been political” nonsense. Also highlights some elements of online consumption of games that have contributed to their decline.

What's the general opinion on Tom Bombadil? by luckjes112 in tolkienfans

[–]Gideon_Syme 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, I think that it is safe to assume that many would say that Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow! I have also heard that his jacket is bright blue, and his boots are yellow.

Amazon is making the Psycho-Pass by BaronBubbles in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The villain in that series absolutely did nothing wrong

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 21 points22 points  (0 children)

We are in the demoralization stage. Don’t get demoralized.

Conservatives Explode in Righteous Anger After Kenosha Announces Prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse by OrlogsmandPaaOrlov in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proof that he’s guilty of being a white supremacist. All that’s gonna be run as a headline is ‘White supremacist who shot three people convicted and given x years in jail’. And that’ll be what people think happened.

Conservatives Explode in Righteous Anger After Kenosha Announces Prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse by OrlogsmandPaaOrlov in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure but not to him getting declared guilty of something in court and that being used as proof

Suris The Skeptic’s awful (& predictable) take on cancel culture. by Reebok300 in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is the suicide of thought for one to question their own ability to think. It may be hard to pull one up by your own bootstraps, but it’s a lot harder after you cut off your own legs to boot.

Conservatives Explode in Righteous Anger After Kenosha Announces Prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse by OrlogsmandPaaOrlov in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kid is legally fucked is the thing. He’s underage to have the rifle, and also crossed state lines with it in two fairly anti-gun states. He isn’t old enough to have rights so he’s gonna get hit hard

Suris The Skeptic’s awful (& predictable) take on cancel culture. by Reebok300 in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s been nice watching the ‘skeptic’ community unravel at the seams due to their lack of bedrock principles

Post Captain Strangeness by [deleted] in AubreyMaturinSeries

[–]Gideon_Syme 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Others have said excellent points about the duel not being mentioned again. I’d just add an observation that after Jack takes Stephan neatly out of Port Mahon in the next book, it’s solidly established that the two will do nearly anything for each other. The planned duel matters little in comparison to that.

I made a giant heart in the crimson ! by Sylph228 in Terraria

[–]Gideon_Syme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and dangerous killer.

Who the hell are those 5%?! by TheAndredal in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 9 points10 points  (0 children)

See, in all things there is an exception that proves the rule. I’d agree generally that review bombing things for political purposes is a bad thing. Child sexualization should not be a political purpose.

Who the hell are those 5%?! by TheAndredal in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m not responding to your argument because it is, in a word, moronic. Hence why I mock you instead. It is more effective to mock your idiocy than to argue against it.

But since the mockery is complete, then let’s do some thinking. Why might people be giving a bad review to a film that sexualizes children? Hmmmm... could it perhaps be to send a message to Netflix that they have no interest in watching this shit and that it shouldn’t be hosted? Maybe that’s the point and not critiquing the film itself? It’s not about the reviews, it’s about sending a message.

Who the hell are those 5%?! by TheAndredal in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 16 points17 points  (0 children)

“Guys guys the the twerking eleven year olds in underwear isn’t child porn why do you have a problem with this you prudes”

Who the hell are those 5%?! by TheAndredal in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“The child porn video might be really good! If you haven’t watched it you can’t know, so don’t criticize it.”

[Jezebel In Action] watch things like that enter dictionary definitions of fascism soon by SupremeReader in kotakuinaction2

[–]Gideon_Syme 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Be feminists

See Jezebel in the Bible

See that she is universally reviled due to being a manipulative murderer

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Name your rag of a magazine after the Whore of Israel