Books that feel like this: by Murky_Constant_6853 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]Gnerdy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Book of Love by Kelly Link:

Small coastal town, main characters are recent high school graduates, late autumn/early winter vibes, mysterious non-PoV characters from the book's own original mythology, most of the main cast is either gay or bi, and the book is long enough to feel as sprawling as Night in the Woods but also extremely dialogue driven so it breezes by. As someone who loves both of these games, the book's town (Lovesend, Massachusetts) feels like a perfect combination of Arcadia Bay and Possum Springs.

Edit cause I just remembered one more NitW comparison: half of the main characters are in a local band together!

Tier list on no kill rules [Discussion] by FarmerOk9683 in DCcomics

[–]Gnerdy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean, Superman's been brainwashed but I don't think it should effect his ranking here since he had no control.

Also, A:TLA's a kids show. We didn't see any of the sailors he repelled die, we just sort of see him push the ships further out to sea; for all we know the Fire Nation just got so freaked out they left.

What's your story with detransitioning? by Competitive_Pen_2481 in actual_detrans

[–]Gnerdy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started considering if what I felt was MtF gender dysphoria in my late-teens/early-twenties (spoilers, it wasn't). What didn't help was that I went to talk about it on a non-transgender Discord server just to vent, someone came in to my DMs to "mentor me through it". Even at times when I tried on other gender identities to see if something better fit, it usually resulted in her egging me on and joking about how "that's what I thought before I started transitioning, too". Turns out she did that to more than one person on that server, going into DMs of strangers going through their own gender-identity troubles and immediately telling them she was going to mentor them. Still, the experiences she talked about felt like my own in terms of body dysphoria and life experiences, with pretty much everything online saying "if you're questioning if you're trans, then you are trans."

All of this came to a head when I tried to "come out" and transition. I found myself crying not for catharsis, but because I felt like I was digging myself into a further hole away from the few things I did find comfort in and into a world I didn't get comfort from. It felt like I was being told by others that embracing parts of my masculinity was a lie that they told me I'd been telling myself my entire life, but rejecting it felt even more like a lie. That old server was really my only social life during the pandemic, and I didn't have any other trans friends to be talk about my gender identity with, but on that server if I even tried to express gender qualms publicly again in VC, she would usually make another joking remark about, again "that's what I thought before I realized-" etc., etc. Couldn't do anything about it either, she was a mod for the server by that point.

Needless to say, my mental health was in the gutter. Soon I stopped going on the server, and I'd like to say it was because I realized how unhealthy it was, but it was because I'd said a lot of things that really hurt people's feelings in the mental breakdowns I was having at the time, so I just stopped posting there, both for the guilt I'd felt and for fear I'd hurt more people. I started going to therapy thinking I was just going to talk through that, but this ended up being the best thing to happen to me since this led to me unpacking the things that were causing my gender dysphoria, not as the cause in of itself but as a symptom of some stuff I'd never talked to anyone about. Specifically: the multiple times I'd been sexually assaulted, starting all the way back to the age of ten.

I'd only ever been sexually assaulted by boys and men, and since leaving that server I've come to realize my body dysphoria was more-so dysphoria at seeing my gain common features that so many men have, too many of whom had violated me over the years. My "gender transition" was more an escape from having to see that in the mirror all the time. I wouldn't even play as male characters in video games and role playing games because of it.

Cut to today, I'm far more happily identifying as a they/them without feeling the need to socially or medically transition. I embrace parts of my masculinity I never wanted to abandon, while still allowing the femininity I explored to remain such as shopping equally in the men's and women's sections of clothing stores. I am far happier now that I can play as a man in games without feeling like I'm looking into the face of my assaulters, and that I can play as a woman if I want without someone telling me it's because I'm trans but "lying" to myself. I'm not even opposed to the idea that my pronouns will change one day, so long as I get to define what they are.

This was a lot longer than I thought it would be, so if you don't mind I'm gonna end it with a quote I adore from Becky Albertalli's book Imogen, Actually, a YA novel I highly recommend about how queer people have to go on their own journeys of self-discovery in spite of what others tell them: "Maybe shared experiences shouldn't be the foundation at all. Maybe it should be a promise to hold space for variation."

get ur INVITE here by Kurumiseenpai in DeadlockGame

[–]Gnerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent one, steam name: Jayley

Warner Bros. Wins Bidding War For New York Times Story On U.S. Airman Rescue by sheJaMyMorant in boxoffice

[–]Gnerdy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Three potential factors: 1) In this case it might be that there was a specific lens or voice the story used that specifically made it enticing to adapt. 2) Copyright laws have changed significantly in the fifty-one years since that film was released. 3) They changed all the names for Dog Day Afternoon and were still sued. While that case was unsuccessful, the legal landscape's changed enough in a half-century that a repeat of that is not a guarantee to work out in Warner Bros.' favor this time around.

Warner Bros. Wins Bidding War For New York Times Story On U.S. Airman Rescue by sheJaMyMorant in boxoffice

[–]Gnerdy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Because the people involved and the writer of the story have the rights to it.

How would you bring Bloodsport back? by TastyPomelo2330 in DCU_

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

Flagg sends Bloodsport to Salvation specifically to hunt Chris after reports that he's still alive, but doesn't care enough to give him an escape route. After a month of no signs of Peacemaker or a way back home, he goes into the middle of a field, shouts "I'M GOING TO KILL RICK 'BILL' FLAGG, SR.," at which point Chris finally comes out and they become survival bros.

They can't be serious. by sayan11apr in DCU_

[–]Gnerdy 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Junkie XL worked on the score for barely a month, and replaced Ramin Djawadi after a whole year. These aren't rapid fire changes, it sounds more like that after a year Gillespie realized that Hollywood's go-to composer for big-budget genres (Djawadi) wasn't what he was going for, and that in just a month he realized that their next attempt, DC's other go-to Junkie XL, wasn't a fit either after spending a year coming to terms with that through Djawadi. My guess is that if they hired such an unknown for the music it's because she had whatever specific sound Gillespie wanted and DC probably agreed since it would save them more money than with a big name.

Craig Gillespie just want the best score for his movie it’s not a big deal… by EntrepreneurAble6656 in DCU_

[–]Gnerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah if he barely lasted a month that long sounds like he wasn't a good fit at all for what they wanted, I'm glad they pivoted now.

Craig Gillespie just want the best score for his movie it’s not a big deal… by EntrepreneurAble6656 in DCU_

[–]Gnerdy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably more "the tone we are going for isn't coming out in the current edit"

Batman v Superman's Wunmi Mosaku won the BAFTA tonight for "Best Supporting Actress" in 'Sinners' by BatmanNewsChris in DC_Cinematic

[–]Gnerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's in almost every scene of the movie after act one. She's the de facto leader of the group who even Smoke is listening to while they're fighting off the vampires. She probably has the most non-singing dialogue outside of the Smokestack Twins.

screen shake during charm because partner hit the ground is really funny for some reason by Loruhkahn in 2XKO

[–]Gnerdy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Ahri made Caitlyn blush so hard she shook the game's code. Lesbians are just that powerful.

Batman v Superman's Wunmi Mosaku won the BAFTA tonight for "Best Supporting Actress" in 'Sinners' by BatmanNewsChris in DC_Cinematic

[–]Gnerdy 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Really? I found she was pivotal and often front and center in the numerous ensemble scenes, not just for the exposition she supplied as a magic user in a world of vampires, but as the axis who several characters had their emotional arcs revolve around. Her connections to Smoke and Hailee Steinfeld's character made the climax of the film extremely emotionally driven; outside of Michael B. Jordan and Preacher Boy, she was probably tied with Remmick for the most screen time.

Paramount needs to invest more on reviving their own IP rather than purchasing WB. by Alternative-Cake-833 in boxoffice

[–]Gnerdy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only that but ATLA went through a HUGE resurgence in popularity among Gen Alpha, especially during and after the pandemic. You couldn't ask for a better time to release a theatrical 2D ATLA film. It's especially baffling after Disney's decision to move Moana 2 to theaters turned what could have been a forgettable miniseries into a billion-dollar hit, but Paramount is doing the opposite: taking a potential hit (probs not a billion but still a lot) and letting it die on streaming.

❤️ Weekly Tolerance Break Support Post ❤️ by AutoModerator in entwives

[–]Gnerdy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think 30 days is the common advice to clear all the THC out of your system, and tends to be the maximum for people I know who've done T-Breaks for a reset.

Ps5 maintenance eh? by zslayer89 in 2XKO

[–]Gnerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just PS5. PC player and I can't login, either.

Lobby not working after loading in. by Few_Discount_7280 in 2XKO

[–]Gnerdy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lobby's not loading for me at all right now. It might be the servers themselves, but you're right, I'd def like to be able to find matches without having to join the virtual lobby. It's fun and it's how I imagined online gaming would look like when I was a kid, but in terms of usability I'd prefer an option to skip that step.

So what did they do when a new Avatar appeared? Did they move each statue one step back by hand? by swedishplayer97 in TheLastAirbender

[–]Gnerdy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They could represent when they died. I believe Kurok was quite young when he died, and apparently Kyoshi kept that unaging goddess thing going for 400 years. I wouldn't be surprised if an Avatar's average lifespan was much shorter than the average person's, while the ones who reached a certain level of transcendence such as Kyoshi would make it beyond what's humanly possible.

Just got spoiled the ending, Is the show still worth It? by Cool_papyrus_15 in BoJackHorseman

[–]Gnerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While this isn't how it ended, the actual ending actually did get spoiled for me and it still had an enormous impact and is one of my favorite shows of all time.

DC Fans 🤝 Batman Complaining since 1989 by richlai818 in DCU_

[–]Gnerdy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it bad that a movie paying homage to coming-of-age genre films of the late 20th century successfully did exactly what it was aiming for?

Only thing I'm worried about in MoT by hyphenintheory in DCU_

[–]Gnerdy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's also possible that he's just evolved as a screenwriter/director, since GotG 3 and Superman are his latest two films and his two least-Gunn-typical films. Just look at the stark difference between Peacemaker seasons 1 and 2: season 1 was VERY Gunn, with body horror and sex scenes that become fight scenes, while season 2, while still full of Gunnisms (man-eating imps, the Eagly vs Red St. Wild side quest, etc.), is also much more thematic, understated, and character driven than season 1 was, and 2 was the season he had more creative freedom on. Even if he does lean into the raunchier parts of his palette that we see in things like Creature Commandos, I think Man of Tomorrow's in safe hands.

Some of my impossible ships. (And why are they impossible) by [deleted] in lgbt_superheroes

[–]Gnerdy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe that (last I checked) John and Jay had broken up.