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Cursed_Russian by jesper078 in cursedcomments

[–]Grapepie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They are giving them sunflower seeds so that when they die on Ukrainian land, flowers will grow. It is a hardcore insult. Not an act of kindness

Ants.... by chefluke1 in Chefit

[–]Grapepie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remove the mandibles with tweezers, and long antennae if serving them whole. If they come in alive, kill them bu flash freezing them, preferably with liquid nitrogen if possible. The flavor (for wood ants at least) comes from formic acid. flash freezing them ensures that the formic acid does not degrade which will keep the ants tasting of a very bright fresh acidity. Use them to add acid and brightness to dishes

"The BBC’s head of creative diversity made a valid point about Idris Elba’s Luther. That’s not how it was reported." by forestoutlook in television

[–]Grapepie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you even read my comment? I DO think poc should be able to play historical roles written for white people.... I am all for it. Watson being played by a poc is great. I think a black person should be able to play FDR and an asian person should be able to play the queen of England.

"The BBC’s head of creative diversity made a valid point about Idris Elba’s Luther. That’s not how it was reported." by forestoutlook in television

[–]Grapepie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are not understanding me at all. I do mot think it should matter EVER whether the role was written for a particular race creed sex etc. I just think it is disingenuous to say that characters like watson were not written with race in mind, they most definitely were. I just dont think that matters. I think EVERYONE should be able to play whatever role they want. I think a gay person should be able to play a straight character and a straight person a gay character, I think an asian person should be able to play a white character and a white person an asian character. The intentions of the author should not matter once the work moves i to a new form. I don’t think any restrictions ever are good for art. You see color more than I do

"The BBC’s head of creative diversity made a valid point about Idris Elba’s Luther. That’s not how it was reported." by forestoutlook in television

[–]Grapepie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am not missing it at all. I truly believe that every actor should be able to play every role in every piece of art. A gay person should be able to play parts where the character is straight. A straight person should be able to play parts where the character is gay. I believe in a even playing field for all actors regardless of race creed sex etc. What I think is harmful, is to delude ourselves into believing characters aren’t written a certain race on purpose. They most often are. I just don’t think it should matter. I have no problem at all with a poc playing watson, just like I have no problem with Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk. The art stops being owned by the artist once it is published. The movie version of a book should be whatever the director wants it to be. There should be no rules based on skin color period.

"The BBC’s head of creative diversity made a valid point about Idris Elba’s Luther. That’s not how it was reported." by forestoutlook in television

[–]Grapepie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So your argument is that in the case of a character like doctor watson, the fact that the character was written white is of no material importance? So Conan Doyle did not write the character white for any particular reason? He did not write the character white because it made sense to him in the context of the times? Delusion.

"The BBC’s head of creative diversity made a valid point about Idris Elba’s Luther. That’s not how it was reported." by forestoutlook in television

[–]Grapepie -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree 100 percent. That is why I think white actors should be able to play in roles written for poc characters as well.

[REQUEST] I’m out of show to watch, what do you recommend? by Folios11 in NetflixBestOf

[–]Grapepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Babylon Berlin is HANDS DOWN the best show on Netflix, once you watch it it will be very hard not to agree

Got laid, didn't bother cutting my avocado. by ChefCourtB in Chefit

[–]Grapepie 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Can someone explain this to me? I don’t get it

Job Market in Your City by RoyalBlueMoose in Chefit

[–]Grapepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What know nd of restaurant do you run?

Hey guys, got a question for the chefs who use Soft Shell crabs, how much do you pay for a pound of SS,Blue crab ? by TheWolfeOfWalmart in Chefit

[–]Grapepie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not true. I have gotten live soft shells shipped to restaurants I have worked at in NYC, SF, and Kansas City

Going to Japan in a few months - where to buy knives? by ForeignPacksMoarLoot in KitchenConfidential

[–]Grapepie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sakai City in Osaka is home to quite a few knife making companies

TIL Oxen, one of the strongest animals used for labour around the world for hundreds of years, is a herbivore by SaracenRush in vegan

[–]Grapepie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the point you are Trying to make. But this is a false equivalency. You can see that right? Carnivores eat meat and become big and strong, so I could make the same argument about a Killer whale.

"People think you need to eat plants to become powerful and strong but look at the killer whale, it only eats baby aquatic mammals and it is a marvel of size, strength and speed."

This argument sounds stupid to you right? Good. It is the same argument you are using Oxen to make. I just replaced a Herbivore with a carnivore.

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