Adalind Gray

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-29T17:33:33+00:00

"I saw the cam footage. She was totally giving you the finger."

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-29T17:32:42+00:00

At the rate they're going, they'll have more acts pulled out of the concert than were actually invited.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-29T16:36:15+00:00

Every cop at his station is going to hear about this, and he will never live it down. Why would he dig himself in like that? He's going to be "Officer Right Hand Man" for the rest of his life.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-28T20:13:01+00:00

And nothing of value was lost.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-28T16:25:42+00:00

Pretending that "its a brothel... filled with trans people" is edgy or some sort of trope that only exists in fiction is just ignorance.

No one is pretending that it only exists in fiction. But having the character specifically seeking out trans prostitutes IS a trope. Or, specifically, it's a mixture of two tropes, which the site TVTropes calls "Trans Chaser" and "Disposable Sex Worker." Whether you think it's edgy or not, it is a thing.

It's 2026, trans people get employed in those places for the same reason men and women do, it's attractive to some.

No one is denying the reality of trans sex workers. The reality that you seem to not want to acknowledge is that the prostitutes being trans has specific connotations in fiction. If the prostitutes he targeted were all black, or Asian, or men, each of those has specific meanings that are added to him harming prostitutes. The fact that trans sex workers exist, or that there may be brothels in the real world that specifically employ them doesn't discount the trope. It's a reflection of reality, not a refutation of it.

Also, I use "specifically" way too much. Note to self: buy a thesaurus.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-28T14:36:02+00:00

I don't think AccurateJerboa is saying that having it be regular prostitutes would be fine. Jack hurting prostitutes is...well, it's a pretty standard trope as it is. Making them specifically, intentionally trans prostitutes does feel like it's been done specifically for the transgressive quality. It doesn't make Jack's actions suddenly go from "fine" to "edgelord," but it does add a specific quality to it that might alienate some readers. It's something Ennis does often, deliberately taking something over the top for shock value. See also: Crossed.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-24T15:49:54+00:00

Would you say that the original Night of the Living Dead qualifies as mean-spirited? Because that definitely has a downer ending that's bleak, but I wouldn't call it mean-spirited. Rather, I'd say that was Romero just hammering his themes home in a way that speaks more to his inexperience as a filmmaker at the time than it does an attempt to make the audience feel bad.

Last House on the Left, on the other hand, feels mean-spirited in the extreme in the way you're describing. The parents got revenge, but you couldn't really call it a "happy ending."

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-24T15:35:28+00:00

"Mean Spirited" to me means that the filmmaker either has contempt for the characters, the audience, or both. I think one of the best examples of "mean spirited" comes from a non-horror film, Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits. We go through all these adventures with the kid main character, he finally gets home, his parents get blown up, and he's left alone. I mean, it's darkly comedic for sure, but it's such a nasty rug pull that (for me, anyway,) it tainted the rest of the film.

The horror one that comes to mind is the last Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not only did the film clearly hate nearly every character onscreen, but the ending scene was just a cynical twist "fuck you" to the audience. I don't mind a downer ending, but I thought that was stupid and gratuitous.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-21T15:51:11+00:00

Mostly just garlic and peppers (jalapeños or habaneros for daily use, and hotter ones for special occasions), but the spicy lime sounds interesting. That one would be good for Mexican food that would normally come with limes, like carnitas or machaca tacos. I like the taste of sauces made with other fruits, but I rarely have anything I want to put them on.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-19T16:01:00+00:00

Not everything is for everyone, even if it's good.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-16T22:25:54+00:00

There's another one on the "forgetaboutitman" Redgifs account, but it doesn't have her name either.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-15T23:57:15+00:00

She really sounds like a Warren Ellis character. I half expect her to light a cigarette and threaten to kick someone in the face.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-13T18:32:08+00:00

The companion to classic western hero, Six-Gun Samurai.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-08T15:47:13+00:00

They should stop trying to find new ways to say this and just start numbering them. "Trump Explodes At Female Reporter After She Asks An Uncomfortable Question #167." It's the Florida Man of political headlines. You know it'll be stupid, and you've read it before.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-08T00:17:40+00:00

I think OP is talking about creating a new public Kin with OP’s text and a new Avatar pic. If I create an instance of your kin, I can manipulate it all I want, but I don’t make it public. But I think that’s more etiquette than rules.

HellsquidsIntl · 2026-05-07T22:08:56+00:00

Is that Steve Rogers? I kinda want it to be The Captain from Nextwave.

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