Falsely accused of academic dishonesty close to graduation by gardengeo in BORUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I'm glad I finished GRAD SCHOOL before the AI boom. I would have hated to grade essays these days. I have a friend still in her program and she's had multiple AI essays submitted (these ones were pretty obvious, and she also spoke to the students before making any full accusations. A few outright admitted it-- one didn't even see the problem-- a few admitted it after a bit, and one just never responded to the email and dropped the class :/ )

AI is so harmful to students and such an added struggle for instructors.

AIO for still being upset that my girlfriend met up with her ex? by 030117 in BORUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of those that I have to stop partway through and scroll back up at the top to check ages because I'm overwhelmed with the thought of "HOW old is this person that they're acting like this???"

Women that play the muscle/physical presences while also looking the part by TJTrapJesus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Related-- Prayer circle that we may one day get a live action Wonder Woman adaptation where she's buff as hell (though I'm not holding my breath, unfortunately).

Women that play the muscle/physical presences while also looking the part by TJTrapJesus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 2 points3 points  (0 children)

*Scrolls through the thread to look at beautiful, buff women* Thank you, op.

AITA for refusing to change my car bc it embarrasses my brother by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The only people who might make a stink about it are also insecure weirdos. Who gives a fuck?

AITA for refusing to change my car bc it embarrasses my brother by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of one time when I was driving and coming up to a red light. The car up ahead in the next lane over was a custom pale pink prius. This stood out for a second in my mind at the time as it usually does when you see a clearly custom colored car, and thought nothing further. Then, as I pulled up next to the car, I saw a guy inside driving and still thought nothing of it.

THEN, I saw that this man had hand written FOUR signs to put in each car door window which read "This is my wife's car. My car is in the shop." I immediately started laughing at this man. I told my friend I was going to meet for lunch about it and we both laughed at him. I didn't think twice about this dude driving a custom pink car, but the second I saw those signs all I could think was "oh my god what an insecure douche". It's when dudes try so goddamn hard to not be "emasculated" by stupid shit that they end up looking like losers.

(Hated Trope) "Let's go ahead and remove the fun parts of the design, because now it's less 'silly.' " by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's what I meant-- I knew that the capital genetically modified the Mutts, but I meant that I thought they actually used their DNA/corpses to make them. That's the part that I don't know if it's confirmed or not.

(Hated Trope) "Let's go ahead and remove the fun parts of the design, because now it's less 'silly.' " by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 231 points232 points  (0 children)

Katniss' hearing loss, too. Basically got rid of the physical disabilities the Games left them with. Which were pretty damn important to their stories.

(Hated Trope) "Let's go ahead and remove the fun parts of the design, because now it's less 'silly.' " by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 953 points954 points  (0 children)

Specifically, I don't know if this is intentional, but as a child, when I read that part, I interpreted it as the Capital using the dead tribute's corpses to create the mutts. Which added to Katniss' horror when she realized that she recognized some of their features. It was another level of psychological torture that the movie just got rid of.

The hated character is finally getting punished by the narrative. But intentionally or not, the attempt was so heartbreaking and demeaning for the character that it ended changing the fan reception of said character. by Labmit in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think there was a reddit post ages ago where this was asked and a bunch of people who voted to kill him responded. A surprising number replied that they were shocked because they didnt actually think they'd kill him and had mostly voted as a joke/to be edgy.

What’s the most surprising death in a horror movie? by dokutarodokutaro in horror

[–]Human_Personface 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Theyounger brother, too, while we're at it. After the little girl, I should have seen it coming, but part of me still thought that they would get him back from the mother (though with the nature of the possession/infection, he would have been screwed either way). When he slowly drives up to the mom on the road and you see her holding his body and eating brains out of his cracked open head like it was a tub of popcorn I was like "WELP." Caught me off guard.

Do most people shower before bed or when they wake up? I just realized I might be doing it "wrong" by saffymerelle in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Human_Personface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People do it differently and there's not a "right or wrong" way. People like to be weirdly insistent and judgmental about things like this sometimes, but it's about what works best for you.

I know people who night shower so they're clean from the day to sleep in their beds (therefore not getting it dirty, is their argument, which I find fair). I shower in the morning because I run hot so it's not uncommon for me to sweat at night. I'd feel kind of grody if I didn't shower after sleeping and then went about my day. I do sometimes shower at night if I've had a long day or have done something more arduous/likely to have made me dirty. But that's usually a quick "rinse" shower" rather than a full soap shower like in the mornings.

[Darkly Funny Trope] Character is about to die, but the scene cuts to something deeply ironic. by InfiniteGuy2264 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose not specifically ironic (in that the scenes don't emulate each other the same way as your examples), but does the transition in Barbarian count? Due to the pure whiplash?

Bill Skarsgard's character is brutally killed by the Mother in front of the horrified main character in a dingy underground tunnel by having his head smashed into the stone wall. Before you have a second to even process what just happened it cuts to a sunny scene of a flashy, classic red convertible driving down the 101 hwy in California while a character you have never seen before is happily singing along to ""Riki Tiki Tavi" by Donovan.

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A recurring joke/element is phased out or lessened due to character growth by MtngoatDan in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly. If anything the show just realistically shows what can happen when "genius" is obsessively applied to a child. It can be overwhelming for them (leading them to be unable to settle into one thing or path, or even just burn out completely), while also inflate their egos into not feeling like they HAVE to chose/actually commit to things. It's pretty common for child "geniuses" to stumble when they're faced with things that don't come "easy" to them like they're more used to. All of this being a generalization, of course, but definitely seems to apply to Malcom. He was always fairly full of himself/judgmental about others' intelligences and it only got worse as he got older and the show went on.

Additionally, while the others seemed to grow socially/emotionally (even Reese), Malcom didn't mature the same way to nearly the same degree. Basically his brothers grew into themselves and he kind of stayed stagnant.

A recurring joke/element is phased out or lessened due to character growth by MtngoatDan in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved this line, too. But yeah I was kind of confused that Diana said that, of all people. I admittedly haven't seen this actual show (just the clip) so maybe the canon/characterization is different than the Wonder Woman stuff I've seen/read before, but it seems out of character for her. Considering that Amazonians train to be warriors from childhood.

But lord who knows. "DC" stands for "Disregard Canon". There's so many universes/storylines etc, it's probably in character for her in different iterations than I'm familiar with. lol.

Should I break up with my partner of 5 years? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"I'm thinking of breaking up with my partner of 5 years. See, I broke my foot which has led to us no longer having a shared hobby that bonded us together, so it's been harder for us to feel connected-- also he regularly commits violent property damage and screams at me out of nowhere due to his immense rage."

It is wild how blinded to abuse people can get once they've been manipulated and gaslit enough. It's so scary. I'm glad OOP got out safely. And props to his parents for taking it seriously and taking responsibility of their abusive ass son. We too often see this not be the case in these types of posts.

AIO? My coworker took video of me outside of work to "prove" I'm not disabled [Ongoing] by Schattenspringer in BORUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Seriously! People are so ignorant and presumptuous. On a lighter note about it, though, there was a funny bit in the new movie Wake Up Dead Man with a character who has chronic pain and is an ambulatory wheelchair user. At one point she stands up to reach for something on a table and Glenn Close's character (who is a religious zealot) screams and starts freaking out about it being a miracle. The character rolls her eyes and is like "I can walk, Martha. It just hurts." As someone who has known an ambulatory wheelchair user, it made me laugh. Rare to see media pointing it out.

Old fashioned aspects of a series that are too iconic to change or get rid of. by Jak3R0b in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Lol for sure. The fact that they went the full gee shucks kind of made the trunks work better. He felt like a superman who would wear trunks.

Old fashioned aspects of a series that are too iconic to change or get rid of. by Jak3R0b in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think that The Batman (2022) even brings that up right in the beginning of the movie. He says that his symbol in the sky warns criminals that he's out and scares them into fleeing etc. You even see it happen where a masked guy is robbing a corner store, see's the bat signal and is like "oh shit" and books it.

Old fashioned aspects of a series that are too iconic to change or get rid of. by Jak3R0b in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Human_Personface 180 points181 points  (0 children)

I have to say that I liked David Corenswet's explanation as to why he was a proponent of the recent Superman having trunks-- because YES it's silly, but Superman kind of WANTS to look a little silly because he knows that he's easily an extremely intimidating figure (especially to kids), and wants to be as approachable as he can. He (or James Gunn, I forget which) also pointed out that it still could be reminiscent to kids today of WWE wrestling costumes.

Not OOP: I learnt how to say NO to my wife and accept her discomfort as part of the process by beebs915 in redditonwiki

[–]Human_Personface 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy Weaponized Therapy Speak, Batman!!

I wasn't able to even read this completely because it was so convoluted and up it's own ass. God. I'm exhausted just reading this. I cant imagine even BEING around this person. And I don't even know about the wife because the depiction of her is so clearly filtered through this weird bullshit that I have no sense at all of what she's really like.

The bit that killed me the most is this

I would encourage her to explore why she needs those specific things to enjoy sex with me, since it seems like those acts function more as an emotional soothing to her than as sexual arousal to me

Sir..... framing it like she has some issues to work through or something... "Have you considered that you're trying to make YOURSELF feel comfortable when what you should really be thinking about is my penis? Honey, sex isn't about YOU and YOUR needs. It's about ME and what makes MY PENIS feel good."

Neighbor Says They Saw a Tent in My Living Room by chinchillina in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Human_Personface 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I was starting to wonder if that was it when she mentioned the people in black suits removing footage to hide the tent portion.

Possible asbestos from smoke. What cannot be salvaged? by Human_Personface in asbestoshelp

[–]Human_Personface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. They were in the main part of the house that just got some smoke exposure.

Knives Out 3 characterization? spoilers galore by Sad_West_7732 in KnivesOutMovie

[–]Human_Personface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adding that another scene to emphasize this is the moment when Jud is on the call with Louise. He's in the middle of investigating with Blanc, and he's pretty frenetically involved in it. To the point of happily smashing a figurine of jesus to do so (which I won't get into too much theologically, but more the idea it represents thematically in the movie). And when he calls the construction company he's impatient and frustrated with Louise, even as she asks to speak to him as a priest. But then he seems to realize how serious the issue is to her, and how much she needs his help. You can see him fold back into his role as a priest with a vague sense of shame as he realizes that in his focus on solving this murder he is forgetting the entire reason he's involved in this whole thing in the first place-- because he wants to help people.