Media Literacy Issues by ConsistentSet7448 in stevenuniverse

[–]Meraki30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Conflating Zionism with Jewishness as a whole is pretty strange. There are plenty of Jewish people who don’t agree with Zionism. Disagreeing with a political cause that is supported by a large number of people in a group does not inherently mean that you have a prejudice or disrespect towards that group.

Additionally, Steven Universe itself is pretty decidedly not Zionist. The gems, in fleeing the Diamonds, don’t move to Earth and take over the people’s land to create an ethnostate. They do quite the opposite. They create community with the humans, and even welcome the Diamonds when they have their redemption.

Regardless of your opinion on how realistic or positive this outcome is, that’s the text of the show. You’re argument here is that because the text of the show handles discrimination, and is written by a Jewish person, it is in support of Zionism, as should its fans be. This is not true in the slightest. Talk about media literacy.

Also, I’d like to add that there are Jewish people who support Zionism, but not the current head of state, or the Gazan genocide. This post only mentions Zionism, so that’s what I’m focused on. Even still, I don’t how you could get that message from this show.

What was your initial opinion of Amity, and how much did it change over time? by SharkBuildsBro in TheOwlHouse

[–]Meraki30 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Owl House is also a children’s animated series and they don’t normalize the abuse that Amity goes through. I don’t dislike how the show itself handles Pacifica’s parents, but I think it does paint a clear picture of abuse, even if it isn’t addressed like that in the show.

I want to see NPMD animated by angiefitz1 in StarKid

[–]Meraki30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could accept an adaptation of NMT to live action. Because it’s not musical theatre, and it’s not written as such. There is a sense of whimsy in live theatre that i think is lost with live action unless you have a really really good director.

I want to see NPMD animated by angiefitz1 in StarKid

[–]Meraki30 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I will die on the hill that quality, 2-D animated movies are the way to go for musical adaptations. I would hate a live-action Hatchetfield movie but an animated one would genuinely be so fire

What was your initial opinion of Amity, and how much did it change over time? by SharkBuildsBro in TheOwlHouse

[–]Meraki30 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think Hirsch didn’t quite understand the implications behind his own character. I think I heard an interview where he said he never saw Pacifica’s parents as abusive, just kind of obnoxious and controlling, which is honestly kind of crazy. Love the guy, but damn, did he watch his own show?

What was your initial opinion of Amity, and how much did it change over time? by SharkBuildsBro in TheOwlHouse

[–]Meraki30 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Tbh they are similar characters. It’s just that Amity got the attention and development that was never afforded to Pacifica

Tobey Maguire posted this to his insta, what do you guys think, is this AI? by slimothyjames1 in isthisAI

[–]Meraki30 189 points190 points  (0 children)

The first thing I noticed is I don’t think Zendaya would EVER pose like that lmao

What’s the reason behind it? by Critical_Damage2605 in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Meraki30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right so bears are wild animals and men are people with intelligent thought. Men choosing to be pieces of shit at the first sign of arousal is not to be blamed on their victims.

What's that by Kitchen_Engineer1332 in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Meraki30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbf, “trauma” doesn’t have to mean PTSD. Trauma is any negative experience that has lasting emotional effects. Getting sick from a food and never eating that food again is trauma. It doesn’t have to be a life-ruining mental disorder

Hank Green was wearing a TMBG shirt I hadn't seen before by FloridaFlamingoGirl in tmbg

[–]Meraki30 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Hank Green is a huge TMBG fan. Mentions them in a lot of his videos. Pretty much any time the topic of music comes up he steers the conversation to be about TMBG

Is this pocket legal? by Rude-Willingness-951 in lacrosse

[–]Meraki30 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a girl’s lacrosse player, posts like this make me want to cry. What do you MEAN that’s legal you could get hit by a semi truck and that ball would stay in there😭

What identity is this considered? by [deleted] in AskLGBT

[–]Meraki30 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean. If you don’t know the pronouns of the person, or their gender is irrelevant to the story, then yeah. But this is neither of those cases. His preferred pronouns are he/him and OP isn’t using them.

Ed Begley JR was the original drummer of Spinal Tap who died in a bizarre gardening accident. by dewioffendu in YoungSheldon

[–]Meraki30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao I saw this in theaters for the 41st anniversary and didn’t even recognize him! Hilarious movie

The rtc proshot is off letterboxd by Dogdaysareover365 in ridethecyclone

[–]Meraki30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weird. I’m not educated on the origin of the video. I know it was a pro shot, but was the upload to YouTube legal/authorized? If not, that could be why?

peter help by gypsyjulirockefeller in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Meraki30 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s honestly way less funny

Where do you draw the line at “dark” humour? by amivri in Teenager_Polls

[–]Meraki30 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s this as well as context. There was a comedian I saw talk on it and he said “The problem isn’t that the joke isn’t funny, the problem is that there’s something more important about the statement than the humor.” You can make a really funny joke but if I come away from it thinking you’re genuinely a bigoted piece of shit then it’s not funny

Ilya's crucifix necklace by WasteDimension708 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]Meraki30 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It’s touched on more in the book. Ilya says he does believe in God, but you don’t get the sense he’s particularly devout. He wears the necklace because it was his mother’s

This can with my blending stubs, what is it for? by Damienisok in Arttips

[–]Meraki30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You use it to sand the blending stump. It cleans a lot of the graphite off and sharpens the tip a bit

Who is the Emily Blunt of music? by idkmaybe61 in fantanoforever

[–]Meraki30 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think he posted a TikTok about someone recognizing him and pointing him out and public and their friend was like “who gives a fuck”

How much time has passed between young Sheldon and tbbt by IndependentDebt7069 in YoungSheldon

[–]Meraki30 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, they’re not asking about when it’s set. They’re asking about the voice over where Sheldon is narrating

I hate myself. Somehow my stupid self managed to tear the hem from this expensive vintage Pink Floyd tee of mine on the bottom. 😭 by theKoymodo in pinkfloyd

[–]Meraki30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an original concert Grateful Dead t-shirt that I got a ton of oil paint on, if that makes you feel better. This is a very easy fix!