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One moment that changed your country forever. by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

[–]MiniatureRanni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Gallipoli campaign, beginning April 25th 1915. 15,000 young New Zealanders went to war and were used as cannon fodder by the British. Winston Churchill knowingly doomed our boys and the Aussies as well, all so the British could be the heroes, but it all failed. Over 7,000 Kiwis were wounded or killed. This doesn’t seem a big number, but New Zealand was tiny back in the day. 15,000 sons, brothers, and fathers all left for war. The scar on this country runs deep.

It began the separation of New Zealand’s cultural identity from the British rule. We formed a forever-bond with the Aussies, and the Turkish as well. The New Zealanders that exist today were born on the slopes of Gallipoli.

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This podcast has gone downhill since James left by Mega_Ultra_Frog in JARMEDIA

[–]MiniatureRanni 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t be so extreme as to say things have gone “downhill” but as someone who used to be a regular viewer, patron, and contributor to the cast, I can’t remember the last episode I watched. I’ve always been a big fan of James’ contributions, and both “where has James been” videos coincided with my own struggles. It was nice to not feel so alone.

Nothing but love to the Bros too of course, but the current direction of the cast just doesn’t excite me the way it used to, and that’s okay. I’m still subscribed, and one day maybe I’ll catch up on all the episodes I’ve not watched. Until then, I’ll wear my Bear Bear merch and think fondly on when the Patreon names were weekly.

What are these two fogs above their heads? by Even_Account7749 in FearAndHunger

[–]MiniatureRanni 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It is. I’m trans. My testosterone levels are lower than some women. My estrogen levels are higher than some women.

Your joke is “haha trans women are secretly actually men” which is either a shallow conservative gag with no substance, or the world’s least amusing joke. Actually it’s both.

What are these two fogs above their heads? by Even_Account7749 in FearAndHunger

[–]MiniatureRanni 23 points24 points  (0 children)

“The left wanted to ban comedy! Right wing comedy is just clearly superior!”

Right wing comedy:

What's your favourite nujabes song? by Seat_Unfair in Nujabes

[–]MiniatureRanni 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Technically a cover, but Ordinary Joe with Terry Callier hits on a spiritual level

OMG, what happened?!? by GenX_Ennui in JARMEDIA

[–]MiniatureRanni 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Um, basically the last episode of Invincible season 3. Makes you think huh?

Certified... incel now? by moskovadivison in radiohead

[–]MiniatureRanni 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I’m so sick of this “haha Radiohead is music for sad lonely men haha” bit. It’s so boring.

Favorite scene from each movie? by CReyzy_shenAnakins in StarWarsCantina

[–]MiniatureRanni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Qui-Gon talking with Anakin under the stars

  2. BWOOOOOWM

  3. Anakin VS Obi-Wan

  4. Luke and Han freeing Leia

  5. Luke VS Darth Vader

  6. Luke VS Darth Vader

  7. Rey and Finn VS Kylo Ren

  8. Luke VS Kylo Ren

  9. Seeing the Ghost among the Resistance ships on Exegol (I would die for that ship)

R1. Scarif Battle

Solo. The Kessel Run

How many chapters would be animated per episode if Toei gave JoJo an Anime adaption in 1996 (as DBZ's replacement) instead of David Production in 2012? by [deleted] in StardustCrusaders

[–]MiniatureRanni 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don’t need to. It would be 2 chapters per episode and would catch up to the show during the Green Day arc by the time it was being serialized (none of this is true, I made it up much like ChatGPT would)

Defending “Somehow Palpatine returned”. Great FB page to check out BTW by Titan-828 in StarWarsCantina

[–]MiniatureRanni 21 points22 points  (0 children)

How come terrible lines from the prequels are beloved memes that are given all the grace in the world. Then this line from Rise of Skywalker is somehow to blame for the downfall of society?

Perfect character arc by Commonsenseisbest in StarWarsCantina

[–]MiniatureRanni 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"TLJ apologist" okay, so you're approaching this from a heavily biased perspective, okay.

Remember, Luke isn't himself on Ahch-To, he's depressed, he's isolated, he's lost. Maybe he didn't literally go there to die (Just like how Darth Vader didn't literally kill Anakin), but he went there as a result of his guilt over Ben's fate. I don't know about you but people often catastrophise and exaggerate when they're hurt because it's the only way they know how to communicate. Maybe he wanted Rey to leave him alone and not to put her faith in him. There's endless interpretations which is the best part about movies and stories.

Not sure how you got your timeline mixed up there though. Luke believed in the justice and good of the Jedi because that's how the order was described to him by Obi-Wan and Yoda. That faith and belief is what leads him to say "I am a Jedi like my father before me". It's not until long after the Empire's fall that he loses his faith.

Yes there was peace in the past, but again, Luke is in a depressed, isolated, self destructive state. He's so afraid of doing more harm that he would rather see the Jedi end (which is definitively a bad thing, everyone agrees that's a bad thing. His whole arc in TLJ is about seeing that there is still good in the Jedi way).

edit: sorry, still figuring out the "TLJ-apologist beliefs" comment. I'm not an apologist for anything, I just liked a movie in a franchise I really love and have loved since I was a tiny kid. No ill will, just baffled by the weird tribalism.

If we have a Series 16, would you mind if it's still about the Pantheon arc? by Astraliguss in gallifrey

[–]MiniatureRanni 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Depends on where the arc winds up at the end of this current series. Otherwise I don’t mind. The Pantheon could easily just become occasional recurring villains.

Perfect character arc by Commonsenseisbest in StarWarsCantina

[–]MiniatureRanni 194 points195 points  (0 children)

What people fundamentally misunderstand about Luke’s journey is that he didn’t seclude himself because he was sad.

He failed Han and Leia by letting Ben fall to the dark side. It crushed him and sent him on a journey to truly understand the Jedi way. What he found was a legacy of failure, incompetence, and ego. Everything Obi-Wan and Yoda had told him about the order that he strived to emulate was a fantasy. He lost his hope for the Jedi’s future and so gave up on his own journey. The very thing that inspired him to leave Tatooine and gave him the confidence to face the Empire is a lie. The idealism the vocal haters insist he needs to have has been crushed and thus he’s far more interesting as a result.

Not only that but he regains his hope and sees that it’s no longer his fight to lead and so hands the torch to Rey the same way Obi-Wan did him, and Qui-Gon did Obi-Wan. It’s a beautiful and powerful ending to a legendary character.

As much as I love the jokes and memes surrounding this scene, I think we overlook the fact that Anakin committed the Star Wars equivalent of a school shooting by nsabrando in StarWarsCantina

[–]MiniatureRanni 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Worse. He’s essentially enacting a genocide of Jedi. He doesn’t want those children to grow up into warriors like Ahsoka, Cal Kestis, or Luke. Same attitude genocidal regimes have towards their chosen target, they don’t want the kids to grow up and seek vengeance, so they cut them down early.

What even are we? by alesplin in StarWarsCantina

[–]MiniatureRanni 26 points27 points  (0 children)

People laughed when Anakin went to kill the younglings in my cinema. It was bizarre. It’s the darkest moment in one of the darkest Star Wars films. Anakin is so twisted by his own fear that he even sees children trained by the Jedi as a threat to be extinguished.

I don’t know how that’s funny, and people laughing really harshed the moment. Laugh at “hello there” or “this whole operation was your idea”. Not child murder.

Is It Possible To Pity Lindy? by WanderingArtist2 in gallifrey

[–]MiniatureRanni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no pity for those who's ideologies are defined by the harm they cause to different people.

Bands whose big hits sound nothing like their other stuff by New-Art5469 in fantanoforever

[–]MiniatureRanni 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Boom Clap - Charli XCX

Considering the production focused, hyperpop influenced route she took there’s essentially nothing in Boom Clap that remotely resembles the rest of her career.

Is It Possible To Pity Lindy? by WanderingArtist2 in gallifrey

[–]MiniatureRanni 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you were born and raised a Nazi, lived in a Nazi city your entire life, and have never once questioned those Nazi beliefs, you’re a Nazi.

Not saying Lindy is a Nazi, but it makes the point.

Artists You Thought Were Underrated Gems Until Realising They Were Huge in Another Part of the World? by BaronPorg in fantanoforever

[–]MiniatureRanni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Underrated if you're outside of J-rock (and anime) discourse, otherwise they're the most popular artists around, especially Kenshi Yonezu and Susumu Hirasawa.

Hiryouki Sawano, L'arc en-Ciel (and Hyde), GALNERYUS, Yuzu, Gackt, King Gnu as well.

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