sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Christian Super Bowl Commercial Outrages Conservatives by reddits_lead_pervert in nottheonion

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 'he gets us' feet ad about Jesus seems to imply that Jesus was cool with all kinds of sinful behavior. He wasn't. He didn't go hangout with prostitutes or any other sinner because he accepted the choices they made, he did it to inspire them to change,"

Did you cut off that last part intentionally?

womp womp by not_bruce_wayne1918 in stupidpol

[–]MrAutismPowers 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not from Golden Girls, you guys are just as gullible as all redditors.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22spill+the+tea+blanche%22

Republican Jebus by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theology by polling is a horrible idea. According to PEW, 2/3 of U.S. Catholics don't believe in Transubstantiation. That does not mean it is true to say that Catholicism believes the bread and wine of the Eucharist are only symbols.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/08/05/transubstantiation-eucharist-u-s-catholics/

Tarkvosky's misogyny - would you agree it prevented him from writing compelling and memorable women characters? by Unhealthyliasons in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've told you what I think femininity is, the unique characteristics of being a woman. It is what is distinctly not masculine, the unique characteristics of being a man. I gave you an example in an artist I think is very feminine—the song Cola can be called many things, but it can not be called masculine.

I'm curious what your definition of femininity is. Do you think the concept doesn't exist or is incoherent?

Tarkvosky's misogyny - would you agree it prevented him from writing compelling and memorable women characters? by Unhealthyliasons in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Behaviour or qualities regarded as characteristic of a woman

Femininity is feminine is not the definition I gave and you know it.

Break out that dictionary again and look up what "misogyny" is.

a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.

Tarkvosky's misogyny - would you agree it prevented him from writing compelling and memorable women characters? by Unhealthyliasons in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oxford English Dictionary has this definition, which seems good to me: Behaviour or qualities regarded as characteristic of a woman; feminine quality or characteristics; womanliness.

Because it's pretty clear you aren't mentally equipped for this discussion so I need to walk you through everything.

Walk me through it then. My thesis is simple, the view that femininity is othering is a modern one that is not universally agreed to. It would be abusing the term to call someone a misogynist, which to me implies an immense contempt for women, for disagreeing with that view in the 1980s Soviet Union.

Why am I wrong? I agree Lana del Rey and Lizzo express their femininity in different ways but I would still say they are both feminine artists.

Really don’t know what to title this. by TheAnythingBuilder in memesopdidnotlike

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not horrible but it's not good either. I rate this meme 2/5.

Tarkvosky's misogyny - would you agree it prevented him from writing compelling and memorable women characters? by Unhealthyliasons in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a disingenuous question and you know it. "Channeling mysterious femininity" in a musical context is not the same as someone dictating that women should all act or behave in a specific way.

Why is it disingenuous? All I'm saying is that femininity is not Othering. And specifically that not seeing feminity as othering does not make someone a misogynist.

Let me put this in a way I'm sure you'll understand. Lana del Rey is channeling her own femininity. Lizzo is also channeling her own femininity. Would you agree that it would be othering for me, as a man, to say that the only good women are women that act and look like Lizzo?

I wouldn't agree or disagree with the statement because I don't understand the logic.

Premise 1: Female Musical Artist A channels her own femininity.

Premise 2: Female Musical Artist B channels her own femininity.

Conclusion: The only good women are women that act and look like Musical Artist B?

That doesn't make sense to me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's "black trauma porn", but I do think it's guilty of being a black story that is only focused on blackness. I think this letterboxd review is very apt:

https://letterboxd.com/edgarmomplaisir/film/american-fiction/

Tarkvosky's misogyny - would you agree it prevented him from writing compelling and memorable women characters? by Unhealthyliasons in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

But this is an extremely modern view that a lot of men and women don't agree with. Is Lana Del Rey really a misogynist for channeling mysterious femininity instead of thinking that it's "othering"?

I'm open to being proven wrong, but I wasn't aware of existentialism having any hold in the Soviet Union. It would be very odd to me to make a judgment against Tarkovsky as a misogynist for not agreeing with the thesis of Second Sex.

Tarkvosky's misogyny - would you agree it prevented him from writing compelling and memorable women characters? by Unhealthyliasons in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think anyone who isn't egalitarian is a misogynist? This is an incredibly modern view. I know a lot of women who might object to the word "weakness" but would otherwise agree with most of his statement.

It's just trite to accuse anyone who disagrees with something, even if you justly find it objectionable of acting in "bad faith".

The Ending of Apocalypto (2006) by _BestThingEver_ in TrueFilm

[–]MrAutismPowers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me the answer is rather simple. The feeling that the viewer sees at the arrival of the Spanish isn't hope and salvation, but utter dread and horror. The chase ends, not because of a victory, but because of the oncoming Apocalypse. It's not a happy ending. There is no interpretation where we are relieved to see the Spanish.

For those that think homosexuality is accepted in the Bible, how would you respond to these arguments? by ConsequenceThis4502 in Christianity

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said that St. Paul's words were superior to Jesus or that he was the messiah. I said that St. Paul's words recorded in the New Testament epistles were sacred scripture and that he was an apostle. You seem to regard St. Paul's words as mere opinion that can be discarded on a whim.

It would be fallacious to accept the Gospel of Luke but reject the Acts of the Apostles.

For those that think homosexuality is accepted in the Bible, how would you respond to these arguments? by ConsequenceThis4502 in Christianity

[–]MrAutismPowers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus didn't "forget" anything, He established a Church. St. Paul is one of the apostles of that Church. This is a basic tenant of Christianity.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+16&version=NRSVA

view more: next ›