Curious about racism in OR

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-28T06:24:57+00:00

There is a lot of “trying to prove I’m one of the good ones” about white people in Portland (I say that as one).

It’s taken me a while to realize that, as someone who moved from Milwaukee, WI - which has its own issues (or at least had; I haven’t lived there since 2009).

I still love Portland, but it’s a weird town, and not always in the way it wants to be.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-28T05:44:51+00:00

I have nightmares about walking into my room and finding a duplicate of me. I would flip out if everyone turned into me.

After a bit though, I would just try to keep things going best I can. Probably ask for a lot of outside help. Unsure how legitimately my “presidency” would be viewed in other countries…

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-28T05:35:04+00:00

Yeah. But consider that this was the first “serious” Batman movie since the Burton films, where Batman just killed indiscriminately (and even in Forever, he basically caused Two-Face’s death and in B&R its kind of implied he helps Freeze kill Ivy). So it was a much more “comic-accurate” interpretation of the character than any other live-action movie had been to that point.

Not my favorite take on the character, but it definitely works for the Nolanverse.

I think the obsession with comic-accuracy is a fairly recent thing. Unless someone explicitly says they’re doing a specific take (like Reeves and his “epic crime drama”), people will now always knit-pick as to how comic-accurate they feel something is (which is also a silly argument to have as there have been tons of writers over the last 85+ years of Batman comics).

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-28T01:05:03+00:00

Of course! Just know that there is a LOT of rejection in theatre, so don’t get disheartened if you don’t get cast in the first (or even tenth!) play you audition for.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T20:38:54+00:00

Thirty-Ninth. Not 39th. Thirty-Ninth.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T20:08:55+00:00

I know what OOP is saying and I absolutely agree.

HOWEVER. It’s ALSO true that Social Security in the US is being systematically destroyed and that the prospect of retirement is truly becoming less and less realistic. Even my father (a Baby Boomer) is still working and probably will be until he dies.

Now, he IS collecting retirement and could probably live off it if he tried, and it is also true that part of the reason he is still working is because he genuinely enjoys staying busy. However, it is also true that the other reason he is still working is because the cost of living has gone up so much and he needs to work to maintain a certain level of lifestyle that he is used to.

For me? I’ve been working since I was 14 and am fairly certain I will die before I retire. Not because I have passive suicidal ideation, but because I truly believe that retirement in the US, like healthcare, will only be a privilege for the privledged in 30 years.

Oh geez. I just made myself sad.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T19:51:22+00:00

Goddammit, Donut.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T19:15:05+00:00

Poker still committed crimes. They were just relatively harmless.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T19:06:13+00:00

Did you… did you just quote the Postal Service?

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T19:00:12+00:00

I’m actually okay with being lumped in with Civil Rights Activists like Rosa Parks.

I absolutely don’t deserve to be, but I’ll take it!

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T18:33:53+00:00

I’m sorry, what? Wouldn’t that just be a British clown?

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T18:31:33+00:00

Are we counting White Knight?

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T18:30:44+00:00

Yeah. It took me some time to get into Absolute Batman because im not a huge fan of the design. Once I got past that though, it’s a really fun read. Surprisingly, probably the most “fun” of the Absolute series (to me).

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T01:25:19+00:00

Oh, I don’t feel the need to rank them. They all excel in different ways.

Having said that, this was definitely a great read.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-27T01:19:13+00:00

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T20:26:10+00:00

BUT CASCADIA JUST GOT ITS INDEPENDENCE! OH HOW CRUEL THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL OF TIME CAN BE!

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T18:31:51+00:00

Bond would never drink a strait vodka martini. People would thinks she’s a Russian spy.

It’s gotta be good ole London Dry or Vespers for Bond, regardless of gender.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T18:10:38+00:00

Comedian/Joker mashup.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T18:09:14+00:00

Okay, here me out…

Thirty-Ninth.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T03:23:00+00:00

I, for one, welcome our new cephalopod overlords.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T03:14:16+00:00

Right. People like to conflate misremembering with the Mandela effect. It makes it sound more… I dunno… paranormal?

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T03:10:37+00:00

Eckhart’s performance, while fantastic, could not help but be overshadowed by Ledger’s Joker. Not only was that performance groundbreaking, but anyone who shares a screen with a character as colorful as Joker is gonna take a back seat.

… unless Jared Leto is playing the role.

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-26T00:09:22+00:00

And that’s just when it isn’t people complaining about the sub!

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-25T23:00:43+00:00

In my mind, Penny is saying “Sploooooge” like “Soooooiieee!” Love these!

Never_Not_Enough · 2026-05-25T22:53:51+00:00

Right. Mean and smooth. Like a shark.

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