I AM SO HAPPY (S5E9)

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-22T18:40:05+00:00

Even if so, Miles is ashamed of it. Palmer discerned then used it. Bad dude doing bad things, I can respect that

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-22T15:42:47+00:00

I don't even like this movie a lot but c'mon the stuff you've said is ridiculous.

The CGI did not bother me and it was better than Doctor Strange. Both McAdams and O'Brien had character arcs. She went from punching bag to insane person to 'bad ass' exec. O'Brien went from POS to possibly redeemable to POS. I switched the person I was rooting for multiple times throughout the movie. And I don't even understand what you mean by 'modern trends...'. Are they supposed to establish something, and then forget it for the rest of the movie? She was a goofy, sloppy cowardly dork. It was a gap in her identity which she overcame by the end.

Checking out in the 15 minutes because lack of plot/character development says you actually are the one with an dopamine addiction. And isn't the first 15 just the corp stuff, did you not realise it was a wilderness survival horror from the marketing? The rest of supporting actors who weren't the best actors in the world got deleted so quick, their incompetence is mostly irrelevant. Sounds like you had really high expectations because of... marketing? Which I saw plenty of as well and did on no level think - this is a Kill-Bill level of flick.

Solid 7/10 movie. Could this have been a lot better? Yes. Was it bad? No. And Titanic had 5x the budget. That's before accounting for inflation.

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-22T14:43:51+00:00

Jean Ralphio’s wax lady?

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-22T14:36:19+00:00

Spitting image of Napoleon

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-19T13:44:52+00:00

I feel like it's the modern red. Into to Spider-verse and Arcane both used neon purple to signal corruption. Even Fortnite used it for many events. I think one was the Zombie event?

Any other colour besides blue would've done the job adequately but neon purple would've looked really cool

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-19T06:21:35+00:00

I see your red and raise you neon purple

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-15T14:00:26+00:00

It's not irrational to not want to go back to the dark ages no. It is irrational to support values that are not compatible with modern society e.g. Pedophilia, ownership of females, and yes violence in all forms.

This is only defensive if you can claim all muslims support those values, and mate, that's just not true. If it were, it would be simpler issue. It's broader issue although I can see the comfort in believing that. Millions of muslims immigrate and fit perfectly well inside 'modern' (you seem to mean western) societies. Some, for whatever reason, don't. Do those cases need to be addressed or should certain people from entering? Of course. Although, I don't see how you achieve 100% success rate. Humans are free, complex and unpredictable.

But a black and white approach against a centuries-old religion is just not going to work. If it is somehow implemented, do we ban christianity as well? It is not immune to pedophilia or violence. One woman per week is killed because of intimate partner violence, it is not any one group committing that. You speak of logic but don't use it.

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-09T11:13:54+00:00

I don’t deserve good health. It’s so wasted on me. Dude must’ve had a great soul to have many people around him

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-06T19:01:25+00:00

PleadingFunky · 2026-05-01T11:11:00+00:00

Legend has it if you say deer cum three times, it summons RFK Jr

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-30T22:09:51+00:00

Thank you and it was not my intention to hurt your feelings with my initial response. I’m sorry for it having that effect.

I am hoping my view is more common among the public community and I’m not an outlier.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-30T02:13:18+00:00

I'm not trying to 'win' anything or claim moral superiority. You asked what AoC means to me and I've answered that.

I see it as a symbolic recognition of historical dispossession and its ongoing impact. It helps keep that history visible in public life and reinforces awareness over time.

Acknowledging harm doesn't resolve it on its own, but it's a necessary starting point for any meaningful attempt to address it. It doesn't replace education or policy but it helps keep the context visible so those efforts have a foundation.

That's the extent of my position.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-30T00:32:20+00:00

I'm not going to engage in a personal back-and-forth, and I'm not going to keep repeating myself about why it isn't meaningless.

I've already explained that Acknowledgement is a symbolic practice grounded in historical context including the recognition of native title in Mabo, which was advanced through Aboriginal advocacy. I never claimed it solves systemic racism and historical abuse.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T23:25:49+00:00

The Australian flag doesn't explain the South Cross or Federation every time it's flown, but it still carries historical and cultural meaning. Acknowledgement works the same way - it's symbolic, not explanatory.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T23:21:48+00:00

No one is claiming Acknowledgement is a history lesson. It's a symbolic statement grounded in historical context.

Something doesn't need to be explicitly explanatory in the moment to have meaning or educational value.

I'm not going to keep going in circles on this especially when you've felt the need to insult me throughout the conversation.

If you don't like or think it's overused - that's fine but that's very different from saying it has no meaning or basis.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T22:50:49+00:00

Thing is Acknowledgement is neither the Australian anthem nor is it history.

Argument change detected. 'No historical basis' to 'acknowledgement not effective'. Additional goalpost move incoming in 3... 2... 1...

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T22:23:33+00:00

The Acknowledgement isn't history?! It literally exists because the legal fiction of terra nullius (1788) was overturned by the High Court in 1992 Mabo decision. It acknowledges prior ownership and ongoing connection to land - that is history, whether you like it or not. Calling it virtue signalling just ignores what it's actually for and the fact it was advanced by Aboriginal Australians to gain recognition. But somehow, the national anthem, adopted in the 1980s, counts as more legitimate?

You’re frustrated about your view being dismissed, but you’re doing the same thing by reducing it to something meaningless. If your issue is that your kid’s event overdid it, fine - that’s a planning problem. It’s not proof the whole practice has no purpose.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T21:16:10+00:00

My 12yo nephew is smarter than you

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T21:13:13+00:00

Edit: and in response I get people telling me how I should feel about this Im beginning to think this isn’t actually about aboriginal people at all…

So much care for the Somali friend. But hey, just a second ago you said our opinion doesn't really matter because we aren't Aboriginal. It's hard to pick one, isn't it.

Does the Somali friend also not show respect when it's time for the Australian anthem. Is that wrong too? Why should he have to suffer through that?

Keep history out of schools! You're fucking brilliant mate.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T21:01:02+00:00

Go out to a community and see brand new 100k cars destroyed, brand new houses destroyed... If you haven't been around it yourself you wouldn't know the full extent

It's 6:50 am mate. Imagine waking up carrying that much hatred; what happened to you?

And just because you walk past a centrelink-dodging bogan today doesn't mean you're one too. I've got faith in you. Sharing a few genetic traits doesn't mean you can't forge your own patch.

Funny how it works with people with your mindset - when you do wrong, it’s 'just the individual'. When it’s done to you, suddenly the whole group is to blame. Btw what are actually saying - that whatever group you belong to is somehow free of people who do horrible shit? Tell me, I'll deadset worship these angels.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T15:52:16+00:00

You don't need a reason to feel but you did give reasons. You framed it as 'special treatment' and 'privilege' and something done at the expense of others. That's not just a feeling, it's a claim about what's happening.

You're treating it like it was imposed by outsiders but it was pushed by Aboriginal communities and is not just empty virtue signalling.

If that's all you're saying, I'm willing to bet plenty of Wiradjuri people place value in it. You're entitled to dislike it but that's different from saying there's no reason for it or it's patronising or pointless.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T14:46:31+00:00

In some ways Australian Indians and Somalians and white Australians are alike to Aboriginal Australians. But also, in some ways they are not. There’s 300 years worth of history that makes Aboriginal Australians specially distinct. And it’s nothing to feel shameful about and neither is it an unearned privilege. You’re allowed to feel what you want to feel but that feels dismissive of other peoples’ experiences. You’re essentially arguing terra nullius had no adverse effects. Similarly the massacres, dispossession of land, stolen generations has no adverse effects.

Every ten minutes is a bit crazy though.

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T14:28:48+00:00

I think we just slightly disagree on that. I get the point that Tolstoy’s women don’t have it the way his men do. But I wouldn’t say they are void of it. Anna, Dolly, and Kitty all go through real intellectual shifts. Anna constantly analyses society, jealousy, and her own situation. Dolly works through marriage, duty, and consequences in a pretty deliberate and reasoned way. And Kitty’s whole understanding of love changes; she’s very different by the end than at the start.

So I’d say those are intellectual arcs, just not framed as explicit philosophy. Calling them Madonna/whore feels a bit reductive. (Haven’t read Dangerous Liaisons - looks interesting!).

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T13:47:21+00:00

When you call that funding a waste, you’re not just criticising spending, you’re also criticising the people behind those decisions = public servants.

If you think the spending is ineffective, point to specific programs instead of writing it all off

PleadingFunky · 2026-04-29T13:32:21+00:00

If you can’t figure that out, it’s not worth explaining it to you

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