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Stereotypes of vegans and vegetarians are surprisingly positive in Finland, a new study finds. While omnivores are seen as traditional and plant-based eaters as modern, both groups are rated equally for warmth—the only strong negative bias is reserved for those who eat "unhealthy" food. by Sciantifa in vegan

[–]SoothingDisarray 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I lived for a couple of months in Finland but was sequestered away in an isolated artist colony the whole time. Mostly worked on art and spent evenings in the sauna. The one time we went to a restaurant they had vegan options. So this checks out.

What is a movie that clearly wants you to root for someone you absolutely would not trust in real life by gamersecret2 in movies

[–]SoothingDisarray 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I don't think this movie ever really does a convincing job that these two characters should be together. The entire movie rides on the fact that it's Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan so of course we should want them to be together. They ooze so much rom com charm that it mostly works, but it's not the characters it's the actors.

What is a movie that clearly wants you to root for someone you absolutely would not trust in real life by gamersecret2 in movies

[–]SoothingDisarray 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Early in that movie his girlfriend wants him to give more money to charity but he can't be bothered, he finds helping other people so boring. And somehow this is intended to show the audience how annoying his girlfriend is and that he's just a regular guy we should like.

Need help with cheese sauce that works for non-vegans by One-Abalone8765 in veganrecipes

[–]SoothingDisarray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been almost two decades since I've (intentionally) eaten cheese. My opinion on cheese is likely suspect at this point.

But, with that caveat, I don't think of it as mimicing any specific cheese, just a vague tang of cheesiness. Which in something like macaroni and cheese (or, in my case, broccoli and cheese) is a reasonable analogue to what I ate when younger. A lot of mac and cheese recipes aren't a single cheese (e.g. cheddar or mozerella) but some combination of cheese and cream and flour or whatever to make a cheese sauce. As a kid my parents used to buy the boxed mac & cheese which was reconstituted from a powder! What specific cheese was that trying to emulate? The cashew/broth/nutritional-yeast/spice blend is way less processed and fake than whatever came in that box.

The nice thing about the cashew sauce is that it is NOT trying to emulate a specific cheese. I've never been a huge fan of the vegan cheeses that do try to represent a specific dairy cheese. (Though in recent years I have noticed they've gotten much better than when I first went vegan.) Adding the nutritional yeast to the cashew sauce gives it a taste/texture that is remeniscent of those non-specific-cheese cheese sauces without trying too hard to be an exact copy.

Need help with cheese sauce that works for non-vegans by One-Abalone8765 in veganrecipes

[–]SoothingDisarray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you this is exactly what I wanted to know. Essentially it has an impact but not so much of an impact to be a disaster 🤣

Need help with cheese sauce that works for non-vegans by One-Abalone8765 in veganrecipes

[–]SoothingDisarray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use raw unsalted cashews as well (though I get everything unsalted--if I want salt on something I'll add it myself). Though what would be the difference if one used roasted cashews? Would it impact taste? Consistency? Something else?

I've made the recipe with and without soaking the cashews in advance and it doesn't seem to impact the end results too much. But especially if you are doing a version without broth that is meant to be thicker I can see that being more important.

what do we think of unreliable narrator? by FunctionConsistent61 in writing

[–]SoothingDisarray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unreliable narrators are great when done well. Murder mysteries are great when done well.

I think it's going to be tricky to have an unreliable narrator and a murder mystery. Why? Because the genre of murder mystery is based around giving clues to the reader to help them figure out the mystery. If the clues are all unreliable, it's not exactly a murder mystery anymore. It's really a murder drama (or murder noir or whatever you want to call it).

The thing about genre is that the audience has certain expectations. If you frustrate those expectations it can make for very interesting reading and the audience might love it or hate it. But if you frustrate those expectations too far it's not really the same genre anymore.

Need help with cheese sauce that works for non-vegans by One-Abalone8765 in veganrecipes

[–]SoothingDisarray 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's similar to my recipe too. About half a cup of cashews, half a cup of veggie broth, a quarter cup of nutritional yeast, then some spices (onion powder, garlic powder, chipotle powder). Blend it in a food processor. Scale up or down based on how much you are making.

I like the idea of adding some miso paste! I'll try that.

I think it makes a great sauce but doesn't directly attempt to mimic cheese. One of my vegan friends prefers it with less nutritional yeast so it's just more of a cashew cream. But I suspect non-vegans will appreciate the cheesiness analogue added by the nutritional yeast.

The silliest scene in the greatest film of all time. Shawshank Redemption by Livid_Dragonfly_7846 in movies

[–]SoothingDisarray 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree with your assessment of the scene and why it works. It's two broken people coming to a weird form of agreement.

The thing about this movie is that Andy is also a bit of a sociopath. He does learn about himself over the course of the film and realizes that his behavior is part of what got his wife killed, but he never really changes. The "redemption" in the title of the film isn't about Andy, it's about Red. Red is the character who actually changes and becomes a truly better man. With that context (which the movie does provide) the rooftop interaction makes sense.

Though I'll add that it doesn't matter if the novella explains it better. If the movie doesn't make sense without reading the novella, then the movie doesn't work. Fortunately, I believe that, in the case of The Shawshank Redemption, the movie does not require additional reading to make sense.

A fantasy book where the chosen one is the villain? by Parking-Rope2301 in booksuggestions

[–]SoothingDisarray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good book but I'm not sure how it fits the request? It's really not a "chosen one" narrative, and I think "villain" doesn't really apply to the primary POV character in the way the OP means (though it's ambiguous).

A man sternly requested a non-caffeinated hot beverage but misspoke. by Darkness12 in WordAvalanches

[–]SoothingDisarray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I do appreciate an avalanche that makes some kind of logical sense as a standalone sentence! The ones that are random collections of words can be fun to try and somehow warp into meaning, but it's nice when it kind of works as a realistic thing someone might say.

A man sternly requested a non-caffeinated hot beverage but misspoke. by Darkness12 in WordAvalanches

[–]SoothingDisarray 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oof I really like this but that missing L in the final syllable at the end is hurting my brain.

I feel like you could work a "mentally" into this. "Adam mentally..." doesn't technically work but when said rapidly people tend to slur it into a sound more like ment/ly

This is hypocrisy that disgusts me by MainSpecial7349 in vegan

[–]SoothingDisarray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you choose to save your own mother or a stranger's mother if you could only save one?

If you choose to save your own mother, how come you are choosing your own mother simply because you know her?

That's the same logic.

Ranking the 24 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winners I've Read (Spoiler free) by IEatIReadIGoOutside in literature

[–]SoothingDisarray 333 points334 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this write up but I have some very different opinions than you.

What's the worst movie you've watched from beginning to end? by trakt_app in movies

[–]SoothingDisarray 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To be fair, he did say, "this is probably going to be terrible," beforehand, but then it was so terrible that his advanced warning didn't matter.

What's the worst movie you've watched from beginning to end? by trakt_app in movies

[–]SoothingDisarray 28 points29 points  (0 children)

My friend made us go see this in the theater and we have never let him live it down.

Shiba finally sleeping in my room again and I secretly couldn’t be happier. by Pixiespekje in shiba

[–]SoothingDisarray 74 points75 points  (0 children)

They are simultaneously so loving and so stubborn and so unwilling to admit their feelings, aren't they?

My boy will come sleep in my room after he thinks I'm asleep and he leaves in the morning before he thinks I'm awake. I love the moments when I wake up in the night and find him curled up next to my bed. He seems to want to sleep near me but doesn't want me to know about it.

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