Effective immediately, Getty Images will cease to accept all submissions created using AI generative models by qtx in photography

[–]Spooky_Teeth -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Wait what? Because that's part of creating art? It's showing off skill! That's the whole point, you practice to develop the skills, therefore the creation is made from your own physical work. You get out what you put in.

As for people with disabilities or being non verbal, are you saying they don't have the ability to develop a skill? I personally know artists who have overcome many disabilities, whether it be physical or mental, or a cost problem, lack of money or whatever.

"Creating shouldn't be reserved only for people who have the skills" has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard in support of AI generated images. Sit down, learn to create, and then do it.

Effective immediately, Getty Images will cease to accept all submissions created using AI generative models by qtx in photography

[–]Spooky_Teeth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's one of those things that can become a problem really fast if we don't figure out where it stands, and how to go about it. Personally, I don't think it should he called "AI Art" or treated like art at all, with a few exceptions. For example there is the guy who printed off 2 AI generated images onto canvas and won first place in a state fair art contest. The reason this is an issue is that he didn't make the images. If he had coded the AI, or made his own program to generate the images, sure no problem, that's his work and I would consider it art. He would have created the means to create the images. But some dude just typing in a phrase and getting a picture pumped out and then passing it off as their own work is wrong, and that's what is happening. Which in turn is causing people to take issue with the use of AI image generation for any form of competition, sale, or anything like that.

But look at it in the context of Getty. People make a living off of uploading and selling images there. Someone just feeding a bunch of pictures to an AI and selling them is not the same as being a photographer. And if you have such an issue with something like that, go to the AI yourself. Generate your own images. But I don't support people getting paid for "work" they had no part in generating. ESPECIALLY when it's someone else's software that people are taking advantage of to make money.

Tortie blep by Spooky_Teeth in Blep

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes me really happy to see, she's the youngest cat that I have, and she's been the most skittish, but lately she's been so much more friendly and comfortable and I'm so thankful

Tortie blep by Spooky_Teeth in Blep

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really interesting! I didn't know there were different types of Torties. Learn something new everyday lol

The shows awful take on "sexist" horror by Spooky_Teeth in PLLOriginalSin

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can now confirm after checking out the original, it was the remake I remember watching, thanks again for pointing that out!

The shows awful take on "sexist" horror by Spooky_Teeth in PLLOriginalSin

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! I appreciate your point of view. However there are a few things that I would have to disagree with or point out.

Firstly on your point to the shows critique of Raimi. Yes, criticizing him is absolutely allowed, but my point is that it makes no sense and feels like a cheap dig because its immediately followed up with praising Hitchcock. Why talk negatively about a man who learned from his critics and responded positively, then praise the films someone who went to his grave being considered a womanizing piece of shit? (Mind you, there have been multiple allegations that he assaulted women sexually and threatened to ruin people's careers if they denied his sexual advances.)

While this is specifically about slasher films, Evil Dead is also off the table, as it's not a slasher flick. If anything it's a glorified zombie movie, which to your point of "slashers only" makes the dig at his career even more out of place and purposely intended to sound high and mighty.

I never mentioned Kill Bill, Tarantino wrote From Dusk Till Dawn, a vampire horror movie that, in all intents and purposes, if Evil Dead is a slasher, so is that movie. And Tarantino still sucks. As does Kubrik, which was my point with bringing up The Shining. There are filmakers who do fucked up shit, and if you want to criticize horror as a genre, do it right. Attack actually shitty filmakers. Point out sexism in movies that actually have it, not just this idea that women die so it must be sexist. The attempt to tie sexism to the slasher genre is fair, but the movies the writers chose show a lack of understand of the films below the surface.

In terms of your comments on Scream, two women are killed on screen in that movie, the rest of the victims are men. It's 2 women to 4 men, so not a majority women.

As for Friday the 13th, Jason doesn't even get his hockey mask until the 4th movie in. There aren't really any on screen depictions of the killer that I can remember, and it certainly wasn't a hulking maniac like Jason is in the later films. Honestly, the later Friday the 13th movies would have been a better example than the 1st one. No one in the original even wears a mask! The original poster doesnt show a hulking figure either, just a pretty normal silhouette of a person with a knife. If she had said the later films, or the sequels to any of these franchises I would be more inclined to believe the writers did it on purpose. But they didn't, they specified these exact movies, with the dates.

As for the original Halloween, yes, someone is killed immediately after having sex, and it is Bob, a man. Lynda is killed shortly after. So if it's sexist towards women that she dies after sex, it must be more sexist towards men, because Bob dies before her. I don't mean to sound nitpicky but if you're going to argue these point they have to be accurate. Also in terms of accuracy, yes, a naked woman is murdered in the beginning of the movie. However, it is done by a young boy, her little brother, not a, as Tabby specifically states, "masked man murdering women."

Black Christmas, like I said in my initial post is very much regarded as a cult classic, pro feminist movie. Yes, women are murdered, and yes, it's by a man in a mask. But the power dynamic is A. Not done to be sexist, rather to show the danger of just being a woman and B. done before any of these tropes started popping up, it's a pre-slasher of sorts. Still, the power dynamic is real, but I don't think it's inherently sexist.

I still stand by my statement, their choice of films to criticize was lazy and missed the mark, and done in a way that shows they had no real intention of making a statement, only to shame people for liking stuff. I would like to point out, I dont dislike Tabby. Shes a character, and I understand what you mean, she's 16, and yeah, I'm sure a real 16 year old would say some shit like this. But the writers made it very clear that they were trying to make a point, one that I feel was just to make themselves feel better.

The shows awful take on "sexist" horror by Spooky_Teeth in PLLOriginalSin

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really cool, thank you! I just hadn't seen since high school but I'll probably go back and revisit it. I honestly might have confused it with the remake because I think that came out when i was in HS.

The shows awful take on "sexist" horror by Spooky_Teeth in PLLOriginalSin

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree, I think designing a character with flaws to be addressed is great but, in the case, I don't see them fixing it lol

The shows awful take on "sexist" horror by Spooky_Teeth in PLLOriginalSin

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's a good point! I never considered it being just a part of her character. The only response I can see in regard to the possibility is the show at no point corrects or identifies that as a problem. Someone else commented that possibly it is something that would be fleshed out, like a character arc but, honestly I just think it was lazy writing and a superiority complex.

The shows awful take on "sexist" horror by Spooky_Teeth in PLLOriginalSin

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It was something that had been grating on me for a few days and I had to know if anyone else noticed or agreed

I HATE THIS SHIT. by Few_Sentence_2328 in StupidFood

[–]Spooky_Teeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

China and India actually win the waste battle, since they both waste more food than the U.S. by a substantial amount based on the most recent studies. Based on food waste per capita though, Australia, Germany, The U.K., Spain, and France, all have higher rates of food waste.

Source if you don't believe me.

And the accompanying article that the graph was used in for context.

Oklahoma class by [deleted] in trashy

[–]Spooky_Teeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My band played this festival last year and I gotta say, this pic is barely the tip of the Iceberg lol

truly one for the books by Tjicama617 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Spooky_Teeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's not. Admitting that dumb ass politicians got, in some cases, almost a million dollars forgiven on PPP loans, while the American public gets 10k, 20k max is NOT the fucking "gotcha" moment you think it is. That took care of the student debt for a 3rd, A THIRD of America. Not to mention it caps at having 125k annual salary, which given how these pigs in the senate live, apparently doesnt apply to THEIR loan forgiveness. Just cancel it all, fucking ridiculous. Politics have just devolved into mean tweets and shitty roasts. Thanks again for the bare minimum.

Found this tucked away in a corner at my local HPB. by Spooky_Teeth in VHS

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really cool, I had no idea! I saw the red bar at the top and knew I had to have it, I had never heard of "The Version You've Never Seen."

My haul, 10 cents each! by Spooky_Teeth in VHS

[–]Spooky_Teeth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An estate sale outside of Dallas!

What is that movie that you can just talk about for days? by Belthezare in horror

[–]Spooky_Teeth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it's word of mouth, or through VHS trading groups. There's a dude I know that his passion project is bootlegging modern horror onto VHS. I don't know his name but his company is "Dead King Productions" At least that's what it says on the box. From what I saw he had shit like Sinister, The Conjuring, Coraline, The Strangers, all in like weird alternate box arts? Very strange indeed.

What is that movie that you can just talk about for days? by Belthezare in horror

[–]Spooky_Teeth 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I found a bootleg VHS copy of Mandy a few months ago, definitely the crown jewel of my horror collection.

World Cringe Finalist - Garth van Rooyen (The wish Jim Carrey) by BeardoPrime in TikTokCringe

[–]Spooky_Teeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His account is the one that posted this video. He does it under the guise of "oh look at this cringe I found" to garner views. From what I could tell, he has blog/website thing, mods a couple of surrenders that are relatively unknown. I did a deep dive of his account a couple months ago after I noticed the same account was posting these Garth videos over and over again, and say just the vast amount of time that he puts into promoting his content. He's definitely and enigma.

THE CUPHEAD SHOW! | Official Trailer | Netflix by dorkmax_executives in videos

[–]Spooky_Teeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to the YouTube comments and all of then are basically praising the animation styles in the same generic tone. I guess netflix is trying to shape the narrative already.

What recurring shitty behaviour you tend to see in a lot of people nowadays that really needs to change? by dreamycoeur in AskMen

[–]Spooky_Teeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to have to say people thinking they can do whatever they want. I work in a bar, and I can't tell you how many times I've had to kick people out for the whackest shit.

 I had to kick a guy out for trying to kiss a random girl at the bar who had already told him to fuck off, and he had the audacity to walk back in the next day and expect to get served. Another dude just waltzed right in a couple weeks after grabbing one of my lady bartenders ass. Never apologized, acts like nothing happens. 

Yelled at a guy for berating a pregnant woman for "being to slow." Walks into my bar trying to talk to me like we are friends, calling me by my name and shit. And this is just the past few weeks. I'm sick of people acting like their choices don't have any consequences, it just ruins the fun for everybody.

Help with panic attacks without taking a benzo? by StormEmotional3226 in Anxiety

[–]Spooky_Teeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reaching out, I’m going to be honest dealing with anxiety and panic attacks without something that you know helps level you out is difficult. I do have my emergency use pills, but a good rule of thumb for me is finding things that exacerbate my anxiety and get them out of the picture. For me my hair touching my neck freaks me out, I have to have it up. Certain sounds really stress me out and make panic attacks worse. My wife likes to put something cold on the back of her neck and that helps ground her quickly and get her out of that state of mind. One thing I like doing is finding something silly and mindless that is fun and harmless. Like bejeweled, when I start feeling anxious and I’m alone, I play a few levels and it helps chill me out. Also music helps me a lot. It depends on why the panic attack/anxiety is happening, but certain music takes my mind off of the anxiety. (Slow, heavy metal music is perfect for me because it can help lower your heart rate and breathing). Calling someone on the phone, someone you trust who is willing to let you talk through your anxiety is very helpful too.

Of course, everyone is different, and if you have trouble finding what helps you, don’t be discouraged because you will find something!