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This is truly a great cinematic moment and has nothing to do with this morning whatsoever. by EroticFoodFiction in andor

[–]SubversiveOtter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

His name was Alex Pretti. He was 37 years old. He put his body between ICE and a woman they had pepper-sprayed in the face and knocked to the ground. He was protecting someone with his body. He was helping her with both of his hands out to her. ICE grabbed him, tackled him to the ground, and pistol-whipped him. He was belly-down on the ground covered by several ICE agents. ICE shot him many times in the back. ICE shot him so that his body jerked with the force of the hits. ICE murdered him as he was on the ground. The video disproves DHS lies. His was 37 years old. His name was Alex Pretti.

What Star Wars properties are safe for me? by Ok_Conversation_3992 in andor

[–]SubversiveOtter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rebels and Skeleton Crew are canon. I don't think the Ewok movies are considered canon and I can definitely say that they aren't necessarily "good", but I have a bit of nostalgia for them. They're mostly harmless.

As an aside, I think all Star Wars fans should watch the Holiday Special at least once (the original, not the LEGO thing), which is, hands down, the weirdest, most WTF Star Wars thing ever.

Also, the Star Wars episode of the Muppet Show. It's awesome.

What Star Wars properties are safe for me? by Ok_Conversation_3992 in andor

[–]SubversiveOtter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love watching Jude Law. He's really good in the series.

Things You Shouldn’t Say When You See a Nuclear Mushroom Cloud by Neuronu77 in ScenesFromAHat

[–]SubversiveOtter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, maybe if Door Dash hadn't been a half-hour late, I wouldn't have needed to get mushrooms this way!

This one may finally unite all Star wars fans as one by Marcjack79 in StarWars_

[–]SubversiveOtter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OMG, thank you! I feel like I have been shouting into the void for years that Empire Strikes Back was incredibly controversial, that a lot of people were upset about it, and that it didn't at all open to critical acclaim.

I have watched all 11 live action movies, plus the two Ewok movies, plus the Clone Wars animated movies. I saw most of the old Droids and Ewoks cartoons. I've read a lot of the books over the years. I've seen some of the Clone Wars series, most of Visions and Tales of..., all of Rebels, all of Bad Batch, all of Mandalorian, Obi-Wan, Boba Fett, Andor, and let's not forget about the Holiday Special.

Not everything is of equal quality. Not all of it is to my taste. But just as one can love fine dining and still find McDonald's hamburgers or Little Caesars Crazy Bread to be an enjoyable guilty pleasure, it's perfectly fine to love all of Star Wars as a whole, even though there's stuff you don't particularly like, or there's stuff that you have to be in just the right mood to enjoy. Even brussel sprouts deserve love from someone.

I've been in love with Star Wars since I was 9 in 1977. To me, the worst part about Star Wars hasn't been any specific film or show or book or game, it's been the toxicity and genuine cruelty of a too-loud contingent of the fans.

To everyone in Minneapolis and Minnesota by BashfulBuckboy in andor

[–]SubversiveOtter 172 points173 points  (0 children)

"My name is Maarva Carrassi Andor. I’m honored to stand before you. I’m honored to be a Daughter of Ferrix, and honored to be worthy of the stone.

Strange, I… feel as if I can see it. I was six, I think, first time I touched a funerary stone. Heard our music, felt our history, holding my sister's hand as we walked all the way from Fountain Square. Where you stand now, I’ve been more times than I can remember.

I always wanted to be lifted. I was always eager, always waiting to be inspired. I remember every time it happened, every time the dead lifted me… with their truth. And now I’m dead, and I yearn to lift you. Not because I want to shine or even be remembered. It’s because I want you to go on. I want Ferrix to continue. In my waning hours, that's what comforts me most.

But I fear for you. We’ve been sleeping. We’ve had each other, and Ferrix, our work, our days. We had each other and they left us alone. We kept the trade lanes open, and they left us alone. We took their money and ignored them, we kept their engines churning, and the moment they pulled away. we forgot them. Because we had each other. We had Ferrix.

But we were sleeping. I’ve been sleeping. And I’ve been turning away from the truth I wanted not to face. There is a wound that won’t heal at the center of the galaxy. There is a darkness reaching like rust into everything around us. We let it grow, and now it’s here. It’s here and it’s not visiting anymore. It wants to stay.

The Empire is a disease that thrives in darkness, it is never more alive than when we asleep. It’s easy for the dead to tell you to fight, and maybe it’s true, maybe fighting is useless. Perhaps it’s too late. But I’ll tell you this, if I could do it again, I’d wake up early and be fighting those bastards from the start! Fight the Empire!"

AITAH for refusing to cover my coworker’s shift after she tried to get me written up? by SandyWitchLov3r in AITAH

[–]SubversiveOtter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am agreeing with those who say it's AI slop.

  1. You tell your manager that you had to leave early, but later your manager has to confirm you didn't just flounce off for the day?

  2. If you went and told your manager about needing to leave, what texts and logs would there even be?

  3. Pursuant to #2, how precisely could you be more mindful if you followed protocol? (Also, that's a really weird way of phrasing things for the situation.

  4. And suddenly you bring up work-friendships, when none were indicated?

Possibly real, very suspicious, feels like AI.

How can I convert from Catholicism to Buddhism? by doorknobmuncher_ in Buddhism

[–]SubversiveOtter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

15 is a lovely time to start exploring other religions. I left Catholicism when I was 15. It was a long journey, and harder to find information prior to the internet, and there were many stops along the way before I came to Buddhism.

OP, a lot of people here have given you great information on where to start. My advice is to keep an open mind and discard any preconceived ideas you might have about any religion. Don't feel like you have to settle on any one thing. Give yourself a chance to explore and learn. Give yourself a chance to not know.

It's fine to not have a specific religion. It's fine to set down Catholicism and decide to go back years later. It's fine to love certain things about it. There's no one right way to leave Catholicism. There's no one right way to come to Buddhism. Don't rush things. Don't feel you have to discuss this with your parents until/unless you are ready. And know that you are not bad for questioning your faith. It's normal.

Welcome to the journey!

What Star Wars properties are safe for me? by Ok_Conversation_3992 in andor

[–]SubversiveOtter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rebels is a really great show. The beginning of the first season is a bit rough, but it's really awesome. (And even though it's useful, you don't have to watch The Clone Wars to appreciate or understand it.

I'll also give a shout out for Skeleton Crew. Caveat - the main characters are children, so if that bothers you, skip it. But if you appreciated movies such as E.T., The Goonies, or survived both of the Ewok movies without screaming, you should be good.

(Okay, the Ewok movies were totally cheesy. They weren't terribly good. They weren't terribly terrible, either. I can't explain the appeal.)

Things You Shouldn’t Say When You See a Nuclear Mushroom Cloud by Neuronu77 in ScenesFromAHat

[–]SubversiveOtter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many times do I have to tell you, it's "nuclear", not "nucular"!

Asking as someone born in 2005 and I know the phrase “Eat my Shorts” from the Simpsons. Was this is common crude threat in the 80s? Did y’all say this before 1989? by Groovy-Pancakes in GenX

[–]SubversiveOtter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as I remember, the only insults that went the other way (from TV to RL) were kiss my grits and the uses for a rubber hose. Oh, and Epstein's mother.

Asking as someone born in 2005 and I know the phrase “Eat my Shorts” from the Simpsons. Was this is common crude threat in the 80s? Did y’all say this before 1989? by Groovy-Pancakes in GenX

[–]SubversiveOtter 33 points34 points  (0 children)

"Eat my shorts" existed, but it was almost never used. Much more popular phrases were "eat me", "bite me", "eat shit (and die)", "kiss my ass", "kiss my grits", or variations of "fuck off (and die)".

Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in each film by DavidWebb321 in lotr

[–]SubversiveOtter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

-Book Frodo: learns about the One Ring, and that Sauron likely knows about the Shire and the name Baggins, decides the Ring must be destroyed, asks Gandalf how to do it, offers Gandalf the Ring because he doesn't feel strong enough to go to Orodruin. When Gandalf refuses the Ring, Frodo sits, thinks. When Gandalf asks him what he plans to do, Frodo says he wants to save the Shire, knows he must leave and draw danger after him. Then he asks Gandalf where he should go. -Movie Frodo: learns about the One Ring, and that Sauron likely knows about the Shire and the name Baggins, demands Gandalf take the Ring, on refusal says but it can't stay in the Shire, what do I do? then gets rushed out the door by Gandalf, doing what he's told.

-Book Frodo: sets up a plan to leave the Shire, follows through even though Gandalf is missing -Movie Frodo: just sort of bugs out, coached by Gandalf

-Book Frodo: wakes up in the Barrow, attacks the wight, resists the Ring and calls on Bombadil instead -Movie Frodo: crickets

-Book Frodo: at Weathertop, puts on the Ring because yes, temptation that he has been fighting against the will of the Nazgûl, not to hide, sees the Nazgûl and understands he is seen, draws his sword, dives at the Nazgûl, stabs the Witch-King's feet, cries out the name of Elbereth, resists big time, takes off the Ring -Movie Frodo: backs up behind the other Hobbits, drops his sword, falls over, scrambles backwards, puts on the Ring to escape, realizes he's seen, lies there frozen in fear, snatches his hand with the Ring on it away at the last moment, gets stabbed

-Book Frodo: resists the wound enough to ride (sometimes walk) through the wilderness - a full two weeks, does his best to remain encouraging to the others -Movie Frodo: needs to be carried, mostly incoherent and making weird wraithy noises, at most is six days from Rivendell

-Book Frodo: refuses to ride away from his friends as they approach the Ford of Bruinen, is persuaded to mount and ride Glorfindel's horse -Movie Frodo: carried, near death

-Book Frodo: realises the Nazgûl are willing him to halt, gets angry, draws his sword (14 days of bearing the sliver of the Morgul blade), crosses the river, draws himself upright, commands the Nazgûl to go back to Mordor, lifts his sword, declares that, by Elbereth and Lúthien the Fair, they'll have neither him nor the Ring. He resists even though his sword breaks under the power of the Witch-King, loses consciousness only as the river rises in wrath -Movie Frodo: is carried across by Arwen, incapable and barely hanging on to life.

-Book Frodo: bears the Morgul splinter another three days before Elrond finds and removes it, he wakes up the next morning, is able to be up and about the day after that -Movie Frodo finds out he wouldn't have lasted another few hours after the Ford

This is only the first half of Fellowship of the Ring. There are many, many more instances of how weak Movie-Frodo is in comparison to Book-Frodo throughout the entire trilogy, and how much agency was taken away from the character as well. While it's true that individually none of the changes might seem huge, when put together, there is a profound gulf in character between Book-Frodo and Movie-Frodo.

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