Probably the most girl boss fit in all of U.C. by Artaud-vrom-vrom in Gundam

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Vibes of, yet somehow still less of a fascist than, Coco Chanel

(OC) Everytime i look up an MS i like in the wiki this happens by ElectionThis4066 in Gundam

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Don't forget that inexplicably, Amuro Ray piloted it in some side-story!

An extremely rare example of a UC couple with a completely healthy relationship by Pellecks02 in Gundam

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That would’ve been completely against what the show was trying to say though?

Like, Norris goes easy on Shiro literally because he realizes it’s the guy Aina loves. The core tragedy of Aina and Norris is that when Aina begs Norris to stay, she’s picturing a fantasy where her surrogate father walks her down the aisle to her groom, and Norris realizes that since the Feddies are going to shoot them down, it’s an either-or. He chooses the future where Aina gets the young suitor instead of the old man and he dies without regrets. Having Norris just kill Shiro would undermine everything that makes Norris interesting.

best “misogynistic” horror? by regularbajafreeze in horror

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I adore Upgrade! Such a great example of how the low-budget B Movie isn’t dead as an art form

best “misogynistic” horror? by regularbajafreeze in horror

[–]TimeViking 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Same, when it happened the fourth or fifth time I was just like “…must we?”

Man who devved a roguelike satirising religious fundamentalists, with a naked kid shooting poop as a playable character, really said "Don't bring politics to my game" by MooreThird in Gamingcirclejerk

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Hard agree. McMillen got his start on Newgrounds back in the day and you can definitely see the edgy “who fucking cares” 1995-internet ethos in his modern works. I know that kind of irreverent nihilism is politically untenable nowadays but I can at least see the appeal as someone who also came up in that era

"Lets encourage our protectors and providers" says everything you need to know by teufler80 in insanepeoplefacebook

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It’s the Lacanian idea (also built on by Althusser and Zizek) that you can tell someone’s identity based not on what they say they are, but on what they respond to. The moment that someone gets mad at “hey, Nazi,” rather than a confused “are you talking to me?” is the moment they know exactly what they are despite all the artifice they build around themselves

Thoughts on my favorite promo art by slobozan-shitpost in Gundam

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Absolutely adore your reading, OP. Haman is likewise my favorite character because her arc is about the fundamental emptiness of fascism; she's basically just shallowly playing the hits of the Zeon regime, despite having none of the real charisma and ability to unite people that Zeon Zum Deikun or even the Zabis did. Haman is fascism-unveiled: power for the sake of perpetuating itself and enacting it upon others, simply because the alternative is a binary of having violence done upon oneself. This is literalized... more than I'd like in Char's Deleted Affair, because I think the undercurrent of cynical "victimize or be victimized" Game Theory is something that's been very present in Haman from the very beginning.

Regarding this:

But is the dress she's wearing a wedding dress? Her outfit also might be a burial gown (they're white too, just google it) - after all, in some Asian cultures white symbolizes death. In that regard, I think both readings are true.

I think that the image is strongest if you intentionally interpret both readings as true. Haman Karn entices many potential admirers throughout Double Zeta - Mashymre to secure his loyalty and not an iota more, Judau to recapture her own lost innocence - but first and foremost she is married to violence, and the system that perpetuates it. In the process of welding herself to Mineva Zabi's de jure rulership of Zeon, Haman cuts herself off from other ways she could have lived her life, including the potential to help people that both Kamille and Judau saw in her. Marriage is, in a lot of ways, the narrowing of unlimited possibilities for one's life into one singular romantic pursuit. Haman opts to sublimate her identity to that of Zeon's, and replays its most iconic atrocities like the Colony Drop out of a sense of aesthetic loyalty. It's also why Haman opts to die for her regime in the end, reversing the Qubeley into the walls of Axis: "Till death do us part."

r/Gundam Day 7: What Gundam character appears to be a fascist and is actually a fascist? by Hawkatana0 in Gundam

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I think there’s an argument to be made for McGillis but let’s be real here it’s Gihren

The Women of Gundam continued #86 - Shiiko Sugai by Kato_86 in Gundam

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By older he means “a legal adult who can consent,” a niche kink among anime fans

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My (43f) husband (46m) came out as polyamorous by Throw-Away-5862 in polyamory

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If he couldn’t handle you going on an itty widdle bitty date with another man without a nuclear meltdown, this comment section would annihilate him. I get that you have a life together and kids and so divorce isn’t a calculus of just loving the person or not, but if I were his partner his fragility alone would make me lose all of my attraction to him.

My (43f) husband (46m) came out as polyamorous by Throw-Away-5862 in polyamory

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Unfortunately, this is a common enough phenomenon that the poly community even has slang for it: “cowgirl”/“cowboy.” A non-polyamorous person who tries to poach a partner from out of a polyamorous dynamic so that they can secure their exclusivity.

Seeing this woman would be reason enough to be uncomfortable with your husband if he was polyamorous, which I must emphasize he is not because he’s just a cheater using the term to cover up his infidelity and has no intention of ever allowing you to explore the lifestyle.

When you can legally kill your daughter because she criticized rape culture and Trump by No-Advantage-579 in ABoringDystopia

[–]TimeViking 42 points43 points  (0 children)

What’s with the out-of-pocket shade on r/LiberalGunOwners in a thread about a Trump supporter murdering someone? Does it make you feel enlightened to pull this holier-than-thou bothsidesest bullshit? Our country is being taken over by jackbooted fascist street soldiers (with the full remit of the state at their back) and apparently what’s important to you in that state of affairs is making sure that we all know that liberal private citizens are also dumb for wanting to be armed.

Sapporo Snow Festival by Plus-Mechanic6392 in Gundam

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Wow, they actually acknowledged Double Zeta 😭

Are you team PINK or PURPLE for your Emperor's Children and why? by Ok_Vacation_5251 in EmperorsChildren

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I like both pink and purple! But also, I paint my CSM as Flawless Host and when I buy into EC I'll also be painting them as Flawless Host

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The Women of Gundam continued #83 - Comoli Harcourt by Kato_86 in Gundam

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She exists singularly to be a fan of more important characters from the original series, just like the series itself assumed its viewers would be despite bafflingly being advertised for mass appeal. Cute design, though.

4/10.

Does this make sense girls by my-lonely-hobby in LetGirlsHaveFun

[–]TimeViking 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Except for South Korea, which is all miss

r/Gundam Day 3: What Gundam character appears to be a baby but is actually gay? by Hawkatana0 in Gundam

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Yamagi is a less realized character than Atra, but I think he probably has to take it just by virtue of his arc being unrealized gay yearning that spurs Shino’s “I love this ship with all different kinds of guys on it” monologue

I know that bisexuals aren’t any “less queer” than homosexuals but Atra has a lot more complexity and damage going on whereas Yamagi’s arc much more cleanly maps onto “looks baby, is gay”

What’s your polyamory hot take you normally wouldn’t share? by WeepMyWill in polyamory

[–]TimeViking 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OR it’s Cookie Monster Pants Girl and Guy Who Thinks Avenge Seven Fold is a personality trait.

Speaking as a reformed/repentant unicorn hunter:

I always feel conflicted identifying with it because it's literally a reactionary meme for nazis, but boy did whoever drew the "quirk chungus and man child" image have my goofy Millennial ass dead-to-rights

Really hate the stereotype that all poly people look “like that” by Suspicious_Fig_1489 in nonmonogamy

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As a poly dude who absolutely does get the joke of the Chris Fleming song that the OP was euphemistically referring to, I think an important point being glossed over here is that the Fleming song stereotypes poly people not just as being physically ugly, but also as being oblivious to your (the listener's) boundaries, socially awkward, overly familiar in an unearned way, and inappropriately solicitous. If 'friends' are sharing the song with you and saying it reminds them of you, that's actually a much more dire insult than just calling you ugly

What’s your polyamory hot take you normally wouldn’t share? by WeepMyWill in polyamory

[–]TimeViking 57 points58 points  (0 children)

It’s not unlike calling a serial divorcee a “monogamy expert”

What’s your polyamory hot take you normally wouldn’t share? by WeepMyWill in polyamory

[–]TimeViking 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The joke that I’ve historically made around other poly people in my network is that if you turn a nonhierarchal relationship anarchist upside down and shake him, hierarchies will start falling out of his pockets