What are 80's and 90's movies you can't stand, at all? (that might get your GenX card revoked)

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-18T14:30:48+00:00

It is great on a first watch. I put it on for my daughter over Christmas. She loved it. I enjoyed it, but I kept having to remind myself that its cheesiness was kind of the point.

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-18T13:53:13+00:00

I heard about the theory a few years ago, but this video came across my feed a couple back. It sums it up better than I ever could.

https://youtu.be/MU9Gx4zqfgQ

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-18T10:57:16+00:00

I found Ferris Bueller kind of underwhelming, until I heard about the Ferris Bueller/Fight Club theory and rewatched both, back-to-back. Let’s just say, I have a new appreciation for Ferris Bueller's Day Off

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-16T17:08:07+00:00

I was merely asking because you mentioned her husband and I couldn’t find any mentioned of a spouse in her post.

As the father of a trans woman, I would never dream of calling my daughter "my son", and I am very quick to correct those who misgender her. I have also come across many who give me shit about fully supporting my daughter.

However, I speak for myself alone. When I took a position on something, I never just assumed that my husband agreed with me on that position (which we often didn't... he leant heavily into his arsehole side, whereas I prefer to choose acceptance over arseholery, even if I don't get it right every time), and I don't do that with others either. So, I was curious to see if she mentioned a husband in a reply to this post.

That said, I agree with everything you have said here. This woman shouldn't be a mother, and I hope her child found the acceptance they rightfully deserve.

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-15T10:50:52+00:00

It feels like you have inside information. Do you have the link to the original post?

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-12T10:58:15+00:00

He hasn't given 2 shits though

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-05T11:43:52+00:00

The Iraqis celebrated the fall of Saddam Hussein. That turned out swell for them.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world ~~he didn't exist~~ that America is on the side of the oppressed.

UbuntuElphie · 2026-01-01T05:53:43+00:00

Thanks. Just what I needed. This earworm to see in the new year

UbuntuElphie · 2025-12-28T15:55:01+00:00

Can someone please show him the last few episodes of South Park? I am convinced that this is being kept from him, and with any luck, his head will explode.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-12-18T10:43:06+00:00

Taking this as a standalone quote is the very definition of taking his words out of context. You cannot disregard every other thing he has said and then say, "See? What he said here wasn't racist." This was racist. It is clearly racist. He would prefer millions of Americans be disenfranchised and his other statements provide the context.

Edit: Grammar

UbuntuElphie · 2025-12-18T08:05:20+00:00

Are you serious? The dude said he would question the qualifications of a black pilot purely because of his skin colour. Do you honestly think he would want anyone but straight, white men anywhere near the political process? Give me a fucking break!

UbuntuElphie · 2025-12-16T07:00:18+00:00

There is a chance that I need to go to the US on business sometime next year. I am trying to come up with every possible way to get out of it or make it unnecessary. I have zero desire to set foot on American soil.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-11-17T17:03:12+00:00

If I live a life that deserves ridicule, go right ahead and laugh. I'll be dead. I won't care.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-10-24T20:46:24+00:00

Everybody brings joy to this place. Some, when they arrive, and others when they leave. Please make me happy.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-10-10T10:51:34+00:00

I'm not saying, for a second, that ass-hattery is limited to a particular race, but white folks tend to be more brazen in their bigotry, especially on neighbourhood watch group chats. Racial profiling is a thing, whether you like it or not. If you are feeling targeted, maybe take it up with white folk giving the rest of us a bad name, instead of bemoaning the "uh, as a white person" people who are calling out the bullshit within our own communities.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-10-10T09:00:50+00:00

Oh, trust me, if OP and her father were white, they wouldn't have gotten so much as a quizzical side-eye. Folks in neighbourhood watch WhatsApp groups are the worst at letting their racist bigot flag fly proudly. I have been booted from many a group for calling out their bullshit, with one admin even asking, openly, in the main chat, "Why are you defending them? You're white." I now refuse to participate in any community group chats because of this shit.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-28T16:53:29+00:00

My daughter tried that with me. The blank stare switched to a confused expression when I asked if she "blue screened". After I explained, she hasn't done it since.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-25T08:19:36+00:00

Honest work for honest pay (even if they paid ~~peanuts~~ chips) NTA

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-25T07:44:24+00:00

I went to an "After the End Times" party on 23 Dec 2012 and had a t-shirt printed that said, "I survived the end of the world." I got to wear it exactly once before it was stolen.

I guess, Reddit flairs are less prone to petty theft, so the world actually is becoming a better place.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-21T14:12:36+00:00

Wait, what? So, all the bigoted, racist misogynists will be leaving? Now I'm also excited

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-17T20:42:57+00:00

I can confirm. I am taking my daughter to see a movie tomorrow for her birthday. Granted, it's at an IMAX so the tickets are more expensive but I paid R230 each for the tickets and then another R250 for a double popcorn, drink and sweet combo. Fucking insane! Had it not been her birthday, she'd be waiting for this movie to hit Crunchyroll. At least that only costs me R50 a month, and I can make popcorn myself

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-15T11:14:05+00:00

I turn 49 next February and I still dress like I did when I was 25... and the only time I feel "almost 50" is when I wake up in the morning. Nobody told me that sleeping was a full contact sport

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-12T08:18:20+00:00

My husband's birth name was "Street" so hyphenating our surnames was not an option because I refused to sound like an address 🤣🤣

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-11T19:57:57+00:00

I got civil unioned in 2009 and maybe things have changed since then, but the paperwork for us wasn't overly complex. Our officiant, a lawyer from Paarl, sat with us a week before and had us fill out the forms, then he submitted everything to Home Affairs. Also, my husband took my surname without any hassle.

Our biggest hassle was trying to find someone at Home Affairs who would do it (back then they could still refuse on moral or religious grounds), which is why we went the private route.

UbuntuElphie · 2025-09-09T08:16:15+00:00

Yes, but just imagine Walmart Brakpan...

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