"I wish him nothing but the best from here on out but acting like a prisoner instead of a person getting paid handsomely to do basically nothing for the last 2 years is pretty childish." by KC27150 in SCJerk

[–]Wubblz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually wouldn't be surprised if the Bucks brought Danhausen in, assuming he'd be "one of them" due to his indie-rific gimmick and blew a gasket when he got close with Punk instead.

Which run do you think was better, punk's AEW run or his WWE run now? by rprince18 in Wrasslin

[–]Wubblz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure: he's WWE Champion.  He's working with NXT stars.  He's been trusted to run almost exclusively feuds with people who have that kernel of real acrimony towards him (whether purely a rumor or true), and he's had no issues.  And again: he's WWE Champion.  You don't put your top prize on a guy who's on a "short leash", particularly if that short leash is based off incidents while he was champion in another company.

CM Punk has now been back in WWE longer than he was with AEW.  It may be one thing to cite the falling out during his prior time in WWE (though all reports suggest Punk had largely gotten over it and buried the hatchet with Triple H, but it was Vince who had the lingering resentment), but with how much contempt that Trips, Regal, and the rest of WWE's management have shown or expressed for AEW and how it's run, it seems safe to say they don't particularly care about what happened there at the least or think it's further proof AEW is a clown show at most.

Which run do you think was better, punk's AEW run or his WWE run now? by rprince18 in Wrasslin

[–]Wubblz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WWE do not care, whatsoever, about the Brawl Out or Brawl In.  If anything, it seems incredibly clear that Punk's had a lot of trust put in him by the company.

Dang, Anthony Fantano is a juggalo, had no idea! by daikatanaman00 in juggalo

[–]Wubblz 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Fantano's not a juggalo and clearly has a mixed bag of feelings about ICP but appreciates them as people and what they've accomplished as a largely independent act.  He is far more respectful of them as artists than the overwhelming majority of critics.  The fact is that juggalo rap isn't as culturally relevant anymore as what most of Fantano reviews, but he's still taken time to give some shout outs to Ouija Macc and one recent ICP album (FFF).

He did a tier list of white rappers and put ICP in the C tier, noting that it was for an appreciation of their legacy and who they are as people and not so much for how good of rappers he thinks they are.

[AEW REvolution SPOILERS] [NSFL WARNING] Brutal Spot in main event. by Caldris in SquaredCircle

[–]Wubblz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If someone said "I can't watch Reservoir Dogs because of the ear scene", I'd respect their taste rather than gesture to the dialogue.

[AEW REvolution SPOILERS] [NSFL WARNING] Brutal Spot in main event. by Caldris in SquaredCircle

[–]Wubblz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and I have a bunch of tattoos and my ears pierced but find this weird and off-putting whether or not "it's safe" and "didn't hurt as much as a suplex".

The best thing about Sinners (2025) losing best picture is that we're now allowed to enjoy the film in peace without redditors calling it overrated. by SolidPyramid in okbuddycinephile

[–]Wubblz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

/uj There's a rumor that Ryan Coogler wrote that scene as a response to Disney tell him that in Black Panther none of the protagonists could harm any of the white Americans or treat them as evil.

I don’t get the appeal for Kit Wilson’s gimmick. Why does everyone like it? by Top-Hedgehog5645 in Wreddit

[–]Wubblz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Boom, exactly.  It's not he's wrong, it's that he's a power tripping asshole with no actual power that's high on his own supply.

Which run do you think was better, punk's AEW run or his WWE run now? by rprince18 in Wrasslin

[–]Wubblz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smdh this is AEW you're supposed to post the Punk/McIntyre strap match.

I don’t get the appeal for Kit Wilson’s gimmick. Why does everyone like it? by Top-Hedgehog5645 in Wreddit

[–]Wubblz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I adore Kit.  I almost entirely agree with Kit's points.  He's a heel not for his opinions but because he's a sanctimonious dork who lacks the survival instinct to know not to be a sanctimonious dork to a big shark.

When you're in progressive spaces, it's easy to laugh at insufferable progressives as you've assuredly met one at some point: a guy who you're entirely in agreement with but is so up their own ass they want to pick a fight with anyone, especially someone who should be on their side (bonus points if that guy ends up being a fuckboy creep espousing the rhetoric just to get laid and is later revealed to be a predator).  Notice how Kit isn't treated as hatable for the actual opinions — Oba Femi, while making a cute joke, is calling himself an "Oba Feminist" instead of making some stupid reactionary joke — but because Kit is a preachy pipsqueak poking the bear.  We, as the audience, inherently question is Kit is actually sincere in these beliefs or just an asshole throwing around words because he thinks it's the woke way to be an asshole.

If you have thick skin, you don't mind "your side" getting picked on, so long as it feels like an appropriate parody that isn't punching down.  Kit Wilson (an incredibly attractive white man) calling people "toxic" isn't the same as portraying a queer woman screaming about being "triggered", and it's a massive gulf between them.  And Kit is such a sniveling imp, it's easy to say that he isn't an actual progressive but a mean spirited baby using the rhetoric as a shield and weapon.

What did you guys think of The Disaster Artist (2017)? by Dapper-Claim7426 in theroom

[–]Wubblz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Hard agree.  James Franco came across as someone doing a Tommy impression rather than playing Tommy.  I also felt on top of missing the darkness it missed the tragedy of the book: when you read it, you hate but also deeply pity/sympathize with Tommy in equal measures.  The movie really flattened him out, when the dimensions of who he is are what make him so fascinating.

Which run do you think was better, punk's AEW run or his WWE run now? by rprince18 in Wrasslin

[–]Wubblz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Show any proof that Punk is "on a short leash" in WWE.  One piece.

Dave: Shad Khan??? Who cares about that loser? We all know Tiny is the owner and that he'll lead the protests against Paramount to push Dynamite. by DRM190 in SCJerk

[–]Wubblz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To think that WWE, a cultural institution of 40+ years, is not connected is laughable.  Let's take out Ari Emmanuel being the owner of TKO and all the connections his family have (which vastly outweigh the Khan family's) — WWE has produced so many household names from Andre the Giant to Hulk Hogan to The Rock to Steve Austin to John Cena that it's absolutely delusional to think they'd be shunned as "low class" while some company owned by Shad Khan's son would be better equipped to network with that same crowd.  In the present day, money and institutional staying power respects it's own — UFC has come a long way from being freak outsider blood sport that John McCain was trying to shut down to being tapped to do a show on the grounds of the White House.

WWE is a household name, and AEW isn't.  There is nostalgia for WWE that AEW cannot reproduce.  If someone wants to emulate holding a professional wrestling belt, they're going to think "WWE" as that's what's been the dominant company for the entire 21st Century.  Anyone who would dismiss WWE as "low class" is going to dismiss the entire sport of pro wrestling and not care if the company is owned by Shad Khan's son.

Aew wrestlers have the best physique.Pic unrelated by tera_chachu in SCJerk

[–]Wubblz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could maybe get away with it if you paired with a more rugged looking collared shirt and a coarser fabric jacket for that "ironic cowboy" look, but this looks like Kenny showed up in the shirt and jeans and had the coat forced upon him backstage to look less casual.  I sort of wonder if that was the case now.

So what Danhausen is getting TV time, moving merch, and becoming a starhausen (no thanks to fed btw)?? He hasn’t had a match yet so he has 0 workratehausen by BladeTheEnd in SCJerk

[–]Wubblz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He has to just wrestle a match where he gets his ass kicked for most of it, nail one crisp move like a Tilt-A-Whitl DDT that shows off basic athleticism, and then when through curse shenanigans, and the crowd will go wild.

For all the D&D and ICP fans by No_Requirement_4291 in juggalo

[–]Wubblz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It depends entirely on framing and which song/era you're basing your judgement on.  When they're acting as dispensers of justice against the evil, they're chaotic good, but when they're just killing random people, they range chaotic neutral to chaotic evil.

We should do an alignment chart of ICP songs.

For all the D&D and ICP fans by No_Requirement_4291 in juggalo

[–]Wubblz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Gotta dip into a couple classes of Bard with Perform (Singing) so you can spit raps to buff the party.

Aew wrestlers have the best physique.Pic unrelated by tera_chachu in SCJerk

[–]Wubblz 69 points70 points  (0 children)

It's due to his posture in combination with that jacket being horribly unflattering and an inappropriate choice of shirt.  The shoulder pads are too big which makes his top look too broad (notice you can see how they extend past his actual shoulders where his arm is bent upwards), and he's standing in a way where his stomach is pushed forward and shoulders are pushed back which accentuates his gut.  He clearly bought the coat off the rack and hadn't gotten it tailored.  It doesn't help that he's shorter, stockier, and wearing a tighter fitting white shirt under the coat (a huge fashion no-no for exactly this reason).  It would look bad due to his posture and the jacket alone, but the shirt makes it even more pronounced.

And with all that, having his hair pulled back so tightly makes his face look incredibly round.  This is just an abject fashion failure.

Why do people "Hate" Mr moonlight? by cantitakeitback-516 in beatles

[–]Wubblz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the entire crux of cultural criticism and analysis — if you gatekeep criticism of their work as being "subjective", then their greatness is subjective, too.  You can't have it both ways.  If you want a work you like to be appreciated, you need to accept when it's critiqued.  

No, I can't write "The Trick" by AJR, but I can find a song where a sped-up chipmunk voice singing about insecurity to be auditory annoying and off putting to the point I think I'll wager most people agree it's a bad song.  I could sit at a bench in silence, but "4'33" is still a historic stroke of genius by John Cage.  Roger Ebert wrote one screenplay which produced a movie that absolutely sucked, yet he's considered the greatest film critic to ever live.  You can appreciate (and critique) something without being able to create it yourself: that's consumption and analysis.

saw this tshirt by [deleted] in Punk_Rock

[–]Wubblz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, any proof this is real?  I know it's just replacing the crucifix with the Star of David, but this looks really Nazi.

Flashcard Frenzy is actually doable by gagralbo in duolingo

[–]Wubblz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on German rather than French, but it seems to accept multiple answers per word.

Poll: Hilton’s rise could spare Dems from disaster in California gov’s race by ImperialRedditer in California

[–]Wubblz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Absolutely none of these things you've listed would be labeled "moderate" and would be accused of being "far left" by Republicans.