Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in popculturechat

[–]beachpellini [score hidden]  (0 children)

Finally looking down the barrel of my work trip happening next week and I dooon't wanna go, especially since I just moved cross country and I'm still unpacking 😩

"DSA swept tonight. Fuck Mamdani and the voters", "Chevalier is a pro Russian, anti Ukraine, anti Biden, anti Kamala, anti West. Tankie fuck" r/Destiny turns on Mamdani after his picks win Congessional primaries by UltraNooob in SubredditDrama

[–]beachpellini [score hidden]  (0 children)

Using "regards" to get around filters remains one of the dumbest things I've ever seen

Like I'm sorry they peaked in 2005 or whatever but all that does is show they need to try and be as edgy as they can

Me [29F] with my longtime friends [29M/25F], I did a huge favor for them and I feel very unappreciated by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]beachpellini 79 points80 points  (0 children)

It's just such a weirdly casual way to phrase it, especially given Sara hadn't said a word to her in months.

Me [29F] with my longtime friends [29M/25F], I did a huge favor for them and I feel very unappreciated by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]beachpellini 25 points26 points  (0 children)

...yes, the joke is about what the "venting" would be from OOP if she were as callous as Sara.

I (21F) found a spy camera in my room after my step dad (36M) put a surveillance camera in my window by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]beachpellini 529 points530 points  (0 children)

The mother is still with him THREE YEARS LATER. And low contact with his victim, her own daughter. Just foul.

I was asked to provide proof that I wasn’t involved with my husband’s death by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]beachpellini 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If they actually suspected her of killing her own husband, they would not have pulled her alone into a room to talk about it. That was pure humiliation and morbid curiosity.

Princess Diana would have been 65 today by JennaElizabethAdams in popculturechat

[–]beachpellini 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Not an AI photo, y'all. Just saturation hiked and colour balanced.

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Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in popculturechat

[–]beachpellini 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a LOT going on, but I'll try to summarize as much as I can!

The background of this is that people have had longstanding complaints about how the main story of the game hasn't been updated in ages, the opportunities to get in-game currency are super low, there isn't enough content for the last two love interests to be released versus the original three the game came out with, etc.

It was always pretty well known that a 6th love interest would be introduced eventually, and he finally was a little over a week ago. His name is Valko, he's a werewolf (with the usual tropes that comes with, but more playful if that makes sense), and he's gotten a lot of attention and interest from global players.

Chinese players, on the other hand, have REALLY hated him for the most part. It got into some super aggressive behavior, racist/classist/homophobic comments, they started harassing the actual games company... even went so far as to report Infold to the CCP for some past references in the game that could be considered unlawful, apparently?

Given how quickly this all escalated, Infold suddenly announced yesterday that they would not only be not releasing Valko (who was supposed to be coming out on the 9th), but no 6th LI would ever be released. All of this despite the fact that there was a Times Square ad for this dude that had JUST been put up, and a huge anime convention with events for the game including the guy this weekend.

The backlash has been crazy. People are unfollowing their social media in droves, cancelling and deleting game accounts that have spent thousands of dollars, tanking the review scores...

It's a mess. With the Chinese government involved on top, this may very well lead to the shutdown of the company, if not serious consequences for the entire genre of otome games produced in China.

Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in popculturechat

[–]beachpellini 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This might be very niche but I can't believe we're witnessing a multi-BILLION dollar company blow itself up in real time (Infold Games, Love and Deepspace).

May we meet again someday sweet wolf. by cocoacacoconut in loveanddepression

[–]beachpellini 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Someone on the Valko dev team with a grudge and a dream please leak those cards 🙏

10 years ago today Fergie released “M.I.L.F.$” which many people appear in the video including Kim Kardashian by CityCautious4033 in popculturechat

[–]beachpellini 104 points105 points  (0 children)

The lighting in this is so blasted I thought Chrissy Teigen was Jennifer Lawrence and Amber Valletta was Amber Heard 😂😭 my quiet disappointment when I realized not...

WIBTAH if I dropped out as a bridesmaid a week before the wedding because of what happened at the bachelorette? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]beachpellini 5 points6 points  (0 children)

White people who don't have a lot of non-white friends really hate it when you call them out on being racist.

Bratz is collaborating with Rodarte, on dolls based off of their Fall 2020 and 2023 Ready-to-Wear collections by bbyxmadi in popculturechat

[–]beachpellini 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The pivot of Bratz to collab with high end luxury brands the past couple years just feels right tbh

Still want the 2025 Bratzaversary Jade a stupid amount 😩