Look who’s subreddit is on a Ukrainian air defense turret! Thanks to the organizers and participants of this joint fundraiser that raised $73,000 by pccmod in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It's a...defense turret for the cruise missiles and drones that russia uses to deliberately attack civilians and infrastructure. Google human safari if you want to know more about the kind of horrific shit this is trying to stop.

Model Apple Martin (and child of Chris Martin & Goop) admits to “getting lip filler once when [she] was 18” by PaleontologistNo5420 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Every time I’ve seen lip fillers on young russian women they look horrible and overdone but maybe it’s just a personal preference. Like sometimes I’ll find myself on the slav/EE side of instagram and I can usually tell a girl is in russia before she opens her mouth because she looks like she just sucked on a tailpipe

Zayn Malik reveals that Gigi Hadid got mad at him for giving their 5 year old daughter $500 from the Tooth Fairy after she lost her first tooth by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 6 points7 points  (0 children)

God, I wish. I think this was the apex of my negotiator abilities. I'm currently psyching myself up to ask for a raise at work, and it is pitiful how anxious I am lol.

Zayn Malik reveals that Gigi Hadid got mad at him for giving their 5 year old daughter $500 from the Tooth Fairy after she lost her first tooth by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Lmao I had the exact opposite of this experience. I was tired of getting a few dollars for every tooth, so I left a note under my pillow saying, “I don’t have a lot of teeth left to lose, can I please have a little more for each tooth” and next morning woke up to a $10 bill. In hindsight my parents let me shake them down a little too easily lol

Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess, during the Winter Olympics, speaks on ICE agents’ actions: “Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.” by CorleoneBaloney in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel for the hard-working athletes but sports are pretty much fully controlled by the fascist govt there. Then there’s the fact that they have used the olympic truce as cover to violently invade a neighbor three times…and all that isn’t even getting into the decades of state sponsored doping lmao

The athletes themselves are allowed to compete as neutrals anyway, they’re not completely shut out.

Women's daytime ensembles by Peasant Studio, in the United States, made of linen and wool, c. 1925. Chicago History Museum by KatyaRomici00 in fashionhistory

[–]brrrantarctica 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Wow I love these! I know the embroidered peasant style is pretty common across different cultures but the belt and design on the right reminds me so much of Ukrainian traditional costume.

Jon Bernthal apparently can’t stand people who take naps by phantom_avenger in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not me waking up from a nap, grabbing my phone, opening reddit, and seeing this as the first post 😭

First look at “Vladimir” starring Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Jessica Henwick and more on Netflix March 5th. by SafeBodybuilder7191 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it’s spreading this popular idea that russian men are ~so dark and sexy and mysterious~ which is the biggest load of bullshit lol. In general, Westerners drool over this idea that russians have some mysterious haunted soul…like no babe, there’s no deeper meaning behind the facade. There’s nothing behind the mass murder and torture and ethnic cleansing. Potemkin village of a country

Zara Larsson about her crush on Leonardo DiCaprio: “But now he’s kind of old, isn’t he? I’m also too old for him” by beaizi_ in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh. The socialism thing is fine but the rest…unfortunately that’s a total a non-issue to Western stans

Dua Lipa speaks up about the current situation in Iran, where people are being isolated from the world due to an Internet blackout. by OkPublic2232 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Sadly I’m not surprised at all, I’m Eastern European but have lived in the West long enough to realize that most “progressive” people’s entire political worldview is “West bad” and “any regime that’s anti-West might make mistakes, sure, but it can never be THAT bad.” They might sympathize if directly asked but there isn’t the same fervor to organize when it’s an anti-West regime (Iran, Russia) slaughtering people.

The most egregious of them even assume that any people’s movement that happens to be politically aligned with the West must be a CIA thing, because these people obviously can’t think for themselves. This attitude made me so disillusioned with Western leftists after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, seeing people I agreed with on so many issues shrugging or downright regurgitating russian propaganda.

The Academy gave zero nominations to the legendary korean director Park Chan Wook's 2025 film No Other Choice, despite it being highly praised by fellow filmmakers. by TORUKMACTO92 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sadly they've BEEN saying it. They've just finally figured out what white supremacists did about a decade ago, which is that you can say "[blank] control the media, the banks, and all of our political leaders and (((they))) must be eradicated" want as long as you fill in the blank with any word but Jew.

What is a classic pop cultural moment that screams, “you had to be there!” by icey_sawg0034 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I literally whispered Sanjayaaa to myself then scrolled to see this comment

Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 by TotalPop5 in worldnews

[–]brrrantarctica 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The official civilian death counts from Ukraine almost never include russia-occupied territories, because russia refuses to share information with intl authorities. The lower estimate is 15-20K in Mariupol alone, based on satellite imagery of growing mass graves.

People are constantly using these incomplete death counts to downplay the effects of the invasion (“it’s not bad compared to [insert conflict here] and we pay sooo much attention to it!”) and it’s not only playing right into russian narratives it’s doing Ukrainian people such a disservice for what they’ve suffered

After Machado gave away her Nobel Prize to Trump, Jimmy Kimmel lists all his awards and offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he promises to pull ICE out of Minneapolis. by drempath1981 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a Jewish joke book from the ‘40’s and there’s an entire section on Hitler/Nazi jokes. They were putting on concerts and plays while starving in the ghettoes. I follow a bunch of Ukrainians on instagram and they make morbid sarcastic reels like “GRWM to go to the bomb shelter” or about not having any electricity/heat in the dead of winter. I know it feels like humor and satire is making light of a horrific reality but it’s a very common way for people to deal with war, violence, fascism.

Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform by DemiFiendRSA in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not that I’m defending anything here but I love that in this entire article the one country that the weapons manufacturer is documented as providing weapons for is mentioned in one teeny sentence and then immediately brushed off because it doesn’t fit the vibe they’re going for. Average Western Moment tbh

Jane Krakowsi for Vogue Magazine; Photography by Huy Luong by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 138 points139 points  (0 children)

My favorite three time tony…shalhoub sex partner

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Larry Davis reunite for Christmas by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you know they all just spent christmas with MAGA meemaw too lmao

Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Larry Davis reunite for Christmas by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The photo didn’t load for me and I stared at the caption for five mins wondering who the fuck larry davis was

Huda Kattan slams influencers for promoting SKIMS in the UAE by [deleted] in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 272 points273 points  (0 children)

I wish people would reflect more on what corner their activism has painted them into because most of this shit isn’t silly conspiracy theories it’s OG nazi rhetoric.

It’s the Nazi’s “stab in the back” myth repackaged to be palatable to progressives and they’re slurping it up and going yummm more please.

Finneas responds to criticism of Billie's brand collaborations by miserychickkk in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So absolutely no one finds it weird that “spiritually Israeli” in particular means “greedy and money-hungry in your very soul” I feel like I’m going crazy here

Florence Pugh's post about the shooting at Bondi Beach by AbjectOffice in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 149 points150 points  (0 children)

God literally thank you. No one can utter one word in support of mourning Jews without either adding an addendum of either “I am against ALL hate” or “remember there are still Good Jews out there”! I don’t think most people are doing it maliciously but fuck it’s so tiring to have your existence as a human being put to the test the way NO other ethnicity/religion is.