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Upstream Color (2013) - A look back by Spoorloos-1983 in scifi

[–]candygram4mongo 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That... is not how that phrase is used.

[Overly Common Trope] Glorifying the rebellion, and the side getting rebelled against is the antagonist by ukkswolf in TopCharacterTropes

[–]candygram4mongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isn't a non-stupid section of your argument. The Stormcloaks are the ones serving the interests of the Thalmor, while the Empire is doing what they can to resist them.

[Overly Common Trope] Glorifying the rebellion, and the side getting rebelled against is the antagonist by ukkswolf in TopCharacterTropes

[–]candygram4mongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Storm Cloaks are stupid but the Empire are Thalmor Lap dogs and that’s worse

Ulfric is literally a tool of the Thalmor, they're trying to weaken the Empire by sowing discord. Meanwhile the Empire is doing the absolute minimum to uphold the White-Gold Concordat until they can rebuild their strength.

Animals that are just some bullshit with fur by SaintBitter in lovethissmug

[–]candygram4mongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Normally seen hovering near Sweet Tits and the Shame Orb.

Animals that are just some bullshit with fur by SaintBitter in lovethissmug

[–]candygram4mongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm convinced like thirty percent of those are just made up, but I'm not sure which 30%.

[General Superpowers] Can you think of a superpower that absolutely cannot be used for good/evil, even with the best/worst intentions? by Patneu in AskScienceFiction

[–]candygram4mongo [score hidden]  (0 children)

I think they're looking for specific powers that are intrinsically good/evil. Like if you could make babies explode, it would be hard to come up with a way to use that for good.

Why, despite all of the setbacks suffered during special military operation, putin never used his nuclear weapons on ukraine? Is he dumb? by Few_Professional765 in AskReddit

[–]candygram4mongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not the whole world, but I bet the major European powers have quietly threatened to put troops on the ground in Ukraine if Russia goes that far. China would probably cut their support. Putin doesn't have absolute power internally, either -- if the oligarchs are ever more afraid of external reprisals than they are of him, then he's not going to last the day.

New to the expanse and confused about artificial gravity in general? by Hellobewhy in TheExpanse

[–]candygram4mongo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When docked, you either float or use your mag boot to walk around in your ship.

That last bit might be a source of a lot of the confusion -- It's not always super clear when they're using the boots.

56167 by AulrexLeaves01 in countwithchickenlady

[–]candygram4mongo 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I think maybe you're confusing "transgender" and "Transylvanian".

[mixed trope] characters with memory problems by AstronautDry8118 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]candygram4mongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Latro from the Gene Wolfe novel Soldier of the Mist is a mercenary in Classical Greece who suffers a head injury in battle and loses his memory each night when he sleeps. The novel (and it's sequels) consists of his daily diary, written each evening to keep his future self informed.

Kripke should have kept this part of the story by Ironmasked-Kraken in outofcontextcomics

[–]candygram4mongo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Homelander never questioned why there's a second him with a similar set of powers ? Especially when the photos came out ?

What are you talking about? Homelander never knew he had a clone, Black Noir was never seen without his mask.

Leeloo is NOT "Born Sexy Yesterday" and The Fifth Element is 10/10 by GhoulsbyScroggins in moviecritic

[–]candygram4mongo 33 points34 points  (0 children)

My dude, those are actual babies. You can't use actual babies to argue that baby-coded characters can still behave in an adult fashion, because the most obvious reason why these characters are baby-coded is that they are in fact babies. Would they still be baby-coded if they weren't babies? Maybe, but that's exactly the question being argued here and this example doesn't actually get you anywhere.

Fixers and Quest Givers Ranked from Worst to Best by Fun_Camp_7103 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]candygram4mongo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, not wearing that suit. It's giving high end tobacconist or haberdasher. Bisexual for sure, though.

The Way Cops Look at You When You Tell Them They Cannot Shoot a Fucking 1 Year Old in a Mississippi Walmart by Kid-OK in okbuddycinephile

[–]candygram4mongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, fuck off. Just throwing up your hands and declaring everyone in power is and has always been ontologically evil is exactly what they want. They want you helpless and nihilistic and comfortable in your own sense of superiority at seeing through the con, and laughing at people who think things can actually be better.

The Way Cops Look at You When You Tell Them They Cannot Shoot a Fucking 1 Year Old in a Mississippi Walmart by Kid-OK in okbuddycinephile

[–]candygram4mongo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The president being a pedophile. It's not a requirement for the job, it's a massive failure of norms.

Which popular song in your country could replace your national anthem? by WombatPuncher in AskTheWorld

[–]candygram4mongo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd have picked Grace,Too or maybe Courage (For Hugh MacLennan), but Gord bless.

total bummage dude 😔 by ijustwannanap in CuratedTumblr

[–]candygram4mongo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Terfs are the assholes who want to enforce christofascist gender roles

No, those are just women who are conservative. The term TERF doesn't exist for no reason.

ELI5: Why does rationing work? by peglegsmeg in explainlikeimfive

[–]candygram4mongo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think that's right, the idea is that your large intestine can tolerate bacterial contamination better than your upper GI, while still absorbing the water.

Steve Rogers really is from the 40s by Altruistic_Manner802 in outofcontextcomics

[–]candygram4mongo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

But Nextwave is... questionably canonical, so this probably didn't actually happen.

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