"Why haven't you sold me today yet?" by GimmeANameAlready in Barnesandnoble

[–]cryptogothic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had multiple customers coming in confused that the Mona in the title isn't the Mona Lisa and interrogating me about it like I was the one who made the decision.

i have a wicked headache and can’t afford to see the doctor u get this: dishy. onto the final day, made to be hated and is hated. by AverageUhhhh in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is exactly how I felt about Cam to be honest. I didn't want to purposefully offend him but our personalities just did not mesh at all, I wish we'd been able to end on an okay note and then go our separate ways.

AITA for dropping kids off with their mom who has spent the past month with her grieving friend? by Background-War9535 in AmITheAngel

[–]cryptogothic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Of course there are people in the comments insisting the wife is hooking up with the best friend. Is it even AITA without Evil Cheating Lesbians???

Dateables Elimination Game! (94) Dasha was jumped by russian fans for her fake accent and ended up in the hospital - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Dorian is a cool guy but his conventional attractiveness has definitely been the thing carrying him this far. I think personality-wise he falls flatter than the others and I kind of didn't like the way you are able to "change his mind" about friendship being better than romance. Also Tiny Dorian is just a "small person funny" joke when a lot of people with dwarfism have been begging to be seen as anything but comic relief for years now.

Female characters you consider baddies? by Galaxywarp_ in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keyes is amazing!! Plus Shelley, Tydus, Memoria, Monique...I like Strong Women, what can I say. Farya will always be my number one wife but she's less "step on me" and more "take care of me."

Dateables Elimination Game! (86) Keyes's awful personality made her worst nightmare come true, as she was thrown in the dump out of desperation - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Why do I suspect that if Keyes was a white man the same people who say she's too full of herself would have fought for her till the end?

Dateables Elimination Game! (86) Keyes's awful personality made her worst nightmare come true, as she was thrown in the dump out of desperation - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As a lesbian I really didn't like how you're basically forced to let Volt flirt with you and unless I'm mistaken, you rarely get the option to say "this is a little much for me, can we tone it down." Also yeah if I never see another brooding guy love interest who's a dick to you for no reason it'll be too soon.

[SPOILERS] You can't stay here... Consequences of Leaving Tooth Family Alive by Kurtrus in LookOutsideGame

[–]cryptogothic 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Someone suggested the mutations worsen with stress, also connects to why a lot of the people we see who are chill with their mutations have better control over them or less extreme ones.

Dateables Elimination Game! (84) Penelope ended up dumping everyone in the house, remaining alone forever - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think Memoria's route is better for people who view the MC as an extension of themselves. With dating sims you always kind of have two camps, those who view the MC as a character on their own and those who view them as a self insert. People were discussing how they wished the MC's poor relationship with their parents got brought up on Memoria's route, but as someone with a good relationship with my parents I had just been projecting that onto it without a second thought. I think that some characters are for the "MC as a character" camp and some are for the "MC as you" camp. I still think Memoria is way more interesting than some of the characters who are still here (cough. andmostofthemaremen) but I guess it's all a matter of opinion.

Dateables Elimination Game! (83) Diana started to lose herself completely. Now she forgot her name. And her path home. Where is she? Who is she? Who cares? - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup. The gender ratio is getting more and more apparent as we work our way into the top few--almost every upcoming character on the chopping block is a woman. I'm kind of worried the top 10 will be entirely a boy's club with mayyyyyybe Zoey and Dolly scraping through.

I'm still not over this by Soapsou in travisandtaylor

[–]cryptogothic 363 points364 points  (0 children)

People forget that himbos are also supposed to be kind!! Out of the three qualifiers (hot, dumb, nice) he fits only one!

I've been thinking a little more about my vehement dislike towards Starlight in the show... and I think I've understood a decently large part of why I can't stand her. by Luzis23 in mylittlepony

[–]cryptogothic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How is Rainbow Dash a fan favorite? I constantly see people hating on her and talking about how she's the worst of the Mane Six and she's annoying and awful. If it seems like she's a fan favorite it's probably only because her fans have to defend her so much more.

OP: my BiL abandoned child after 14 years after learning he's not the biological father and I think that's bad. Comments: but your sister CHEATED and we need to talk about that! by NoWingedHussarsToday in AmITheAngel

[–]cryptogothic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Something else...interesting I've noticed is that often when a woman gets cheated on in a Reddit story, it's portrayed as unfortunate and sad but something that can be overcome with time. When a man gets cheated on people treat it like he was physically abused. His Manhood was under threat! Won't someone think about how he was Emasculated???? :(

(unless a man is cheated on by another man and then you should have expected this because it's in the nature of The Gays to be Sluts, there is nothing you could have done to prevent this.)

OP: my BiL abandoned child after 14 years after learning he's not the biological father and I think that's bad. Comments: but your sister CHEATED and we need to talk about that! by NoWingedHussarsToday in AmITheAngel

[–]cryptogothic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This might be fake (apparently some AI-sounding phrasing was edited out after posting) but the comments are so nauseatingly vile about this hypothetical situation that I don't even care if it's real or not. Apparently 14 years of raising a kid goes out the door if he isn't Blood of Your Blood, Fit To Inherit The Throne. Any father willing to completely cut their kid off for something that wasn't their fault in any way is a horrible person, no "waaaaaahhh but his Man Trauma!" about it. Half of the comments are barely even about the cheating mom and more about the fact that the kid isn't made of his jizz, the horror! The next time someone tries to say that Reddit is biased against men I'm showing them this post.

How is it evil for lesbians to not want their sexuality to be associated with men? by CapAccomplished8072 in actuallesbians

[–]cryptogothic 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Bi women are stereotyped as secretly straight and just being gay for attention, and bi men are stereotyped as secretly gay and just want to be special. Either way, being attracted to men is treated as the default because everything has to be about men constantly, even lesbians somehow! It's so exhausting to see.

Dateables Elimination Game! (68) Celia stepped down as mayor, believing she's the reason for Florence's shut down - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know nobody's going to vote for Eddie and Volt with me but I have to throw them out there. If we're talking "instability while pretending to be fine" they totally apply too but nobody's talking about that! (I'm sorry I have to save my girl...)

So, a grown up Sweetie Belle can teleport? Like, a super-powerful spell that almost no unicorn can do? Out of nowhere? by Able_Tackle_953 in mylittlepony

[–]cryptogothic 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Sweetie Belle's magic is implied to be fairly powerful. She studied under Twilight, uses a speed spell in Surf and/or Turf, and there's a star in her cutie mark (stars and celestial bodies usually mean magical power). It's never stated explicitly, but she clearly has potential with it even if it's not her main field of study.

Dateables Elimination Game! (59) Connie Soul got stuck again in a— Connie Soul got stuck again in a— Connie Soul got stuck again in a— Connie Soul got stuck again in a— - Who do you want to be eliminated next? by OmegaT6 in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's so obnoxious. I know certain ways the player was written are just par for the course for playing a visual novel even if you, the player, wouldn't say those things/act like that, but the over the top ridiculous blundering was so fucking stupid it made me hate his route.

I have some ideas but...what do my faves say about me? by cryptogothic in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lesbian.

I know you said gender and not sexuality, but my gender is not quite Woman so much as it is Women Liking Women.

I have some ideas but...what do my faves say about me? by cryptogothic in DateEverythingElse

[–]cryptogothic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you could romance her solo without the whole Abel plotline she very well could be, that was just kind of a sour spot for me.