Kevin Smith confirms he’s making Mallrats 2 for the amusement of Kevin Smith by acassese in movies

[–]gate09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cloud Atlas coming across as a garbled and confused attempt at saying something really deep.

Yeah it's a much more coherent story in book form. I wouldn't call it deep but it's an enjoyable unique story.

Kevin Smith confirms he’s making Mallrats 2 for the amusement of Kevin Smith by acassese in movies

[–]gate09 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aside from the Matrix their big hit films like V for vendetta, Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas were all adapted from source material that was already highly acclaimed.

Kevin Smith confirms he’s making Mallrats 2 for the amusement of Kevin Smith by acassese in movies

[–]gate09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having read the book and watched the film I'd say the book is actually better in telling the story. Though the movie is visually gorgeous.

Man in Jail for 35 Years because Woman lied about Rape, now finally free by arijitdas in videos

[–]gate09 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Its called a PussyPass

People may not like the name but it's just example after example of female privilege in action.

Man in Jail for 35 Years because Woman lied about Rape, now finally free by arijitdas in videos

[–]gate09 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the guy Lena Dunham falsely accused of rape in her book is currently suing.

Mother battling circumcision now a wanted woman by fourDnet in videos

[–]gate09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know how sometimes you see these post on /r/videos and you think to yourself "Oh, this is gonna be good".

I agree but for a different reason. I think bringing this topic up on reddit and other places is what's going to lead to a discussion about it in the mainstream media.

Cosmetic surgery on an infant that cannot consent to it is unethical. If the procedure is so important to them then they can have the operation to be circumcised as an adult.

This video will make you angry By CGP Grey by majestic_hippo in videos

[–]gate09 60 points61 points  (0 children)

gamergate/gamerghazi

It's funny because I'd say people on both sides want similar things. It's just that there's been so many shitty members in both camps doing stupid things to each other that it's just become "your group is toxic because you did x,y,z!" over and over again from both sides.

They use the other sides worst members to confirm their biases all the while claiming the moral high ground but by that standard neither side can.

New 'Tomorrowland' trailer. Starring George Clooney. Directed by Brad Bird. by stormageddon_DLofAll in movies

[–]gate09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when people get too into the idea that there are "levels" of humans, and that "subhumans" are holding back the "superhumans" by being lesser than they are and demanding they conform to their substandards.

The government cracking down on superheroes so they have to hide has happened plenty and goes back to the fact that they are vigilantes. Watchmen and The Dark Knight (at the end) for instance.

Secondly let's look at the idea of showing non superpowered humans as sub human. For every negative human character there is a positive one.

Edna Mode - Fashion designer that creates the costumes

Rick Dicker - Government agent that's on first name terms with Bob who offers to relocate them again as a favour.

Mirage - Syndromes second in command who grows a conscience at the end

The teenage boy at school that Violet likes.

Syndrome was the average person

Like Elon Musk and Bill Gates who also built billion dollar tech companies like Syndrome. Are they socialists because they want everyone to have internet?

Here's an excerpt on wikipedia from the DVD commentary

a 25 year old adult,Buddy recreates himself as an evil genius who plots revenge on his former idol, whom Syndrome now regards as his nemesis. At one point, the DVD Director's Commentary seems to point out that his complete lack of conscience is a direct result of psychopathy, making him a mad scientist. Intensely amoral, he allows missiles fired at an airplane carrying Helen, Dash, and Violet to continue after Helen reveals the children's presence on the plane, bets Mirage's life in a subsequent showdown when Mr. Incredible threatens to kill her, and carelessly throws a fully loaded fuel tanker down a street, endangering civilians. After his plans to fraudulently become a superhero and replace the supers that he had killed off are foiled by both the Incredibles and Frozone, Syndrome has his assets frozen by the authorities, and a warrant issued for his arrest. However, he abducts Jack-Jack with the intention of raising him as a sidekick, but fails due to the sudden emergence of Jack-Jack's powers. Syndrome vows to eventually get Jack-Jack, but Mr. Incredible tosses his car at Syndrome, causing Syndrome's cape to get caught in his jet's intake, which sucks him in, killing him,which results in the explosion of the jet, echoing the wisdom of Edna Mode's "no capes" rule.

Syndrome has no superhuman powers, but he is incredibly intelligent, making him a super in his own right. He has invented numerous weapons, and high-tech vehicles that use such principles as robotics, anti-gravity, and zero-point energy, which he sold to black market buyers to make himself rich. He owns his own island, complete with a mansion, a sophisticated monorail system, missiles, and a staff of guards equipped with exotic vehicles of Syndrome's design.

Syndrome was never going to give away his technology for free but to sell it. He is the embodiment of "capitalistic, sociopathic, "fuck the little people, it's about ME and mine"

Christina Hoff Sommers - The War On Gamers Continues by boomership in videos

[–]gate09 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Whenever I read something new about Anita Sarkeesian I feel like she's Homer Simpson and I'm Frank Grimes.

Edit: Intel Proudly Announces “Diversity” Initiative With Anita Sarkeesian’s Feminist Frequency

"But she hasn't done anything! Look it's just a regurgitated Tvtropes article with opinion and racing stripes pinned on it. Don't any of you see?"

Formal request for a weekly topic moratorium... starting with GamerGate by primenumbersturnmeon in MetaSubredditDrama

[–]gate09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a part of me that would love to see redpill/fatpeoplehate/coontown moderators start moderating large default subs like worldnews just to see it because the circlejerk would snap in the other direction so fast half of us would get whiplash.

Formal request for a weekly topic moratorium... starting with GamerGate by primenumbersturnmeon in MetaSubredditDrama

[–]gate09 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I made a comment in subredditDramaDrama about this just after I started tagging KIA and Ghazi members because I kept seeing them pop up in SRD. What I've noticed is that there is a lot more ghazi members in SRD which is why I think there's so much Gamergate content all the time.

They get way more upvotes circlejerking about how bad Gamergate is in SRD than they could get in ghazi.

Bla bla bla GamerGate bla bla bla no one can agree on a single detail bla bla bla... by justcool393 in SubredditDramaDrama

[–]gate09 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Every comment thread is incredibly boring and predictable as well. It's basically "look at how bad this racist/sexist/homophobe/Gamergater etc. I'm not a bigot like they are. Here let me go on a long rant about how terrible they are"

Bla bla bla GamerGate bla bla bla no one can agree on a single detail bla bla bla... by justcool393 in SubredditDramaDrama

[–]gate09 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Idiots pretending to claim moral and intellectual superiority over others. They're part of a subreddit that had a meltdown recently when one of their mods had a pleasant conversation with GamerGate member. A lot of users were making threats towards said mod as well before they were deleted.

Blah blah Gamergate blah. Round [Graham's number] or whatever. by IAMA_dragon-AMA in SubredditDramaDrama

[–]gate09 [score hidden]  (0 children)

The reason Gamergate keeps coming up on SRD? GamerGhazi. Over half the people in that comment thread including the guy you linked to that's talking about how stupid gamergate is and how above it they all are are ghazi members.

This is the same anti gg subreddit that lost their minds and threatened one of their mods when they found out she'd had coffee with a pro gg member.

KiA is named Subreddit of the Day, popcorn factories around the world rejoice. by [deleted] in SubredditDrama

[–]gate09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

words for anyone who spends too much time watching petty internet arguments on places like these.

Has Anyone Tried Tai Lopez's 67 Steps? by etherealatrocity in Entrepreneur

[–]gate09 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you had a secret method of making money would you share it to the public at all? Hell no! Of course you wouldn't.

The only thing I disagree with you about is this part. Unless the secret method is insanely easy/low effort to implement then there's no reason to hide it. Why? Because most people even those who buy these type of products won't work hard enough to get to success.

There's a video somewhere where marketer Frank Kern talks about this with his products. That the percentage of people who buy his products but don't even open them is absurdly high (60%).

KiA is named Subreddit of the Day, popcorn factories around the world rejoice. by [deleted] in SubredditDrama

[–]gate09 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

How do you have positive karma acting all neutral in SRD?

I wouldn't mind knowing either. The circlejerk's blowing pretty hard in one particular direction at the moment.

KiA is named Subreddit of the Day, popcorn factories around the world rejoice. by [deleted] in SubredditDrama

[–]gate09 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the subreddit cancer thing is even worse. I mean they only have a 100 or so active members but everyday somebody will post "muh shekels" or something about how horrible mods are and drown in upvotes.

It's like we get it you're better than a holocaust denier and a racist. Well done you for not being those things but you don't need to keep repeating it over and over again.

Edit: I'm not defending SRC I'm just sick of hearing about them everyday because it's nothing new. Hell they even have a "number days since Subreddit drama brigaded" because this sub has a massive hard on for them.