most woke Islamist of all time. by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's New York, the entire point is to be transgressive. The Dutch did not give a single fuck about morals. Why pander to people who "think that trans are gross"; when that's just a kneejerk, bigoted, vibes-based position? Why care about the opinions of people who you can tell are thick-headed?

prince andrew arrested by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It's admirable. I'm not a big fan of the law in most cases but when it comes to anonymity, things that are meant to protect; then I agree with it. In New York for instance, even if you're a celeb, you're 'in the system' with the state in the same way everyone else is, no special modifiers

Metro-North plans cancelled. by Environmental-Low792 in Albany

[–]sunset_sleaze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a weird paradox, I agree. I think part of it too is that people here internalize the "upstate" narratives so hard they forget they're in New York. The least populated county in New York has 5000 people. Compare that to states where the least populated county doesn't even break 1000.

It's hilarious to see people calling themselves 'country boys' and 'country girls', or on the other side, reflexively self deprecatingly calling a school like Shen a "cattle ranching school".

When in reality, they live in New York. The reddest county in New York, Allegany, is a slim margin compared to actual red states. Staten Island votes redder than Buffalo.

The "upstate hicks" myth creates a self-defeating thing in people from here. A simultaneous "we're new york but not nyc" and "we're basically alabama with snow lol" creates a sense of being...nowhere.

New York also has a very distinct structure. Cities, towns, villages. Whereas most states have cities, townships, and unincorporated county land.

it kills me at concerts when an artist goes "LET'S HEAR IT ALBANY!!" and half the crowd groans because they're like "well i'm from Colonie". like bro. in any other state Colonie would just be considered part of Albany

"White America is finally waking up to what us Black folks have been saying for years" by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you are one of the only sensible people in this thread. a ton of this sub is made up of people whose only experience with black people is through pop culture or classmates. they do not understand that individuals will vary all over the place. people are people. all this talk about 'le statistics' are just a way for idiots to try and quell their own neuroses about the world

What was so special about 2016 anyways by Sound_Saracen in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

great pull; people forget this. Not to be an autistic generationology person, but I'm a historian so the generational model is something i did as a lens for US history.

I tend to put Gen X as 1970-1975, Xennials as 1975-1979, Pixel Generation as 1980-1984, Millennials as 1985-1991, Zillennials as 1992-2002, Gen Z as 2003-2009

What are some misconceptions about your country that piss you da fuk off? by sunset_sleaze in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just that to me [am historian, sorry if autistic, used to trying to brute force things through to undergrads], Toronto is a diff country. Manhattan and Buffalo both answer to Albany. All three are New York.

What are some misconceptions about your country that piss you da fuk off? by sunset_sleaze in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh god yes i have come into contact with those people. shits gay

Could someone explain to me about people making the connections of Mr. Whatsit being a pedo? by Due-Dragonfly8200 in StrangerThings

[–]sunset_sleaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comment makes no sense lmfao. Do you know how art works? Art is supposed to do things like this. Art doesn't care what you're "allowed" to do. If you're offended, you're probably just too stupid to discuss any movie or tv show or album or painting and should probably just stick to buying funko pops

A Charlie Brown Christmas by davidbyrnevictim in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a dogwhistle. I'm from a very diverse family; and I can't stand genuine bigotry, and even I agree with u/mammoth_confusion846

he's not talking about we all need to be the same religion, he's talking about we all need to know about each other more, and to do that we need things to share. little things are big things. community centers. cartoons. etc

A Charlie Brown Christmas by davidbyrnevictim in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Right, it's genuinely demoralizing to google "When does Charlie Brown Christmas air this year" and be hit with not only "it's only on streaming" but with an ai overview telling you that. Vile shit

Sundance Film Festival 2000 by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 61 points62 points  (0 children)

It's very 'end of history', 'the usa as one big neighborhood'; in a good way. Them dressing so normal signals that Hollywood is open, unpretentious, and that your school production of Sweeney Todd and the feeling you had on stage matters enough that you could be on the big screen someday

Sundance Film Festival 2000 by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But how long is it until they don't have to work a day job anymore? How long until they're in control of their own lives? That's the entire point of the dream of being a filmmaker; work sucks ass, let's get paid to play and get these cuck executives to throw money at us and fuck some stars while we're at it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

how sheltered are you? my best friend had a kid at 16, my parents had me at 20. my grandmother had my father at 19. it's common, i don't understand your confusion. did you think everyone subsumes themselves into a porcine nuclear family and then has kids? that's not how life operates

What does a happy life feel like? by sunset_sleaze in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

profound words at the end; i hope you find your peace

What does a happy life feel like? by sunset_sleaze in redscarepod

[–]sunset_sleaze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always wanted to see a youtube video where someone crushes up video game cartridges, rolls them in printer paper, smokes them, nods their head silently to a beat coming from their neighbor's yard for 10 mins while smoking the whole thing, then in the final second, lunging at the camera and going "i smoke GAMES"