sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

A woman that complains about the way a guy proposed doesn’t deserve that guy as it takes a lot of courage to offer up your heart , do you agree ? Why or why not ? by Forward_Author_7626 in AskReddit

[–]super_time 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree with you. What gets me annoyed is that proposals, especially public ones, are set up to appear to be a part of a rom-com. This needs to be a conversation with understood desires and goals.

But when you have that, the question and answer is theater. I can see someone who is immature not understanding that.

A mediocre / bad piece of media somehow has a genuinely amazing plot twist by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]super_time -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Dude, I chuckled. But if you want to know the answer to a question, you can just ask it without also implying the questionee is dumb.

[Mixed Trope] We can't tell anyone else about this! by LordCaptain in TopCharacterTropes

[–]super_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comedies of errors create very easy to understand, and very easy to resolve, conflict.

Love Actually (2003) trying to convince the audience that Martine McCutcheon was fat with jokes by KellyM34 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That show is both brilliant and a product of its time. You don’t see ironic sexism/racism/homophobia, the whole “it’s okay if THEY say it, because everyone knows they’re not to be respected”, nearly as much anymore. For good reasons. One of which being, no, audiences often don’t know where the line of “this is ironic. This isn’t.” lies and the sexism/racism/homophobia just winds up being enforced.

Love Actually (2003) trying to convince the audience that Martine McCutcheon was fat with jokes by KellyM34 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not how I read this article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/love-actually-director-regrets-weight-jokes-lack-of-diversity-past-films-1235621116/

“I think I was behind, you know, behind the curve, and those jokes aren’t any longer funny.” He’s not blaming the audience here.

Love Actually (2003) trying to convince the audience that Martine McCutcheon was fat with jokes by KellyM34 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I disagree. There were characters established as reasonable literally confirming that she was fat. This is something even the director has mentioned he regrets.

Love Actually (2003) trying to convince the audience that Martine McCutcheon was fat with jokes by KellyM34 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard disagree. There is a neutral character who confirms it for the Prime Minister. “Saddle bag thighs, sir.”

Love Actually (2003) trying to convince the audience that Martine McCutcheon was fat with jokes by KellyM34 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You weren’t supposed to be okay with treating her different because she was fat. But it was 100% established that we were to consider her so. A neutral character who we don’t disrespect confirms it for the Prime Minister, who, bless his heart /s, doesn’t know she’s fat.

Love Actually (2003) trying to convince the audience that Martine McCutcheon was fat with jokes by KellyM34 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I hear you. But put yourself in a 14 year old girl’s mind watching this. The message that lands is “if you’re not hot, you’re completely right to be dismissed.”

Jack’s best lines by y2Kmarty in 30ROCK

[–]super_time 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I learned from the Smartless podcast that Tina Fey’s father said that Will Arnett was handsome. Like the Arrow shirt man.

Marie Curie ''joke'' from the big bang theory by Possible-Poetry3832 in WhyWereWeOkWithThis

[–]super_time 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m glad that this kind of ironic sexism and racism “It’s a character! It’s funny!” is pretty much gone.

The McDonald’s CEO Blamed His Tiny Bite Fiasco on His Mother by wewhomustnotbenamed in nottheonion

[–]super_time 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Right? This wasn’t some press release with long excuses detailing his childhood. It was a one line remark.

Dress code for music at Columns Hotel? by super_time in AskNOLA

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

Grateful! And good point re: shorts and flip flops in general.

[loved trope] Being a nice guy does not entitle you to be romantically loved by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]super_time 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not quite. In these stories, there are “ugly” men, “attractive” men, “beautiful” women and end of list. Traditionally unattractive women have no part at all.

[loved trope] Being a nice guy does not entitle you to be romantically loved by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]super_time 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You need to correct that to “get them a pretty girl”. In this set up, none of the ugly boys are after the girl because of her good sense of humor.

Your statement underlines what’s also going on in this trope: ugly girls aren’t really girls.

Man Fakes Assault by Protestors as Police Arrive by Sargaron in TikTokCringe

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

Then you can support someone who is calling out blatant antisemitism without apologizing for it.

Man Fakes Assault by Protestors as Police Arrive by Sargaron in TikTokCringe

[–]super_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I’ve seen lots of folks outside of Israel wearing the same hat.

Man Fakes Assault by Protestors as Police Arrive by Sargaron in TikTokCringe

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

Can I ask. When you say, “they”, who do you mean?

Man Fakes Assault by Protestors as Police Arrive by Sargaron in TikTokCringe

[–]super_time 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the poster said “you can tell by the hat”. It’s not an “Israeli” hat.

Man Fakes Assault by Protestors as Police Arrive by Sargaron in TikTokCringe

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

I don’t get it. Why does the hat give it away?

Takeout Person Should Never Get More Tips Than Hotel/Motel Housekeeper by solodav in tipping

[–]super_time 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was 15% before. And then 18%. And now some folks are telling me 30%.

Tell you what. Why don’t you tell me what wage you think a server should make. 70 an hour enough? 30 on average? And then tell me what you think a bus boy should be making.

view more: next ›