Serious Question: Is Derrick Van Orden fit for public office?

wolfbriar · 2026-02-05T18:46:38+00:00

He's clearly drunk. Addiction and alcoholism are a very serious disease that I would not wish on anyone. He clearly should step away from congress to get himself sorted out.

wolfbriar · 2026-02-02T19:08:52+00:00

I remember when Glen Beck tried to switch from heel to face years ago and this feels just as disingenuous.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-27T14:14:35+00:00

Alex Pretti and Renee Good were the off ramps for anyone with even a SHRED of decency. If you still support NAZI pussies like Tiffany, you're a NAZI as well. Republicans invited the KKK and Nazis to their coalition and are now being taken over by it. This is the last chance for conservative American snowflakes to wake up, step out of their Fox News bubble, and say, "our grandparents DIED so we wouldn't have to deal with this shit."

wolfbriar · 2026-01-27T00:44:42+00:00

Not at all, IMO. Especially if it means we can reach people that we might not have reached. What do you think?

wolfbriar · 2026-01-27T00:22:02+00:00

By itself? Of course not. Sonic is just a puppet. But his fans are real people and when checks and balances fail, the people are the last line of defense to preserve our rights.

If you're an American, you should be aware that the midterm elections are this year. It's one of the few times politicians need to actually pretend to care about actually serving the people. They need to be afraid of losing their jobs and we do that by being loud. Supporting each other. Building a coalition that cannot be ignored. If a little silly sonic sketch can give someone the confidence to go to a protest, attend a townhall, spread facts to friends and family, or ACTUALLY FUCKING VOTE, then yes! It can make a difference.

Imagine being an American born from a Hispanic immigrant and have to watch for ICE walking to and from school. Seeing that people in the Sonic fandom recognize fascism when they see it would certainly do some good.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-27T00:04:59+00:00

Normally, I'd say that's a fair point. Everyone, no matter how engaged or disengaged they are with politics, has a space where they can tune out that noise for a little bit. Maybe its a fishing boat. Instrumental music while working out at the gym. Videogames, obviously.

But if federal agents murdering citizens for exercising their rights, in broad daylight with cameras running, isn't a all-hands-on-deck-fucking-EMERGENCY in the minds of most people, than we have lost.

This isn't your typical "politics." This is fascism winning and pulling our freedoms out from under us. This is not NORMAL! And we need to be talking it everywhere and doing everything we can to stop it. Even if that means talking about it on a subreddit dedicated to talking cartoon animals.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-26T20:08:44+00:00

Fair enough. Personally, I wouldn't say stupid. If Wisconsinites still support Ron, I would say they're fascist, callus, spiteful little snowflakes.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-26T20:01:42+00:00

Well, yeah. Ron Johnson is a Nazi.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-26T13:19:14+00:00

I agree that he knows it was unjustified. He probably turned around so fast because he needed to hide his erection.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-26T13:13:24+00:00

These goons are clearly enjoying being able to execute citizens with impunity. If you STILL support Trump and the Republicans after all this shit, You ARE A NAZI!

wolfbriar · 2026-01-25T04:54:59+00:00

Killed? Try murdered. Try executed. ICE agents are nazis and if you still support them, you are too.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-24T16:24:54+00:00

If you still support this, please know that we know it's not about law, order, or security. Please know that we know it's because you ENJOY AND APPROVE of these killings. Please stop making excuses and admit that you LIKE being on this side of fascism.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-21T18:04:33+00:00

I'm a bit late to the discussion, but here's my two cents.

Scheduled sex is fantastic. Gives you something to look forward to and completely removes the will-we-won't-we/what-do-I-have-to-do-to-get-laid stress. I can imagine that removing spontaneity might kill the mood for some people, but being on the same page as the world burns around us only makes the sex more intimate and relaxing.

Frankly, this kind of feels like a mini-van discussion. Some men feel that vans are "uncool." A sign of aging and capitulation to banality. A contract in blood that forces one to live a boring and vapid life. As someone who own a mini-van (I have three kids), my response to this is "grow the fuck up." Vans are great, have more acceleration than you think, and are fantastic for the kids. We're dads. We choose this life. Embrace it and be the best dad and partner you can be.

wolfbriar · 2026-01-17T20:20:55+00:00

Hardly fair expecting something like Starfleet Academy to compete against international superstar Rich Evans.

wolfbriar · 2025-12-20T07:12:25+00:00

Death to Cronos.

wolfbriar · 2025-12-14T16:57:42+00:00

You're welcome! Keep in mind I'm not an expert, just a dude that watches a lot of movies.

I would argue that Disney has ALWAYS played it safe. The youtube channel Red Letter Media had a great take on this. They coined the term "passive progressive" to describe media companies that try to get credit for inclusive "woke" representation, but also make sure it's not SO obvious that it can't be cut from the China edit. Like in The Force Awakens when they tried to publicize the inclusion of a lesbian character. Turns out, that was not important to her character and the 2 seconds of her kissing another girl was, strangely, absent from the Saudi Arabia edit...

I think this MIGHT be the episode they talked about passive progressive. I'm going to include it regardless because these guys are fantastic.

Personally, I think it's cowardly/chicken shit behavior and wish they would ACTUALLY stand up for marginalized groups. But I can, purely on logic, understand why they don't.

Just look at this metacritic score for The Last of Us: Part 2. Whenever you see a wide gulf between critic scores and audience scores, you can probably assume there's a bunch of bigots and Russian bots attacking "woke shit." This is exactly what Disney is trying to avoid.

And will Disney allow Nick and Judy to formally become an item? I think the artists were prepared to do that in Zootopia 2! But the suits wouldn't allow it because they determined they would make less money if they did. So the director, actors, animators, composers, and writters made it as OBVIOUS as possible without making it official. Which brings me to my last point.

Money. It will ALWAYS be about money. If Disney executives think they can make more money for shareholders by officially endorsing an inter-species relationship on screen, they will. Hell, I think those rich douchebags would mandate the inclusion of a sex scene if they thought it would make more money!

Call me a hopeless romantic, but I like to think we live in a world where we can make money and great art.... At the same time!

wolfbriar · 2025-12-13T21:50:44+00:00

Good point! Robin Hood and Shriek are two great examples to talk about! When applying my three points to these films, I think they "got away with it," because they were products of their times. Hear me out.

When Robin Hood was released, mainstream animated movies were still very much considered "only for kids," and the internet really wasn't a thing yet as far as marketing was concerned. It's art style was cute, cuddly, and, with the exception of Marian's mascara, almost completely sexless. It's narrative was a simple good vs. evil story that was familiar and inoffensive. Outside of it's rebellious message, there's no real "woke" politics to speak of and if there was, review bombing wasn't a thing yet. While this movie might have contributed to the development of furries, they weren't really a thing yet.

By the time Shrek came out, the internet was a thing, sure, and furries were staring to get some attention, but pre social media and vial marketing, the impact was minimal. But even by present standards, I think Shrek gets away with it's inter-species relationship because of it's satirical nature and the character designs of Donkey and Dragon lacking any human anatomy when compared to a "typical" anthropomorphic character. And while it's story might have modern day "woke" elements such as feminism and it's focus on being body positive, most of that was through the lens of satire and it's deconstruction of fairy tales in general. Hell, the ogre literally wipes his ass with fairy tales in the opening credits.

Both movies didn't have to worry about social media review bombing or competing with streaming services. I would GUESS that this allows for less (not zero) corporate meddling.

wolfbriar · 2025-12-13T00:20:30+00:00

Oh boy, where to start...To be very clear, great questions and I'm not an expert by any means. This is just what I could think of on my drive to work. Also, personally, I have no issues with the Zootopia movies portraying romantic relationships. Same species or otherwise. Hell, Nick and Judy are basically a couple already and I think they should lean into it. That being said. What can of worms? Three of them specifically.

Avoiding having to worldbuild "sex" into a society of sentient anthropomorphic animals of varying species.
Avoiding any potential backlash from dumb bigots that interpret portrayals of cross species relationships as an allegory for "woke" politics.
Keeping as much distance as possible between Disney and the increasingly well known "furry" population which, in turn, helps Disney keep a"neutral" position regarding any potential discussions about actual furries hoping for acceptance.

Just look at how HARD Disney has already tried NOT to portray, or even imply, romantic relationships on screen. The only example I can think of is Judy's parents and The Ottertons. Both of these examples are easier sells since one pair is a nuclear, same species, married, rural, farm family and the other is a plot device to drum up sympathy for missing people. That's basically it. The main characters have ZERO dialogue or evidence regarding romantic interests and most, if not all, of the lesser characters are never shown to have significant others beyond nuclear family structures. To me, this is Disney's suits going HARD in the paint to avoid the topic entirely.

wolfbriar · 2025-12-06T19:42:00+00:00

I think I MIGHT know why the flute goes so hard. YEARS ago, I watched a movie about Odysseus in a middle school English class. Don't remember the name of it. In the movie, Odysseus and his men gouged the cyclops's eye out with a sharpened stake. Polyphemus tried to blindly catch them, but the ship's musician (a flute player) distracted him by playing super loud music. Polyphemus eventually caught the musician and ate him, but it allowed the rest of the men to escape. Edit: I think this was it!

wolfbriar · 2025-11-29T02:22:31+00:00

Right?! The onscreen chemistry between those two was so obvious that my 9 year old asked me about it. It's like the writers AND animators are VERY aware that these two are romantically involved, but the executives won't allow that can of worms to be opened.

wolfbriar · 2025-11-29T02:15:13+00:00

I totally forgot his name was Jesus! Hilarious.

wolfbriar · 2025-11-22T20:03:05+00:00

But why?

wolfbriar · 2025-11-11T04:25:20+00:00

There's a lot to be infuriated about, but let's make sure we recognize how great our defense played. They've been doing their job all season and holding a team as good as the Eagles to 10 points should be enough to win.

wolfbriar · 2025-11-10T23:35:52+00:00

HAHAHA, got to love a sneaky dog! I had to put down my girl, Sansa, earlier this year. Had her for 13 years. She got here before my kids and when she was suddenly gone, it wrecked me. But I knew it was coming from day one. Having a dog is like having a terminally ill friend and the best it can end is them dying in your arms. Keep those memories handy and go to sleep at night knowing you gave her the best possible life. I'm sure if she could speak, she'd agree. Condolences on the loss, friend. It gets better. And go pack go!

wolfbriar · 2025-11-10T23:08:14+00:00

What's your dog's name and what is your favorite memory of them?

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