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[terrestrial]

[aabattery]

First movie of the year is Mary Poppins. Forgot how pro-soot this movie is.

[Darth Lehnsherr]

Last movie of 2018 was Ralph Breaks the Internet. Sort of appropriate with what I'm going through. 

[Ozymandias]

Alex Jones didn't have a great year.  Will 2019 be the end?  Or will he rise up from the ashes like a phoenix? I love how at first he actually sounds pretty intelligent, and then takes a sharp abrupt turn in the funniest way possible.

 

 

[DeeCee]

This is so true. 

 

 

[terrestrial]

1 hour ago, DeeCee said:

This is so true. 

 

 

I never heard of it, so I have no idea about if to take seriously or not, but... maybe the human is too small to get perceived in his attempts?

[terrestrial]

Arrrghhh I missed the exact time I think. I think around 40 minutes back the last ones arrived in 2019, so Happy New Year to all who didn't get a wish / salutation yet!

[reddevil19]

I love working on New Year's Day. Just sitting here, drinking green tea, staring at my monitor, 40 fail videos open on youtube, online shopping, thinking about the sweet release of death.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

[terrestrial]

7 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

thinking about the sweet release of death

???

[reddevil19]

Just now, terrestrial said:

???

Being overly-dramatic.

[terrestrial]

Just now, reddevil19 said:

Being overly-dramatic.

If someone is in a crisis, has just lost someone or,... there is no overly-dramatic

Need help, hugs, or???

[reddevil19]

Thanks, much appreciated.

But no, just wallowing in self-pity, for having to work today. That's what I get for giving others the day off. 

[DeeCee]

Listen to the banter here. 

 

Babysitting time.  

@grim22

[Premium George]

Wholesome sledging. Makes me wonder, what will happen with tim once other two comes back. I don't think bankroft is coming back.

[reddevil19]

I don't get cricket. I have about 15 Indian guys in my staff. Not to mention that I'm in England. I just... my mind wanders and eyes glaze over whenrver they start explaining it. 

[Premium George]

13 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

I don't get cricket. I have about 15 Indian guys in my staff. Not to mention that I'm in England. I just... my mind wanders and eyes glaze over whenrver they start explaining it. 

That's NFL to me.

[lorddemaxus]

Why is the nerd community filled with so many bigots? I was told that representing minorities in movies is extremist leftist agenda and that if Superman was black, it would ruin the character. I was also called a racist by this dumb-dumb because I said representation matters.

 

Does anyone here have proof that when comic books follow "extreme leftist ideas" ( in other words, it means race or gender-bending popular characters) it led to sales decrease? Every bigoted nerd I have met says that without realizing that Stan Lee adhered to extremist left-leaning ideas (for the time) during a time when the Jim Crow Laws still existed.

 

Edit: Was also called a hypocrite for not trying to fix structural sexism in the middle east even though I live in the middle east and have been trying to help solve it in as many ways as possible (without getting myself deported).

Edited January 1, 2019 by lorddemaxus

[reddevil19]

10 minutes ago, Premium George said:

That's NFL to me.

I just enjoy the insanely expensive stadiums with swimming pools in them.

They should do this for the Qatar World Cup. Except, have the pools replace all the seats, and that way people can watch the games without bursting into flames.

Edited January 1, 2019 by reddevil19

[Lordmandeep]

19 minutes ago, lorddemaxus said:

Why is the nerd community filled with so many bigots? I was told that representing minorities in movies is extremist leftist agenda and that if Superman was black, it would ruin the character. I was also called a racist by this dumb-dumb because I said representation matters.

 

Does anyone here have proof that when comic books follow "extreme leftist ideas" ( in other words, it means race or gender-bending popular characters) it led to sales decrease? Every bigoted nerd I have met says that without realizing that Stan Lee adhered to extremist left-leaning ideas (for the time) during a time when the Jim Crow Laws still existed.

 

Edit: Was also called a hypocrite for not trying to fix structural sexism in the middle east even though I live in the middle east and have been trying to help solve it in as many ways as possible (without getting myself deported).

You dont have to go far, there are lot of users on here who always pushback against casting choices that are seemingly based on race.

 

I think the right and alt right has really made a lot inroads with young males in the nerd and gaming community in the past few years that has really pushed an anti-SJW sentiment as well.

 

In society, in general, there has been a lot of push to be more inclusive and progressive but I find in the nerd community a lot of people are pushing back against it these days. 

 

You would notice Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and Pewdiepie are very popular in this community as well who are very famous for being anti-SJW.

 

The issue I find that I think that a lot of those fringe ideas in alt right gaming communities are spreading a lot more in the mainstream and this has been shown by the huge mess on Youtube these days, the backlash against certain video games and movies (TLJ, Ghostbusters, many  video games) 

Edited January 1, 2019 by Lordmandeep

[DeeCee]

27 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

I just enjoy the insanely expensive stadiums with swimming pools in them.

They should do this for the Qatar World Cup. Except, have the pools replace all the seats, and that way people can watch the games without bursting into flames.