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The important thing to remember is that, when Shrek came out in 2001, its subversive, ironical tone was groundbreaking because it was up against a Disney machine that played everything completely straight (notwithstanding "Emperor's New Groove", which came out a few months earlier). Then Disney itself bought into that tone and hegemonized it, and now, movies that actually take their own fucking characters and premises seriously feel like a breath of fresh air.
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you ever just sit and realise u can’t remember 80% of your childhood? like … what happened? who am i ..?
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Every whole-body deodorant commercial is like You can use this on your pits……. feet🦶😳….. and even…….. down there⁉️⁉️😱🤯🤧 yeah.
We went there.
*shot of someone opening their waistband and spraying a concentrated stream directly into their pussy*
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Please learn more than just a Phrase.
I don't expect people to be subject matter experts on issues of global politics.
But false equivalency is rampant in online discourse regarding three major conflicts in the world today. I am using the word conflict in this post, however, when applicable, i will use other words to describe specifics. (Nuance folks... it's a thing)
So i start off with an assumption that most people don't understand the basics of most international events. As an american, i only know some of the stuff that is happening within my own nation. This is not an insult to you, dear reader. Rather, it is a position we all must realize we are in. You do not understand most world issues.
You just don't.
you aren't there. it isn't your life. you don't have the academic background.
I saw a post recently calling for "freedom for Palestine, Sudan, and Congo."
And it bothered me. Not because i am opposed to peace, (how is asking for ceasefire a bad thing?) but rather because i believe simplifying the conflicts with this wording showcases the ignorance of the differences.
Not all conflicts are the same.
In palestine, we have a convoluted mess where two groups claim a territory as home. getting into the in-depth story of this conflict takes time. Foundational elements of it take place thousands of years ago, but the conflict itself is only about 75 years old. So it is a long and short story. Currently, the sovereign state of Israel is engaging in a genocide in Gaza. Asking for freedom for palestinians makes sense. they live in an apartheid state and would like a state of their own. they wish to be free of occupation. you can argue with the details, be pro-israel, or whatever, but that is the basic ask of palestinians. (if you want to get into anti-semetic regional sentiment or the desire of certain groups to eradicate the israeli jewish population or Israel as a nation that's a different topic, not the point of what i'm talking about.)
In the Congo and Sudan, it is a different story.
Let's start with the Congo. First of all, Which Congo?
Let's please understand that there is the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Republic of the Congo is a former french colony. Then there is Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some of us might remember this country as Zaire.
the DRC is the congo we are talking about in the news. This was a former belgian colony and the atrocities committed by the belgians there rival any genocide in human history. i've seen estimates between 5 million and 20 million deaths. some estimates state the population of native congolese were cut in HALF. since the turbulent start of the country after their independence in 1960, the country knew relative peace until the 1990s. Then a mixture of a weak central government and the Rwandan Civil war (which had it's own genocide you may have heard about) spilled over into what was then Zaire. Zaire dissolved, and the DRC took it's place, But the wars have been raging off an on since then. earlier this year, more civil war violence erupted AGAIN. This displaced millions, AGAIN. while the DRC is a bit of an autocratic and repressive regime, the rebel groups are groups with ties with the Rwandan government and the other group with ties to Isis. It's awful all the way down.
Sudan has had an ongoing civil war for over 20 years. I remember this because i helped lead some anti-genocide protests regarding Darfur when i was in college 20 years ago. I've been following this conflict for nearly my entire adult life. you may have heard about this with regards to the Save Darfur coalition regarding the genocide in Darfur. Well, that genocide has continued (albeit with less intensity) for 20 years. the civil war lasted until 2021, but restarted in a different form in late 2023. the conflict is now between two different sides of the military government fighting each other.
It is an awful conflict full of awful leaders. Sudan's government suffered a revolution in 2019 from a dictator, only to have that government overthrown in a coup by the current dictator. The Sudanese military is supported by folks like Russia and North Korea. you will see a bunch of communist countries support it, and you might think "hey, maybe al-Burhan is a leftist".
no... no he is not.
He is a military despot. He has no ties to any real ideology. He just runs sudan as a military dictator.
So who is opposing him?
The Rapid Support Forces. and you may be thinking "ok, so they are the good guys? trying to overthrow the dictator?"
No... They are the ones that instigated the Genocide in Darfur.
This is a situation is "no matter who wins, the people of Sudan lose."
So when folks claim these are all the same. Or wonder why folks talk about one and not the other.
there are reasons. These are very different conflicts. Please learn about them. It matters more than spouting some 4 word slogan calling for "freedom."
Find out what the people of these areas actually need. Learn more about what is happening. My description above is incomplete. I may even get some things wrong. I am trying to keep informed, but I am not an expert, nor do i live there. Raise voices from the region and find out if there are ways to help.
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Poll: if your mom remarries when you’re 26 years old is that guy still your stepdad or is he just your mom’s husband.
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the people in the notes of that “have you seen a gun” poll really need to step back and analyze the varying reasons why people may have guns, and what guns they may own. because i know that the average liberal considers gun-owning to be a crime of the highest magnitude and all guns are assault rifles to them, but many people are actually quite normal and own guns for any number of the following reasons: they hunt and own hunting rifles, they collect antique guns, they have a handgun for protection, they just like guns, And More.
additionally, not all gun control laws are made equal and historically many of them are either targeted towards or are more strictly and consistently enforced against Black people, communities, and organizations (such as the black panther party).
it is not “weird” to own a gun, or to know about gun safety and laws. it is, in a world growing increasingly more dangerous, hostile, and reactive towards minority groups, an accessible and reasonable method of self-protection and self-defense, ESPECIALLY when a main force for oppression in the US (the police) are an armed group. a gun is a tool, and like most tools, it has no inherent moral weight. it is what you make of it. some people will do bad things with it. people will do bad things with every tool. but “doing something about school shootings and the accessibility of that kind of fire power” and “all guns are bad, and you are weird for having one” are two very different statements.
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COMMUNITY (2009-2015) but it's just the memes
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I must not mock Gen Alpha. Mocking Gen Alpha is the mind killer. Mocking Gen Alpha is the little-death that brings total generational solidarity obliteration. I will engage with Gen Alpha lovingly. I will permit them to be cringe. And when they grow up I will turn my eye to their accomplishments. Where mocking has gone there will be nothing. Only generational solidarity remains
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I'm not an Eurovision fan myself, but since the time of the year is aproaching, just a lil' reminder:
Eurovision declared they would not stop Israel from participating this year because "Eurovision is an apolitical music festival" (but for some reason it took them the blink of an eye to ban Russia when the war with Ukraine started)
Just a few days ago, as the song Israel pretended to submit was revealed and it proved to be nothing but political propaganda, Eurovision asked Israel to change to another song since it would contradict their "apolitical status". Israel aparently has threatened with not participating if they are not allowed to play their song "October Rain" (the fucking audacity)
No matter what, I would recomend to boycott Eurovision by contacting your countries respective radio-television organizations to tell them you are against your country participating if Israel is not kicked out, and not watch the show at all
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