Seeing people shield up their defenses of Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s writing by calling it too “smart” for fans because fans don’t agree with their media illiterate takes shows me how you people couldn’t write your way out of a paper bag You can’t point to to a single character arc that felt earned in that show and you want to call the writing smart or in way good?

That lazy, inconsistent, conflicted thematically railroaded mess of a show?

You would fail ninth grade English in a just world.

The average misogynist in Korea (not even incel, just misogynist) out-powerlevels American misogynists by the sheer fact that I don't think they believe woman are even close to being human.

They hate on pregnant women, bro.

Like actively. American incels/misogynists know they have to at least nominally be good to women in a relationship.

Or in general.

SK incels/misogynists don't really believe that.

American guys who don't know the background talk on the evil SK radfem goverment cult, but...

I get it.

Facial Routine Thread (with links)

You don't have to get all of these but I reccomend a Cleanser, Toner, Sunscreen Moisturizer and Night Cream Cleanser

Cerave Foaming Facial has hyaluronic acid for moisture so it also helps hydrate and comes with niacimicide which I always use as part of my routine.

Cleans good, keeps skin fresh.

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I was once talking to someone who complained that the guys she wanted to date were nice, but they didn't ever give off a "nurturing" vibe, like they wouldn't offer her a jacket or open a door.

After some more questions, I realized that she was talking about chivalry. I told her that any man who’s passively absorbed feminist ideas—not deeply, mind you, but passively to the point that it shaped his worldview—is generally not going to be chivalrous.

You can't expect it from him. It's like expecting a cat to bark. It's possible, but it's not common and often a mimicry.

Now, you might be confused because you might likely think of feminist man would be very respectful of women, if not traditionally courteous.

But I'm not talking about a feminist man. i’m not talking about the self-proclaimed male feminist or even an actual male feminist.

No, both of those would probably simulate some kind of chivalry, the former probably far better due to you know

no, i’m talking about the kind of guy who’s taken in feminist thinking to the point that he doesn’t necessarily agree with it, but he can’t think beyond it. Definitely starting from youth, it’s just there, embedded in his approach to life, part of his framework now.

if you’re asking what that looks like, it’s simple.

think of most incels in the US.

That is a man, who is not a feminist, but has feminist coated framework, despite having disregard (to be polite) for most feminist thought.

Even unintentionally, they partially regurgitate seven is ideals through the lens of resentment based misogyny.

they operate within a framework molded by feminist ideas, right down to accepting women's words at face value, even women that are just online, and their constant confusion over why women don’t think, act or respond like men.

Even their grievance structure is feminism coded, lacking agentic focus to the point that even a mention of personal change is often met with derision at the idea of it possibly affecting a single thing instead man's life, against the systemic structure they rail against.

it’s all structure, and they can't break outside of it.

"New characters"

posts a legacy character

https://twitter.com/ThatComicFan3/status/1823057450796306837

Wow, legacy

https://x.com/ThatComicFan3/status/1823057505075056990

There’s like five things you can tell your son as he grows up that will literally kill all chances of him thinking like an incel if he’s at least 4-5/10 as a guy. 1. Don’t take a woman seriously unless she’s a long-term part of your life.

Her words and actions are her own.

You can’t really know anything until time reveals it. Don’t get caught up in it or her.

Either you or her could change tomorrow.

In honor of the end of Season 2, here's a thread of my FAVORITE villains from the Invincible universe that are NOT Thragg

A Thread (🧵) The Elephant.

An obvious pastiche of the Rhino, down to his size and African-animal inspired nature.

He was intended to be a direct 1:1 of the Rhino down to the way he got his powers until it was revealed that he was actually an elderly black man in white/elephant face.

“So, in the primitive Saiyan philosophy, the goal, see, the ultimate goal, truly, of a Saiyan is self-determination through combat & fulfilling a hunger for power. It's no other than the mindset of political realism, focused only on itself & survival, basic self-preservation." "But you see, where Son Goku stands out, his stance is fundamentally different. Where the Saiyan philosophy is individualistic & insular, unconcerned of anything outside itself, Goku's philosophy is pluralistic, containing a seed of empathy & leaves room for ethics."

Facial Routine Thread (with links)

- Cleanser

I started with Neutrogena HB cleanser (& other Neutrogena items) years ago but phased to Cerave FF cleanser this year for better results.

I have oilier skin & this Cerave is better for normal/oily.

Cerave Foaming Facial has hyaluronic acid for moisture so it also helps hydrate and comes with niacimicide which I always use as part of my routine.

Cleans good, keeps skin fresh.

And much less harsh than Neutrogena imo.

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Why can idealism not sit hand in hand with reality?

The same way logic can be tempered with emotion.

Just because you know something and are aware of the flaws within it, it doesn't mean there's no magic or joy to it. I write all the time, and I'm aware of how frustrating it can be to get a chapter close to perfection as I can manage, writer's block on top of that, and the infuriating lack of understanding from readers.

Anyway, I saw Barbie in theatres instead of pirating it and I think (as usual) women are wrong about things.

I'll elaborate. A mutual, a woman btw, also once said "it's a misandristic midlife crisis with veiled misogynistic views on women disguised as a Barbie movie that turns Ken into a psychotic ex".

That is also another opinion I partially disagree with... to a degree.

I just wanna remind you that the Mari hate train didn't start because of her fanbase. People made attack threads of her takes to hate on her and her fans defended her when people would brigade her.

Here is one example of Mari's "crimes" comic book Twitter began attacking her for I'm making this thread because I've seen people try and pull bullshit and lie to cover their asses and I'm not going to let that slide. This is what you guys started attacking her for. Don't even dare say otherwise

The thing about Jonah Hill and his texts show that he has become obsessed with therapy speak and is using that to parse his relationships.

The man literally made a documentary about how much he loved his therapist. That is not someone who actually has healthy relationships. Jonah sounds right because of his wording. Therapy speak naturally sounds very calm & measured and it can make it seem like the other person is coming from a reasonable place.

However, it can be used to hammer other people into submission because you always sound understandable

People without brains, hearts or souls

All that hate Mari got legitimately got to her. She'd tell me how it made no sense & she didn't want to hurt anyone. She didn't get why they were being like this.

You idiots thought it was just silly shit like you weren't constantly throwing abuse and telling her to game end. The hate, death threats, accusations of all sorts, have been insane and it's honestly a sign a lot of you solidly aren't good people, or are just mentally ill in an actively maliciously way.

I'm gonna be serious for like 10 minutes.

Have you noticed how there's nothing actually really conservative about right-wing politics anymore?

Like, strictly, politically speaking.

Sure, if you go far-right enough, sure, It's very "RETVRN" but the average is just populism. It's really interesting to see how the meaning of modern "conservatism" stands. There's no point to political beliefs, and more about how things look. There's no concept about values, it's just surface-level appearances, dunking on the Left, and culture wars.

Let me tell you a list of things that happened to me when I visited Nigeria when I was 16 to 17. This is a thread

https://twitter.com/wayofffem/status/1673769447998234645

1. Got pushed into a neck high ditch full of raw sewage by a passing motorcyclist for no reason

He purposely weaved in and out of traffic just to get near and push me in

I walked two miles home like that, with people constantly asking me if "I was stupid?" or "go home and wash"

Got it. I see what you mean.

https://twitter.com/Brehmstorm/status/1667559417213059075

Something a friend just posted on Discord: 🧵

If you look at Spider-Man’s suit, it’s entirely non-culturally descriptive. Anyone would recognize it as a spider. Nobody would recognize it as American or white or anything else. "Yet looking at alternatives barring Ben Reilly, Kaine and early Miles suites, a great many seem largely culturally dedicated. You almost always know who, if not specifically, is going to be under the mask, because they're variants designed to be a specific THING."

This one of Dou Hong's is my favorite, because it's the only one where every character looks good in the outfit.

Jasper and the Jaspers. This is my second favorite but it kinda feels very insincere given this was made back in like 2016.

I think people deify Superman as a character to the point that him not being a perfect symbol of good at all times is considered an immediate betrayal of the character. Despite people saying he's not a Christ like character, they treat him as that

https://twitter.com/localmanszn/status/1663905909355970560

If you look at how Injustice was laid out, it was a perfect cavalcade of fuck ups that would drive anyone out of their fucking minds. In Kingdom Come,

Hell, even Kingdom Come Superman wanted to kill the Joker but he didn't because Lois made him promise with his dying breath.