Tabitha

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[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

but no it isn't uniquely bad cause of terf writer

actually the video does mention that there is almost no positive representation of minorites, demonstrates that what little there is problematic, examples of JKRowling missing opportunities for good representation, and examples of JKRowling attempting to retcon representation in after the series was over. Then the video gives examples of other authors succeeding for comparison.

The video essentially says that the books series is like a Thatcherite monument to the status quo, which is reflected in the overarching story and (lack of) progression for most characters, which is to say, her ideology may actually be the root that which the rot stems from.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

¿Por qué no los dos?

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

kids in costumes are flooding in

my friends and I dressed up as witches for the last 3 book releases, and several of the movie releases, and even after highschool, we weren't the oldest people wearing customs to these things.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I was too young at the time to really debate someone on what books were good and which were slop/drivel, and by the time I was old enough, it's popularity and marketing machines were already peaked. I remember crying when pottermore gave me the wrong house. Much is obvious in retrospect, but it would be nice to see what someone who was an adult at the time and saw things as they were, in historical context, could fill us in on how this incident spiraled out of control.

The best I could guess tho, it was "good enough", got some heavy luck, right-place, right-time. You couldn't repeat the success today because most YA competitors just do most things better.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

maddened MFW theranos isn't a homeopathic rhinoplasty startup

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah they'd have tiny screens that are even easier to break.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's so annoying how common and normalized gambling addiction is in the US.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

“What would a Ukraine that never experienced Stalin’s Holodomor look like?”

same-picture

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

narrative devices been getting a little too handsy if you ask me disgost

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Without a specific event (e.g. Israel winning the war, a treaty/ceasefire with specific wording), I don't understand what triggered this or why this was necessary at all.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

I have good exs and bad exs. If I see a bad ex at a good protest, usually that means they're a better person now, unless he was a really bad ex.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Joining orgs to meet people to sleep with is obvious wrecker behavior

joining orgs to advertise your onlyfans is still okay right?

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