▲ 418 ▼ Worst day of my life (quokk.au) submitted 5 months ago by SatyrSack@quokk.au to c/tenforward@lemmy.world 123 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-worst-day-of-your-life-so-far
[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 66 points 5 months ago (4 children) Gay people: Exist and their relationships are depicted in media alongside straight ones, with the same emphasis Dumb Motherfuckers: WHY ARE YOU MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF PEOPLE BEING GAY? STOP SHOVING IT DOWN OUR THROATS! permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] djdarren@piefed.social 28 points 5 months ago (1 child) I wish someone would shove some gay down my throat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paul@lemmy.org 11 points 5 months ago It's the free drugs argument all over again, the right wing promising us good times that never actually happen in real life permalink fedilink source parent [–] jtrek@startrek.website 20 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's like that thing where if a meeting has women talking for 20% of the time some men freak out about how it's all women all the time. They're emotionally keyed up so it feels like a bigger deal, and they're emotionally keyed up so they're not going to rationally assess this. That'd assuming they're acting in good faith to begin with, which is not a given. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 5 months ago (1 child) I can't tell you how tired I am of the privileged whining about how the onset of equality is discriminating against them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago They think they're losing rights and freedoms when in reality they don't have as many more rights as disenfranchised groups than they used to. It's not a pie chart. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BillyClark@piefed.social 6 points 5 months ago (4 children) I was watching an anime this season that unexpectedly to me turned out to have a large gay subplot.All of the characters turned out to be gay men and they're all infatuated with the main character. I was surprised that I found that entire subplot and its associated scenes so incredibly tedious. It made me wonder whether gay people feel the same way watching straight romances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 months ago I find almost all depictions of romance in fiction to be tedious, if not cringe. For me it's less about the gender or number of participants and more about writers not knowing how to depict an authentic, realistic romance. That being said, Academy's depiction of Lura and Jett's relationship is just right to me. I was skeptical about the show because all I hear from both sides of the political aisle is how bad it is, but it's surprisingly good. permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago Personally, yeah usually. A poorly written sapphic romance can hold my interest, but a straight one has to have me really caring about the characters or finding the romance relatable (Sanderson is really good for that) in order for me to not be wanting it to hurry up and get back to the good stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago Its been a good season for the gay anime. It hasn't bored me, but it has made me actively contrast and compare them with other anime, the same as you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago I watched the orphan black reboot. Pretty much all the women are lesbians. I think it was the only way to make the plot line work. But I'm like. ... In the real world it's just not THAT common. I mean I laughed just cause it seemed like they had to make all the women gay to make the new story work with the previous story. If you watch it you will get what I mean. I wasn't bothered by it though. Just amused a bit. Never seen so many lesbians in a TV show like that. They did do it well though. Didn't stoop to using stereotypes or the masculine-fem pairing that is prevalent in gay media representation. My gay friend says that cis producers can't imagine genuine gay couples that don't have a man-woman dynamic (mostly cause of cultural gender roles in a relationship ), So they always project this onto gay couples. I think he's right about that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* The only ones shoving it down their throats is focks newz and their ilk. I used to be far more deeply engrained into internet culture and the only time I find out about all the travesty of wOkE mEdIa is because the right winger cultists not shutting the fuck up about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] djdarren@piefed.social 28 points 5 months ago (1 child) I wish someone would shove some gay down my throat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] paul@lemmy.org 11 points 5 months ago It's the free drugs argument all over again, the right wing promising us good times that never actually happen in real life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paul@lemmy.org 11 points 5 months ago It's the free drugs argument all over again, the right wing promising us good times that never actually happen in real life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jtrek@startrek.website 20 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's like that thing where if a meeting has women talking for 20% of the time some men freak out about how it's all women all the time. They're emotionally keyed up so it feels like a bigger deal, and they're emotionally keyed up so they're not going to rationally assess this. That'd assuming they're acting in good faith to begin with, which is not a given. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 5 months ago (1 child) I can't tell you how tired I am of the privileged whining about how the onset of equality is discriminating against them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago They think they're losing rights and freedoms when in reality they don't have as many more rights as disenfranchised groups than they used to. It's not a pie chart. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 5 months ago (1 child) I can't tell you how tired I am of the privileged whining about how the onset of equality is discriminating against them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago They think they're losing rights and freedoms when in reality they don't have as many more rights as disenfranchised groups than they used to. It's not a pie chart. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago They think they're losing rights and freedoms when in reality they don't have as many more rights as disenfranchised groups than they used to. It's not a pie chart. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 6 points 5 months ago (4 children) I was watching an anime this season that unexpectedly to me turned out to have a large gay subplot.All of the characters turned out to be gay men and they're all infatuated with the main character. I was surprised that I found that entire subplot and its associated scenes so incredibly tedious. It made me wonder whether gay people feel the same way watching straight romances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 months ago I find almost all depictions of romance in fiction to be tedious, if not cringe. For me it's less about the gender or number of participants and more about writers not knowing how to depict an authentic, realistic romance. That being said, Academy's depiction of Lura and Jett's relationship is just right to me. I was skeptical about the show because all I hear from both sides of the political aisle is how bad it is, but it's surprisingly good. permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago Personally, yeah usually. A poorly written sapphic romance can hold my interest, but a straight one has to have me really caring about the characters or finding the romance relatable (Sanderson is really good for that) in order for me to not be wanting it to hurry up and get back to the good stuff. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago Its been a good season for the gay anime. It hasn't bored me, but it has made me actively contrast and compare them with other anime, the same as you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago I watched the orphan black reboot. Pretty much all the women are lesbians. I think it was the only way to make the plot line work. But I'm like. ... In the real world it's just not THAT common. I mean I laughed just cause it seemed like they had to make all the women gay to make the new story work with the previous story. If you watch it you will get what I mean. I wasn't bothered by it though. Just amused a bit. Never seen so many lesbians in a TV show like that. They did do it well though. Didn't stoop to using stereotypes or the masculine-fem pairing that is prevalent in gay media representation. My gay friend says that cis producers can't imagine genuine gay couples that don't have a man-woman dynamic (mostly cause of cultural gender roles in a relationship ), So they always project this onto gay couples. I think he's right about that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 months ago I find almost all depictions of romance in fiction to be tedious, if not cringe. For me it's less about the gender or number of participants and more about writers not knowing how to depict an authentic, realistic romance. That being said, Academy's depiction of Lura and Jett's relationship is just right to me. I was skeptical about the show because all I hear from both sides of the political aisle is how bad it is, but it's surprisingly good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago Personally, yeah usually. A poorly written sapphic romance can hold my interest, but a straight one has to have me really caring about the characters or finding the romance relatable (Sanderson is really good for that) in order for me to not be wanting it to hurry up and get back to the good stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago Its been a good season for the gay anime. It hasn't bored me, but it has made me actively contrast and compare them with other anime, the same as you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago I watched the orphan black reboot. Pretty much all the women are lesbians. I think it was the only way to make the plot line work. But I'm like. ... In the real world it's just not THAT common. I mean I laughed just cause it seemed like they had to make all the women gay to make the new story work with the previous story. If you watch it you will get what I mean. I wasn't bothered by it though. Just amused a bit. Never seen so many lesbians in a TV show like that. They did do it well though. Didn't stoop to using stereotypes or the masculine-fem pairing that is prevalent in gay media representation. My gay friend says that cis producers can't imagine genuine gay couples that don't have a man-woman dynamic (mostly cause of cultural gender roles in a relationship ), So they always project this onto gay couples. I think he's right about that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* The only ones shoving it down their throats is focks newz and their ilk. I used to be far more deeply engrained into internet culture and the only time I find out about all the travesty of wOkE mEdIa is because the right winger cultists not shutting the fuck up about it. permalink fedilink source parent