do you ever read a ‘callout post’ where the summary on top is like ‘they EAT BABIES and RUN A COFFEE SHOP FOR MURDERERS and they HATE GAY PEOPLE’ and then you scroll down and actually read the post and it’s like, they posted about lamb chops once, they work at starbucks and one time someone who killed someone had a coffee at that starbucks, and they made a ‘fruit (derogatory)’ joke once
some of the time it’s this, some of the time it’s shit like “six in-depth paragraphs about problematic opinions on Steven Universe followed by an offhand mention of the time they faked their own illness and death in order to pose as their own fictional partner and crowdfund medical and funeral expenses”
Shitven universe is full of problematic writing though. It is a problematic show. Large perceptage of post calling it out are not problematic.
No offense, but if someone is committing real world crimes, I could not give one molecule of a shit about their opinions on a children’s show about rocks that sing and punch each other. Do not bury receipts of actual crimes or dangerous behaviors under punchy rock discourse. Too many times I have seen callout posts about genuinely reprehensible things “padded” heavily with trivial greviances about liking the wrong cartoons. If I have to scroll through your essay about [spins wheel] rock boobies to get to the sexual assault receipts then your callout fucking sucks and you should be ashamed.
@glumshoe So you are perfectly willing to excuse the fact that shitven universe made genocidal fascist space nazis. And because they were arbitrarily “family”, decided that they should be reformed with no punishments for their crimes.
And then the sequel series depicted mental illness as something that makes you physically and violently destructive to everything and everyone in your surroundings. That mental illness can be insta fixed with having a hug and saying you are there and feel better.
Btw I usually block people who try to divert the conversation away from shitven universe being a bad show. Because it show’s they encourage writing like that. And don’t think critically about problematic themes finding their ways into shows meant for kids.
People really don’t like hearing this. But serious problematic issues in the real world can often find their way into fiction, and it’s not a good idea to put those into kids shows as minor things that are forgivable. When discourse surrounding stuff like that says it is excusable or not worth dying over. The responses show just how people think and care about issues like that. A piece of media having the audacity to show completely heinous actions or horribly handled representation as forgivable.
[shakes you vigorously by the lapels]
I don’t know how to tell you this in a way you will understand but committing crimes is worse than watching cartoons.
Maybe my priorities need to be reassessed but I am pretty confident that someone who enjoys South Park and doesn’t sexually abuse people is a better person than someone who exclusively enjoys media that’s beyond reproach and is a rapist.
Like, Jesus Christ, it literally doesn’t matter whether or not Ted Bundy listened to John Lennon. He killed people!!! He literally killed people!!! Hurting people and committing crimes is worse than having bad taste! My god!!!!
It’s just fiction is not an excuse for bad writing. It’s not an excuse for tell children abusive family should be forgiven, that genocidal nazis should be forgiven, or that mental illness is harmful to everyone around them. Contrary to what people on the internet tell you. Fiction reflects reality and vice versa. The excuse that they are completely exclusive is ignorant at best. What you enjoy and produce content about says a lot about you and what you believe, and is worth self reflection when callled out that what you like is reflective of you.
IF YOU STAB SOMEONE TO DEATH IN AN IKEA YOUR OPINIONS ON PINK DIAMOND COULD LITERALLY NOT BE LESS RELEVANT
wait I’m sorry
I don’t fucking go here and I think cartoon discourse is an embarrassing waste of time in this the cosmically forsaken year of 2021, but… Hazbin Hotel? Isn’t that the cartoon that like 50% of tumblr is on a moral crusade against…? The sword of irony pierces my heart, killing me instantly.
I don’t hate the concept of ebooks per se but what bothers me is how our society is shifting from actually owning entertainment in tangible forms like books and CDs and DVDs and game discs, to having to download everything so basically we’ll get to the point where everything is intangible and all of our property can be taken away by a website crash.
“Almost exactly ten years ago, you may remember, Amazon came stealthily along and deleted e-copies of 1984 (no seriously, they did) and Animal Farm from people’s Kindles — copies they’d already paid for and downloaded — because it turned out that there was a rights problem with the e-publisher. Jeff Bezos wound up apologizing all over himself and taking it all back and promising never to do that ever again, but the fact remains that Amazon has some kind of access to your Kindle files and can literally remove them, if they feel like it, which is downright creepy, and if it were your computer you would not like it one little bit.”
I’m sure that someone already said this in the notes, but you guys are aware that you don’t actually own e-books, e-movies, etc. Right? What you’re purchasing is a license to have that file on your device. Not the actual object.
I’ve also posted about it multiple times.
Plus, Amazon, Google, Kobo, B&N are all explicit in their user agreements that they have the right to terminate your account, seize your library, and delete anything and everything off of your account at any time, for any reason, without giving you anything in return, including paying you back.
Like, it super scary that they not only can do that, but are legally allowed to.
I’ve seen people suggesting using the program called Calibre to transfer and convert your files from whatever program you purchase them on, so that if one of those companies do decide to be a dick, you will retain your e-copies safe and sound on your hard drive. Just don’t be an asshole and post those copies to pirate sites.
So read your content agreements and digital ownership laws cause they’re not great.
Paper books still have their uses.
And that very fact, my friends, is why products like Epubor Ultimate DRM removal tool (my personal choice) are legal to write and sell and use.
Because yes, the terms of service sure say that. But every time they’ve /tried/ on a significant scale, they’ve been challenged and backed down. And every time they tried to stop DRM removal tools from being made and sold, they’ve failed. What they’re doing relies on keeping off enough toes that a significant bloc never gets pissed enough to push through a class action suit.
So, yes, absolutely, know this and, if you (like me) have book-gasms over having my library of 2000 books always at my fingertips to read whatever I like, get Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com/) and then get one of the DRM removal applications. Jailbreak your library, back it up in at least three locations, and then pass this tip on in the joyful knowledge that all the major distributors are praying you don’t tell anyone else how easy this is.
Computer nerds have been screaming at tye world about this for 20 years and none of you listened to us, and you called us crazy. Have fun with your streaming services!
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