Are feminists serious about this? 29 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Again, the issue isn't the MOVIE. That's why so many of you are mad, you're not listening to what the complaint actually was and are just relying on memes. Nobody cares if she gets choked in the movie. NOBODY CARES. She can get choked for 20 minutes IN THE MOVIE. The literal complaint raised was "there isn't context for that image in the actual billboard itself." Plenty of people will CHOOSE not to see the movie, but the billboard gives them NO CHOICE in the imagery. That's it. Nobody wants them to change the movie, or all the billboards. Just the CONTEXT of that billboard. Go read the actual complaints.
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Are feminists serious about this? 29 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
I think you all are getting confused. I said the scenes are fine...in the movie. @peachypersimmon I don't think any of the scenes you mentioned were plastered as standalone images on a billboard with no explanation. THAT'S what upset so many people. Mystique wears no visible armor, carries no visible weapon, and is being held up by her neck by a guy who's visibly protected by what he's wearing. She's not portrayed as a soldier in a fight. As for DV, the correct answer is "maybe we should be a little more sensitive to all survivors" not "fuck all DV survivors equally, it doesn't bother me personally so they should all grow a pair."
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Are feminists serious about this? 29 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
The scenes have always been in movies, and are fine in movies. Because while you're watching the movie you have context and know what's going on. The big blowup is over the billboard with no context. You'll find a lot of movies avoid putting certain scenes on billboards for that reason. You don't generally see pictures of the smoking twin towers, of dead and bloody murder victims on billboards, because studios don't want to shove sensitive imagery into people's faces with no context. It's done more subtly. There's no context on this one that this is a battle. If you don't know X-Men, you could also assume this is a weird looking dude choking his weird looking wife. Fox apologized because they slipped up and didn't realize the movie title wasn't enough context for this particular image.
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Are feminists serious about this? 29 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Apocalypse standing on a pile of fallen heroes choking Mystique, there wouldn't be anywhere near as much uproar, because there'd be context. "Oh look, this is a huge fight, this guy's some kind of badass whose murderizing everybody." I think that would have gone over a lot better.
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Are feminists serious about this? 29 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Okay, unpopular statement that will undoubtedly be downvoted, but please read to the end: I know one girl who was choked hard enough by an SO to leave really dark bruising on her neck, and another who had to literally jump a guy from behind and punch him repeatedly in the head to get his hands off the neck of her friend. Whether you believe we need feminism or not is whatever, but there are a LOT of people out there who have been attacked (female AND male) in this way. There's a good chance you know one, even if they haven't told you. Everyone on Funsubstance loves superhero movies, we all know the context behind these images is Apocalypse being an asshole, but here's the thing Fox is taking into consideration: not everyone knows. There are HUGE demographics who have no idea who the X-Men are. TONS of people who have no clue who Mystique or Apocalypse are. All they see is a giant billboard with somebody being choked, and violently. That's the complaint. If they had shown a full view of
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This is why we're fat 13 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
They don't teach grocery shopping and budgeting in a required home ec class at school anymore that I know of. Also part of the problem.
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:3 4 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
There's not assigned seats when we get there, are there? I hate assigned seating.
Very sneaky Disney...Very sneaky 8 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Yes, I think the idea was that there was still some magic left in her even after her hair was cut, and it was carried feom her to him in her tears. I love that movie, I need to watch it again.
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This is why we're fat 13 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
While I empathize with the concept, I call bullshit on the example. Kielbasa, pork chops, thin sliced boneless chicken, and sweet Italian sausage routinely go on sale at my grocery store for $2.50-$3.00 per pound, with bags of frozen veggies at 10 for $10 pretty regularly. All of the above can be cooked in 10-20 mins depending on method. For $15, I can usually get enough food for 3 simple, quick meals that will serve 4. And that's at a regular grocery store, not a discount grocer. You can do even better at Walmart, or sometimes Target.
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Captain Hydra 27 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Even after the last comic book is pried out of my cold, dead hands, my last will and testament line will still be "the Hydra!Cap writer is a terrible prince of LIES."
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Are you? I know I am! 5 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Not really. Technology is amazing. I don't really feel nostalgia for anything though, so that could just be me.
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Please will someone explain this to me 47 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
I couldn't...I just...I needed to know. https://www.inderwear.com/73-lingerie-string/3969-string-lateral-flash-bleu-alter.html
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The "spoiler paradox" 14 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
There was a paper out in recent years I read the synopsis for that said spoilers are actually a new thing. Historically, nobody cared about knowing the end of things first and it never lowered enjoyment, but modern people have become addicted to surprises and twists. I wish I remembered the name of the paper to offer it but I don't, sorry.
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British logic 19 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
*US: 18 to marry (19 in Nebraska, 21 in Mississippi), 16 in most states with parental permission only, with only a handful allowing younger marriage with parental permission; 18 to join the military without parental consent, 17 with parental consent, while there are waivers for younger they're pretty rare; 18 to vote. So a pretty straightforward "21 to drink, 18 for everything else." Have you never heard of Google?
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I would be there every day 5 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
I need this. Or "Have your income tax refund sent to us, then earn it back by showing up over the year."
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Oh america, never change 21 comments
dancadamorte
· 8 years ago
Plus, there are like 5000 "Sexy Colonial" costumes in existence. Hunting is a backdrop for tons of states, get some sleekly designed camo and a compound bow. We went to the moon, do a NASA and celestial theme. Wtf do you mean we don't have a natural heritage?
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Creativity or poverty? 2 comments
