Recent content by Darken12

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    Zero Punctuation: The Evil Within - As Bad as Bad Horror Games Can Get

    What I hate the most about this game is how derivative it is. There is absolutely no originality whatsoever. Everything you see, every setpiece, every enemy, every character dialogue, is lifted from another horror movie or game, or is Generic Trope #459. Though most of it is RE4, which means...
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    Jimquisition: Copyright War

    Is this war I hear? MAN THE BALLISTAE! ARCHERS TO THE ROOFTOPS! Well said, Jim. Fear is the only way these people get the control they so desperately crave. Deny them that fear, deny them the fear and watch them spiral into stereotypical villain breakdown as control slips through their fingers.
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    The Big Picture: Pink Is Not The Problem

    While everything you said is true Bob, the discussion has in generally moved forward now. To my understanding, that's a discussion that was being had about 5-10 years ago. Ironically, the current discussion is how the mainstream feminism demonises women who do not show a sufficient "femininity"...
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    Let's Talk About the Ending of Frozen

    I absolutely loathe Disney for the conservative, traditional, harmful messages it sends. And then along came Frozen, a Disney movie I actually liked and that made me slightly respect Disney a bit for having the courage to do the Hans subversion and resisting the urge to pair off Elsa with a...
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    Poll: Have random people ever asked you to cheer up?

    And they put their own wish to see me happy over my own autonomy to feel however I want to feel. This is a sign of disrespect.
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    Poll: Have random people ever asked you to cheer up?

    Yes. All the time. You forget the part where this stranger, so full of compassion, feels entitled to tell you how to present yourself despite not knowing you at all. This wonderful compassion and positivity come with the arrogance of presuming they know how to live your life better than you...
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    Escape to the Movies: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    I think going to see The Hunger Games for the violence/action is pretty much the most ironic missing of the point you can possibly make. That is literally the way the Capitol treats the hunger games, they too would be disappointed they didn't get to see some good old-fashioned slaughter...
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    Zero Punctuation: Beyond: Two Souls

    The mild interest I had to see these so-called hunky boys is buried under several kilometres of "NOPE" towards the gameplay and storytelling.
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    Escape to the Movies: Machete Kills

    I was going to give this one a miss, but then Lady Gaga showed up and now I have a morbid curiosity to see what they have her do in the movie.
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    Jimquisition: To Play The Villain

    I've read that comic. A thoroughly unlikeable main character and a sad plot premise.
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    The glorious return of the sexy-cast. Now with all new LGBT-content.

    Expressing fervent desire to be a part of this, if there's still room in the GB part.
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    So why is it offensive to consider homosexuality as a choice?

    For some people, sexuality is fixed and there's nothing they can do about it. For others, sexuality is fluid, and they can be more attracted to certain people at different periods of their lives, or they can be mostly one thing but have "exceptions" or similar shades of gray. The key is...
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    Enders Game studio releases statement on Orson Scott Card's views

    Because money. If you give him money, he gets wealth and influence, which he is using to actively oppress LGBTQ+ people. He's not even secret about it. He's not some powerless old dude that we can quietly ignore. It would be as if Suzanne Collins or JK Rowling or Stephenie Meyers were...
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    Ender's Game Author Asks For Tolerance After Boycott Threat

    I will show you the same tolerance that you have shown me and mine, Mr. Card. You shall sit down with me and partake of the meal you have served me. You might learn a thing or two about empathy.