I'll start, I missed the outdoor cats struggle session so i don't know what its deal was except a vague idea that outdoor cats were bad, so I've let my two cats stay being outdoor cats because I feel bad locking them inside, like I want to give them some experience of freedom to go where they please so they can live more fulfilling lives

Edit: also kruschev is imo a lot better than most hexbear users give him credit for

  • meth_dragon [none/use name]
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    11 months ago

    not being an avid anime fan myself, i would like for people here to have a polite discussion regarding their personal interpretations of goblin slayer and shield hero so that i have a better idea of what the party line is regarding these and similar works.

    • Tastysnack
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      10 months ago

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    • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      We had a whole ass argument about goblin slayer here once. If you want my takes, goblin slayer dogwhistles alt-right talking points under a fantasy guise. Think like, someone saw the parts of The Lord of the Rings that could be construed as racist and said, "Hmmmm, yes, let's crank it up to 11". Shield hero is slavery apologia ("it's ok to own slaves if you treat them well!") and is deeply misogynistic.

      • meth_dragon [none/use name]
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        11 months ago

        lol yeah i started that thread

        seems the deviationists from last time aren't here to defend their views today

        • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
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          11 months ago

          Omg lol so you did. Federation has made everything seem so long ago.

          Look I'll be real I'll take bad media takes from other hexbear's right now over all the bullshit I'm seeing from the libs/chuds out in the lemmyverse, at least I know the other poster's a comrade who's trying their best.

      • trudge [comrade/them]
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        11 months ago

        The Lord of the Rings is racist to the bone. Goblin Slayer is just a continuation of the same with less poetry.

        Modern fantasy's racism came directly from Tolkien. It certainly wasn't from 14th century English fairytales that Tolnien was referencing.

    • HornyOnMain
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      11 months ago

      From what I've heard, they're considered to just be fascist media but I didn't really care enough to like store away in my brain why people were calling them that and I've never watched them

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        11 months ago

        Their subject matter is bad enough that we'd have to have the whole conversation behind content warnings. I've only seen the intro of one of them and that way more than enough to know I wanted nothing to do with it.