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    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      somebody here getting upset about game of thrones getting criticized

      It was more than a few somebodies. Some called alternatives to Gambo that have less gory torture scenes and less gratuitous sexual violence "morality plays." One coined the term "joyless scold," repeated it to me a few times, and even accused me of mental illness (because mentally ill people are bad people amirite :reddit-logo: ) for criticizing the treat.

      Years ago before Hexbear existed, I remember the early wave of Gambo enthusiasm kept saying over and over again that Gambo wasn't "cookie cutter sunshine and rainbows" and was "mature." You know, the way 70s grindhouse slasher films were mature. And it's totally original and not "cookie cutter" to imitate Gambo and make shows where any character with lines and agency that survives for more than a few episodes is a smirking murderfucking sociopath.

      It's all historically realistic, by the way. There was nonstop gory torture and rape in the middle ages and almost nothing else happening that could be put on camera. These things are not condoned, just illustrated. Over and over and over and over and over again with full frontal emphasis. No entertainment value intended in all of those gratuitous details. None. Also there must have been ice zombies and dragons during the War of the Roses.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          idk how you find the energy to deal with activated treat defenders

          Contempt, mostly. I don't back down from bullies.

          For similar reasons I post regular material regarding the ongoing dumpster fire called Star Citizen. One treat defender on Hexbear did the same old "u r mentally ill" putdown because I criticized their favorite grift and I decided that means I should do it more.

            • UlyssesT [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              I'm extra extra Jokerfied about how profitable Star Citizen is for how little is done with the revenue besides make the grifters richer. :joker-shopping:

              Contrary to the accusations from the Star Citizen fan, I never spent a thin dime on the grift. I was interested and even guardedly optimistic back in, oh, 2012, about it.

              When I learned that the grifters' promised Privateer/Freelancer spiritual reboot was instead going to be a promise-everything-to-everyone-with-creepy-90s-malls-everywhere-and-space-roman-fascism thing instead, I started dunking on it.

              The HOURS of space car commercials were a warning for me, too.

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIhN8lb2by0