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  • Of course, the fandom for the quintessential X-Man, Morph, who was so well loved that he starred alongside Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry in the 2000s X-Men film.

    Morph, who was such an established Marvel character that they had to change his name for the animated show because there was a DC character who had a better claim to it.

    Morph, whose iconic design was “a dude”. I remember when every kid wanted the “a dude” action figure.

    That Morph?

    I would bet good money that not a single soul who is being vocally upset online about this was a part of the “Morph Fandom”. It’s people who assume that a show featuring a non-cis or non-straight character is a personal attack.

  • According to the article, the only things being removed are digital copies that were given free with a DVD or Blu-Ray purchase.

    Not amazing (I would argue that Funimation should make all eligible digital copies downloadable before the service ends), but assuming customers have their original physical media, the loss is minor.

  • That IS the point, and rarely do equality or equity initiatives “pull down” anyone.

    But the Haves feel like they’ve earned their position, and that means that if you help a Have Not in any way, you are taking away from their achievement (which in this case is “not being born poor/black/female”)

  • I dislike this take, as it dismisses the fact that some people are just selfish.

    Sure, plenty of people have been persuaded into voting conservative because they are ill-informed, but I would wager that just as many know what the right stands for, but because conservatives cater their policy to older, wealthier groups, the older wealthier voters can ignore the rest.

    Also homophobes and racists exist in all fields.

  • You’re right. With the numbers presented here, Israel is definitely acting worse right now.

    These two groups of people are at war. One of them are using guerrilla terrorist tactics to kill civilians, and the other is using their political sway and superior firepower to commit genocide.

    There is no “equally bad”, but if you support the eradication of either side, you are a horrible person in my eyes.

  • It doesn’t feel like it actually inferred anything from the comment.

    “You spoke about computers, so you probably know about computers”

    “You express concerns about privacy, so you are likely privacy conscious”

    “You said you were 30ish, so you’re maybe 30…ish”

    It essentially paraphrased each part of the comment, and gave it back to you like an analysis. Of course, this is ChatGPT, so it’s likely not trained for this sort of thing.

  • By not forcing Palestinians out of their homes to house Americans: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/5/4/if-i-dont-steal-your-home-someone-else-will-jewish-settler-says

    By not voting in a government that openly supports the eradication of a people that they claim are not a culture: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/no-such-thing-as-palestinian-people-top-israeli-minister-says

    By not commuting further war crimes by doling our collective punishment on civilians: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/israel-opt-israel-must-lift-illegal-and-inhumane-blockade-on-gaza-as-power-plant-runs-out-of-fuel/

    This video was posted in May 2021, and is still relevant: https://youtu.be/INCXqWzH5vk?si=xxvSkiBcRtkZwZVa

    War crimes are being committed on both sides, but one side is in a far better political, economic, and defensive position. Treaties and councils have been written, but if the stronger party decides they want to break those agreements, and suffers no repercussions from doing so (so far as having essentially full support from the US government at one point), what can the smaller group do? Roll over and let their people be extinguished by a callous and racist government?

    I do not condone attacks from either side, but saying that Palestine is “suffering the consequences”, while ignoring the actions that led to this attack (which could be seen as Israel suffering their own consequences) is short sighted and cruel.

  • I’d honestly be okay with a legal procedural set in the MCU. She Hulk was fun, and I imagine Daredevil would take a more serious approach to the concept. I don’t know about the lack of costume. Some of the other shows held off on iconic costumes until the finale, so it’s not out of the ordinary, but we have already seen DD in action in SheHulk.

  • What an odd article. The Māori people signed a treaty with the Crown. This treaty was ignored by the government, and still seems to have no legal binding. A tribunal was created to call out breaches of the treaty. This tribunal is independent, was not created by the government, and any finding made by the tribunal can be disregarded by the government on a whim.

    Yet at the end of the article, Minister Davis says that a Treaty would be a ‘unifying moment’? Why? Because it means that Indigenous Australians would have to try even harder to be heard?

  • The kids who need help might not associate Kutcher with the organisation, but donors and supporters sure as hell will.

    At this point, he has written a letter of support, lauding the moral upstanding of a convicted rapist. Any way you slice it, it’s not a good look from a fundraising perspective. Why would I support the anti-sex trafficking group that has a rape apologist as it’s figurehead? The nuance of writing a letter to support a friend who has done terrible things is it’s own murky issue. But from a purely business standpoint, Kutcher is a liability for the moment.

    Your example ignores the trajectory of the situation. If Kutcher had supported the rapist, received backlash, and joined the org, it would be an individual taking steps to make better choices. As it stands, he is this organisation to many people (I couldn’t name anyone else involved). His actions reflect directly on the org, and ignoring his actions is not a good look.

  • What in the Wizards-of-the-Coast is this shit?

    I actually cannot figure out where the logic is on this sort of thing (apart from CEOs having big cartoon dollar signs for eyes). You create a product, give it out for free, then get salty when people use your free product and demand payment in retrospect? And not just a ‘commercial licence’ payment, but a cut off the top of every game sold.

    I can’t wait for visual effects software companies to start charging James Cameron $0.20 on every ticket sold for Avatar 3.

    Or Tesla to start charging their drivers a fee anytime they use their car as a rideshare vehicle… actually I wouldn’t put that one past Emerald Boy.