Ooh, the Land Before Time one was a good guess. It’s been a while since I thought of that.
Like…when you were a kid?
Hey, the first one holds up no matter how old you are.
The 600 sequels, however…
This!!!
Truly, this is probably the first movie I remember seeing in the theater, and it really does hold a soft spot in my heart.
Guess what I’m going to (try to) watch tonight?
Did…he spoil it for you?
No, that’s just a scene I’ve always had a very visceral reaction to ever since I saw it for the first time in the theater.
In all seriousness, it makes me sad too. He is my favorite character from the movie, and I really like Alan Tudyk as an actor, so it bums me out every time I see that part.
Look…Rogue One was very good. And Frozen, for what it was (kids movie), was good.
But you’ve gone from Firefly to Rogue One to Frozen. Next you’ll post a Transformers: Dark of the Moon gif.
Fixed.
Where to find one?
Impressive…but next you’ll post a Frasier gif.
Nah. I’m done with this game.
_ender and I are no longer friends.
We’re not enemies yet, though. He’d have to post one of two other gifs (they’re non-Firefly or -Tudyk related) for that to happen.
…and that’s how I accidentally started the “Let’s figure out which other movie/TV gifs upset Ash” game…
When you mentioned a podrace as Anakin’s introduction, I thought it was brilliant. However, the exectution is atrocious. I imagined it would feature Qui-Gon and co. stumbling in and deciding to watch the race. Then, he thinks “Hey this kid’s strong with the Force”.
I don’t think I’ve ever read any constructive criticism from you before.
Look…Rogue One was very good. And Frozen, for what it was (kids movie), was good.
But you’ve gone from Firefly to Rogue One to Frozen. Next you’ll post a Transformers: Dark of the Moon gif.
Fixed.
Where to find one?
Impressive…but next you’ll post a Frasier gif.
Nah. I’m done with this game.
Hey don’t feel bad, I quit when I’m beaten too.
If you think I quit because I was beaten, then you are
WRONG!!!
Look…Rogue One was very good. And Frozen, for what it was (kids movie), was good.
But you’ve gone from Firefly to Rogue One to Frozen. Next you’ll post a Transformers: Dark of the Moon gif.
Fixed.
Where to find one?
Impressive…but next you’ll post a Frasier gif.
Nah. I’m done with this game.
Look…Rogue One was very good. And Frozen, for what it was (kids movie), was good.
But you’ve gone from Firefly to Rogue One to Frozen. Next you’ll post a Transformers: Dark of the Moon gif.
Fixed.
Where to find one?
Look…Rogue One was very good. And Frozen, for what it was (kids movie), was good.
But you’ve gone from Firefly to Rogue One to Frozen. Next you’ll post a Spongebob gif.
I guess no one caught the connection. I’ll show myself out, then.
I wouldn’t trust anything less than a K2 unit to pilot my ship.
I dislike Nolbatman.
I find Batman 89 incredibly overrated.
Same.
It’s so boring.
Nah.
I love Begins and The Dark Knight. Rises I could take or leave.
This.
Thanks Ric
Stop.
This.
Thanks Ric.
I wouldn’t trust anything less than a K2 unit to pilot my ship.
Where’s the verse about having faith that the sun will rise so you can make it through the night? I have it on good authority that it’s Ronster’s favorite verse.
I also forgot to mention that I was reported for racial profiling.
Yes, we know that you are always on the lookout for the pasty white males with the green hair.
*mutters* Racist.
Please be careful. The biggest risk is seizures. If the symptoms get worse, go back to the hospital. Hang in there, my friend!
I think this is fantastic!
Last few seconds of this clip from Cool Runnings…
There’s nothing quite like seeing water leak from a ceiling light.
Goddammit, how I want a job and money and to MOVE OUT OF THIS FUCKING SHITHOLE.
The President says: “sorry to hear that you live in Hatti”.
Lol!
I will provide one last illustration of what I mean, and then I will stop for the day, merely taking the time to ponder how on earth a conversation about abortion led to this.
In Utah, Evan McMullin, an independent candidate, had a good shot of winning the Electoral vote there.
http://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-evan-mcmullin-utah-polls-2016-11
It was basically a three-way tie three days before the election, with all three hovering around 20-24%! Can you believe that? In the conservative bastion of Mormon Utah, going into the election, all three candidates had a fairly equal chance of winning. Utah has not voted for a Democratic president since 1964, and here is Hillary with a good chance of winning! Moreover, the last time a third-party candidate one a state was in 1968, and yet, McMullin stood a good chance of winning Utah as well! Why? I would speculate that it was because most Mormons do not actually like Trump. Many defected to the Democratic side because Hillary was the only other candidate they felt had a good chance of winning. Meanwhile, many others turned to McMullin, a fellow conservative Mormon as an acceptable, if not viable, candidate.
But in the end, Trump won with 45% of the vote. Yes, he didn’t get the majority, but he achieved the plurality. Why did the state flip definitively for him in the end? The answer is simple: he had a chance to win and support conservative causes most Utahns believed in, even if they did not like him or all of his views. Hillary still supported those liberal causes Mormons couldn’t get behind, while McMullin couldn’t win the larger race, even if he did take Utah. Conscientious of the closeness of the national race in our stupid two-party system, Utah threw their support behind Trump.
Does that mean that 45% of Utah is racist or fine with Trump’s racism? I believe the most likely answer is that, no, most are not racist, but rather they took a risk on whom they believed would best support the majority of their views. Sadly, I am confident it was the wrong answer.
My point: don’t be hasty to make accusations; human behavior is complex, and to define it simplistically with an either/or fallacy will only lead you (the general you—no one in specific) to come to your own biased and bigoted conclusions about others.
But no, it must be “either you’re racist or you’re fine with a racist.”
If you voted for him, then yes, racism wasn’t a big enough factor for you to stop voting for him. Thus, you’re fine with voting for a racist. Sorry.
That’s like saying, “If you voted for Hillary, than you share her views that half the country is deplorable.”
Sorry, you missed again. Firstly, that was something Clinton said once, while Trump’s racism has been confirmed by every second of his existence.
I am sorry, but Hillary has revealed her arrogance and contempt for conservatives more than once.
True, but nowhere the number of times that Trump has revealed his arrogance and contempt for anyone that disagrees with him(especially liberals and the media).
Remember, I am not actually defending Trump. I almost voted for Hillary. In the end, I voted for McMullin.
When Chris Christie is among the most reasonable, principled voices in the room…
I liked Kasich.
Seconded. He didn’t have much charisma, but I liked his views.
But no, it must be “either you’re racist or you’re fine with a racist.”
If you voted for him, then yes, racism wasn’t a big enough factor for you to stop voting for him. Thus, you’re fine with voting for a racist. Sorry.
That’s like saying, “If you voted for Hillary, than you share her views that half the country is deplorable.”
Of course, when you happily subject yourself to either/or fallacies, you might just feel that way, so…
hillary never said half the country was deplorables. she said half of those supporting trump were. (or something like that) and for the record. yes i did agree with her. wasn’t a smart thing to say in a political race though.
You’re right, she did say half of Trump’s supporters filled what she termed a “basket full of deplorables.” I concede that point.
However, there are a lot of people who don’t share my views on pretty serious topics. To consider everyone with whom I strongly disagreed a deplorable is pretty arrogant. My dad, for instance, is a Trumpt supporter. He is also mildly racist, in the sense that he does hold some archaic views. But he is not antagonistic, would never protest equal treatment, would never condone separation of the races, etc. He does not see Trump as such a guy, either. He believes Trump’s s***hole comment, for instance, was taken out of context and was not racist in intent or view.
Now, I think my dad is actually a really good human being. Yes, he’s older, holds older views, some of which could be termed racist. However, if you think my dad is a deplorable individual, then it reveals more about your arrogance and the arrogance of any liberals who feel they are somehow better people because they don’t recognize their own biases and bigotry.
I just want to make two things clear. It is a pretty arrogant thing to call others deplorable I am well aware of that. But there is also some degree to which there are deplorable people whether or not they want to have that label. When I say I agree with what Hillary said I think what I mean is that there are some people who are supporting Trump for all the bad reasons. Calling it a basket of deplorables is hyperbole from a frustrated liberal.
Secondly I in no way called everyone who voted for Trump deplorable and I would thank you to not assume that I’m calling your dad deplorable.
I was saying you in more of the general sense, not necessarily you specifically.
JEDIT: To be clearer, I was meaning that you as an individual could choose to include yourself in that camp, but I honestly didn’t really think you felt that way, and I was trying to phrase it in such a way that you was generalized rather than specific. Only if you felt it applied should you apply it to yourself.
Also, while I agree that there are a lot of people who supported Trump for awful reasons, I think that saying half of his supporters fall into that category is where the hyperbole got dangerous.
But no, it must be “either you’re racist or you’re fine with a racist.”
That is not what I said. But Republicans were not forced to support Trump. They could have gone third party. They could have wrote someone in.
I was responding more to yhwx via your comment.
But I think I’ll try that third party trick next time. Maybe it’ll work 😉
Some assorted thoughts:
- For god’s sake, in writing, just spell out the swear word. You’re not fooling anybody by it. The only reason I do it is because of the forum rules.
I try to avoid swearing to be a good representative of my faith, especially on this forum. The f-word is especially off limits to me, and therefore I edit it out of many posts I am quoting.
I hate when people try to tiptoe around the word “racist” by using euphemisms like “racially charged” or “some people maybe think this is racist.” Just say the word. The media’s definitely guilty of this.
Our view of what’s racist and what’s not racist is kind of messed up. Most people think you have to be some outright segregationist to be a racist. No, there’s more to it than that. And we’re heavily biased towards racist word than racist actions. See: the reaction to the shithole comment and the reaction to actually racist policies.
This is true. I personally feel I have come to a greater truth on this topic than most, because I believe that we are nearly all racist to some extent. I believe that we pardon some racism because of who it came from or how it was framed, but I believe it is always wrong. However, I try to be slow to judge others for it because a) it is so universal; and b) most people try to stifle it to some extent, and I give them credit for trying. What I find to be the biggest danger is that there are those who refuse to acknowledge their own tendencies, especially when they are quick to judge others. Racism is one of the most pervasive evils of this world, but it is also one of the most natural. Studies have shown that we tend to have racial biases even in the earliest stages of development. It takes active effort to overcome these inherent challenges. Don’t be so hasty to point the finger, especially when most of Hillary’s deplorables are simply good but ignorant people.
- darth_ender, the thing about “slightly different wording” is nonsense, but you do have a point about the additional sentence.
No, your wording is not nonsense. Let’s say I did decide to vote for Trump even though I despise him. I wouldn’t have done so because I am fine with his racism. I might oppose his racism, but still be okay with it when compared to what I opposed in Hillary. There is the nuance in your two sentences. Thank you for acknowledging that the additional sentence seals the deal.
- The most powerful tool you have in a democracy is your vote. Therefore, you shouldn’t waste it on a bigot just because you like their tax plan. Sometimes you won’t really like either candidate, but, sometimes you just have to learn to grow up and just do the right thing.
I disagree here. My vote is one of many tools, and unfortunately it is a weaker one. More powerful actions would be those that influence policy, such as trying to influence large groups of others’ votes, lobbying for change with politicians themselves, etc.
I wish that the GOP constituents had realized that Trump was not the right thing. He is a terrible human. Unfortunately, party loyalty and a terrible Democratic candidate (though not nearly as terrible as Trump) blinded the majority of Republicans.
But it wasn’t just Trump v. Hillary.
It was Trump v. Cruz v. Kasich v. Rubio v. Carson v. Bush v. Christie… et al.v. Clinton v. Sanders.
It still baffles me how Trump managed to rise to the top among all the other better Republican candidates.
You are exactly right, sir. This is why I left. Because I do feel that the base has gotten away from our true principles, whether consciously or not.
