[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 64 points 3 months ago

Yes because this community definitely doesn't have a huge bias towards US culture.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 78 points 3 months ago

This was definitely made by someone trolling. The chances of Trump's fans coming up with this purely by accident is too small.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 62 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Traumadumping isn't just telling your friends about your problems, it's using them as a sole emotional crutch and putting them in a position emotionally that they aren't equipped to handle, while a therapist is equipped to handle it and in fact that is their job. Therapists shouldn't be so expensive imo they should be included in health care (which should be universal everywhere in a better world just sayin), and going to a therapist doesn't mean you can't share your woes with your friends but it can teach you healthier ways to do so.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 75 points 4 months ago

I absolutely find it annoying when romance is prioritized over friendship but this isn't quite what queerbaiting is. At least, not on its own. Two same sex/gender people being very close and sharing a strong connection or even having some romantic undertones that never become "official" isn't automatically queerbaiting. Those things can happen in real life without those relationships being or becoming romantic. Queerbaiting is when the writers/showrunners purposefully insert romantic subtext into the story and advertise it as if it will become canonically romantic with the primary intention of gaining more lgbt viewership, while never actually following through on those implied (or even occasionally explicitly stated) promises. The way it is presented and marketed is an important part of what makes it a problem, hence the "baiting" part. There's nothing wrong with keeping a relationship ambiguous, or portraying a platonic relationship as being as deep, important, and emotionally intimate as romantic ones are typically portrayed without making them romantic, but if you try to manipulate or outright lie to viewers to make them think a relationship is going to be something it isn't in order to gain their viewership and support, only to pull the rug out from under them, then that's when it becomes sleazy, especially if you're taking advantage of the fact that they're a marginalized and under-represented group desperate to see more people like them in media.

I know this is just a joke comic so "it's not that deep" but I see a lot of people online who misunderstand what queerbaiting is and accuse shows/series of queerbaiting unfairly so I thought I'd bring it up.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 61 points 7 months ago

"against all odds" lmao what. Anyone who's been paying attention since the dawn of the internet would know that youtube isn't winning this one. The odds were 100% in the favour of the hackers.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 62 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I knew a girl with thin eyelashes in junior high/high school. She got made fun of for it a lot, by both girls and boys. So, I'm guessing some girls want thick lashes because they learned the hard way that guys do indeed care, and unfortunately society cares in general.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 77 points 8 months ago

No, lots of girls and women like sticks too. This lady is just a weirdo for not liking them.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 69 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Why is his wife reading his texts from his employees? Unless it's a family owned business that doesn't seem too professional.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 78 points 10 months ago

Your favourite reddit post is a tumblr post?

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 74 points 10 months ago

The old logo is too busy and doesn't look like fire. Ngl I like the new one, it feels like the fire is cradling the earth.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 61 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Humans drink human milk, and the milk of other animals. Animals drink the milk of their own species on a regular basis. I will never understand why people get hung up on this in Zootopia as if drinking the milk of other creatures OR the same species is something humans and animals don't ever do in real life. It's like y'all just want it to be weird.

[-] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 59 points 11 months ago

To be fair it doesn't say the boyfriend has the like the movie, just understand it and not bash it mindlessly.

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