Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 1)

[DavidCroquet]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/episode-of-%E2%80%98moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur%E2%80%99-season-2b-will-not-air-on-disney-channel-due-to-trans-positive-message-update-leaked.1036491/page-3#post-131676558

This is actually the first episode I ever watched and this is really good. Also, No apologies on talking about trans athletes in sports. This is really something. Too bad Disney are cowards.

Edit: Made a copy.

[DavidCroquet]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/episode-of-%E2%80%98moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur%E2%80%99-season-2b-will-not-air-on-disney-channel-due-to-trans-positive-message-update-leaked.1036491/page-3#post-131678382

Watch this become the thing Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is known for which suits me fine.

[DavidCroquet]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/thr-rachel-zegler-disneys-snow-white-remake-apologies-for-criticizing-trump-voters.1036896/

There is a 200% chance that Disney forced her to put out this statement.

Rachel Zegler took to Instagram to apologize for her heated reaction last week to the re-election of Donald Trump.

Disney's upcoming Snow White star received blowback following her original post, where she declared, "May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace," and "there is a deep deep sickness in this country," and, "another four years of hatred, leaning us towards a world I do not want to live in."

On Thursday night, the 23-year-old actress posted a new message: "Hi everyone, I would like to sincerely apologize for the election post I shared on Instagram last week. I let me emotions get the best of me. Hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding, and I am sorry I contributed to the negative discourse. This week has been emotion for so many of us, but I firmly believe that everyone has the right to their opinion, even when it differs from my own. I am committed to contributing positively towards a better tomorrow."

Zegler's original comment blew up on X, where MAGA supporters slammed the West Side Story star and vowed to not watch her live-action $200 million Snow White remake, which Disney is releasing in theaters March 25.

Megyn Kelly, setting a fine example on civil discourse, called Zegler a "pig" for her comments, and scolded Disney: "You're gonna have to redo your film again, because this woman is a pig, and you fired Gina Carano for far less than this nonsense."

As a reminder: Gina Carano was "fired" after posting that disliking someone because they voted for Trump is comparable to how Jews were treated during the Holocaust.

That is apparently 'far less" than what Zegler posted.

Obviously the fact that they always shift is the only thing consistent about the standards over on Era, but I do like this this "Disney forced her!" narrative.

Forced her...how? With pecuniary threats? Is mammon more important than intersectionality? So if I vote for Trump because of, say...the price of eggs, I'm in the clear?

[Uncle]

watch it here: https://archive.org/details/na-the-gatekeeper

or here: https://files.catbox.moe/en6vuy.mp4

episode is a fever dream





the evil karen coach is apparently really angry about the trans girl on the girl's team but not the lisping non-binary boy?



lots of metaphors about breaking through gatekeeping and changing the rules and "tearing down the whole system"
 

must be seen to be believed

[HaughtyFrank]

I didn't expect that the episode would be this all out. Only watched a few minutes but it gets very dumb right away. Like one other girls says "Don't tell her I'm non-binary, that would make her head explode" and I'm like... no it wouldn't, because biologically you're a girl, which means you have no advantage. Actually shouldn't you be upset that you're on the girls team? That's very binary.

You don't change people's minds by completely misrepresenting their concerns. Trans girls in sports is not an "attitude" question, it's a science question.

[Uncle]

top men are on the job  

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Brooklyn_(Moon_Girl_and_Devil_Dinosaur)

when I looked at this page a few minutes ago it said this

Brooklyn is shown to be a trans ally, as evidenced by the sticker on her thermos. This is a nod to her voice actress, Indya Moore, who is also trans. It is unknown if her character is also supposed to be trans.

now it has been corrected  

Brooklyn is shown to be trans in the unaired Season 2 episode "The Gatekeeper",[1] which was previously hinted at by the sticker on her thermos. Her voice actress, Indya Moore, is also trans.

[HaughtyFrank]

Thinking about this clip...

Pure cult brainworms. What's the difference between her and some right wing grifter?

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/episode-of-%E2%80%98moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur%E2%80%99-season-2b-will-not-air-on-disney-channel-due-to-trans-positive-message-update-leaked.1036491/page-3#post-131681286

Gamergate has caused immeasurable damage to this country

[HaughtyFrank]

Oh my god, it's all falling apart

https://www.resetera.com/threads/thr-rachel-zegler-disneys-snow-white-remake-apologies-for-criticizing-trump-voters.1036896/

 Poor Resetera

[garamonde]

Her voice actress, Indya Moore, is also trans.

Bruh, graphics are getting over the top these days. Can't even distinct genders these days. FML

[Uncle]

I love era promoting the preservation and sharing of this episode

[Uncle]

Oh my god, it's all falling apart

https://www.resetera.com/threads/thr-rachel-zegler-disneys-snow-white-remake-apologies-for-criticizing-trump-voters.1036896/

 Poor Resetera

As a reminder: Gina Carano was "fired" after posting that disliking someone because they voted for Trump is comparable to how Jews were treated during the Holocaust.

That is apparently 'far less" than what Zegler posted.

saying "thing is like other terrible thing"

saying "50% of american citizens deserve to never know peace"

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reading-is-not-political.1032066/page-4#post-131477988

User Banned (1 Month): Concern Trolling; Dismissing Concerns of Racism; History of the Same

All fictions, at the very least with narrative, that has something to say is almost always in a sense "political. But I think it takes a broad definition to actually view most works of art as political. Like, it's famously known the Tolkien was anti-war and wrote The Lord of the Rings while in that frame of mind and as such you can view it as a political work, but I think themes and messages are different than specifically political rhetoric. I think that's the distinction, and unfortunately more and more people willingly ignore any semblance of disconnect between the two concepts. Look at MAGA assholes calling literally any piece of art that has a person of minority, an LGBTQ+, or some sort of complex idea as pushing a social agenda. I think it's important not only to know how to tell the difference, but especially to know that there IS a difference.

EDIT: After reading some comments in the thread what I'm reminded of is the debate about whether or not everybody is racist. On one side of the aisle there are people that view any actively attributed, inherent belief about a difference in another race or culture or belief in stereotypes fits the broad definition of racism and its exceedingly unlikely that anybody would be immune to at least some amount of guilt by this definition. There are even those that believe a person who is in a place of privilege is inherently racist, but I think that's stupid so I won't give merit to that. On the other side, people view racism as a little more active and defining of a person, like if somebody believes another race isn't equal to their own - I guess you could call it blatant racism.

Of course the truth is some complicated mix of both. There's a lot of unseen and subconscious racism in the world, but I think whenever we broaden the definition of racism to the extent it loses its meaning in being a derision of somebody who believes they are superior to others I think we do ourselves a disservice.

So to me, while I understand and agree with the perspective that art generally has a political message in some sense, I think to call every theme or selection of a society or culture or what have you political begins to strip the word of any real meaning. If everybody is racist and everything is political, that's kind of a bleak world.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cnn-interview-undocumented-mechanic-says-he-won%E2%80%99t-regret-his-support-for-trump-even-if-he%E2%80%99s-deported.1036479/#post-131655903

User banned (1 month): inflammatory commentary

my stupid ass aunt said she'd be okay getting deported if just to make abortion illegal. mensa. 95% percent of your family immigrated to america decades ago and most everyone back home is gone/dead. there aint shit for you back home and your saying you'd be okay getting deported over your religious beliefs? jesus christ

Call ICE on her now and speed up the process, see if her attitude changes

[Nintex]

What's the difference between her and some right wing grifter?

The right wing grifters are always having a good time talking shit while these people hate themselves and don't want to ugh, educate you again.

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reading-is-not-political.1032066/page-4#post-131477988

User Banned (1 Month): Concern Trolling; Dismissing Concerns of Racism; History of the Same

All fictions, at the very least with narrative, that has something to say is almost always in a sense "political. But I think it takes a broad definition to actually view most works of art as political. Like, it's famously known the Tolkien was anti-war and wrote The Lord of the Rings while in that frame of mind and as such you can view it as a political work, but I think themes and messages are different than specifically political rhetoric. I think that's the distinction, and unfortunately more and more people willingly ignore any semblance of disconnect between the two concepts. Look at MAGA assholes calling literally any piece of art that has a person of minority, an LGBTQ+, or some sort of complex idea as pushing a social agenda. I think it's important not only to know how to tell the difference, but especially to know that there IS a difference.

EDIT: After reading some comments in the thread what I'm reminded of is the debate about whether or not everybody is racist. On one side of the aisle there are people that view any actively attributed, inherent belief about a difference in another race or culture or belief in stereotypes fits the broad definition of racism and its exceedingly unlikely that anybody would be immune to at least some amount of guilt by this definition. There are even those that believe a person who is in a place of privilege is inherently racist, but I think that's stupid so I won't give merit to that. On the other side, people view racism as a little more active and defining of a person, like if somebody believes another race isn't equal to their own - I guess you could call it blatant racism.

Of course the truth is some complicated mix of both. There's a lot of unseen and subconscious racism in the world, but I think whenever we broaden the definition of racism to the extent it loses its meaning in being a derision of somebody who believes they are superior to others I think we do ourselves a disservice.

So to me, while I understand and agree with the perspective that art generally has a political message in some sense, I think to call every theme or selection of a society or culture or what have you political begins to strip the word of any real meaning. If everybody is racist and everything is political, that's kind of a bleak world.

I don't think they actually understood what he was saying

Of course the truth is some complicated mix of both. There's a lot of unseen and subconscious racism in the world, but I think whenever we broaden the definition of racism to the extent it loses its meaning in being a derision of somebody who believes they are superior to others I think we do ourselves a disservice.

What he means is that saying things like "well everyone is a little bit racist" (which would include minorities) diminishes the word, which is actually in line with Resetera's belief that the only real racism is structural racism while the rest is just prejudice.

Good job mods.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/politico-exclusive-trump-expected-to-select-robert-f-kennedy-jr-to-lead-hhs-update-confirmed.1036320/page-8#post-131657676

User Banned (1 Month): Conspiracy Theorizing; History of the Same

Good. Get the fucking chemicals out of our food and give our kids a fighting chance.

[Bootsthecat]

Her voice actress, Indya Moore, is also trans.

Bruh, graphics are getting over the top these days. Can't even distinct genders these days. FML

In the end, it's a dude, with a cock

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/this-new-chick-fil-a-sandwich-looks-revolting.1031535/page-3#post-131426307

User banned (2 weeks): Dismissing concerns of queer people

Many people do care about queer people. Thanks for telling us you don't.

So all the queer people I know don't care about queer people? Okay.

No offense, but this is not a winning argument and a good reason why Trump is so successful.

Always listen to Era and not the people actually in your life.

[Uncle]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/politico-exclusive-trump-expected-to-select-robert-f-kennedy-jr-to-lead-hhs-update-confirmed.1036320/page-8#post-131657676

User Banned (1 Month): Conspiracy Theorizing; History of the Same

Good. Get the fucking chemicals out of our food and give our kids a fighting chance.

this is actually shocking to me if it's out of pocket, unless the spending per capita is also calculated based on the amount of money the state spends on individuals

individuals in places with free healthcare are still paying half as much as the US? on what?

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/wario64-is-active-on-bluesky-you-can-all-leave-twitter-now.1029813/page-8#post-131574573

User banned (duration pending admin review): Inflammatory comparisions; multiple prior bans and warnings for similar behavior

at this point, I truly believe that if you're active on Twitter/X, and your job doesn't depend on it, you're a Trump/Musk supporter.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/donald-trump-is-the-47th-president-of-the-united-states.1028550/page-42#post-131270589

User Banned (1 Month): Ableist Rhetoric; Armchair Diagnosis of Mental Health

Donald Trump winning the popular vote is evidence of a mental health crisis in this country. People are suffering from some sort of serious disability.

[garamonde]

Bruh, graphics are getting over the top these days. Can't even distinct genders these days. FML

In the end, it's a dude, with a cock

Yup.

[Boredfrom]

Trump winning the popular vote should tell you how hard the democrats have fucked up and how easy is to swindle you guys.

[Potato]

I'm a big Peach fan. Ever since I started gaming back in the N64 days, I played as her in Mario Kart, Mario Party, Smash Bros and so on. And on occasion, I've had people react with confusion or disparaging remarks about me selecting a girl to play as. Usually it was my siblings, but they always picked on me growing up, so I just wrote it off as part of that. At my 12th birthday party, I got Mario Kart DS as a present. I picked Peach and played a game, showing it off to my friends. One of them, a pretty masculine obsessed guy, frowned and asked me "why are you playing as a girl?". I didn't really know what to say in response to it. It didn't seem like a big deal to me, but this kid drew attention to it and made fun of me for it. That sticks in my head to this day, because it was the first time someone brought it up outside of my older siblings who I didn't always take seriously.

Another time was in 2014, when I was playing Smash Bros for Wii U. I was 21 at this point, playing it at my brother's. His wife (a woman in her late 20s, fyi) entered the living room and saw me playing as Peach. She then asks that familiar question of "why are you playing as a girl?". I paused the game and turned around, saying I liked Peach's playstyle and how it appealed to me. She just shook her head and laughed dismissively in response. This was a grown ass adult remarking on it now. I couldn't get my head around why someone thought that was such an issue.

Now, for context, I am gay. Maybe Peach's pink frills and feminine style appealed to my suppressed sexuality when I was growing up. But even if it did, I don't think that should be an 'acceptable explanation' for why I like to play as her. After all, why can't straight guys play as girls? Or girls play as guys? Or whoever someone wants to be? I've had similar instances in other games, being questioned on playing characters like Chun-Li in Street Fighter or Ivy in Soul Calibur, who aren't even as 'girly' as Peach in my eyes. Have you ever encountered situations like this when gaming, ERA? How did you handle it if so? Did you shrug it off? Did you challenge it? I'm curious to hear others' experiences.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/era-have-you-ever-been-given-shit-for-playing-a-character-in-a-game-thats-the-opposite-of-your-gender.1036686/

No one ever questioned why when you picked Ivy in Soul Calibur.

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

[Potato]

People talkin' 'bout disabling twitter embeds...

What ya'll need to do is disable YOUTUBE embeds. I dunno if they're chuds or alt-right or anarcho-communist but this "Video Unavailable", "Please log in", "Watch on Youtube" shit is causing me untold Harm.

But ya'll ain't ready for that conversation. 

Y'all ain't ready for the conversation about "the uploader hasn't made this video available in your region".

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/are-parasocial-relationships-real-relationships-why-and-why-not.1036776/#post-131674992

This person is two steps away from wearing a human skin suit

[D3RANG3D]

Trump winning and breaking people is worth it in my opinion but some of you guys, Jesus tap dancing Christ get of a hold of yourselves!

[Nintex]

It only takes 1 fat retired and retarded real-estate developer to defeat communism.

Are the Reds even trying?

[Taco Bell Tower]

Oh my god, it's all falling apart

https://www.resetera.com/threads/thr-rachel-zegler-disneys-snow-white-remake-apologies-for-criticizing-trump-voters.1036896/

 Poor Resetera

As a reminder: Gina Carano was "fired" after posting that disliking someone because they voted for Trump is comparable to how Jews were treated during the Holocaust.

That is apparently 'far less" than what Zegler posted.

saying "thing is like other terrible thing"

saying "50% of american citizens deserve to never know peace"

Why is ZeoVagina not telling the whole story?
https://apnews.com/article/mandalorian-gina-carano-lawsuit-lucasfilm-disney-37be85aeaa856492e3d5008add8e5100

Carano had previously been criticized for social media posts that mocked mask wearing during the pandemic and made false allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. She also mocked the use of gender pronouns in profiles, listing “beep/bop/boop” in her social media bio. She said this was not about mocking trans people but a “Star Wars” reference to R2-D2, and the lawsuit calls it “a playful way to defuse all the harassment she had received.” But she alleges the issue led to the company harassing her.

https://ew.com/gina-carano-addresses-pronouns-controversy-and-disney-lucasfilm-lawsuit-8609211

Along with taking a stance against COVID-19 vaccines throughout the pandemic and implying that the 2020 presidential election was a result of “voter fraud” amid Donald Trump’s disproven claims of election-rigging, the actress shared memes that spread disinformation on both subjects. The situation came to a head after she reposted a meme that compared having different political opinions to being Jewish in Nazi Germany.

Prior to her 2021 tweets, Carano courted controversy by mocking the use of pronouns on social media. Pushing back against the idea of sharing pronouns in her Twitter bio to show solidarity with the trans community, the actress instead added the words “boop/bop/beep.” She later removed this after a conversation with her Mandalorian costar Pedro Pascal, who explained the significance that pronouns in bios have for many people — but she maintains that mocking the trans community was never her intention.

Elon Musk is helping to fund Carano's suit. “I think it’s pretty incredible what he is doing,” she said of his support. “A lot of billionaires put their money into buying islands and building bunkers. Elon Musk is using his money to fight massive injustice battles.”

Ree even celebrated when she got fired.