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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by SupremeKai25 » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm

Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.

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Re: things that grind your gears

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SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.
By chance, is this villain you speak of Raditz?
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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by SupremeKai25 » Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:16 pm

PurestEvil wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:59 pm
SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.
By chance, is this villain you speak of Raditz?
You know it's not :think: Although you could certainly argue that Raditz was not a complete monster, if anything because he's the son of Bardock who, as revealed in the Broly movie, was actually kind-hearted...

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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by VegettoEX » Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:46 pm

SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:16 pm Although you could certainly argue that Raditz was not a complete monster, if anything because he's the son of Bardock who, as revealed in the Broly movie, was actually kind-hearted...
Someone can be a terrible person completely independent of what their parents are or did.

From what we've been told and shown, completely independent of [insert version of Bardock here], Raditz was (by all normal means of judging someone) a terrible person.

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Re: things that grind your gears

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SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:16 pm
PurestEvil wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:59 pm
SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.
By chance, is this villain you speak of Raditz?
You know it's not :think: Although you could certainly argue that Raditz was not a complete monster, if anything because he's the son of Bardock who, as revealed in the Broly movie, was actually kind-hearted...
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Re: things that grind your gears

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SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.
Hey, I know the girls Oolong kidnapped ended up being pampered, but it was still a creepy thing to do.

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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by Pafupafu » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:13 pm

Currently grinding my gears...Funimation's streaming of the Dragon Ball Z series (currently in the Cell arc) has most subbed episodes in 4:3 and then all of a sudden some are 16:9 cropped. No rhyme or reason to which has which. Pick a side, folks! Clicking the "next" arrow after an episode ends and not knowing what's coming is like playing russian roulette with my eyes.

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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by jamiljamtheman » Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:35 pm

Every time I see a clip from something cool in the tournament of power I’m also reminded how extremely annoying the constant Omni-king reaction cuts are. They constantly take away from any good scene and completely kill the vibe and pacing. So so frustrating to see.

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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by MasenkoHA » Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:16 pm

SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.
Why do I get the feeling that this is about a certain Dragon Ball Super character that’s about as morally grey as Fred Phelps or Rush Limbaugh

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Re: things that grind your gears

Post by SupremeKai25 » Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:34 pm

MasenkoHA wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:16 pm
SupremeKai25 wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm Thing that grinds my gears: When there is a complex villain who is morally grey, and some people (usually a few) online feel the need to ridicule and mock them with asinine and meme-worthy arguments (arguing in bad faith), just because they can't admit that the author/writers put considerable thought into creating that villain and it's not just a Scooby doo monster.
Why do I get the feeling that this is about a certain Dragon Ball Super character that’s about as morally grey as Fred Phelps or Rush Limbaugh
You said it, not me.

Maybe I was just talking in general :wink:

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