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I almost view the boomer shooter revival (so named because it’s meant to bring the genre back to its arcadey roots) as an indirect response to how CoD effectively became the video game version of a hoo-rah jingoistic action blockbuster, complete with direct involvement with the Pentagon
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I almost view the boomer shooter revival (so named because it’s meant to bring the genre back to its arcadey roots) as an indirect response to how CoD effectively became the video game version of a hoo-rah jingoistic action blockbuster, complete with direct involvement with the Pentagon
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the point isn't that fiction can control you, it's that if you turn your brain off at every opportunity, you make yourself complacent with shit that might have some really fucking bad consequences if you ignore it.
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
the point isn't that fiction can control you, it's that if you turn your brain off at every opportunity, you make yourself complacent with shit that might have some really fucking bad consequences if you ignore it.
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it's my opinion that a direct consequence of this rhetoric was the thought-terminating cliche of "fiction vs reality" dominating conversations about how fiction is used as a tool of influence, predisposing people to ignoring the effects of propaganda and poisonous discourse completely.
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
it's my opinion that a direct consequence of this rhetoric was the thought-terminating cliche of "fiction vs reality" dominating conversations about how fiction is used as a tool of influence, predisposing people to ignoring the effects of propaganda and poisonous discourse completely.
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so in short
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM
so in short
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
Video games dont make you violent, but America does
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The “CoD Campaign” just isn’t the cultural zeitgeist it used to be. Black Ops 7’s campaign was universally mocked then promptly forgotten after a week.
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
“Do violent video games make you violent” as a moral panic was such a shame because it elided the position of violence in the narrative, which DOES have real implications. Playing DOOM does not make you violent, but playing COD does propagandize you into supporting the American imperial project
January 27, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The “CoD Campaign” just isn’t the cultural zeitgeist it used to be. Black Ops 7’s campaign was universally mocked then promptly forgotten after a week.
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
Nowadays, social media algorithms are way more effective in propagandising someone to join the military. They didn’t have that in 2008!
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Lynch was right: the medium itself is intrinsically evil
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Lynch was right: the medium itself is intrinsically evil
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I kind of worry that there's a whole ton of really strong writing, art, and design talent in Chinese game development that's getting wasted on live service gacha games that will all eventually disappear into the aether
June 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I kind of worry that there's a whole ton of really strong writing, art, and design talent in Chinese game development that's getting wasted on live service gacha games that will all eventually disappear into the aether
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i really thought this was popular knowledge about k pop. i’ve known this a long time .. the level of imitation and cultrual appropriation is insane
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i really thought this was popular knowledge about k pop. i’ve known this a long time .. the level of imitation and cultrual appropriation is insane
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
it is interesting to know that there are
more black writers and producers enabling the appropriation though.
money is money i guess
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I need more people to understand this because whenever *I* say it, people look at me like I'm insane.
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I need more people to understand this because whenever *I* say it, people look at me like I'm insane.
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This has been my frustration with K-Pop's popularity in the US past like Gen 2. Up until recently ive had no problem with the music itself. But there are too many K-Pop fans in the US who live and die for K-Pop but don't fuck with the exact same type of music when it comes from Black Artists.
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This has been my frustration with K-Pop's popularity in the US past like Gen 2. Up until recently ive had no problem with the music itself. But there are too many K-Pop fans in the US who live and die for K-Pop but don't fuck with the exact same type of music when it comes from Black Artists.
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I'd love to have this conversation. Been wanting to have it for YEEEEAAAAAAARS! At this point we're ripping the band-aid off. Ya'll need to find out TODAY!
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'd love to have this conversation. Been wanting to have it for YEEEEAAAAAAARS! At this point we're ripping the band-aid off. Ya'll need to find out TODAY!
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I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I really enjoyed that K-Pop Demon Hunters movie this year. I've watched it three times
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
The music was great, and k-pop music is an undeniable phenomenon.
But also this....
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ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
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I know this may shock and offend some people but I think Sinners had a better soundtrack than K-Pop Demon Hunters
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I know this may shock and offend some people but I think Sinners had a better soundtrack than K-Pop Demon Hunters
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K Pop Demon Hunters winning best song over Sinners is predictable and still frustrating.
The Golden Globes are tonight and I’m fully prepared to use this react every time they disrespect Sinners
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 AM
K Pop Demon Hunters winning best song over Sinners is predictable and still frustrating.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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"The influence of American comics on Japanese manga has often been acknowledged, yet rarely examined in depth, even in Japan. This is partly because, from the very beginning, that influence operated not at the level of structure or narrative grammar"
Lol come on
Lol come on
Reading without words: Akira Toriyama’s visual manga and its cross-cultural impact by Kaoru Kumi www.tcj.com/reading-with...
Reading without words: Akira Toriyama’s visual manga and its cross-cultural impact - The Comics Journal
Kaoru Kumi examines the Dragon Ball creator's work and the visual techniques it explores while asking how we read comics when we can't read the words.
www.tcj.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"The influence of American comics on Japanese manga has often been acknowledged, yet rarely examined in depth, even in Japan. This is partly because, from the very beginning, that influence operated not at the level of structure or narrative grammar"
Lol come on
Lol come on
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I have to say, as a man with two mothers, I find the derisive deployment of language like "lesbian" and "lover" by those on the far right who are trying to justify Renee Good's death particularly disgusting and dehumanizing. These women. They are wives. They are a family. That's it.
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I have to say, as a man with two mothers, I find the derisive deployment of language like "lesbian" and "lover" by those on the far right who are trying to justify Renee Good's death particularly disgusting and dehumanizing. These women. They are wives. They are a family. That's it.
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Once again saying this because I see some Democratic politicians saying ICE needs better training.
No, you don't need to train the state terror agency to only do state terror to the "right people". You need to abolish the state terror agency and then hold everyone involved accountable.
No, you don't need to train the state terror agency to only do state terror to the "right people". You need to abolish the state terror agency and then hold everyone involved accountable.
there is no amount of training or vetting that would make ICE safe because ICE exists to enact state terror and violence
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Once again saying this because I see some Democratic politicians saying ICE needs better training.
No, you don't need to train the state terror agency to only do state terror to the "right people". You need to abolish the state terror agency and then hold everyone involved accountable.
No, you don't need to train the state terror agency to only do state terror to the "right people". You need to abolish the state terror agency and then hold everyone involved accountable.
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I'm so tired of the adult babies who need to be told this (but won't listen anyway)
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I'm so tired of the adult babies who need to be told this (but won't listen anyway)
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there is no amount of training or vetting that would make ICE safe because ICE exists to enact state terror and violence
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
there is no amount of training or vetting that would make ICE safe because ICE exists to enact state terror and violence
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Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.