Another one of what? Am I being judged on what I watched now?
OH, I liked that too, so I guess I’m not smart…
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It’s more about assuming that a TV show is “smart” or not “smart”… maybe I assumed that liking something that is “not smart” means I’m not smart… I’m probably not.
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it is difficult to converse with you, when you accuse people of insulting you, when we did not
Sorry. I was wrong. My apologies.
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Truth.
I’m several episodes into The Boys and quite like it. At one point in my life, I thought the “evil corporation” was an overdone schtick. Sadly now, it just seems normal.
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I liked Glitch too. Sure, it was bit of a silly story (and season three looks to be getting sillier) but I enjoyed the acting. And recognising where it was shot - in semi-rural Victoria, the state where I live. Locations are 2-3 hours away from my place, which is just down the road in Australian terms! Also have family who live in the region.
Oh, and that the name of the big bad company can be read as [spoiler]No regard[/spoiler]`’.
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It’s okay to like different or even weird things, and you are hands down one of the smartest people I have the honor of conversing with.
Your taste in tv shows is not a reflection of your worth or your intellect, but damned if us humans don’t seem hard wired to incorporate external influences like media into our personal identity.
I’m gonna get anecdotal now;
Just last week, I got into a stupid but really nasty argument because I don’t like the same kind of music as this guy I used to date.
He was taking me home during a twenty minute car ride, and when dude asked me what I thought about the song he was playing, I should have just said “it’s okay” and changed the subject, because I KNEW better; I knew it was an argument, just waiting to happen.
But I didn’t listen to my instincts, and actually gave my honest opinion; it sounded like the exact same stuff he always played around me - monotone, substanceless, and repetitive… the same way pretty much all “trap music” sounds to me.
His response?
To try to argue me down into agreeing with his opinion, then by turning the music up even louder, as if the problem was merely the lack of volume.
Then when I wouldn’t budge on my opinion that I just don’t like the same kind of music he does accused me of “judging him” and topped it off by informing me that I don’t get to have an opinion of him…
Gurl… surely by now y’all can imagine my vehement reaction to some dude saying some audacious shit like that to me.
It got REALLY fucking ugly.
Long story short; luckily no blows were thrown (yes I was that mad) and no one ended getting out and walking, but I will never be speaking to that guy again.
I say all that to say this;
WE ARE NOT INDIVIDUAL OUR TASTES IN MUSIC ART OR POP CULTURE. A CRITICISM OF THE THINGS WE LIKEN IS NOT A CRITICISM OF US AS PEOPLE.
We are MUCH more than that, and we need to act like it, now more than ever.
And I’m telling you this, because unlike that obnoxious asshole, you have the mental and emotional capacity to actually hear me.
EDIT:
Here’s the song in question, and IMO it and every song I heard during that insufferable car ride sounded like straight up garbage:
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I generally stay away from rap, because the mainstream stuff is dominated by misogynistic/homophobic, violent, self-aggrandizing, money-as-status garbage (i.e. country music that’s spoken at high velocity instead of being sung). I know that isn’t a fair representation of the entire genre, but, as someone who particularly enjoys talented vocalists and vocal harmonies, it’s just not worth going far enough into the reeds to find subject matter that I’d agree with.
…And that song, judging solely by the lyrics (I am not ruining my day by actually forcing myself to listen to it), only seems to confirm my impression.
I’m not going to judge someone for the aesthetics of what they listen to; that’s completely subjective. I will, however, judge people for the messages they choose to listen to. I know you said that your ex was accusing you of judging him, but, myself, I probably would have been judging your ex pretty harshly based on just that one song.
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Not even “an ex”; just some jerk that I used to fuck with.
And trap music isn’t real hip hop by any stretch of the imagination, but that’s another conversation.
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That’s the song he asked you about?
Like, has he ever had a conversation with you at all? /s
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It was very good, although I admit to have wanted more. ITs such a complex history that there’s only so much they could put into one mini-series and have it make sense and not be overwhelming.
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No, but it’s the only one I could remember the title of.
The question was, ver batim;
“So… what you think about this music?”
We’d talked about music before and my dislike of most new stuff that’s popular; it was a setup.
In all seriousness it was strictly a physical relationship on my end. Another guy whose body looks good, but that’s about it.
I think I may have mentioned before that one of my flaws is what I call the Diego Rivera Effect; as an artist, I’m often strongly physically attracted to aesthetically pleasing people, and that can obscure the fact that some of them are only beautiful on the outside.
Also to add to the anecdotes about our tastes not defining us; I talked to my mom on my lunch break.
During our conversation she happened to mention that she saw Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up, which has been deemed by many folks as offensive as fuck… and she loved it.
O_o
ETA:
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I always liked Chappelle’s insights and his commitment to a bit, but I don’t have to laugh when I know he’s trying to connect to the part of an audience that’s an asshole.
* I haven’t watched Sticks and Stones yet.
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Same here. Guilty.
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Nor have I, and I already hadn’t planned to; just based on my experience the last time I tried to watch one of his specials.
Not only was it NOT funny, the whole vibe was incredibly malicious. I ended up just turning it off less than 20 minutes in…
I don’t know WTF happened to Chappelle… but if Breitbart likes what you’re doing, it’s time to step the fuck back and do some serious self reflection.
It’s definitely something to do with being creative, IMO; because logically speaking, we’re both way smarter than that.
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All that dang symmetry, and color harmonies and whatnot…
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Well formed musculature, soft smooth skin, certain facial and body features that just tug at my… um, heart…
Yeah… all too often I’m a sucka for ‘a pretty face’ and I know it.
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Same here. Guilty.
Does its widdle ears hide the fact that it’s actually a Flerkin? They totally are! Yes! Those earsis is weally big damn tentacles! Isn’t they!
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I thought Flerkens looked like earth kittehs, not earth puppers?
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I’m assuming that Flerkins are some kind of intelligent, pygmy version of the transdimensional horror from the beginning of Guardians 2. If they look like catses, why not a beaver or a poopsises with its widdle face and big ears!
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