batsncatsnpumpkins.bsky.social
Writer, goth, grad student, Halloween lover, animal person
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Wow this is horrific
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It goes well beyond the Jex situation and many, many of the voices asked to not be included after their interviews but the film makers opted to leave them in despite the fact that entire chapter/congregation left. It also goes beyond just being "a new organization" but we'll leave it there
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You are definitely not wrong! And I agree
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Many people in this documentary are no longer with TST and do not support them. That is a huge caveat that needs to come with suggesting this watch
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Where? When? Because that doesn't really happen there. But there have been accusations of that happening by very influential people. And according to eyewitnesses, it wasn't happening this weekend
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.... Wow. I'm speechless. Shouldn't be but I am
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Also because it's scifi and scifi isn't taken as seriously as literary fiction. There are plenty of dystopian books ignored for that reason. But I don't think that's the point. It was a well read book until OSC decided he needed to talk about bigotry & did float this idea, regardless of who wrote it
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Who said anything about masturbation? It's a nude beach and non-lewd nudity legal
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Since when does he care about Hollywood?
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This. Every word of this
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I'm not saying be nice to fascists, I'm not saying compromise your beliefs or don't get angry but jfc, learn to talk to the people on your side like they're human beings at least
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Honestly, encouraging infighting is a bigger problem. You can change minds with reasonable discussion, heated arguments where you say you'll hand people over to fascists won't do any good
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Look, I don't care if you are tired of hearing about it. It's wildly successful because in an era of "liveaction" remakes of movies you remember from less than 10 years ago, and venture capital saying AI should be our creative engine, this film is 100% human passion.
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www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
"He wanted to make the most personal film he could – a "love letter" to a late uncle from Mississippi – and that meant a film which didn't follow conventions."
At that? 1000% a success. This film spends every second loving the Black community it's set in.
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Yes. Everyone should worry. But that doesn't mean we ignore the specific warning signs. I'm just trying to draw attention to an insidious way fascism weasels in. I'm not sure why that's a bad thing
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I'm really baffled why this is happening. Queer Satanic is on your side
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But the thing is, this post isn't even about that. @queersatanic.bsky.social has not said what you claim they said. They're talking about TST, which is run by alt-right grifters who are actively doing harm, and you're not only arguing against a fictitious point, you're derailing an important message
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This is not it. The left tears itself apart and that really really has to stop. We can't get shit done when we're squabbling among ourselves. You are saying you would work with Trump to hurt people who share similar values as you because they saw the path to help differently? How is that ok?
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🫂 oh friend, I totally understand that feeling. You are wonderful though, you're a good person and your personality contributes way more joy to the world than many other prominent figures combined
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I wish I had any discretionary cash to spend. Either to donate or get some leather or a tattoo (hahaha, my heart needs to be on board for that 🥲) but I don't some I'm posting this comment in hopes of helping
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I agree that defensive voting is important but the 2 party system is a joke & some people will vote their conscience. It takes all kinds to bring us to the left. Having said that, Queer Satanic is spot on about TST & that message is important. TST continues to grift well meaning folks on the left
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My point is that it is bigger than sex and that should scare the shit out of people because it's only about sex on the surface, underneath it all it's about control
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I put "deviant sex" in quotes because my point is that it will be a tool to control people regardless of whether or not they're engaging in anything "deviant" or not. Maybe you'll be targeted for what you said but it might be your sexual activities that give them the excuse to lock you away
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I used FB Pay or whatever it's called for a transaction once or twice over the years and that's why my account was connected. I didn't like doing it though
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I got worried about my past content being reported for thought crimes basically because I saw some accounts of that happening after the inauguration. It is definitely influencing my availability to remember names though, that was like my primary use for FB lately