Does anyone actually think the character of Meghan Wallaby was transphobic writing or is it just a niche thing from the same kind of people that don't see the satire in the NRA bumpers or forget for the 'Apache' tracker was frequently called out as an appropriating racist so say the writers are racist. Every so often I remember when that was floating around and it feels like a fever dream.
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So I finished mazinkaiser awhile ago after months of procrastination on it and for one reason or another I’m not gonna give my solid thoughts on it but there is one specific thing I wanna point out, not as a critique but more so a confusion. That being: I find it weird how Mazinkaiser isn’t the turning point for Mazinger where they finally go “hey the robot is sentient” because it’s not yet near the end literally EVERYONE talks to Venus A as if shes actually a person:
I’m not saying this as a criticism for the reason of my already biased to vaguely sentient robots-because as much as I prefer this angle with mecha, I understand not every and all mecha can approach this because sometimes the robot is JUST a narrative tool and not a character, which is fine-however I’m confused with Mazinger of all things didn’t take this approach when there’s already so much emphasis on Mazinger being tied to gods. I mean, apart from the fact the robots are based off Greek Mythology and there is a constant message of “will it become God or Devil” which feels like it warrants this enough, it would start to make sense if the robot grew sentient because Mazinkaiser is treated as the ULTIMATE Mazinger. (And where have we heard a case where the “ultimate” form of a robot starts to be the one that displays more self awareness *cough* GETTAH🗿)
Especially also within this ova- it seems to do stuff on its own accord to PROTECT Koji, like going on auto pilot as he’s knocked out and somehow keeping him safe from being burned alive in magma, but I cannot tell if this IS a indicator Mazinkaiser is actually sentient or if it’s just all auto pilot. Oh and it’s a more minor thing but also just- the human poses Kaiser and Venus take during the beach episode… I cannot tell if that’s something they wanted or if their pilots just posed them comfortably because lines seem to blur with the robots just being treated as the extensive of the pilots. (Venus is literally based off of Sayakas appearance after all)
It’s just weird Nagai never went this route and just stuck to metaphorical stuff, when it feels like SOMETHING he would do given the nature of his stories and yet the only fully sentient Mazinger media I know is Zero. Of course I still have such a limited window on Mazinger so if this is me actually being wrong please feel free to correct me, but I still will never not find it weird Mazinkaiser lacks this aspect asides from maybe vague allusions to it that may or may not be implying it. Maybe if I ever rewatch it or find more Mazinkaiser content specifically I’ll be able to piece things together a bit more.
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its actually insane to me how people think theyre doing something when they say “jonathans dad was abusive too and hes not an asshole!”
yeah... because he fucking internalized everything. look at that boy. you think he’s good? you think he’s mentally well? yall just want people to deal with their trauma inwardly and walk around beating themselves up instead of lashing out at other people. newsflash! both are not good coping mechanisms!
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i can't be THAT mad at my uncle for throwing out my recycling bag in the trash this morning because he was just trying to be helpful, and it of course looked like trash but also like.
i had it leaned against my door to the garage as close as possible. it was out there for one day (i normally keep it in my tiny room apartment but i moved it because i had to move the table) it was blue and clearly printed with recycling. it was filled with washed bottles, cans, flattened cardboard, etc that i collected over the past month. it was not in a trashbag. i have always taken out my own trash.
AND HE THREW OUT THE SUPER NICE QUALITY REUSABLE BAG TOO? like it would be a total nonissue if he just turned it upside down in the trashcan (one month's recycling going to the landfill is the least of our planet's problems) but dude. he threw away my bag.
my bag!!!
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not to sound like hannibal lecter over here but having your own Outrage, lovingly handcrafting it over months, and not being able to use it beat the crap out of annoying people? I bet that just eats you up doesn't it. sorry this came off sounding really mean. truly though it breaks my heart because you deserve to beat up people that bother you with a flaming magic sword. -🐇
Oh, don't worry, it is VERY sturdy. I could definitely swing this thing at someone if I wanted. The handle segment might pop off again, but the rest of it? Impressively durable. There are two approximately half inch thick all-thread metal rods inside it bound with washers, epoxy, super glue, and heat that melted the plastic together; then a thick layer of Bondo on the outside with more super glue, epoxy, and green stuff (a type of epoxy putty). Its only weaknesses are temperatures over ~160f/71c and running it over with a car haha
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every time anybody mentions se7en i just think about the band called sie7e that made this spanish class hood classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW01cMucGjU
lol reminds me of driving to high school at 6am
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