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dragonofdarknesschaos · 6 years ago

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Omi Analysis Dump

I was talking recently with @rendellstreet about the events of “Juding Omi” and how Omi might have past traumas and triggers based on how the boy reacted to seeing his friends being tickle tortured. I thought Omi assumed his friends and the Ticklebot were laughing at him, this is after Omi teamed up with evil villain Chase to save them all. If Omi being laughed at is a trigger for the boy, then that means he was ruthlessly laughed at and made fun of before the new students joined the Temple. This is why Omi works so hard to be perfect in his martial arts forms, and also why Omi laughs when others don’t master forms on the first try. In Omi’s mind, if he’s not doing his best he has failed everyone. Rendell asked who would be laughing at or making fun of Omi. In XS it’s not really clear, but in XC I would assume other students from before Clay, Kimiko, and Raimundo joined. If there are other students in XC, why not XS? But one thing always bugged me about Omi’s speech right before he joins Chase.

Kimiko, going to hug Omi after his return from the Ying-Yang World: Anyway Omi, it’s sure good to have you back. Omi: But I am not back. I am not coming back. Raimundo: C’mon dude, if this is about before we’re really sorry. Omi, looking into a fire: When I tried to lead, none of you would follow. When I tried to talk, none of you would listen. Only one person stood by me, believed in me, and trusted me. That is where I choose to go.

But is any of that true? At the top of the episode, Master Fung announces that “only One will rise to the rank of Wudai Warrior.” Everyone tries to get Dojo to tell them who will be advancing, but Dojo honestly has no idea. All four Monks misinterpret Dojo’s body language and cues to mean that they are the chosen one. Dojo, realizing that all the Monks misunderstood, refuses to accompany the kids on their next Wu hunt. While battling Jack and his new “army of evil,” Omi announces that he knows Master Fung picked him to advance, and he is oh so sorry that it wasn’t one of his friends. Everyone realizes that Dojo lied to them and go to confront him as soon as they return to the temple, never mind that Jack got the Wu. This is when there’s a sudden attack and Master Fung is kidnapped. The Monks’ focus shifts to rescuing their Master.

The first thing that happens is that Kimiko insists on checking the vault, to ensure that no Wu are missing. Every time Jack has attacked in the past it was to steal Shen Gong Wu. When all Wu are accounted for Omi is the first to blame Jack, despite the lack of evidence. Clay points out that it could not have been Jack; this isn’t the evil boy genius’ MO. Rai asks Omi, who has seen the secret to destroying evil, use his knowledge to help them. Maybe what Omi has learned can help them find Master Fung, Kimiko adds. Omi refuses to share, citing his promise to Chase as a Xiaolin Warrior that he would not share that knowledge. Raimundo questions why Omi should bother keeping his word “to an evil villain” like Chase. Omi, still salty about Rai defecting to Wuya and the Heylin side almost a year ago, says that “I take my word as a Xiaolin Monk very seriously, unlike [Rai]! ... Honor is what separates us from evil.” With a looming stalemate, Clay suggests that they all start putting things to vote. Kimiko adds that Dojo will be the tiebreaker. Dojo doesn’t want the added responsibility. Annoyed, Omi says that he wants no part of this “delicacy” and storms out to spy on Jack.

A good leader listens to their comrades, takes in all that they have to say, and then makes an informed decision that is the best course of action so that the most people are happy and benefit from the decison. A great problem solver offers solutions instead of saying “no” or “I can’t.” Instead of listening to his friends and comrades, Omi jumps to conclusions based on evidence that isn’t there, then shuts down all attempts to change his course of action. In Omi’s mind, Jack Spicer is the only culprit and if his fellow Monks can’t see that, then he’ll just have to go and spy on Jack to get some hard evidence they can act upon. Unfortunately Omi walks in on Jack and company planning to take over the Xiaolin Temple.

After a narrow escape, Omi rushes to warn his friends of the incoming attack, but arrives too late. The temple has been taken over by Jack’s army of evil, and his friends are all strapped into a tickle-torture machine that looks more like a doom’s day device. So what does Omi do? Goes to Chase’s lair to ask for help. Chase makes a final plea for Omi to join the side of evil.

Chase: Remember Omi, there is always a place for you here at my side. Omi: I could never join the dark forces. Chase: Never say never. The world is a complex place. Sometimes our destiny is determined by events that are out of our control.

Through the magic of television both Chase, Omi, and Chase’s army of cats arrive back at the Temple, to the captured Monks crying from laughter. Off screen Raimundo says “I’m tired of laughing” to drive the point home. Presented with Jack’s army of evil, Chase transforms his cat army into warriors and destroys Jack’s team effortlessly. Most of the warriors destroy or defeat their opponents by doing nothing at all or in a single hit. This isn’t even child’s play to them. Chase and Omi preform Tai Chi moves in unison to destroy the remaining Jackbots. Both catch their breath as debris burns around them. Omi approaches the laughing Monks, clearly shook. The Ticklebot turns and laughs at Omi too. Angry, Omi destroys the bot, then frees his relieved friends. While that happens, Chase literally shakes Jack down for the Ying Yo-yo, then presents his find to Omi. Raimundo starts to question the situation.

Raimundo: Hey! Why is [Chase] helping us? Omi: I will explain everything later, but first we must rescue Master Fung. Clay: Whoa, whoa, whoa there partner. We don’t know hooie about this Ying-Yang place. Rai: I vote we talk to Dojo first. Kimiko: I agree. We should think about what we’re getting into. Omi: A true warrior acts first and worries later.

Again, all the Monks are asking Omi what is going on, they want him to talk to them; tell them what is going on. Omi glosses over everything--all that matters to him is rescuing Master Fung. Screw the consequences and fall out, that’s for near-future Omi to deal with! Upon returning from the Ying-Yang World, his good Chi sealed away, Evil!Omi makes his speech.

“When I tried to lead, none of you would follow. When I tried to talk, none of you would listen. Only one person stood by me, believed in me, and trusted me.”

Not once did Omi try to lead effectively. It was always his way or no way at all. Omi never wanted to talk, he did not listen to his so-called friends even once. Though he is unaware of it at the time, Chase “supporting” Omi’s decisions is just Chase going along with his own plan. While Chase believes in Omi, trusting Omi would mean that Chase wouldn’t have had to orchestrate this entire event to get Omi to join the dark forces. Omi acted alone and played right into Chase’s hands. The only person Omi should have trusted was himself. That actually might have been more climactic than whatever the rest of the “___ing Omi” arc was.

But why was Omi, filled with both his Chi, so focused and consumed by saving Master Fung? Not even Dojo--who is notorious for being unable to function correctly if the Master was missing--is terribly distraught. What’s so special about the old man to Omi?

Master Fung and Dojo are Omi’s first and only family before the new students arrived. The two effectively raised Omi since he was a baby; Master Fung is Omi’s entire world for a majority of the young boy’s life. Anyone would act recklessly if they lost their entire world. Especially a child that knew they could save their adoptive parent. If you knew you could save someone who meant the world to you, but friends that you had come to rely on as family said, “no, we need to stop and think about things,” naturally you’d be upset and try to accomplish the task yourself, right?

While that explains Omi’s actions, it also somewhat disproves my suggestion of Omi having “people laughing at him” as a trigger. He destroyed the Ticklebot out of anger, rather than fear. And if being laughed at was so triggering, why laugh at others who are in the same situation he was in that caused the traumatic event? It’s an interesting thought, but not plausible given the evidence.

One last point, if Heylin!Omi made an entire speech that was a lie, and together Omi is brutally honest, if not to a fault, doesn’t that mean that Heylin!Omi can only tell lies to a certain degree? Not even good lies; lies that are blatant as a stain on a white sheet. His defecting speech was actually an apology.

When I tried to lead, none of you would follow. When I tried to talk, none of you would listen. Only one person stood by me, believed in me, and trusted me.

Becomes:

When you tried to lead, I did not follow. When you tried to talk, I did not listen. All of you stood by me, believed in me, and trusted me.

Joining Chase is effectively a self-imposed punishment.

Further on in the next episode, Chase notices that Heylin!Omi only wants to fight all the time; there isn’t very much substance to the young one’s evil chi. Chase agrees to fight Heylin!Omi on the grounds that Omi swear his loyalty to the Heylin Warrior. “I do swear my loyalty to you.” If Heylin!Omi only tells lies, then “I don’t swear my loyalty to you,” is more likely what he did mean. However, the memory is all that’s needed to keep a wholly restored Omi at Chase’s side for the big finale. This opposite talk of sorts would also mean that Heylin!Omi actually got slang right for once. “Bring it off/on--same difference.” And if that ain’t the most opposite thing of Omi, then there must be something wrong with the writers.

TL;DR

Disproved: Omi’s trigger is people laughing at him. This is why he tries hard to be perfect at everything he does.

Omi’s speech before defecting to Chase in “Judging Omi” is a lie. Everything Omi claims the others did is what he himself did in a blind and reckless ploy to save Master Fung.

Master Fung is really, really important to Omi. The old man is Omi’s first and only family... until the others join in.

What if Heylin!Omi can only tell lies as a contrast to Good/Whole Omi only telling (brutal) honest truths? The speech he made before joining Chase is effectively an apology.

#Omi #Xiaolin Showdown #analysis #Judging Omi #_ing Omi arc #Heylin!Omi

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SNL's Pete Davidson hasn't apologized for mocking a GOP candidate who lost an eye in war

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November 5 at 2:53 PM

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Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live” is facing mounting pressure to apologize for a widely condemned bit in which he mocked a wounded veteran and GOP congressional candidate for wearing an eye patch.

Following Davidson’s remarks about Dan Crenshaw, who is running for a seat representing Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, the comedian, his show and SNL’s executive producer were hammered by politicians, talk-show hosts, veterans and others.

“This is absolutely appalling,” tweeted Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who lost her legs in Iraq. “No one should ever mock a Veteran for the wounds they received while defending our great nation, regardless of political party or what you think of their politics. Pete Davidson owes Dan Crenshaw an apology.”

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that SNL’s executive producer Lorne Michaels should be fired.

Saturday Night Live mocked the appearance of a combat veteran that lost an eye on the battlefield. This was not funny in any way. They scripted it, rehearsed it, laughed at it, aired it and promoted it. VSOs should demand @nbcsnl head Lorne Michaels he fired #FireLorneMichaels

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) November 5, 2018

But Crenshaw — who lost his right eye in 2012 after a bomb exploded during a mission in Afghanistan, his third military deployment — said he won’t ask for an apology from Davidson or SNL.

“They probably should apologize, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to demand an apology,” he said Monday on “Fox & Friends,” adding: “They certainly crossed the line, but their apology won’t mean anything to me.”

When asked about the matter on Sunday — and again on Monday — NBC representatives said the network would not be commenting.

Davidson has not yet responded to the criticism.

Despite being told he would probably never see again, Crenshaw, a Navy SEAL, regained sight in his left eye and went on two more deployments. “It’s actually a miracle I can see at all and can continue serving the American people,” he said on Fox.

Davidson seemed to be aware of Crenshaw’s background during Saturday’s “Weekend Update” segment, in which he gave his “first impressions” of various candidates running in this election cycle.

“This guy is kind of cool, Dan Crenshaw,” Davidson said, as an image of Crenshaw wearing an eye patch flashed on the screen.

His co-host, Michael Che, chuckled and said, “Yo, come on.”

“Hold on,” Davidson replied. “You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hit man in a porno movie.”

The audience laughed.

“I’m sorry; I know he lost his eye in war, or whatever,” Davidson added, shrugging and grinning. “Whatever.”

[Utah mayor and father of seven killed in Afghanistan on fourth deployment]

Online, scores of people have expressed anger over the sketch and demanded Davidson and NBC apologize.

“Getting dumped by your pop star girlfriend is no excuse for lashing out at a decorated war hero who lost his eye serving our country,” Jack Pandol, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement that referenced Davidson’s much-publicized recent breakup with singer Ariana Grande.

Eric Trump tweeted that NBC and SNL “should be ashamed of themselves . . . Thankfully, we have brave men & women like @DanCrenshawTX otherwise gutless cowards like #PeteDavidson wouldn’t have a desk to sit behind.”

The Texas Republican Party called the bit “utterly abhorrent.”

Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.), another candidate who was mocked in Davidson’s sketch, said the jab at Crenshaw was a “disgrace” and indicated that the comedian should be booted from the show.

“What are NBC’s standards for firing? PC to insult wounded vets?!?” King demanded, adding: “(Davidson also insulted me. Who cares?!)”

“This is outrageous. It isn’t funny at all,” wrote Dana Perino, a Fox News contributor and former White House press secretary. Crenshaw, she wrote, “served his country — sacrificed for it — and now is willing to serve again as a Member of Congress (or whatever).”

On Monday, “The View” hosts called it a “sucker punch,” a “tone deaf” statement and a “really crappy joke.”

But Joy Behar said offensive humor is SNL’s “stock in trade” and that the show “doesn’t take any prisoners.”

“They took a shot at Alec Baldwin, who is part of their family, so they go after a lot of people,” she said. “And this kid Davidson, his father died in 9/11, and he said, ‘I like making things of a dark, awkward — weird things that you don’t really find funny, funny. There’s nothing I won’t joke about, and I think it’s because of what happened to me.’

“So, I mean, he’s coming from a place of, you know, you make fun of things that are so painful to lighten the load. That’s where he’s coming from, I think.”

Fellow SNL cast member Kenan Thompson also acknowledged the challenges that comedians are up against, but he said that Davidson “missed the mark.”

“It’s tough when you’re fishing for jokes, like that’s how stand-ups feel — like there’s no real filters out there in the world when they’re trying to go for a great joke,” he said on the “Today” show. “But at the same time, when you miss the mark, you’re offending people. So you have to kind of like really be a little more aware, in my opinion.

“He definitely missed the mark, and I think he was more so commenting on the fact that the joke maybe didn’t land as hard as he wanted to, as opposed to being like, ‘I don’t care about veterans.’ I think Pete’s a very humble dude, and he’s got a big heart. I don’t think he goes out to offend people. But stand-ups, they’re the ones that help us laugh through the most awful things in the first place, so they’re always fishing in weird places.”

In a tweet over the weekend, Crenshaw acknowledged the overwhelming outrage over Davidson’s remarks.

He didn’t demand an apology, but he did urge the show’s writers not to use injured veterans as “punchlines.”

Good rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended. That being said, I hope @nbcsnl recognizes that vets don’t deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes.

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 4, 2018

Crenshaw later told TMZ that he didn’t necessarily want an apology.

“I want us to get away from this culture where we demand apologies every time someone misspeaks,” he said. “I think that would be very healthy for our nation to go in that direction. We don’t need to be outwardly outraged. I don’t need to demand apologies from them. They can do whatever they want, you know. They are feeling the heat from around the country right now, and that’s fine.”

He added: “But I would like [Davidson] and ‘Saturday Night Live’ to recognize something, which is that veterans across the country probably don’t feel as though their wounds they received in battle should be the subject of a bad punchline for a bad joke. And here’s the real atrocity in all of this: It wasn’t even funny . . . It was just mean-spirited.”

Appearing Monday morning on Fox, Crenshaw suggested that Davidson and his SNL colleagues consider pooling money together and donating to a veterans charity.

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Kanye West praised Trump in a meandering speech on SNL. It didn’t air.

In SNL’s cold open, Fox News hosts offer some thoughts on the migrant caravan. Spoiler alert: They’re not fans.

The SNL season premiere was also obsessed with Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande

Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/11/04/pete-davidson-takes-heat-snl-bit-that-made-fun-veteran-candidate-who-lost-an-eye/

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a-garden-of-worlds · 8 years ago

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All primary numbers

I don’t really understand what primary numbers are but I’ll do my best according to Google search.

2. Describe your first kiss, who was it with, what was it like, where was it etc? My first kiss was actually way back in kindergarten or first grade, i had been trying to crawl away to the play area and he followed me there and kissed me. I don’t think i liked it much.

3. What’s your biggest regret? I know we all say we don’t regret things but obviously it’s how we learn, from our mistakes. So what’s something from your past you wished you could have changed?When i was in high school i was kind of a bitch to my grandmother who had cancer. I think that may be my biggest regret. She was in a lot of pain and we lived in a house full of roaches. I hated cleaning and still do, but i really just should have sucked it up and did that for her.

5. What is the craziest thing that you have ever done?Hard to say, i don’t do many crazy things. Probably that one time in junior high when i saw these older kids kicking around a dead seagull. I went outside of the classroom and took the seagull away and walked to a fence a few yards away before throwing it over the fence.

7. Do you have any scars and if so, how did you get them?Like physical scars? I have this one really long scar on my spine that i got after getting a spine correction surgery. (I have scoliosis) now i have two rods attached to my spine. I also have a scar on my knee, from when i was a kid. See, i used to live on my godfathers ranch and i tried to tie a big hammock to a fence to make it swing higher upon release. I fell off and got a huge nasty scrape on my knee. I cried really hard.I have another scar that’s pretty unnoticeable on the bottom of my foot from trying to stomp down a nail that was sticking out of a board. I had shoes on so i thought i’d be fine. The nail went through my shoe and through my foot. I cried mostly from shock.

9. What are your views on drugs and alcohol?Honestly it depends. I used to hate people who did anything of the sort because i associated it with bad stereotypes. But now i know that weed isn’t really that bad, and not everyone who drinks alcohol is evil and stupid. There are two drugs i would consider taking, which is a small bite of magic mushrooms and ayahuasca, which is the dmt drug that people use in ceremonies to aid in their spiritual journey. Magic mushrooms i hear are supposed to be a lot more mild than ayahuasca.

11. Have you ever thought about ending your own life? If so, why? Yes, tons of times since i was around 7 yrs old. My reasons have varied from wanting to spite people, to thinking I’m a huge waste of space, to believing thar reality is a trap and just wanting to escape and most recently because i want my anxieties over my physical health and my eyesight to stop. But i don’t because i believe that if you commit suicide, you end up repeating the events that lead up to it in the after life.

13. last really important text you got? I think it was either about my phone bill or the 50 cent raise i got at work.

17. Name somewhere you’d like to move or visit.I would love to move somewhere out in the country, where there are a lot of trees and forest. I’d like to visit Norway because that’s where my sister’s and mother live. I’d also like to visit Peru to take ayahuasca and maybe get some personal questions answered.

19. At what age do you think people should have sex? Anytime they want after the age of 16, honestly. 17 doesn’t seem so bad as it’s only a year before 18.

23. How important do you think education is?Pretty important depending on your life goals but education doesn’t always equal intelligence.

29. What kind of person attracts you?Physically speaking, i like lean bodies and friendly faces, and black clothing. As for personality, i like sweeties that are nice to me and i seem to love a good heart. I haven’t really thought to much on this.

31. Name something that you miss. I miss the way it felt before i became overly aware of time slipping through my fingers like water.

37. Do you have a toy that’s really special to you and if so what is it, how did you get it etc?I do! He is a stuffed dragon that my aunt (or mom, idk anymore) gave to me. He’s green and yellow with little yellow wings and his name is Draygo. He’s been with me since i was born i think, he’s very precious to me.

41. If you got to spend an entire day with your favourite celebrity what would you guys do? Huh… I don’t really care much for celebrities but I’ll go with Morgan Freeman and say everything would probably be really awkward and he would likely do most of the talking.

43. What are 3 traits that you like about yourself and what are three that you dislike about yourself? Personality wise.Things i like: i consider myself to be fiercely loyal, I’m creative, and ummm… I work hard for the things i want i guess?Dislikes: i can be really selfish sometimes and if I’m in a certain mood i can lash out at those close to me, especially if they bother me, especially if I’m hungry. I’m not much help, and don’t really want to be depended on much because I’m afraid of letting people down.

47. Do you ever wish you were famous?Yes, i wish to get fame for my original stories someday. I’m really, really hoping.

53. Have you ever slapped a boy in the face?I don’t think so? Can’t remember, honestly.

59. Have you ever had your heart broken?Don’t think i have, hope i never do.

61. What is something you feel like you are really good at?World building and… Creative stuff.

The numbers are apparently fudged up so I’m picking this one.

69. What’s your favourite holiday and why? HOLLOWEEN!!! SPOOKY STUFF!!! GHOSTS!!! ZOMBIES!!! CANDY!!!! COSTUMES!!!!

71. Who’s your favorite cartoon character?Dude i got a huge list of favorite characters including Yang and Yuck from Yin Yang Yo, Ping Pong, Omie, Dojo and Jack Spicer from Xiaolin Chronicles, (plus Jermain from the original Xiaolin Showdown) and Fluttershy from mlp just to name a few.

74. What would you like to be the first dance song at your wedding?My bf and i have talked about just eloping and slipping any kind of wedding altogether but if we do have a wedding then… Idk man probably some kind of Zardonic remix or somethin.

79. What color is your bed? The mattress is tan, andvcovered in a huge mess, i have a red blanket and a black and white tiger blanket.

83. What’s the funniest film you’ve ever seen?I honestly have no idea.

89. Have you ever felt ashamed about something? If so what was it & why? Aside from how i used to treat my grandmother? One time i was trying to joke around with my bf and told him to kill himself. That was a shit thing to do and I’m a shit person for doing it. There was also one time i scratched my best friend and made him bleed. I was trying to be playful then too, but that’s no excuse. Idk what the hell was going through my head then.

And finally97. Do you enjoy drama?No. Not really.

Sorry this took so long.

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