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Dark Qiviut

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  1. Apparently, trolls on FB and Twitter have been telling supporters, especially Bernie Sanders supporters, to vote with candidate gear as a way to suppress the vote.
  2. NY and several other states have a "passive electioneering" law. Wearing any item dedicated to any candidate is illegal.
  3. Wrigley Field's renovations for 2016 really impress me.

  4. One big flaw from Power Rangers's early series that really breaks the suspension of disbelief: Why the hell don't any of their families/parents know a damn thing about what they do? Would their long stays outside the home make them suspicious of them possibly being PRs?

    1. AkiraLeeJounouchi

      AkiraLeeJounouchi

      Ahh the days before PR was fleshed out. It's why even though I'm a fan of MMPR I also acknowledge that it is a cheezy piece of crap of which the quality either gets better or worse after ZEO depending on the showrunner. BTW I would HIGHLY RECOMMENDED the Boom Studios MMPR Reboot Comics. Where the rangers ACTUALLY GO HOME AND INTERACT WITH THEIR PARENTS!!!

    2. Megas

      Megas

      We're talking about a TV show about teenagers beating the crap out of giant monsters from an evil witch living on the moon while wearing colorful spandex and piloting giant robots. I highly doubt most of us kids really cared about their parents or what they thought their kids were doing :P

  5. Different scenarios. Twilight was able to battle Tirek because she borrowed all of the AliTrio's magic. She doesn't have it anymore.
  6. Sounds a lot like ignorance. Direct him to https://berniesanders.com and here: https://berniesanders.com/sanders-outlines-middle-east-policy/ He'll understand Sanders' position much more.
  7. The following is my post in the SandersForPresident forum on Reddit. I'm Jewish, and I grew up with a proud Jewish ancestry and family. I'm not very religious, but that doesn't make any less proud to be Jewish. But just because I'm Jewish doesn't mean I shouldn't be critical of Israel's actions towards the Palestinians. President Obama's criticisms of Israel were a start, but I didn't feel it was enough. When I watch debates, I see very little, if not no, criticism of Israel's actions. A reason why I follow and support Senator Sanders's Presidential campaign is the fact that he's not afraid to say the unpopular opinion if he believed it was the right thing to do. If he was going to win, he was going to win his way. His staunch defense of the LGBT community in the 80s and 90s is one such example. One of the most refreshing stances I've seen in political campaigning is the fact that he was going to treat Palestinians like people and not suck up to the common American political lobby taboo of being discreet when criticizing Israel. He did that when he skipped AIPAC and defended the Palestinians' humanity in Utah and in the tabloids when he called Israel's response to terrorism in 2014 disproportionate. But the whole segment during the Democratic Debate was, IMO, his most powerful response of the Israel-Palestine feud yet for a few reasons. The platform in which and where he stated it. NYC has a really proud Jewish and Arab population. By declaring that we as a people should stop stereotyping Palestinians and treat them with the respect they deserve in NYC, he makes people aware of the treatment the Palestinians receive. This is virtually the first time anyone spoke for the Palestinians' humanity, and he broke an American taboo on a very grand stage. He really shaped up a possible future of American politics, not just the DC; it won't surprise me that a future Presidential or VP debate will discuss how to treat both sides fairly. Foreign policy was said to be one of his weaker areas of his campaign, if not the weakest. When she dodged Sanders's challenge to admit whether Israel's response was disproportionate or not, she looked really weak in that field, and foreign policy was supposedly one of her biggest strengths. As someone who takes foreign policy seriously, her statement was a huge wake-up call for me. Sanders himself said it. By having Sanders, a Jewish man who went to Israel, state that we need to treat Palestinians with respect in NYC on a national stage will generate a reception, be it positive or negative. It's going to make people wonder about the whole Israel-Palestine conflict, even for a split second. The fact that he mentioned poverty in the Palestinian regions, especially Gaza, is something we don't talk about at all. As a Jewish New Yorker, thank you, Senator Sanders, for having the courage to support our Palestinian family and friends. Palestinians are people, and the fact that we stereotype them is one of our most shameful aspects in American society. Your vocal honesty and support for humanity is hopefully a stinging moment that helps evolve America. Toda once again.
  8. IMO, Bernie Sanders's strongest answer in last night's Democratic Debate is his criticisms of Israel and statement that we should treat the Palestinians as human beings.

  9. Apparently, the Season 5 Discussion subforum lacks a custom icon. What do you recommend? Mine is the Equality symbol

    1. Yozer247

      Yozer247

      I agree with the equality symbol, season 6's aught to be baby flurry heart ^^

    2. Mesme Rize

      Mesme Rize

      I second that notion.

  10. I'll take Blue Nation Review seriously once it stops lying about Sanders and sucking up to both Clinton and the Super PAC that its owner is associated with.

  11. Starlight Glimmer, period. A more compelling villain, a more compelling protagonist, a more compelling character. Unlike Sunset-in-name-only, Starlight ain't brainwashed by a DEM.
  12. One of the NBA's most storied records has fallen! The Warriors finish the regular season at 73-9! Congratulations, Golden State! :D

  13. How can be "extreme analysis" when someone behind the reboot directly stated it was a trans allegory?
  14. Wrong. Read the comment by @@Jinxie Umbra above. An episode called Horn, Sweet Horn recently aired, and it's been panned for the melodramatic, stereotypical portrayal of both transgender individuals and the concept of gender identity. The "It" by Buck is directed to that episode. And Buck's absolutely right. It IS disgusting. There are so many better ways to approach the trans allegory; these writers did it the worst possible way. It's so offensive that I don't blame any longtime fan, gender-nonconforming, trans*, or nonbinary person for skipping this show. HSH is factually terrible and, quite possibly, the worst PPG episode, ever. Longtime fans of PPG detracted this reboot for many reasons, two of which are CN's treatment of TTG and the quality of seasons five and six after McCracken left. They now have one more reason to hate it.
  15. Memo to myself: hammer the shit out of the PPG reboot episode, Horn, Sweet Horn.

    1. Cleverclover

      Cleverclover

      Yeah, I should probably compile some thoughts on the show as a whole myself.

    2. Wind Chaser

      Wind Chaser

      I think PPG is doomed, because of the combination of the volatility of social justice culture and how clumsy the show itself is with social issues. It's the perfect storm for trouble.

  16. Major controversy about one of PPG's latest episodes: an episode about gender identity with MAJOR transphobic implications. From what I'm reading, the fans' anger is 100% justified.

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    2. Cleverclover

      Cleverclover

      Oh, right. I was too distracted by how much it parodied MMC.

    3. Buck Testa

      Buck Testa

      Just watched it even though I'm not keeping up with that show. Not going to after this either cause that was terrible. "That's not a unicorn, that's just...sad." What the literal f*ck.

    4. Dark Qiviut

      Dark Qiviut

      ^ Can't blame ya. Jitterbug outright hammered it for this shit.

  17. I'm briefly looking up Super Power Beat Downs. Gotta say, the two fights I saw (Green Ranger vs. Ryu, Scorpio vs. White Ranger) are damn good.

  18. Had a good day today, saw a hockey game earlier tonight. :D

  19. Nope. My friends and family know I'm a proud, open brony.
  20. tfw during your diving vacay to St. Maarten and St. Kitts in 2011, the best food was crepes from a small crepe stand and the worst was those ridiculously salty mussels from a restaurant down the block from my hotel.

    1. Wind Chaser

      Wind Chaser

      I really want to go to St Maarten because low planes.

  21. Haven't seen On Your Marks yet.

    1. Wind Chaser

      Wind Chaser

      Dailymotion is your friend.

    2. Dark Qiviut

      Dark Qiviut

      Way ahead o'ya. :P

  22. The second Bill Clinton blamed BLM for supporting drug dealers, I lost all respect for him.

  23. I hope the upcoming Rainbow Dash episode is written well. If DHX handles the change of the status quo so poorly (and I mean worse than MMC) and/or handles Dash's character as horridly as Rainbow Falls or Tanks for the Memories, don't be surprised if I come down HARD on it.

    1. Mesme Rize

      Mesme Rize

      I will be honest with you. I have a bad feeling about this.

       

      I am normally not the kind of guy who has these feelings towards most episodes coming up. But this has Bullshit written all over it. :/

       

      Maybe i am wrong though.

    2. Cwanky

      Cwanky

      I am much more worried about the Spike episode. At least Rainbow has her astronomical popularity if things fail

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