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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 24 in ~society
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Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentYou do also have a choice to not contribute more "ignorantly" that is not a foregone conclusion. There's a difficulty in this discussion more broadly in that some folks don't have a problem with...You do also have a choice to not contribute more "ignorantly" that is not a foregone conclusion.
There's a difficulty in this discussion more broadly in that some folks don't have a problem with cookies so it's not selling their child's soul or whatever, others have them blocked, still others will not see them due to different experiences depending on what country someone is in, etc.
I try to use NYT gift links for example, but as a subscriber (for free from my job, fuck them getting my money) who uses the app I have no idea what the web experience currently looks like.
But I don't understand "post better sources or else I'll reply ignorantly" as the two options.
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Comment on Hoopla Bonus Borrows for November 2025 in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI don't know, it really sparked something in me. Especially when things popped off about 30 minutes in. I left feeling a warm glow.I don't know, it really sparked something in me. Especially when things popped off about 30 minutes in. I left feeling a warm glow.
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Comment on US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end all monkey research in ~science
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI believe they meant "per lab/study" not "total across the country." Based on the "most academic labs can only afford 3" and that big pharma labs are using about 5 on a particular study.I believe they meant "per lab/study" not "total across the country." Based on the "most academic labs can only afford 3" and that big pharma labs are using about 5 on a particular study.
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Comment on White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentWhich to be fair is as far as I'm aware based on nothing other than assuming they're all shitty people. I'm not saying that assumption is wrong but even just random odds were bound to catch...Which to be fair is as far as I'm aware based on nothing other than assuming they're all shitty people. I'm not saying that assumption is wrong but even just random odds were bound to catch somebody connected to this administration eventually. Especially when they're targeting a lot of people who are otherwise following the rules, but have some minor past offense.
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Comment on How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire in ~lgbt
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFully agreed. And if everyone was being genetically tested so many more people would find out their chromosomes and assumed sex/gender didn't align. I would fully support a more equitable system...Fully agreed. And if everyone was being genetically tested so many more people would find out their chromosomes and assumed sex/gender didn't align.
I would fully support a more equitable system for sports than gender, I just despair of that being a reality in a world where women's sports are already an afterthought until it became a handy excuse for the demonization of trans people.
In the meantime, now all the locker room harassment has expanded to come from parents, school officials and TV personalities. Instead of treating Riley Gaines like the sore loser she is, they've applauded her bigotry and bad sportsmanship and fed it. I hope it consumes her quickly and we can move on. Sigh
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Comment on How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire in ~lgbt
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentIf trans women were in fact dominating women's sports I think it would make sense to look at the system for changes but that just hasn't been the case. Most sports had some method for saying you...If trans women were in fact dominating women's sports I think it would make sense to look at the system for changes but that just hasn't been the case. Most sports had some method for saying you had to be on hormones for a length of time. (As it stands hormones are used to disqualify cis women and intersex folks regularly, which isn't ideal) And before the recent bannings of trans women competing at all... There was still no evidence of trans women dominating.
And none of this will make either a trans girl in school sports feel safer while also leading to the harassment of cis girls who grow tall early, or have a square jaw, or a flatter chest and an athletic figure, or who are black and read as "masculine" to white PTA Karens. So yay, we have allegedly "fairer" girls and women's sports, something people can hardly manage to care about or fund otherwise on the back of harassment and hate with no statistical evidence of a problem. How many deaths by suicide will this lead to as a "side effect"
There are probably different ways to separate different sports. Gender is so baked into our culture I doubt we can ditch it but given the flawed system, we don't have to exclude trans folks to get competitive and fair sports
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - November 2025 - We are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis Taylor in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentNot my preference either, I get it.Not my preference either, I get it.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - November 2025 - We are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis Taylor in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's an audible exclusive and the ebook is published under an Amazon exclusive license. Other countries or the high seas would be the only real alternative options. Basically no one else has the...It's an audible exclusive and the ebook is published under an Amazon exclusive license. Other countries or the high seas would be the only real alternative options.
Basically no one else has the rights to any of it. So then it's just about how many physical books are out there.
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Comment on Shock discovery reveals sea urchins are basically 'all brain' in ~science
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentBeavers and Capybara are fish for the purposes of LentBeavers and Capybara are fish for the purposes of Lent
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Comment on Hoopla Bonus Borrows for November 2025 in ~books
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI was considering the Neon Gods novel.and Broadchurch but I'll pick Neon Gods and The Lion of Judah instead đI was considering the Neon Gods novel.and Broadchurch but I'll pick Neon Gods and The Lion of Judah instead đ
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Comment on Influencers made millions pushing âwildâ births â now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentUnfortunately you're coming in at a low - and very expensive - point due to the "Big" spending bill. Employers subsidizing healthcare definitely hides the cost, and then when the government...Unfortunately you're coming in at a low - and very expensive - point due to the "Big" spending bill. Employers subsidizing healthcare definitely hides the cost, and then when the government decides to stop subsidizing the marketplace, people end up screwed.
But yes, I've been lucky to have good corporate and now state employee healthcare, there are definitely worse employer plans that at least used to make the marketplace more appealing, but now, I'm not sure how it pans out.
Good luck
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentBernadette Peters is wonderful! And I do enjoy SondheimBernadette Peters is wonderful! And I do enjoy Sondheim
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentInto the Woods has a publicly released ProShot, just not marketed as heavily or as recent as Hamilton. All shows are recorded for archival purposes as I understand it but not accessible to the...Into the Woods has a publicly released ProShot, just not marketed as heavily or as recent as Hamilton. All shows are recorded for archival purposes as I understand it but not accessible to the public. My sister did her masters thesis on a topic that got her access to that library!
I think theater fans mostly want a proshot over an adaptation but I think adaptations can be great...If they're made by people that know the genre and care about it.
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt just aligns with the real world though? There could be more but it doesn't matter because ultimately nothing justifies or explains the hate. It's never actually rational. The in-movie history...It just aligns with the real world though? There could be more but it doesn't matter because ultimately nothing justifies or explains the hate. It's never actually rational. The in-movie history lesson (and in the book as well iirc) provided the Great Drought (mirroring the Dust Bowl) as a trigger for tensions and the wizard (and Morrible) as being opportunistic and taking advantage of it.
But there's no more actual reason for it than any hatred. Even the most obvious current comparison of the violent detainment and incarceration of immigrants - most of whom have at most minor violations - might pretend to have policy arguments and is really just a xenophobic, racist action to remove "undesirables" as defined by people like Stephen Miller. By the time you're at Dr Dillamond being dragged off, it's moved past any made up reasons. It's just bullshit
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah I knew there were specific critiques, but as an Into the Woods fan the casting is just one I know is always an issue. That movie could have been so good. It's one of my favorite musicals....Yeah I knew there were specific critiques, but as an Into the Woods fan the casting is just one I know is always an issue.
That movie could have been so good. It's one of my favorite musicals.
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentGenerally a frustration with casting actors with no theater/singing/musical skills rather than people like Cynthia Erivo who act and sing and have stage experience...usually so they can hire big...Generally a frustration with casting actors with no theater/singing/musical skills rather than people like Cynthia Erivo who act and sing and have stage experience...usually so they can hire big names because they're afraid of taking a risk.
There are specific critiques of the movie itself but I'm not a Les Mis person and don't have the knowledge to share them beyond googling. But.... Like what you like. There's no shame in enjoying it. Some folks are just being theater snobs about it.
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt would undercut the fact that there's zero reason to be afraid of the Animals? That's actually one of the critiques of Zootopia, that there is a good reason to be scared of predators as a prey...It would undercut the fact that there's zero reason to be afraid of the Animals? That's actually one of the critiques of Zootopia, that there is a good reason to be scared of predators as a prey animal undermines the racism analogy.
(In Baum Oz, all animals can speak they mostly don't choose to, which is why Toto doesn't for a while)
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentUnless it's something they added, nope. The wizard is using it as a way to control Oz. There's nothing more behind it than the setup for the metaphor because Baum's world has all animals, even...Unless it's something they added, nope. The wizard is using it as a way to control Oz. There's nothing more behind it than the setup for the metaphor because Baum's world has all animals, even visiting ones, capable of speech and thought, down to flies.
The closest thing to any additional explanation in the musical and Part 1 is implied bigotry. Zootopia does at least make that bigotry blatant.
I don't think you'll be satisfied here but I think what youre looking for doesn't typically come from musical theater and would bog down the story
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Comment on âWicked: For Goodâ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIm not saying they don't hold together, they hold up nicely regardless of their lack of a hard magic system. Oz is definitely a fairy tale type world and operates at the whims of several young...Im not saying they don't hold together, they hold up nicely regardless of their lack of a hard magic system. Oz is definitely a fairy tale type world and operates at the whims of several young girls mostly.
My point is that the backstory would not actually be satisfying and isn't really needed. It becomes Oz the Great and Powerful which I hear is awful. Doing prequels to explain the world is way less satisfying than telling a story (and I think Wicked succeeds as a play - I haven't seen part 2 yet - for spinning off the original, not actually explaining the world). I really can't imagine having to watch Glinda get spoiled growing up or something to explain her... She just is. (And tbh even Part 1 gives her a kinder edit than the musical IMO)
McGuire's Oz takes the premise and goes forward rather darkly. if you wanted more potential backstory, I don't personally recommend the book, and the Shiz part of the story is quite minimal so Glinda isn't that important... And I don't recall much explanation of any of the things you ask about, but it's your best shot. It's just not an enjoyable read IMO.
I liked both the Incredibles and this, so I'm not sure what factors work for you in one vs the other. Wicked has always been pretty watchable by kids but they'll miss the already hinted at themes of fascism, xenophobia, etc.
They said they were going after criminals, it never panned out that way and the numbers that trump claimed of "criminal" undocumented immigrants were higher than the number of all immigrants in the US. The first push to revoke visas was at Muslim graduate students who had public opinions on Gaza. Then incoming tourists who had public opinions about the US/president. Anyone who had the slightest discrepancy in paperwork, etc.
It's been a lie the whole time.