Wtf. Who thinks so much about people who they donāt even know?
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Surely, youāve heard of ātabloidsā?
They earn money off of it. This guy probably doesnāt
Iām pretty sure their point is tabloids exist because thereās a market of thousands if not millions of people that want to know about and think about people they donāt know, such as this guy.
Yes, thank you. For some reason, Iām always surprised when trying to be evocative backfires into misunderstanding.
You know how some jobs give you homework to demonstrate capability? This is part of his interview/onboarding for said tabloids.
Donāt call me Shirley
The edit to make āSurelyā bold is the icing on the cake.
Zendaya was great in spiderman but sheās the absolute worst choice for chani. Her ātoo cool for schoolā sarcastic persona doesnāt fit with a primitive tribal religious fanatic at all.
Sheās a sassy, rebellious New Yorker, when Chani is mature, strong and feminine AF. Just because theyāre 15 doesnāt mean theyāre supposed to be played like any Western āf u mom!ā kidā¦ Denis really dropped the ball there, but heās more of visual director than a storyteller, I guess.
Sheās a sassy, rebellious New Yorker
Iām pretty sure sheās from California? Unless youāre being metaphorical or something.
Since when does Spider-Man takes place in California?
They got confused and thought they were talking about actual Zendaya.
Since he found out he can web-sling from palm tree to palm tree.
Isnāt Chani a non-believer in the movie, at least at first?
Even if she is, she was raised in the same culture as stilgar and the others
I was raised in a deeply conservative fanatically religious culture and I put out a sarcastic and ātoo cool for schoolā energy a lot of the time. What do you think counterculture is? I remember in the movie sheās got a whole social circle of people who are on the same page as her.
Personally I think Zendaya plays Chani pretty well, and her character doesnāt feel out of place to me.
You had access to a counter culture, though. All the fremen know is other fremen and maybe the occasional harkkonen. I appreciate what youāre saying, but I still feel like it doesnāt seem organic in context.
To non US people who arenāt exposed to the same celebrity overexposure (unless itās by choice) and have no particular opinion on Zendaya, sheās ok. Havenāt seen part 2 though.
Itās not celebrity overexposure in my case. I like Zendaya, Iām not tired of her and would like to see her in more stuff. I just think she was the wrong actress to play chani.
Itās a relief then that Dune is one of the dumbest fucking stories of all time and casting doesnāt matter.
It seems like you really donāt like it. What makes you say that?
Although the movies are better than the books, the actual story is spectacularly awful. Have you ever had someone try to explain it to you? Itās unhinged. And the book is so poorly written from a literary perspective. Dune is Twilight for Gen-Xāers.
Frank Herbert is such a narcissist he actually accused Star Wars of ripping him off.
This is just a sad take. The writing is brilliantly grounded in reality for a fantastical story. Itās fricken weird AF, but many of us are here for that. Itās not for everyone, and thatās okay if you donāt like it, but calling it poorly written is infantile.
I actually really like the story of Dune, but I kind of have to agree that the writing leaves a lot to be desired. The fact that Herbert constantly switches perspectives with no indication in the middle of chapters, or sometimes even in the middle of paragraphs, drives me up the wall. I almost couldnāt finish them because of that.
Iāve noticed a lot of infantile and absurdly maximalist takes on Lemmy lately. itās kind of souring me on the project.
The Reddit spillover effect is noticable
People post bad takes on social media - the Lemmy project is clearly failed!
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jesus christ i thought you said āmarxistā, that sure changes the tone of your comment
If you think Dune is well-written, wait until you read a modern sci-fi novel. The shittiest space opera would probably blow your mind.
I have. I like em too. I donāt neglect what came before because there is something new.
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Donāt you mean boomers. Dune was published in 1965.
Yes, but the book also became really popular among the Gen X crowd, whose hunger for sci fi was fueled by things like Star Wars.
I agree. Really dumb stuff. Certainly not watching the Villeneuve movies for the plot. Cults, royalty, magic, psychic powers, people turning into worms, guiding star travel via ESPā¦geez
Å great maker, subsume this guy right here into the sands.
Iām curious what you think the greatest story ever is. I hope itās not The Bible.
Ironic comment, since Duneās story is supernatural nonsense written by a misogynistic homophobe who probably does think the Bible is the greatest book of all time.
Iād not looked into Frank before now, but Iāve read 2.5 of the dune books. Itās weird to see he was a self described conservative and libertarian. The whole dune story seems to mock everything he stands for politically. Itās like he was completely unaware of the power structures he was writing about exist across all US (and non-US) political parties.
The story glorifies a eugenically engineered monarchy and waxes poetic about the evils of homosexuality.
Yeah, but that isnāt why people like it. Like Harry potter and Wizarding world of the transphobe.
You expressed surprise that Herbert is a rabid conservative. I pointed out that the book you claim to like is a celebration of fascism.
Yeah, but that isnāt why people like it.
Correct. People like Dune because itās the biggest book theyāve read, not because they were paying attention to the prose or narrative quality of its insane plot.
Educate an old and out of touch person please:
Is anus licking standard practice now? Is this presumed as obvious currently?
I wouldnāt say standard, however I tongue punched a few fart boxs and I swore I never would.
Then one day a girl with an ass so fine comes strutting her way into your life that changes everything, so who am I to say no?
Such exquisite poetry, Iāve seldom heard before. Iām going to get this comment printed and framed.
Iām confused. Who is supposed to enjoy it, the licker or the lickee? It just seems like a nasty experience for everyone involved, especially with the enema I would require to get near the poop hole with my tongue.
Both parties enjoy it, in my experience.
Iām very clean and so is my partner. Iāve eaten their ass after a rave before, it aināt no big thang
People really draw this line with sexual things like bodily fluids arenāt coming out of these holes.
Anyone who wouldnāt lick the sweat off their partners face is a coward.
The difference is that this hole contains a lot more E. Coli and my nose has evolved to be extremely sensitive to the smell of it because of the very real biohazard
Nah thatās gay
Yes. Even my asexual ass gets pleasure as the giver. Quick way to make them squirm.
If itās a woman youāre like right there anyways. Guy takes a bit more effort tbh.
What are you gonna look at it and not evenbsay hello?
Lets say āpopularā. I wouldnt say āstandardā is accurate.
Anal is now first base.
Hold up. āAnalā is not the same as ālicking assā.
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Depends on how long their tongue is.
Anus licking is what holding hands used to be
I remember when it was common knowledge that you never go ass to mouthā¦ time are aā changing.
There was a time when oral sex was considered atypical and deviant. Same with anal sex. So itās understandable that āthe normā might change quite rapidly.
I think thatās what they call āpuppygirlā
Maybe the OOP just assumed itās āstandardā for pretty and famous people theyād do all the things in the sack.
No
Today, only the literate suffer, and that applies to the recent Dune adaptations as wellā¦
- Who are they talking about?
- I hope they never get a partner because who know where their lips have been too
(Thinking through that last one they probably want a āpureā virgin)
Since you missed it, let me explain the joke. Ahem: Kylie Jenner is a despicable billionaire who exploits poor girls for money. Touching anything that she has touched, including a hot guy, is disgusting. Thatās the joke.
Timothee Chalamet is in a relationship with Kylie Jenner. The character Zendaya plays in Dune kisses Timotheeās character.
