Comments on: A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 15

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:20:42 +0000

To think, the whole immature debate on this thread could've been avoided had John Seavy replied to T's comment from the start.

By: random

random — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:59:44 +0000

[q]Technically, wasn’t the monster in Alien the male of it’s species?/[q]

If they're anything like bees or ants they're all female (with the drones infertile), with the hosts playing the role of the male (bee/ant males are few, and don't actually work). Then again as beings from another planet the drones could just be genderless.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:00:18 +0000

You mean he didn't? :-p

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:27:23 +0000

The thing is, T, I don't think Alison Bechdel is literally saying that she will only see a movie if it features two women talking to each other about something besides guys. She's saying that if you postulated a hypothetical person who did so, that person would only see about one movie a decade because Hollywood treats women as appendages of men, rather than as people in her own right.

She is using satire to comment on a trend in popular culture, not literally advocating a course of action for women to follow. To say otherwise would be like saying that Jonathan Swift ate babies.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:02:27 +0000

DOUCHEBAG FIGHT!!!!
2 VS 1
ALL 3 DOUCHES!! PLACE YOUR BETS!!!

By: T.

T. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:44:47 +0000

Well sorry Joe, but until I get banned I'm going to continue to share my comments. Personally I don't think anything I've said in this comments section is particularly hateful or ignorant.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:01:10 +0000

"I’m about the least high and mighty person I know. I talk about farts and poop almost unceasingly."

I can vouch for this.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:34:37 +0000

I'm unclear about how such a rule would be put into action. How would you know what the characters talked about unless you had seen the movie? Would you have a friend see the movie and report back to you? Would you find the screenplay and read it first? Would you just make a guess based on your biases about the film?

I don't think it is supposed to be a real rule, just a comment on the state of cinema today.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:07:21 +0000

Not really. The point always has been you're ignorant and full of shit. You say things that you know nothing about. And your horrible opinion of women (and, really, men) is troubling at the very least. And I hate seeing at this blog.

By: T.

T. — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:05:55 +0000

It’s a lot less harmful to make generalizations about things than about groups of people.

You must be exhausted from moving the goalposts so much.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:03:58 +0000

I should actually say misanthropic because your ideas on masculinity are equally retarded.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:03:38 +0000

And it also has to do with your misogynistic nature in the past.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:03:08 +0000

It's a lot less harmful to make generalizations about things than about groups of people.

By: T.

T. — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:59:04 +0000

I can't believe I'm being called out for making generalizations when the very strip you guys are celebrating is based on a generalization itself about the chauvinism of mainstream movies.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:58:59 +0000

Dang it.

By: T.

T. — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:57:08 +0000

Generalizations are stupid things to make.

That sounds like a generalization to me.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:53:35 +0000

Generalizations are stupid things to make.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:52:53 +0000

There IS a slight difference. Apodaca talks to people in insulting ways. You talk ABOUT women in such ways.

By: T.

T. — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:52:06 +0000

I can't believe I have to explicitly explain this Apodaca, but when most people make generalizations, they usually don't literally mean they apply to each and every person in the group. It's usually implicitly understood that there are exceptions to every rule.

By: T.

T. — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:49:15 +0000

You frequently make chauvinistic statements and talk about women in condescending, insulting ways.

Apodaca calling out someone for being condescending and insulting? Unintentionally ironic much? I think even the people who hate me have to laugh at that one.