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On 8/1/2023 at 10:21 AM, sfcityduck said:

They go to both to be preached at because some find it entertaining … and listen to talk radio, watch fake news, listen to certain types of music and artists, go to to watch certain types of tv, pay to see certain politicians speak, etc.  Love of being preached at is all around us in America. 

An apple is a fruit, not all fruit are apples. Again, you know what you're doing.

On 8/1/2023 at 10:17 AM, sfcityduck said:

How?

Why are you pretending to not know what you're doing? If you can pretend that I'm using the wrong word, you can shift focus from why it was applicably used into how it's applicably used. It's clearly a distraction.

On 8/1/2023 at 10:11 AM, sfcityduck said:

Which does not prove your point. 

It does, actually, as people go to movie theaters for entertainment, not preaching. For preaching, people go to church. Hopefully we can move on from this now.

On 8/1/2023 at 10:09 AM, Buzzetta said:

Rhodes was kidnapped.  He was not working with the Skrull. He was replaced by the Skrull against his will.

I inferred that later, yeah. At first I was expecting a 'good skrull' to have replaced him.

On 8/1/2023 at 10:08 AM, sfcityduck said:

I am pointing out your misuse (or misunderstanding of words)  not debating psychology theory. The phrase “Internalized sexism” has a definite meaning but you can decide for yourself whether you agree with the theory. Misusing words is different than disagreeing with what they say.

Incorrectly, I might add.

On 8/1/2023 at 10:02 AM, sfcityduck said:

“Hypocrisy” also does not mean what you think it does.

Actually, it does. Read and consider. Also, ditch the gaslighting.

On 8/1/2023 at 10:01 AM, sfcityduck said:

But they are an example of one of the many places that Americans like to get preached at.

Sure, I can claim that people like getting preached to at restaurants, but I'd be lying equally.

I guess if we agree that "internalized misogyny" isn't a thing, then we've made progress.

On 8/1/2023 at 9:54 AM, sfcityduck said:

C’mon, let’s use words right. Strictly speaking the word “Misandry” means hatred of men not disdain towards a small subset of men who want to nail themselves to a cross and claim victimhood because Barbie is allegedly threatening or persecuting them. When a man, which I guess the poster is, disdains men with those feelings it does not mean he hates himself.

The hypocrisy writes itself.

On 8/1/2023 at 9:58 AM, sfcityduck said:

How? Your logic is failing here. 

Movie theaters aren't churches, next.

On 8/1/2023 at 9:40 AM, fantastic_four said:

With Star Wars that was George Lucas, and Kathleen Kennedy has done a VERY poor job of curating the story--or assigning someone else to the task--since Lucas gave it up.

I read this as "good" and my eyes turned red. Then I re-read the sentence.

On 8/1/2023 at 9:23 AM, fantastic_four said:

When's the last time we see him suited up--in Endgame?

Right when Iron Man dies.

On 8/1/2023 at 8:45 AM, media_junkie said:

Ok, so from what I gather the whole "Secert Invasion" storyline is because some skrull kid got pissed Fury didn't find them a home planet and now wants to kill all humans.

A compelling premise that we can all relate to...

On 8/1/2023 at 7:14 AM, Gatsby77 said:

?

Day by day, the Barbie movie is outpacing such blockbusters as Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water.

If anything, I'd say the controversy ginned up by some fragile men on social media is only *helping* the film.

There's the expected misandry.

I'm not finishing the series. Where is the real Rhodey? Is it possible that the real one was at Stark's funeral? You know what, now that I think about all this, there's no way that if Rhodes was working with a Skrull he wouldn't tell Tony. Sounds like a bad retcon.

On 8/1/2023 at 6:38 AM, The_Sneeze_Coolbreeze said:

Should I expect the smell to dissipate with some airing or does the smell indicate long term damage?

If it's a mold smell, yes.

On 7/31/2023 at 11:38 AM, tushmen36 said:

I guess my real question (or lifelong regret now) is if I would have submitted this for a simple re-holder, would it have come back with the original 9.2?

As long as the comic was not affected by any holder damage, then yeah, it would've been the same grade as before.

On 7/31/2023 at 5:47 PM, Tons Of Style said:

Since you're not selling it, let the next owner slab it, as you'll be dead. Mylar and a Fullback is all you need right now.

CGC could be gone by the time this is passed on, too.

On 7/31/2023 at 3:33 PM, sfcityduck said:

Churches are quite popular in the U.S.  And some are really raking in the cash, at least in Northern California.

Movie theaters aren't churches, proving my point.

On 7/31/2023 at 2:55 PM, Gatsby77 said:

Apparently, by the box office so far, they do.

Of which 75% is women. Point made.

Just look at any audience reception metrics. The whole "DCEU bad" narrative is based off of just critic scores, only about 250 people. And we typically bash the critics nowadays when they don't align with the audience.

On 7/31/2023 at 2:47 PM, sfcityduck said:

Probably less folks than you think. The political objection is a fringe view. The numbers don't lie. Barbie will be a top 50 all-time box office movie.

No, it's definitely more than you'd imagine. People don't like being preached to.

On 7/31/2023 at 2:15 PM, drotto said:

Barbie is a 75% female audience, nothing wrong with that. It is more appealing to women. Oppenheimer is 65% men, nothing wrong with that.  Is just means one gender is more likely to see one film over the other. Has nothing to do with politics, just broad general tastes that tend to follow gender lines. 

Let's also not ignore what messages Barbie sends. If one wishes to pretend that it's not there, all one must do is take a quick look on social media. Those things will drive/deter audiences.

On 7/31/2023 at 11:12 AM, vacantpassenger said:

Thanks for the reply!

The seller says his friend was able to obtain two sets (one for each of them I assume) and that he sold his about two years ago. So I "know of" a supposed other set floating around.

I tried but am horrible with the forum search and didn't see any results. Any chance you can link to that thread?

For the record: I'm not trying to accuse the seller of anything. People wind up with counterfeits for a number of reasons; and we're all familiar with homemade ebay "variants". I'm just doing due diligence and trying to get and also put out more info on these. 

I'm actually surprised that I could find it. I used Google, because that's typically better, but couldn't find it. The search here actually worked:

On 7/31/2023 at 11:07 AM, CAHokie said:

I still can’t believe that word is banned. Lol

Do we add snowflake and triggered next? 

At first I inserted "based". Let's stop giving them ideas.