Shadow Realm Skater

I was banished to the Shadow Realm, so go follow @TheTabellion

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I'm often of the “get rid of the elves” opinion, but that's mainly because too frequently elves (and other fantasy races) are just “man with pointy ears (or other shallow characteristic)” and could easily be swapped out for a race of men with a unique culture.

However, I don't think the standard fantasy races themselves are the problem. To me, a non-human race needs to be distinctly non-human, operating on a different mode of existence. They should be strange and otherworldly, just as they were in the original folk tales. If you can replace an elf in a story with a human and the story doesn't change in any significant way, you should ask, “why do I have elves to begin with?”

Funnily enough, to make elves and whatnot feel fresh again, fantasy writers should go back to the folkloric roots. Elves, fairies and the like were dangerous, even when not actively malicious, even interacting could lead to unintended consequences because they were liminal being operating on the border between man's civilization and spiritual realities.

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No one wants to talk about it, but women insisting that a man she dates be 6' or taller is an implicit form of white supremacy.

You ONLY date 6' or taller? Let's see how that maps onto global height averages by race.

Oh, interesting.

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Certified Gravantus Classic™

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No atheist has been able to rebut this CS Lewis quote

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I can't take this guy seriously after he did this ad read segue.

This singlehandedly made me automatically dismiss anything he had to say from then on.

The most pretensions “video games are art” intro imaginable then promoting Raid Shadow Legends.

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I can't be the only one who thought the lyrics were "drink and jack off by myself, there's jews in Texas I can tell."

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People keep replying to this with "that's what Wind Waker Ganondorf is," which makes me realize people don't understand what "morally gray" means.

Wind Waker Ganondorf isn't "morally gray;" he's just as evil as his previous incarnations. He's just given depth and motivation for his actions in Ocarina of Time beyond "I'm the bad guy who loves evil."

He kidnaps girls across the sea, blows up an island, plunges the world into an eternal night, and, after his grandiose speech about wanting a better life for his people, when the king steals his wish, instead of reflecting on his failed ambitions, he tries to wipe out what little hope still exists in Link and Tetra. He's still evil.

Morally gray doesn't mean a complex character or motivation. That's just a deep character. Morally gray is when a character blurs the lines between right and wrong, the "ends justifying the means" kind of thing.

Also lol at people taking "Here me out: Redeemable King of Moral Greyness" seriously.

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Here me out.

For the Ocarina of Time remake, they should consider changing Ganondorf to be more morally grey.

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“piety signaling” has reached the point that every other catchy buzzword or phrase eventually reaches. Just like “LARP,” now all it means is “I disagree with you.”

No substance. No meaning. Empty, thought-terminating cliché.

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“I sure hope there isn't much turbulence during my flight today”

The humble anime girl pilot in the cockpit:

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>Blue-Eyes White Dragon
>Its body is blue too

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Fun Fact: in Lt. Surge's TCG card, he has a German map of WWII occupied Poland for some reason.

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Looking at my California primary ballot for governor and of the 287 candidates some current standouts are "Barack D. Obama Shaw" and "LivingforGodandCountry Demott"

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People being unwilling to take the time to crop their screenshots is an underdiscussed problem

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Ironically, his OCD had nothing to do with the gloves and glass; that's just standard operating procedure for handling OF girls.

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Switching my trends to Albania gives me gems like this instead of whatever is in the news cycle for the day

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The parenting back and forth about spanking your kids reminded me this Onion skit a decade ago when they were still funny.