“Police are paid w/taxpayer $$$. If they are not answerable to us, we can demand new service & that’s what this is. #AbolishThePolice in favor of that new service”
A nuanced explanation of brand new paint on #BLMPlaza
Night before #MarchOnWashington#MOW2020#DCProtests
Gee, Donny. My daughter took an AR 15 bullet to her face that blew a 5 inch hole in her left orbital and blew her brains out onto the theater floor in a mass shooting. She took the real blast because Republicans & Conservatives won't act on Gun Violence. Go get a tissue you wimp
Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible. Happy Pride month, everybody.
@devincf He wasn’t pointing to SL to elevate the game. SL is a good ex for this analogy because for most people it’s commonly understood to be a tough movie to emotionally get through. But 1 that is worth the journey. So no, don’t know that it would be more or less offensive for 12 Years.
@devincf But do you get that the content of the movie isn’t what he’s talking about? It’s not whether the movie won an Oscar. SL made him want to hit the STOP button. LoU2 made him want to put the controller down. That’s all he meant. He was using movies to illustrate that point.
@devincf ... “SL and LoU2 were hard to watch/play because of the violence. John Wick and other video games are fun to play BECAUSE of the violence.” Neither are wrong. He values them all. But they are different. Quality/Content is not part of the analogy. Feelings are.
@devincf Nothing to do with subject matter in either case. He’s not talking about zombies or the Holocaust. He’s talking about a medium’s use of violence as something other than entertainment. He picked a movie that made him feel repugnant to violence, difficult yet impactful to consume.
@devincf It’s an analogy. And it’s a 5-part thread. He’s saying that most video games treat violence in the same way that John Wick does. As entertainment, making it fun. He’s saying LoU2 treats violence as impactful, attaching feeling and weight. There is no quality comparison going on.