Many Americans are very aware of the false democracy and lack of freedom in the states and have made and have been trying to make further legislative and cultural changes for generations.
The Republicans have dismantled themselves, certainly, but they have not dismantled the institution of voting at all (the conservatives lost the previous election because of conscious voting).
We’re not one election away from a christofascist state, any more than any other country is, anyway. The fascism was literally voted out last election, the bungling, violent rioters are condemned across the nation and are undergoing legal punishments and widespread vilification.
The christo part of your accusation is completely absurd: in 50 years, Christians have fallen from over 90% of the population to just over 60%, at a steadily increasing rate. In addition to that, people who identify as non-religious over the last 50 years has shot up from 5% to 30%.
Religious parties are losing numbers every year, at a steadily increasing rate.
As for work, Americans are conditioned by their education and their culture to work no matter what, we have an insane work ethic that does not benefit the workers; that is actually why the UAW strikes and all the recent strikes are so important, because workers have to remember that their civil rights are more important than the profits of their exploitative capitalist masters.
America is not one election away from a Nazi takeover, which happened while Germany was at some of its lowest points with regard to economy and social awareness, with no local or foreign opposition to or awareness of the Nazi party. The USA has an incredible economy right now, there are civil rights and workers rights movements happening right now that are changing the entire country, and since the Nazi party up to this year, there are new legislative protections against hate groups and a worldwide and American awareness of and opposition to Nazis and other hate groups rising to power.
Americans are rioting, but more importantly they are voting out fascists and raising awareness, and the majority of them want a better country and a better world for everyone.
I watch a lot of foreign language films, and read a lot of translated literature and I always try to imagine what I’m missing out on by not reading or taking in media in it’s original language....
Agreed, since the joke is such low class noodles mixed with high class beef, calling it instant noodles would make a lot more sense for a broader audience than a different new portmanteau that they’re not any more likely to understand.
I’m not familiar with either of those incidents, can you elaborate?
Yes, I can’t imagine how many countless times mistranslations have occurred and audiences in one country think something means something it just doesn’t mean.
I feel the same way every time I see that. It’s too common, and I think sometimes the writer or director is purposely not revealing something integral to the plot, but usually it’s just lazy production.
Someone was getting hanged yesterday in a TV show I was watching and he was desperately shouting his last words before being winched up, but the subs just said “speaking in French”
I’ve only watched a couple episodes of pokémon and just a few clips of sailor Moon, but now I’ll have to dive into the American incestuous cousins, that’s pretty hilarious. “Don’t make them lesbians, just make them cousins that hook up. Americans understand that.”
Although I’m also surprised that Japanese anime had an openly gay couple. It seems like they give their artists broad license with respect to government and popular cultural sentiment , but it’s still such a conservative country, especially in terms of homosexuality, that I wouldn’t have thought Japanese networks would’ve allowed a lesbian couple to appear on popular anime.
That’s what I meant by how conservative Japan was, they appear to give more license to caricatures and stereotypes in their arts than they would allow in society, but that does not leak into day-to-day life, the government and the public are extremely intolerant of the other in general.
The Boonta Eve redux of the Obi-Wan series made that series about as good as the source material would allow it, it was an absolutely phenomenal edit....
I’m listening to blank check and they are harping on the racist aspects of the voice acting of nute gunray, watto and jarjar, but I unknowingly happened upon a long interview with the voice actor for jar jar a couple years ago, including the lead up to him getting the part and the character and voice development, and now it...
Discounting is the perfect word , as “accidental racism” lacks credibility as an argument to legitimize an attack on the characters and voice actors. None of the “racist” complaints have anything to do with race, but if you want them to be racist and you have the believies, you can make them so.
Importantly, you are ignoring that none of the fan complaints are about “accidental racism”, they are outraged by ostensibly conscious choices. They are assuming and acting upon the assumption these choices were made in bad faith. You’re changing the goalposts to “all racism is bad”, full stop. Which, yea, but nobody argued racism wasn’t “bad”.
Your arguments gel precisely with fan consensus: we don’t have much to say about a bland movie, so let’s complain about something we know everyone can get behind, regardless of its merit. At least we have a mob.
I’m listening to blank check, and while they mention that 1) there’s a prophecy about bringing balance to the force which dovetails neatly into the answer of their main question 2) what is the phantom menace about?...
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what are some of the most glaring and significant mistranslations in movies? add spoiler tags if necessary, please.
I watch a lot of foreign language films, and read a lot of translated literature and I always try to imagine what I’m missing out on by not reading or taking in media in it’s original language....
Happy Halloween! (lemmy.world)
Aisle 10 of broken dreams (startrek.website)
Afraid (lemmy.world)
Best fan cuts and edits of the movies, specifically 1-3?
The Boonta Eve redux of the Obi-Wan series made that series about as good as the source material would allow it, it was an absolutely phenomenal edit....
Fan theories about racist caricatures in phantom menace do not hold water
I’m listening to blank check and they are harping on the racist aspects of the voice acting of nute gunray, watto and jarjar, but I unknowingly happened upon a long interview with the voice actor for jar jar a couple years ago, including the lead up to him getting the part and the character and voice development, and now it...
What is the phantom menace about and what is the understood nature of the prophecy of one who brings balance to the force?
I’m listening to blank check, and while they mention that 1) there’s a prophecy about bringing balance to the force which dovetails neatly into the answer of their main question 2) what is the phantom menace about?...