Uk Govt Getting Awful Clise To Labeling Itself Extremest 💀

My sisters got covid and I'm like 'damn, that's still a thing? Wild'

Maybe it’s a product of being a fan of Naruto for near ten years now and considerably evolving in my perceptions of it, but it’s always strange to see how despite it being near as long since the main series ended, so many people still unabashedly miss the point. Naruto sympathizing with and talk-no-jutsuing almost every villain he comes face-to-face with isn’t an arbitrary thing that Kishimoto employs because he’s an incompetent writer. It’s a narrative device used time and time again to illustrate that there are truly no villains or heroes in this world, only victims who are the product of an exploitative, violent environment funded by the feudal-state system. Even the worst people we come to know in the narrative are a product of that environment and of the cycle of violence that refuses to be broken, so yes, empathy is the point, even for the villains who seemingly belong at the bottom of the barrel. Understanding their circumstances is about understanding the desolate environment that created them and how such an environment should never have existed in the first place. It’s never about excusing them for their actions. Recognizing that ultimately the system is to blame and not the individual people in it is vital to Naruto’s thesis as a whole. We can argue about whether the conclusions and sequels to the main series actually stick the landing with that thesis, but at least for the bulk of the main narrative, it is important and intended for readers to recognize that Naruto’s empathy for others is born out of social intelligence and compassion, not naïveté.

I understand why it happens but is anyone else deeply uncomfortable with the increase of tramatic backgrounds on reality TV?

Like, yes, talking about stuff destigmatises it, but discussing your fertility problems and resulting miscarriage whilst throwing away 75% of your worldly possessions is perhaps not the best idea.

Brandon : Look who's here guys ! Wouldn't that be the Demon of the Trident ?!

Robert : I... was killed by a pig

Rhaegar :

Rhaegar : Same

Lyanna : Oh my god Rhaegar

Elia : Stop

I think I saw an advert a while back for bake off: the professionals which completely misses the point but if you're going to do it then:

•no eliminations. Ever. All contestents get through to the end

•no professional judges. Their food is presented to random people on the street or a massive open picnic is held and people get to vote what their favourite dish is

•if they want more masterchef vibes they can have their work experience in a soup kitchen or something

DO NOT LET SOCIAL MEDIA TURN YOU INTO AN AMERICAN