Color me surprised that a post like this is heavily downvoted on ml.

When ya’ll get defederated, this kind of shit will be why.

These fucking assholes are looking at different cameras to seem like they’re normal human beings, and that these pictures are taken naturally — rather than being staged.

I hate these fucking people.

Now feddit.org has a rule for all admins to not travel to south asian countries.

I’m so confused how this is the takeaway for whoever is running feddit.org.

Like, did the admin fucking die or something? Or worse, did they start espousing leftist ideals (/s)?

Texas is a third world shithole, they have to be proud of something

That’s fair, I don’t disagree with anything you’ve said — except for Tom Bombadil, I love the flavor he adds to the story.

able to write interesting 3-dimensional female characters

Yeah LotR is a sausage-fest — there is no defending that.

However, this is ultimately a matter of subjectivity, and I don’t think I’ve referred to LotR as the greatest fantasy story. I don’t think there can be a ‘greatest’ of any genre, no more than someone can be ‘the greatest’ at any sport, skill, or whatever else you can think of. ‘Number 1 on the leaderboard’ is an ephemeral position and impossible to guage accurately.

In other words, to me I would be more likely to call Harry Potter overrated than LotR, and it isn’t like JKR didn’t have LotR to pull from. A Song of Ice and Fire, again — very overrated. Despite Martin’s attempts to seem like a modern day Tolkien (which he certainly is not).

You must be completely unaware of the kind of people who gravitate towards 40k.

I didn’t call you a Nazi. I said the fandom was infested with them. Odd that you’d go to such an accusation so quickly.

I think that’s a lot like saying modern orchestral music stands on the shoulders of classical composers but that isn’t really accurate, is it? Moonlight Sonata is Moonlight Sonata. Many classic compositions are still utilized in modern media.

There’s a difference with being disastisfied with certain aspects of a story and that story being overrated. Gandalf and Saruman’s powers being vague was the point. Tom Bombadil is such a minor portion of the Shire, is that even something relevant to the narrative as a whole? Fantasy, specifically, has evolved over time through the introduction of power systems sure — does that make them inherently better than LotR?

Not every book is for every person. You simply cannot deny the level of effort that went into creating LotR on Tolkien’s part, nor that it is held in very high regard to this day. The books simply are not overrated.

Harry Potter, though, absolutely. 100% overrated.

Says a 40k fan.

At the very least the LotR fandom isn’t infested with Nazi’s that fail to understand the very basic themes of 40k.

If you want to put a little note saying ‘the movies are overrated’ sure, we can have a debate about that. Fantasy films really aren’t for everyone, and adapting LotR is definitely not an easy task.

If you genuinely mean the books as well, idk what to tell you. The history of the fantasy genre after LotR proves you’re wrong.

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Needs a full diaper

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Ok, what the fuck am I looking at? Is that actually the toddler in chief?

And fuck you for giving such a pretentious answer to a genuine question.

Honestly, my brain just didn’t even process it as an I. I just looked over it and started the sentences without them.

Anyway, why the fuck did they do that?

Clearly they’re drunk, get 'em outta here

Sounds like you’re fine with watching others get hurt as long as it isn’t you.

They might be covered by the ear? I’m not sure, they definitely have eyes — but they are very small.