I am about to watch the new star wars with my company, and I am afraid its going to get me fired. (maybe extremely vague spoilers? I dunno)

corpseflower · 2015-12-18T22:34:40+00:00

[permanently deleted]

snoopyzanus · 2015-12-18T20:01:09+00:00

This, I am afraid, will drive me into a seething rage...

This is not just advice for this circumstance, but for life in general. You can't control what others do or say, but you are absolutely in control of your reaction.

It may seem to you now that people push your buttons and the reaction just happens, but this is not inevitable -- it's just a matter of being unaware of and unpracticed in exercising your own power over your reaction.

The more you become aware of the fact that it is always you who is wholly in control of how you react then the more you can put this into practice.

everystoner · 2015-12-18T18:11:27+00:00

I can't simply bow out, because that would seem strange too.

I promised my little brother / girlfriend / dad / cousin / neighbor that I was going to watch it with him. We've been planning it for months and already have our tickets. It wouldn't be fair to him if I watch it first without him.

EnkiHelios · 2016-01-09T20:44:15+00:00

Like Morpheus says, for every question there is an answer. Perhaps this is an answer for you. http://aceofgeeks.net/11423-2/

Maschalismos · 2015-12-18T18:12:56+00:00

Dude. It sounds like you really care about Star Wars. I do too. It was a BIG part of my childhood. the prequels depressed me immensely.

I haven't seen it yet, but from what I understand, this is a version written by someone who love star wars like we do.

Don't let the feminists spoil this for you. Don't let them win. :)

deeptimeswimmer · 2015-12-18T18:28:55+00:00

Dude. Comfort yourself with this thought: It cant get worse than the prequels. Unless the filmstock makes peoples skulls explode ala Scanners, It almost literally can't.

Lethn · 2015-12-18T18:58:21+00:00

To be honest I sort of get it, but equally I don't think it's that big of a deal, as long as the characters fit and are written well I don't mind. So far the movie seems to be getting very positive comments. I will admit though the way the characters had clearly been cast hadn't slipped by me really but if it's well written I'll watch it, can't be fucking worse than the pre-quels George Lucas did lol.

By the way, to anyone who is baffled as to what people are talking about, imagine Han Solo as a mexican, you can't can you? It kind of reminds me of how feminists and SJWs were trying to push for a black James Bond if that was even real. I don't think this is there influence though, it will just be "Derp, lets get some diversity in by putting a female as the lead and a black guy as the main character" kind of thing, they're doing it as a PR exercise at most I doubt it's anything insidious because otherwise if it was the feminists doing this they'd probably have a rape scene for half the movie and then the female lead character killing every man in sight and rescuing her fellow wominz.

If it was feminists and SJWs making this, trust me, their fingerprints would be all over it, like with Dragon Age Inquisition etc.

equiposeur · 2015-12-18T19:28:35+00:00

Female heroes are not the problem, but they can be a reminder of how imbalanced the discussion of gender in stories has been.

"A New Hope" exemplifies a classic story arc: a team of (male) heroes rescuing Leia from the Death Star. Feminists would say, "This is a story about female helplessness and male strength." But they fail to see (and ridicule anyone who points out) that it is really a story about female value.

Why are the men risking their lives to save her? Why did Helen of Troy's kidnapping launch a thousand ships? Because the female is so precious that men must be sacrificed to save her.

Audiences don't actually mind female heroes, but they do not view a man in distress as worth saving.

TheGuelfOfNewMexico · 2015-12-21T03:44:26+00:00

Jesus, what the fuck is wrong with you?

reveal my MRA opinions (and thus, risk being fired)

Maybe have less shitty opinions.

How do I let myself enjoy watching a Mary-Sue Jedi in a star-wars remake, so that I seem like a normal person?

Get therapy.

VoiceofLuke · 2015-12-18T17:57:41+00:00

Hold frame! This is what you train for!

Just say you prefer the old ones more. If they press for an answer say "I dunno, I just like the old ones better". Act sad/hurt or disappointed in them as a person if they claim it's that you're against women.

Walk away mumbling "I just liked Yoda since I was a kid..."

Captaincastle · 2015-12-18T18:31:54+00:00

Man this sub is being brigaded like mad with downvotes.

Sort of on topic, is this like a full blown reboot?

GodOfPlutonium · 2015-12-22T09:33:00+00:00

/u/corpseflower ive seen it, and its not a ret-con, its a direct sequal, with a mix of the original trilogy cast and new charters, of the 3 main charterers, 1 is han solo, two are new, one male, one female, and it is a direct squeal set 30 years later

2015-12-18T19:13:38+00:00

[permanently deleted]

Title	I am about to watch the new star wars with my company, and I am afraid its going to get me fired. (maybe extremely vague spoilers? I dunno)
Author	corpseflower
Upvotes	1
Comments	39
Date	December 18, 2015 5:49 PM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/3xdas9/i_am_about_to_watch_the_new_star_wars_with_my/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/i-am-about-to-watch-the-new-star-wars-with-my.964900 https://theredarchive.com/post/964900

Comments