Please note: This game has significant disparities in performance, player experience, and review scores between the PC, next-gen consoles, Xbox One, and PS4 versions. The OpenCritic team and several critics suspect that the developer, CD PROJEKT RED, intentionally sought to hide the true state of the game on Xbox One and PS4, with requirements such as only allowing pre-rendered game footage in reviews and not issuing review copies for PS4 and Xbox One versions. This notice will be taken down in February 2021.
I have finished Cyberpunk but I will not have a review up today as I could not comply with CDPR"s embargo requirement that prohibited us from using our own recorded gameplay in the review. Instead, we were told to use b-roll, which is basically trailer footage. Reviews should not be vehicles for rolling out more marketing material, so I'll put my review up when I'm able to show you the reality of the game with my own footage. I'm also disappointed that no console review code was provided to any outlet... Console games are often reviewed without their day one or even day zero patches, so Cyberpunk would not have been special in this regard. Its really lame that no reviewer can tell you how this game runs on console on the review embargo. I absolutely love this game and I think CDPR did extraordinary work, but its clearly unfinished at this point and no review relying on trailer footage alone can properly convey that.
The minimum GPU listed is a GTX 780, with GTX 1060 6GB recommended for 1080p high, RTX 2060 for 1440p ultra, and an RTX 2080 Super for 4K ultra. Then there's the ray tracing additions, with the RTX 2060 listed as the minimum for 1080p and RT medium, 3070 for 1440p and RT ultra, and 3080 for 4K RT ultra. Based on what we're seeing, it looks like those recommendations are for 30-40 fps.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the ultimate power fantasy. A video game that takes the best of modern RPG, first-person shooter, stealth, and the open world and masterfully blends it into a single product. If Skyrim and GTA V marked a before and after for their genres at the beginning of the 2010s, Cyberpunk 2077 is called to do the same from this 2020.
The game may not be perfect but given CD project Red's reputation for fixing and updating games Cyberpunk has a bright neon-lit future. It can proudly sit among its influences of Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner and Neuromancer (as well as games like Deus Ex, System Shock) with its augmented head held high. It's been a long wait, but the end result is a massive sprawling RPG with an incredible story, heart-pounding action, solid mechanics and customisation, offering you unparalleled player choice in a deep, atmospheric world that I can't wait to plug myself back into.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a victim of bloat, but you can choose to ignore a lot of it and take in the sights. That's where Night City is at its best, and I sincerely suggest that you take your time going through it, as rushing will only lead to disappointment. Even just strolling through though though, you'll probably be left wanting more.
We could wax lyrical about how good this game is for another ten years, and we still think the conversation would be relevant - so yes, we think Cyberpunk 2077 is the game of the decade. This is an event, and a big moment in gaming, because the brilliant Cyberpunk 2077 is laying down the stepping stones for greater feats in the future.
CD Projekt RED is willing to take an even bigger risk and dare something very different, combining elements that they have proven to know well and elements which they have no previous experience in.
And it is precisely for this reason that, despite all the technical problems of the production, we cannot in any way fail to assign a vote of excellence to the work of CDPR: the defects will disappear over time, but already now Cyberpunk 2077 is a title which undoubtedly deserves a place of honor in all players' library.
Measured against the extreme expectations, Cyberpunk 2077 can't fulfill any of them. But all in all, despite the countless small weaknesses and inconsequences, with interesting characters, great story and dialogues or the freedom concerning gameplay, CD Projekt delivers a unique and great RPG that every fan of the genre needs to play.
Cyberpunk 2077 proves that the developers have improved their skills since fantastic The Witcher 3. It is an excellent action RPG that would benefit from a longer delay to polish the various issues. However, no amount of bugs can diminish the immense pleasure of exploring this world.
The era of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X has arrived, but Cyberpunk 2077 is currently running on those next-gen platforms via backwards compatibility. A true next-gen update isn't due until sometime in 2021. That means CD Projekt Red developed a game for three platforms, and it's running on an acceptable level on just one (PC), provided you have the hardware. That is just plain ridiculous.
It's definitely feels like with Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt RED tried to tell a really meaningful story, while using as a backdrop truly a unique setting. And all the while the developers made sure that the game still feels approachable by all kind of people, and that it presents itself with insane graphical fidelity painting an image of an eerily realistic world of tommorow. We doubt there's too many people who don't believe in CD Projekt RED, but in case you're one of them, be warned - Cyberpunk 2077 is something that will change the way you look at the gaming industry as a whole.
This is an outstanding and highly enjoyable game, but take your time with it, do all the side missions (think of them as extensions of the main quest, in fact) and don’t rush the main storyline. You should absolutely take the earliest available opportunity to explore Night City and everything it has to offer. From the visuals to the music to the vibe, it’s a superb experience and one I am looking forward to spending a lot more time with.
Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t perfect, but it is ambitious. It marries a gripping story with a huge open world absolutely dripping with atmosphere; one in which, after fifty hours of gameplay, I still feel like I’ve only scratched its surface. Even now I’m itching to jump back in and complete yet more side jobs, not only because they’re enjoyable, but also just in case they offer V more options when it comes to ending their story.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a new masterpiece from CD Projekt RED, a huge, dense, vibrant, colorfoul and dark Sci-Fi RPG that any fan of the genre should step in. First because it will provide the sensation that the story really depends on you choices and that you have everything you need for your playstyle. Then because streets, stores, buildings, inhabitants of Night City won't get out of your head easily. You'll be happy to interact with Keanu Reeves, but the real star is this city and all it provides in terms of atmosphere, game mechanics and stories. [OpenCritic note: Gianni Molinaro separately reviewed the next-gen (10) and current-gen (4) versions. The scores have been averaged.]
Cyberpunk 2077 is the cyberpunk game of my dreams, it provides one of the most highly detailed environments I’ve ever seen, with an incredibly expansive and immersive narrative.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a great game, but it could have been an incredible game that defined a generation. Instead, it falls victim to its own ambition and the industry's constant desire to push, push, push it out. In its current state, it's not for the faint of heart, and even hardcore Cyberpunk fans may struggle to stay interested amidst all the crashes and issues. If you have yet to pick it up, wait a few months and you could very well be treated to the experience we were all hoping for at launch.
Although there still exist a lot of technical glitches, Cyberpunk 2077 stands out in terms of cyberpunk concept, story-telling, characters, level-design, combat, and so forth. It's a pleasure to spend hundreds of hours in the Night City, and I believe it would be one of the greatest open-world RPGs in the next decade.
The dark future certainly looks promising, thanks to the collective imagination of the team at CD Projekt Red, which seems to know no bounds. Cyberpunk 2077 certainly took a while to come to our hands, but be glad it’s finally here, for it is here to stay for a long time to come. And it certainly did not disappoint.
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the greatest RPGs of the generation. We love Night City, its characters and great writing for every mission. It is also one of the best looking games out there (if your PC is powerful enough).
Cyberpunk 2077 is like an addictive, huge, impressive braindance, where the feelings are real, while sometimes you see the puppet strings. It's an ambitious RPG, where narration, decisions and dialogue are far more important than combat, wrapped around a lot of fun, but usual and not always perfect, action mechanics. Engaging and marvellous to play, Night City on high-end PCs is stunning to see and super stylish. Cyberpunk 2077 is worth the wait, because the adventure of V and Johnny Silverhand is greater than the sum of its parts.
Cyberpunk 2077 offers a great sci-fi experience in which you can get lost for hours. It is not a revolutionary title in its genre, but it brings fresh changes. Whether it's new tasks, well-written dialogues, and characters, good stylized graphics, or very pleasant controls. Decision-making constructions leave you free where you need them. Conversely, they bind you in places where it is important. Everything fits together thanks to that. And if you were afraid that Cyberpunk 2077 would be a debacle. Throw this worry behind your head. Enjoy Night City to the fullest!
I haven’t fallen in love with playing Cyberpunk 2077, but I haven’t loathed it either. Some moments have been exciting or moving, while others have just felt like stuff to do.
A stunning achievement in open world gameplay but one whose tonal inconsistencies and weak narrative undermines what could have been an all-time classic.
Groundbreaking, but not quite as much as you're hoping it is. Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't surpass its brilliant influences, but in Night City, Johnny Silverhand, and its chilling vision of hyper-capitalism, it claims territory of its own.
I fell in love with Night City, warts and all. If its many bugs can get ironed out, Cyberpunk 2077 is a potential Game of the Year candidate. Here’s hoping that CD Projekt Red can quickly push out fixes.
Cyberpunk 2077 is huge, steeped in sex, satisfying shooting, and the expansion of individual elements delights. It's one of those productions you want to get ing into to get to know its charms and enjoy every moment in Night City.
Cyberpunk 2077 is staggering, overwhelming, and even surprising at times in its spectacle. Although my first dozen hours with the game has been marred by easy-to-fix problems, Nighty City, along with all it offers and all that call it home, makes for an intoxicating escape. Here's hoping the next one hundred hours are as utterly compelling.
We're still playing Cyberpunk 2077 in order to bring you a finished review, but it's impossible to recommend picking this game up at launch on PS4 or PS4 Pro. On PS5 via backwards compatibility, there's still fun to be had - a glimpse of the game's excellent potential - but even then, it's crippled by bugs and crashing issues. There's something truly special at the core of Cyberpunk 2077, but in its current state, it's simply not good enough. So far, a colossal disappointment.
When Cyberpunk's grim setting and mix of gameplay systems land, it is a powerfully impressive experience - sprawling, dense, clever, witty, and most importantly damn good fun. Other times, it has all the charm of a moody, edgy teenager.
An ambitious, maybe over ambitious, thrilling ride that falters when it comes to execution. The developer's strength shines through the world building and production, resulting in a unique mix that is let down by a myriad list of technical and AI problems.
Ultimately, it feels like Cyberpunk 2077 is a fitting bookend for the previous generation of games and a strong starting point for current-gen. Now it's time to start innovating again.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a wild journey within an incredibly fascinating setting; some technical uncertainties destined to disappear and a partial repetitiveness limit its glory, but overall it is an adventure worthy of William Gibson himself. Cyberpunk 2077 allowed me to finally feel immersed in that pen & paper RPG I discovered in 1988, pouring rain clouding my view in a kaleidoscope of neon signs, just as I had imagined while leafing through those pages. Some may not consider it a perfect game, but I do.
I’m V and the game is Silverhand - I can’t get Cyberpunk 2077 out of my head. I’ve had it a week and played 70 hours, which is probably about as healthy as scooping out my face and replacing it with electronics, but it didn’t feel like work. Like a digital personality loaded onto a biochip, it felt like stepping into another life for a while. It’s a life I can’t wait to relive.
CD Projekt Red has created a triumphant RPG experience with Cyberpunk 2077, yet it often falters under the weight of its own ambition thanks to inconsistent writing and narrative
Too ambitious for its own good, Cyberpunk 2077 attempts to do too much and falters in its execution as a result. Despite its issues, it’s better than the sum of its parts and might be worth checking out for fans of action RPGs.
In the midst of such intense anticipation and scrutiny, it’s easy to get carried away with what Cyberpunk 2077 could have been. The final experience might be more familiar than many predicted, with plenty of elements that aren’t perfect, but it’s dripping with detail and engaging stories. With so much to see and do, Cyberpunk 2077 is the kind of RPG where you blink and hours go by, which is just what we need to finish off 2020.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world masterpiece that features some of the most immersive and liberating storytelling this industry has to offer. With full freedom to choose V's personality, looks, and gameplay style, Cyberpunk 2077 gives the player an unrelenting amount of control in a world that delivers dozens upon dozens of hours of high-quality content. Cyberpunk 2077 is a mammoth achievement and solidifies CD Projekt RED's place at the top of the pile.
It may not sound like it, but I enjoyed many aspects of Cyberpunk 2077. It doesn't hit the highs of The Witcher 3, but it still has a lot going for it. However, it was released in such an unfinished state that it's hard to give it a positive review. It's an 8.0 game hiding in a 4.0 game wrapper. I might change my tune in a few months, when patches have rolled out, but even when playing the best version available on the PlayStation systems, there's no getting around it: Cyberpunk 2077 might have been mocked for its delays, but it needed more of them. You'll still have fun if you pick it up now, but unless you're dying for it, it's best to wait until it's been patched and improved.
How do I (22F) break it off with this creepy guy (24M)?
I feel silly writing this because we’ve only been talking for about 2 weeks. If it was any other situation I would just tell him we didn’t have chemistry or something but this guy is seriously scaring me and I need to figure out how to end this properly. We started off just talking on the phone and he seemed nice so I went on a date with him. I got some clingy vibes from the start but thought that maybe he was just nervous/excited. There were some red flags: he talked a lot about himself, believes he looks like a Greek god or something, he also claimed to be a genius and that he was never wrong. Told me that all his previous relationships just “fizzled out” but that his last EX was a “psycho”, I didn’t press that but it concerned me. Despite this, I thought he was funny and seemed nice enough to give another shot. I assumed his self-absorption was ironic or sarcastic but I realized later it was not. We went on a second date and he came and picked me up from my house, which is where things got seriously weird: -he text me asking for my address and when I sent it he said “hahah now I know where you live” — which was bizarre but I brushed it off. -on the date he told me that he showed all his friends, family, and coworkers pictures of me and told them all I was his dream girl. That I was his “everything”. Told me he pictured a whole future of us together with kids and a house. He also said that his dad thought I was sexy and wants to meet me. -he would constantly interrupt me when I was speaking to tell me I was “such a good girl” or would make very explicit comments about my body: specific my ass and what he thinks my vagina looks like. I would be telling him about work or my friends and randomly he would start explaining in detail about how he wants to have sex with me. -he said “when girls say ‘no’ or ‘stop’ during sex it just makes me want it more” ... completely unprompted. Then he kept grabbing the back of my neck and trying to kiss me. — he also said that consent was a “concept created by feminists to be just ill-defined enough to target men who did nothing wrong” At this point I was terrified and attempted to end the date early but keep calm. I didn’t argue with him about the consent or anything, I just fake laughed and nodded because I was a afraid it would upset him and he seemed unhinged. Since he was the one driving I was trapped, I asked him to take me home because I had work to do and he refused. I wound up getting out of it by having my friend call me and pretend there was a serious problem. Since he dropped me off he’s been texting and calling me non-stop. Telling me that he wants to show up at my apartment in the middle of the night, going into long details about how much he wants to touch me and be with me. It’s incredibly scary and I don’t know what to do. I’m afraid if I tell him I’m not interested he will retaliate or stalk me. How do I let him down and avoid this? TL;DR - went on two dates and he started saying very sexually explicit and obsessive things to me. He knows where I live and I need to break it off with him. How do I do it? ————— EDIT: thank you all for the great advice! I wanted to post an update on the steps I made to keep myself safe, thanks to all your help: 1. I contacted him and told him I was uninterested in pursuing anything further, he was upset and launched into a lot of malicious comments. No direct threats, but just overall wishing me dead and such. I informed him that if he attempts to come to my apartment I will call the police. I also screenshotted all the comments and sent them to my friends and family as well as saved them to my hard-drive as copies. 2. I went out and bought some new locks for my windows and doors along with a bat and some bear spray (pepper spray/mace is illegal where I live, as are guns w/o permits, I don’t live in USA) 3. I told my parents, they live (2hrs) away but they’re going to call and check on me every day for the next while until I feel safe. My dad is coming up tomorrow to install some motion-activated lights outside my house to deter anyone. My dad also has a male friend who lives in the area and gave me his contact information in case of an emergency. 4. I let my neighbours and my landlord know the situation, gave them a description of his car and his appearance. They said they’d look out for me. I didn’t contact the police yet because I looked it up and where I live they won’t do anything until he makes an attempt. I also can’t get a dog as much as I WISH I could, my apartment is not big enough to house a happy big baby like that and it wouldn’t be fair to the doggo. But maybe in the future when I move I’ll make that a priority. Thanks again to everyone for your help!
EXOTICA - defined by me through the use of vibes, harp and hammond organ to create that "Paradise" sound from the 60s - we're talking Jazz and Funk - roughly 30 tracks / 2 hrs
I've taken 566 outfit photos over 4 years (my style from mid-20s to 30)
I just turned 30. This is not a story of a fashion epiphany, but one of a slow, if self-indulgent and expensive burn (also, of reading my comment history lol). From November 2016 to January 2021, I have taken 566 outfit photos. These are my fave outfits of each year. I was 25 when I first posted in FFA - Posted on 6 November 2016, this was my first ever WAYWT post, just a bit over 4 years ago. FFA has changed a lot since then, and so have I. I used to post religiously, however, I’ve been on and off over the last couple of years, which is not unlike my relationship with fashion. In that time I have moved countries, developed a horrifying shopping habit and then dropped it, had a few different hairstyles (always messy), travelled, gained and lost weight, and now a pandemic with numerous lockdowns (yay, UK). All of this has had an impact on how I dress and how I feel towards fashion. 2016 - 2017 (26 & 27 years old)
Started off with casual, relaxed silhouettes before gravitating towards more structured, feminine silhouettes in 2017
Almost exclusively wore skirts and dress for the better part of a year and didn’t start wearing pants and jeans until second half of 2017
Started off wearing more colour before going more neutral by the end of 2017
Became more exposed to fashion via social media and increasing my consumption
Subconsciously lost weight, so now dressing to a different(ish) body
Style now has more retro elements
Buying less, buying smarter and buying second-hand more (a lot of my wardrobe is at least 1 year old, was bought second-hand or as direct replacements for old items, and I can go a couple of months without wanting to buy anything)
Completely stopped following any fashion content
First time I feel like S/S me matches A/W me, whereas I’ve always felt disjointed across seasons in previous years
Some things remained unchanged, such as I’ve always enjoyed both short and midi lengths, I love a cinched in waist, I like playing around with texture, I obviously love a good turtleneck, my hair was almost always messy and I still enjoy Isabel Marant. 4 years doesn’t seem like a lot, but it sure looks like a lot when I see how I used to dress versus now, my mindset related to that and lessons learnt. (If it wasn’t obvious, this is mostly tongue in cheek, and it’s very much based on myself). Lesson 1: You’re Very Dumb When You’re Young (But Who Isn’t?) First of all, this happens to so many people. I had just started my first full time job that year. Ever since I left high school I’ve always loved clothes (I even had a short-lived blog in the early 2010s), and now suddenly having more disposable income than ever that I could spend on my biggest passion (fashion, if you didn’t already realise after clicking on this post while on this subreddit), my already high consumption went positively exospheric. How much I was wearing was not in line with how much I was spending, aka a fucking excess of clothes. It started with expanding a work wardrobe, which was innocent enough. Previously, I only went to uni a few times a week where didn’t see the same people all the time, and I worked part-time jobs requiring uniforms. Buying extra clothes was reasonable. Then I discovered how easy online shopping was, and how addictive pressing ‘checkout’ was, which then led me onto re-sell designer sites like The RealReal and Vestiaire, and suddenly previous designers I’d always dreamed of wearing were now attainable…to me?! I’m an adult, who makes money, and now I wear designer. Looking bad, it’s not like I didn’t look good. I rate a lot of my outfits and for the time and place I consider them stylish. But looking at what I used to wear before 2020, the thing that sticks out most isn’t how nice a colour looked on me, or how well I wore a leather mini skirt. The thing that sticks out the most is how completely unsatisfied I always felt after that moment of that ‘new clothes thrill’ wore off - I always thought I could look better, which, of course, meant I needed to buy something else to make sure I did. I used to think about my next purchase immediately after buying something, like someone looking for the next hit. It sounds unhealthy because it is unhealthy. There were so many items of clothes that I only wore for 1 season. And then there were the clothes I wore just once or twice. This snowballed for the next almost 2 years, and season after season I was virtually buying a new wardrobe because my old clothes seemed too ‘boring’ and ‘old’. The number of times I posted on the weekly Recent Purchases thread is actually appalling thinking about it. Instead of actually thinking of the versatility or functionality of clothes (can this be worn for numerous occasions/seasons? Does this go with enough of what I already own?) I was instead buying clothes in terms of creating specific looks - and if that meant buying a whole outfit, worth it (it’s not, FYI. Ever.) And the thought of re-wearing an outfit? Not a chance. The amount I dropped on clothing I barely wore during this time is most likely the equivalent of putting down a sizeable deposit on a flat in a decent area of a major city. And when you come to that realisation years later, it will make your stomach drop. And as another aside, get rid of this habit before you move out. It will save you a lot of stress. And it can take years to drop this habit. Lesson 2: Unlike What That Guy Says on Hinge, Don’t Be Spontaneous There isn’t anything wrong with being spontaneous - Like any healthy habits, in moderation it’s not harmful. The thing is, when spontaneous is all the time there’s another way to phrase that. A Really Bad Addiction. That’s not to say every purchase has to be thought out meticulously to an analytical degree (seriously, that would be stressful in itself) - I genuinely have had some great impulse buys. But these have either been sentimental or have made me feel so amazing in that moment as if that piece of clothing had been made only for me. A kimono-esque robe I bought on sale in Tokyo, a vintage silk midi dress that paved the way for a style that I wear years later, a leather jacket that feels as great as it looks, a sweater that’s both basic but not really, a dress I joke is my wedding dress (I’m not actually joking). But these sort of spontaneous purchases can only exist as good buys when you otherwise think practically about what you buy. The impulse items mentioned continue to work for me because the rest of my wardrobe is thought out, versatile and thus, those impulse items can be worn again and again with the rest of my wardrobe. A spontaneous purchase only because you have a discount code, or you need to meet a minimum order, or because it was on sale or because you feel like you have nothing else to wear or to chase a thrill will usually end up as a regret. Continually impulse buying is just bad consumption, pure and simple. Lesson 3: If You Love Fashion, Don’t Work in Corporate Retail I’m half kidding. However, there is a good chance you’ll become disillusioned with anything related to fashion the longer you work for retail companies (both on the floor and in corporate). Especially for big companies. It started off positive - I was surrounded by clothes and by people talking about clothes. I found similar-minded people who felt the same way about fashion as I did. I had people to discuss the things we wanted to buy, the designers and labels we loved, Paris/New York/London/Melbourne fashion shows, the sample sales coming up, outfits to gush over (consisting of new purchases, naturally). It was 9-5 of just fashion. It was also 9-5 of tiring. Especially when I’m discussing how to make people buy more, to consume more, to waste more. Then the stress involved when deliveries miss deadlines due to awful circumstances and senior management are freaking out (a ship capsized and the crew are MIA, but where is the product?), working for companies that churn out clothes every week, for companies that stock problematic brands, for companies that thrive on shopping tourists. And then there are those moments, like when someone senior comments that the Paris bombing will be good for the company because no one will want to shop in Paris. You see the ugliest side to the retail industry and there are times when you truly hate fashion. (FYI, you absolutely can have a fulfilling career in corporate retail, however, I find the people that do are the people who can separate their personal views on clothing and consumerism from their work. I couldn’t.) Lesson 4: Instagram is Aspiration, Not Inspiration You are the product. Emily from London and Olivia from Melbourne might seem like your style twin and you just seem like the exact same things, but the reason they listed every brand on their aspirational outfit photo isn’t to help you out - it’s to help them out. I was so obsessed with consuming anything fashion related on Instagram. I felt like I had to be aware of every single high street brand that existed, follow every popular British influencer (I just felt like British style was Exactly My Vibe, you know?), look like I myself would be the type of person who could post on Instagram. Nothing I’ve bought because I saw it on an influencer I have kept. No style I modelled off someone who’s taller, skinnier, boobier, blonder than me I have retained. The only thing I got out of looking on social media for fashion inspiration were mountains of garbage bags of donations, moments of feeling shit because it didn’t look the same on me and a lean bank account (remember, I could have bought a flat by now). Instagram is an amazing platform to express whatever you want. But don’t ever use it as a tool to copy something or someone because no good can come from that. I look at what I wore in 2017-2018, which are the years I consider the eruption in my Fiery Spending Volcano, and I know I based my outfits on certain influencers thinking, ‘Yes, this is an outfit [insert whoever] would wear,’ or specific items I bought because I saw it on someone. The thing is, I honestly can’t remember who these people were. I genuinely don’t feel a connection to a lot of those outfits, as if it wasn’t actually me wearing it. Now I look at what I’ve worn end of 2019 to now and I know exactly who my outfits were influenced by. Me…I’m influenced by me. I no longer have Instagram. (And Nanny Fine will always be the only acceptable influencer.) Lesson 5: Labels Should Only Come From a Label Maker Boho chic. French girl. LA vibes. Timeless. Off duty model. It’s meaningless. Don’t box yourself in. That’s all. Lesson 6: Size Absolutely Does Not Matter (in This Case) Capsule wardrobes are not for me. I need options An entire room stuffed with clothing is also not for me. I don’t need that many options. I used to have the mindset I had to have every kind of variation of an item. Take the white t-shirt for example - I needed a cropped white tee, a longline tee, a v-neck, a crew neck, a scoop neck, a dressy tee. Outerwear also used to be a huge problem for me. I mostly live in Australia…I don’t need that many outerwear options because I legitimately will not be able to wear all of them. Variety is nice until it becomes hoarding. I credit travelling with helping me realise I can easily survive on a smaller wardrobe. I look at what I wore when I went to the UK/EU in 2018 and still love those outfits. I had so much fun in Japan dressing with the 17 items of clothes I packed (braids certainly helped too). Dressing just became easy and I didn’t often have that ‘I have nothing to wear’ feeling because I had purposely packed both clothing that I loved and were versatile. A smaller wardrobe has actually made me feel more creative when putting outfits together. No amount of buying new clothes will ever match the feeling of discovering a new way to wear an old thing. Not to mention, the fact that I used to think repeating outfits was the biggest fashion crime is as fucking ridiculous as you’re thinking it sounds. If an outfit made me feel so amazing the first time I wore it, why wouldn’t I want to experience that feeling again? Nowadays I get a lot of comments on how much I re-wear and re-use my clothes and it’s genuinely a great compliment. How much I can see myself re-wearing something is a major factor in my shopping habits. This doesn’t mean I aim to have a classic, timeless style (I personally believe no clothing is truly timeless) nor do I completely avoid trends, but I aim to have clothes that easily go multiple seasons and years. I’ve learnt to become patient with shopping and now routinely wait at least 3 weeks from the first time I see something to gauge how I really feel about it. More often than not, I don’t follow through with purchasing. This also works well for me, as by waiting I then have a chance of purchasing it second-hand, which has become something I do more and more these days beyond just shopping vintage. Also, no one actually knows nor cares if you repeat outfits. No one is that special that people remember every outfit that person ever wore. They will probably repeat compliments though (because you definitely repeated a great outfit). My relationship with fashion has been messy. I’ve been obsessed, I’ve been frustrated, I’ve been ambivalent. Now, I’ve calmed down. I used to let my shopping habit define my style, whereas now I’m at a stage when it’s the reverse - It’s no longer a case of ‘I’ll make this purchase work’, but ‘this purchase needs to work for me’. I now consume less fashion news, have a smaller wardrobe, but am probably the most satisfied with the way I dress than I ever have been. EDIT:It appears this has resonated with a lot of people, which I'm pretty chuffed with as it's things I've increasingly been thinking about over the last year or so. I'm glad people have learnt similar lessons and that people will come to learn similar lessons. To everyone who's already made the step to being a better consumer, keep going, and to those who want to start doing so, it doesn't happen overnight and that's okay. We may not all become the perfect, cleanest consumer, but there are numerous little steps we can take to be better than we were before.
is it a hot take to say that if a lesbian enjoys or partakes femininity in any way, they're not butch? like i've always conceptualized my butchness around my conscious decision not to, y'know, "do" femininity in any way. like my distaste for being feminine is sort of incidental for me. the active choice to resist what cishet society wants for me, to be submissive (also edit: should have chosen my words more carefully here, not like submissive like a bottom; submissive like how sometimes women just go along with what a guy says cause its easier than getting in a shouting match) and ladylike and present femininely, the choice to go against that (in addition to going against all that by not caring for men to boot) is what makes a butch lesbian. its that specific intersection between outward style and inward intent to create a different life for oneself, as far as i can figure it, that makes a butch. its both at the same time. is this like, a hot take? what do y'all think? is a lesbian who flipflops between masc and femme is butch? we all know butch isn't JUST a style, but it is deliberate and a definite part of it. how integral is it, y'all think? edit: read everyone's comments and i'm vibing with y'all. i understand i was too black and white and should have broadened the statement to be more inclusive and more conscious of cultural nuances. i really appreciate everyone comments and ideas, people like y'all keeping this little community open-minded and critical of dated ideas is what keeps me coming back and learning more and more edit pt 2: i've come to the conclusion from y'alls input that there's not an easy way to define a butch. you know one when you see one, its the atmosphere, it's the energy they got
Cyberpunk 2077 is huge, sprawling, complex, and deeply flawed. It’s at its best as a fairly straightforward singleplayer action game, with likable characters and thrilling capers in a fascinatingly detailed open world that looks better than any game before it. It’s at its worst if you want it to be an RPG, an approach-as-you-please Deus Ex successor, or a polished piece of software. I enjoyed my time with it a lot, and I even want more of it, though I’m going to spend years complaining about its flaws. I’ll enjoy the complaining, too.
This game and Night City are far too special an experience to be interrupted and undermined by the issues that currently undermine this game. Part of me wishes I was among the people who picked up the game for the first time a year from now, with all its parts finished and shiny like a brand new Quadro type 66 Avenger. Regardless of when you pick it up, you're in for a once in a lifetime experience, and you can't say that about many games.
On PS5 via backwards compatibility, there's still fun to be had - a glimpse of the game's excellent potential - but even then, it's crippled by bugs and crashing issues. There's something truly special at the core of Cyberpunk 2077, but in its current state, it's simply not good enough. So far, a colossal disappointment.
Pondsmith has talked at length about how 2020 and 2077 aren’t meant to be prophecies, but cautionary tales, but CDPR isn’t quite the right studio to pull off a cautionary tale of this scope. I’m not sure whether dumping more hours in will yield a better takeaway, but here’s hoping for more.
Cyberpunk 2077 is staggering, overwhelming, and even surprising at times in its spectacle. Although my first dozen hours with the game has been marred by easy-to-fix problems, Nighty City, along with all it offers and all that call it home, makes for an intoxicating escape. Here's hoping the next one hundred hours are as utterly compelling.
This is an outstanding and highly enjoyable game, but take your time with it, do all the side missions (think of them as extensions of the main quest, in fact) and don’t rush the main storyline. You should absolutely take the earliest available opportunity to explore Night City and everything it has to offer. From the visuals to the music to the vibe, it’s a superb experience and one I am looking forward to spending a lot more time with.
It's been a long wait, but the end result is a massive sprawling RPG with an incredible story, heart-pounding action, solid mechanics and customisation, offering you unparalleled player choice in a deep, atmospheric world that I can't wait to plug myself back into.
We could wax lyrical about how good this game is for another ten years, and we still think the conversation would be relevant - so yes, we think Cyberpunk 2077 is the game of the decade. This is an event, and a big moment in gaming, because the brilliant Cyberpunk 2077 is laying down the stepping stones for greater feats in the future.
Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t perfect, but it is ambitious. It marries a gripping story with a huge open world absolutely dripping with atmosphere; one in which, after fifty hours of gameplay, I still feel like I’ve only scratched its surface. Even now I’m itching to jump back in and complete yet more side jobs, not only because they’re enjoyable, but also just in case they offer V more options when it comes to ending their story.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the cyberpunk game of my dreams, it provides one of the most highly detailed environments I’ve ever seen, with an incredibly expansive and immersive narrative.
I’m V and the game is Silverhand - I can’t get Cyberpunk 2077 out of my head. I’ve had it a week and played 70 hours, which is probably about as healthy as scooping out my face and replacing it with electronics, but it didn’t feel like work. Like a digital personality loaded onto a biochip, it felt like stepping into another life for a while. It’s a life I can’t wait to relive.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world masterpiece that features some of the most immersive and liberating storytelling this industry has to offer. With full freedom to choose V's personality, looks, and gameplay style, Cyberpunk 2077 gives the player an unrelenting amount of control in a world that delivers dozens upon dozens of hours of high-quality content.
The dark future certainly looks promising, thanks to the collective imagination of the team at CD Projekt Red, which seems to know no bounds. Cyberpunk 2077 certainly took a while to come to our hands, but be glad it’s finally here, for it is here to stay for a long time to come. And it certainly did not disappoint.
Minor flaws aside, Cyberpunk 2077 on PC is an exciting and enthralling open world experience. It doesn't set a new industry standard, but it does most of the things it aims to do with great success.
Cyberpunk 2077 has some glaring flaws and missed opportunities. Its open-world sandbox suffers from poor NPC and police AI, and it lacks customization and transmogrification features to help your character stand out. Still, the pros outweigh the cons owing to a brilliant narrative, memorable missions, strong supporting cast of characters, well-integrated combat and hacking mechanics, and jaw-dropping visuals.
Groundbreaking, but not quite as much as you're hoping it is. Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't surpass its brilliant influences, but in Night City, Johnny Silverhand, and its chilling vision of hyper-capitalism, it claims territory of its own.
When Cyberpunk's grim setting and mix of gameplay systems land, it is a powerfully impressive experience - sprawling, dense, clever, witty, and most importantly damn good fun. Other times, it has all the charm of a moody, edgy teenager.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an incredible but hugely flawed video game. At its core lies a deceptively deep-RPG, set in one of the most wonderous cities ever created in video games and it’s genuinely an experience I’ll never forget. It’s just a shame it’s such a bloody bugfest, though.
If you’re willing to lose yourself in Cyberpunk for the long term you’ll definitely get your money’s worth out of a strong role-player that’s flowing with action missions.
I want to recognize how ambitious and fun this game is while simultaneously warning people about how incomplete and sloppy it is. Whether or not this is a worthwhile purchase will be entirely up to whether or not you want to brave the bugs, glitches, and general half-baked feel in order to get to the core roleplaying game underneath.
Cyberpunk 2077 has some seriously major technical problems, but it's worth putting up with them to experience a fantastically down-to-earth story that's accompanied by solid shooting and great music.
A stunning achievement in open world gameplay but one whose tonal inconsistencies and weak narrative undermines what could have been an all-time classic.
Ultimately, it feels like Cyberpunk 2077 is a fitting bookend for the previous generation of games and a strong starting point for current-gen. Now it's time to start innovating again.
CD Projekt Red has created a triumphant RPG experience with Cyberpunk 2077, yet it often falters under the weight of its own ambition thanks to inconsistent writing and narrative
The scenes that have lodged most deeply in my memory are not those devoted to the chases, the shootouts, or the narrow squeaks, but those possessed of a quiet empathy.
Cyberpunk 2077 tells a compelling story with an excellent assortment of characters but fails to deliver on the promises of a living, breathing open-world. All of these faults are amplified by a messy user interface, unengaging combat, and shoddy performance across multiple platforms.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a victim of bloat, but you can choose to ignore a lot of it and take in the sights. That's where Night City is at its best, and I sincerely suggest that you take your time going through it, as rushing will only lead to disappointment. Even just strolling through though though, you'll probably be left wanting more.
Cyberpunk 2077 will ultimately be optimized for every platform and the major bugs will likely be squashed, but it's real problems will remain. A lack of gameplay and systems that matter leave the game feeling uninspired, even if some of the conversations and characters in this world are the best we've seen in quite some time.
Cyberpunk 2077 offers players an interesting world to explore, great storytelling, and loveable and deep characters. But the main story is light on cyberpunk themes, and the bugs and bad graphics really hinder the playability. Once the technical bugs are hammered out, Cyberpunk 2077 will be a game I would recommend.
Cyberpunk 2077 is definitely a massive CRPG undertaking. If it weren’t for the glitches and bugs in the way, I’d say CD Projekt has a helluva masterpiece in its hands.
I fell in love with Night City, warts and all. If its many bugs can get ironed out, Cyberpunk 2077 is a potential Game of the Year candidate. Here’s hoping that CD Projekt Red can quickly push out fixes.
I’d love nothing more than to sit here and tell you that it’s a perfect game and that you won’t have any issues playing it. Sadly, that isn’t the case. In its current state, Cyberpunk 2077 has a strong story and world, but those strengths are weighed down by bad design decisions and bugs aplenty.
Too ambitious for its own good, Cyberpunk 2077 attempts to do too much and falters in its execution as a result. Despite its issues, it’s better than the sum of its parts and might be worth checking out for fans of action RPGs.
It may not sound like it, but I enjoyed many aspects of Cyberpunk 2077. It doesn't hit the highs of The Witcher 3, but it still has a lot going for it. However, it was released in such an unfinished state that it's hard to give it a positive review. It's an 8.0 game hiding in a 4.0 game wrapper.
A lack of focus, vague combat, and some truly befuddling performance issues hamper the still competent, and often enjoyable, detective sim that the best parts of Cyberpunk 2077 want to be.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a great game, but it could have been an incredible game that defined a generation. Instead, it falls victim to its own ambition and the industry's constant desire to push, push, push it out.
Contrary to expectations, Cyberpunk 2077 is not going to set the world on fire. It's not the gaming revolution that was promised to us, but it's still a fun RPG- with plenty of room for improvement.
Blade Runner meets Grand Theft Auto in this sprawling hellscape of a role-playing game, which is extraordinarily immersive but let down by misogyny and xenophobia
Cyberpunk 2077, in its current form on consoles, is a hard game to recommend getting involved with. There's a strong narrative here, brilliantly written characters, some excellent side missions, fun combat and an astonishing setting but, as things stand right now, it's an experience that's in need of some serious TLC. The Series X version may well perform better than the frankly shocking last-gen console efforts but this is a game that we had constant problems with and one that doesn't feel or play like a fully finished product.
My Thoughts on the Web Novel. This is going down as one of my favorite novels of all time.
So last week I made this thread. After checking out the comments, I decided to binge the web novel to see for myself if the story gets good or Rudi becomes a better person in general. My initial plan was to read one or two volumes a day then take a break. Instead what happened was after finishing Vol 3, I really got into it and ended up binging the whole series in a day nonstop. (Mushoku Tensei web novel is surprisingly easy to digest, so it took way less time to read each volume. Also I still haven't read the spinoffs. You're damn sure I will read it later. ) What did I think about the novel: Two words... holy shit. I can't believe I'm saying this, but this is now currently my new favorite web/light novel. That's not to say I like everything about this show. This series has its own share of flaws. Sometimes it gives you bliss, sometimes it makes you want to scrape your hair off your head. And yet this series has brought me to a rollercoaster ride which I'll never forget for a very, very long period of time. The greatest points of the series far far outweigh its lowest points. Sometimes it feels like I just read a soap opera script instead of an anime light novel due to how dramatic the series gets. To be honest, as of this moment my emotions from the show are still lingering. This series is the perfect example of "Don't judge a book by its cover." or better yet: "Don't judge an anime by its generic synopsis and controversial main protagonist." From the early volumes, the story really goes hard in painting our MC as an incredibly despicable and irredeemable human being (pervert? Pedo?) that could make some sensitive audiences get turned off by him. But that's the point. Who couldn't be a more perfect candidate for an isekai than a man who has fell way, way down even below shit in his past life? You don't have to root for him. You don't have to defend his shitty actions. Yes, you can hate him if you want. But I have to say this: you really can't make your conclusion on Rudi's character arc just from the first two-three volumes. It's incredibly misleading tbh. What did I think about the story: The overall story isn't as quirky and sophisticated like some light novels, but I think they executed the tropes masterfully. The plot is incredibly solid and entertaining throughout from start to finish. There are dips, but it doesn't dip steep. There are many twists that will make you hype. But the greatest strength of the story is its very high emotional impact. That's right. You will love it, hate it, get pissed on it, laugh on it, cry on it, and hopefully, appreciate it. You don't have to look for symbolisms/deep meanings because the plot is pretty straightforward as it is. It's a part adventure fantasy and part semi-biography detailing the life of a reincarnated human named Rudeus Greyrat. When Rudi reincarnated, he thinks this new life is the perfect escapism from his previous life. Wanna start from zero and live as a normal person without his past transgressions trailing behind him? Nope, aside from the world and the presence of magic, there was nothing different after all. Life is still filled with familiar bliss and suffering. Only this time, because of the main conflict, the suffering and bliss are cranked up to 11. Tears of pure joy and and mindbreaking sorrow ensues. What I didn't like about the novel: Basically, the mc is still horny throughout that I wanna bonk him repeatedly lol. (I heard the LN tones it down greatly. ) However, it becomes more and more vanilla horny and less creepy horny like in the earlier volumes, so it becomes more bearable to read. It's still not for kids though lol. There were some parts that I wish was tweaked and written with much more details so it could deliver more impact. The plot in some volumes was also kinda dragging on and I think it could be condensed into fewer chapters without sacrificing much of the details. Some things that stuck with me: The world building is great. The lore is great. The characters are great. Basically my opinions on the previous thread are still unchanged, but what stuck with me the most was Rudi's character growth. Not only he has struggled against the worst traits of himself and succeeded, he has also become the polar opposite of who he used to be. And it took a shitton of time, tears, blood and sweat in order for him to arrive there. I'm proud of him and what he has made for himself. Bear in mind that when I say character growth, it doesn't mean he becomes a literal saint in the end. No. Rudi still reeks so much of a "real person" vibe. He still makes mistakes, he's still horny, but now he embraces the struggles into becoming much more than he currently is, something a lot of people don't want to do IRL. (I'm sorry I can't disclose the moments that made him a million times worth than his previous self because it's the greatest defining moments of the series. You have to read it for yourself.) When the story ended, it felt like an actual person left me. Yes, I really did get attached to the horny SoB lol. To summarize, Mushoku Tensei is a masterpiece for me. Is it the most well-written novel? No. But its emotional impact definitely affected me to a personal level. It made me want to treasure the happy moments in my life. It made me want to call my parents and siblings and tell them I love them. It made me look at my worries and say "Wait I was worrying about something as trivial as that?" It made me much more sympathetic to recovering drug addicts and ex-convicts who displays genuine desire to repent on their sins and change their life for the better. It made me realize that humans in general are colorful inside and out, and that's why we shouldn't judge them harshly on what color we see them as, because some people may not be looking at them with the same color as you. Holy shit. What a ride. 10/10. Some people really do have the wrong impression on this series just because of our MC lol. Hope Studio Bind give the story justice.
"I Can't Get That Old Lady’s Mouth and Teeth Out of My Head."
The reason I am writing this now and not before is because I was only reminded of this the other day, I was driving to the store with my son and he wanted me to listen to a song. I don’t even remember the words, I just remember that the tune brought me back to a place, a place I had tucked away in my memory in hopes to be forgotten. Now I can’t get that old lady’s mouth out of my head. This happened in 1987. I am sure about the date because of the Whittier earthquake. It just so happens that at that very moment I was painting a wall in the dining room a different color when it hit and I ended up streaking paint across the wall as I ran over to hold our overly large fish tank from falling off this stupidly flimsy stand it was on. This took place in Hacienda Heights, California. My boyfriend at the time wasn’t really welcome at my mothers' house because she couldn’t shake this bad feeling about him. So being young and dumb I moved out of her house and into a place I found down the street with him. I wish I had listened to her. It was a small one-bedroom bungalow. At first, we were getting along just fine, but it seemed like things changed as the months passed and we started fighting more. I thought it was odd that I, (Suzy homemaker) didn’t even want to make that house a home. It was just a weird vibe about the place, and it got darker the longer we stayed. As you walk in the partial glass front door, on the left there were two white windowpane doors on the built-in bookcases on both sides of a fireplace, then the dining room, and in the back was the kitchen. The bedroom was on the right. We couldn't afford a bed frame so our full side mattress was on the floor under the window and that was the only thing in there besides the clock. There was an uneasiness in that bedroom that I couldn’t put my finger on, I felt very depressed in there. Oh, little things happened throughout the house from the moment we moved in but we just laughed it off, until it was no longer funny. It seemed like when we were at odds with each other it intensified in a dark way. Oftentimes my boyfriend would just leave and I was alone, sometimes for days and I thought that he did it on purpose because he knew I was scared to be there alone. At first, I was fine, not scared of anything until one of those nights I was sleeping, and I was jolted up by an extremely loud bang that left my ears ringing. I jumped up and at first, looked out the front window thinking it was something outside but the streets were still. I checked the house but there was nothing out of place. The next night it happened again louder than before, only this time I glanced at the clock before checking the house and it was five o’clock am on the dot and my room was freezing. I tried to go back to sleep but I heard muffled whales of a woman. I literally had to lift my head from the pillow to listen, but no one was around. The next day my boyfriend came home and with a few words and some hand-picked flowers all was stupidly forgiven. I told him what had happened but he shrugged it off telling me that it could have been a backfire or the pipes, and I bought it. One early evening after dinner we were going to watch TV on the couch in the living room and I excused myself to go to the bathroom. I kept hearing him yelling out things at me but I couldn’t really make what he was saying out. I opened the door and looked at him like “What?” and he turned white crawling backward on the couch with his big eyes, then leaped up and ran into the kitchen looking around and checking the back door. He came out saying that the door was locked from the inside. After he calmed down and I could understand him he told me that he was talking to me in the kitchen, he asked me why I put a granny house dress on and was asking for snacks, and he was getting a bit upset that I didn’t answer him. I had no answers. There had been a few times we both saw what looked like a teenaged boy sitting on the front stoop, sometimes holding his head in his hands, but when we approached him it was like he was never there. I pointed out faces in the glass panes of the bookcase that looked like they were talking to us while we were watching TV. They were just reflections of something that wasn’t in the room with their features outlined by the flickering light from the TV, but after a while, the faces became more defined. In the beginning, my boyfriend thought I was making it up until he saw it for himself. We heard banging on the bathroom door like with someone's fist, even when we weren't in there and an older guys voice saying “AH COME ON!” sending us running outside a couple of times, then feeling stupid sitting outside so we went in and stayed spooked for the rest of the day. I called the landlord to ask him if something happened there? Or can he make it stop? But before I could even open my mouth he was asking if I was calling to complain about something he had no control over? In the background, I heard his wife say, “Is that the young couple? They want to move, do they? There goes another one.” He sounded like this had happened a lot to them before, so that really got my blood boiling. Why would they rent this place to us without even a heads up? Realizing that they would be of no immediate help I just hung up. I could not move, I had no money and my mother for sure wouldn’t let me move back in as long as I was with him. We lived there for at least four months when our relationship started spinning out of control, he was being forceful, demanding, and drinking a lot more. One night he asked me to pick him up so I did, and somehow I ended up with a broken arm because I didn’t want him to drive my car drunk. I had to beg him to shift gears so I could drive to the ER because he was tired and after the hospital, I was exhausted, I just wanted to sleep, so I went to the bedroom, while he opted to lay on the couch and watch TV. The next thing I know he’s grabbing his stuff saying that he’s not staying there anymore and walking out leaving me there by myself with a broken arm. Wow! I remember that it was a warm night but it was raining so I laid on the couch with only the screen door closed so I could hear the rain. The lights went out freaking me out even more so I put candles on the coffee table and one on the bookcase and sat back down on the couch. I was too scared to sleep in the bedroom. I sat there and saw those faces, one was an old lady, she was frowning and her mouth was moving like she was trying to over enunciate to tell me something or yell at me. Her face got bigger like she was coming closer to the glass and then back, she kept waving her finger at me. Her gray hair was straight and put back with a headband. Her mouth was just going on opening and closing and the candlelight glistened on her bottom teeth. Her teeth looked a little, I don’t know, long and old? If that makes any sense. Then there was a middle-aged man who didn’t look directly at me, he looked aggravated, but not at me, more like at everything and everyone. And then a crying teenager. His face was so full of despair. I could make out the words “Please, and No, no, no!” and then he put his hand on his face, looking at him brought tears to my eyes and my heartfelt so very heavy. It dawned on me that this was the kid on our doorsteps. I must have sat there for hours with the blankets up to my nose until the lights came on and I fell asleep. That next morning I walked down to the corner store and called my mother who was happy to find out that I was ready to come home. Before I handed over the keys my mother had some words with the landlord. He told her that he had the place blessed before I moved in, and he was hoping that it had worked, he also told mom that he bought the place already haunted. All he knew from digging was that It was two bungalows together but one burnt down, the one I was renting was the one where an old lady lived who’s grown son came on hard times because he was an alcoholic, he lost his wife and couldn’t keep a job so he and his teenage son moved into her place with her. His son was so unstable that he found a gun in the house and shot himself in the bedroom, and his grandmother died from a heart attack not long after. He didn’t know what happened to the man. Talk about a roundabout. I don’t know why that tune or maybe the light reflecting off the rain on my windshield made me think about that old lady’s mouth but it did. Now I understand a little more as to why I don’t like reflective things in my home.
Now that season 1 of Song Machine is over, closing out with the amazing music video of The Lost Chord, I came to a realization that really put this whole phase into perspective and had me come out of it thinking Gorillaz truly pulled out the best writing and content they have in a decade! Being very excited to talk about it, I decided to put my thoughts here, hopefully someone will enjoy it. I am of course wanting to talk about Murdoc this phase, his role, actions and the writing surrounding him, as well as why I believe he was in many ways the star of the season. On top of the fact that I believe his character arc has finally been completed. So let's just dive right in! For better immersion, or perhaps so that my possible meandering doesn't bother you too much, I recommend listening to the album while reading or rewatching the episodes from the start. The season really comes together masterfully. PART 1: INTRODUCTION We all know Murdoc. The evil satanist douche who just so happens to lead our favourite band with his tremendous bass skills. And as the leader of "[his] band" as he often likes to say, he takes center role in almost every phase. Murdoc Niccals has been pivotal to the plot and lore of Gorillaz, climaxing with Plastic Beach, where his douchebaggery probably reached its zenith. Someone ought to wonder why we even like this lime jackass, who replaced the band's absent drummer with a drum machine while he was mutated by toxic waste, cloned his assumedly dead guitarist and turned her into a living weapon and kidnapped poor 2D and locked him in a basement where vignettes of whales tormented his poor mind. However, something changed after phase 3. Murdoc no longer has this role. After the crew split up and finally reunited, now each out of their own desire insead of coercion, blackmail, kidnapping or what have you - which we had grown accustomed to by 2017 - this time the band members joined and settled as a proper band. Humanz passed relatively smoothly, almost without any turbulence. Each member had their own merit. So how does Murdoc fit into this? The answer is simple. He doesn't. And he believes that very deeply. Murdoc was the definitive leader of the band and ruled with an iron fist, or whatever other weapon he happened to have handy at the time. A megalomaniac like him surely would feel a certain way about no longer being in this position, right? Right. And we can most blatantly see this with his unfortunate best friend, 2D. PART 2: 2D, THE BAND & CONTROL Ever since Humanz, Murdoc has been losing control over the band and most importantly 2D, his favourite lab rat and punching bag. Over half a decade after Plastic Beach though, 2D is no longer the 2D Murdoc once knew. His eyes turned white permanently, a feature we were led to believe only occurs when he is profoundly happy or afraid. Though still a little weak-spirited, 2D no longer had Murdoc's usual bullshit and that was definitely a sign for the bassist. His band was no longer 100% his band. In comes phase 5, The Now Now, where Murdoc is thrown into jail and 2D takes the role of the leader of the band. The whole album is centered on him and he is unusually overjoyed most of the phase, definitely a breath of fresh air for our boy, now with a replacement bassist. That is definitely the biggest blow to Murdoc's ego, as his non-essentiality is displayed fully. There is almost no actual plot in this phase, the one that exists being a publicity stunt from Murdoc, for him to get some attention, in typical Niccals fashion. (Not that we as a fandom didn't enjoy the wild goose chase!) Someone like him definitely doesn't take too kindly to slowly but surely "losing" all he has. 2D is independent and happy now. Gorillaz is functional even without him. There are plenty more green pickles in the sea, evidently. Redundancy. That's what defines Murdoc now. He throws together a bizarre plot of making deals with demons and breaking out of jail only for Noodle to discover it's just a sham, because that's how desperately irrelevant Murdoc feels now. Sure, he returns to the band in the end and many of the songs in The Now Now can be interpreted as 2D's reconciliation of feelings towards his ex-abuser, but that's a far cry from the glory Murdoc felt true and at home with. Turns out not all's well that ends well. And we should emphasize that fact, by the way. Murdoc was an abuser. A scourge to everyone who had the displeasure of working with him, the tragedies of phases 1-3 were almost exclusively all on him all the way til the darkest Gorillaz had ever gotten, with Plastic Beach. And he definitely knows this. Phase 5 interviews and chats with him indicate his guilt, but you can't change your nature sometimes. It's a big shock for someone like him to lose his utter dominion. The status quo is back, but what about Murdoc's feelings? PART 3: STRANGE TIMEZ A year and a half later, the band returns with Song Machine: Season 1 - Strange Timez. This phase finally concludes, at least from what I can see, Murdoc's character arc and displays everything we love about him in impeccable ways that have truly moved me. So let's take the information we have so far and continue. Murdoc at this point feels so redundant and unnecessary, he will do anything to feel significant again, but it's not meant to be. It's over. The old Murdoc is gone. Murdoc tries to poison Damon, probably to get control over Gorillaz. It doesn't work, so he drinks the poison himself to check, and ends up barfing violently at the end of Momentary Bliss, while good ol' blissful 2D is just vibing. A royal blunder to be sure. Murdoc is excited to mess with the gang again, preparing quirky shenanigans for them, only to find out they're busy shooting the video clip for Desole, without a care in the world for his inclusion. While certainly not on purpose, his non-essentiality is shown to him again, and all Murdoc can do is wonder why that is, only to acknowledge it's his fault. Everyone is happy and successful except him now and he knows he deserves it. As much as he tries to tell twitter he was acting, Russel points out that the truth is clear. In the end, he quietly goes back to his box, unnoticed by all. But what's a megalomaniac without abuse? Though 2D is fully autonomous and knows his self-worth now, Murdoc is desperate. Like the good ol' days, he tags along with his friend for Aries' video clip, only to try and play another classic trick on his ex-punching bag. Not only does the syringe not work though, but trying to fuck with 2D like he used to only resulted in a well-deserved ass kicking from Russ, talk about deja vu. Friday 13th passes without much hassle, but Pac-Man brings us back as 2D seems to have bizarre space-altering powers that affect the rest of the band and especially the despondent Murdoc who hides in a locker he graffitis as "Murdoc's portal". Interviews indicate that the stuff we see in Desole and Aries are actually 2D opening portals to other dimensions. When did THAT happen? How can he even do that? Murdoc expresses his wishes to know how 2D can use all these weird powers, he probably wonders if 2D is that liberated now. Strange Timez is a relatively normal video clip by Gorillaz standards, though the theme of portals comes back again as Murdoc is the only one thrown in for a ride, travelling through a bizarre gate back to Kong Studios, freaking out, at a loss. In The Pink Phantom, 2D, 6LACK and Sir Elton John share a wonderful ballad while Murdoc tries not to be too much of a distraction as he attempts to capture a pink phantom in the background. What is that pink phantom? I'm honestly unsure, but it Murdoc wanting to catch it is important to note for later. In the end, he breaks into the room with a very lol so randem xD matador outfit, exclaiming "It's me!" but the song has already ended. Another W for our happy 2D, another L for our attention-deprived green satanist. Though Valley of the Pagans isn't that eventful, we see that the car can travel through dimensions, bringing that theme back again, and seemingly with the help of the pink phantom hiding in the trunk. In the end it takes the band to Plastic Beach, where in the season finale it leaves them stranded and disappears. Perhaps that's why Murdoc wanted to capture it. He didn't want to be met with that over a decade later. He can't handle that. By now, Murdoc has tried all there was to try. We know the facts and the conclusion is that the once glorious evil villain of the band is no longer what he once used to be. His feelings about this shift are perfectly clear... and it all comes to a thrilling and emotionally impactful finale with what I can only describe as a musically aquatic tune, of The Lost Chord. How does this fall-from-grace story end for Murdoc? PART 4: THE LOST CHORD Here we are. Plastic Beach. The perfect display of Murdoc's absolute worst. The setting and the events that almost destroyed our favourite band. They're all met with their nightmares from the past. But it's especially hard for Murdoc. Your sins have finally caught up to you. You can't escape what you've done. Murdoc is met with all of the tragedies of his own creation, as he slowly breaks down. The Boogey Man, whose disasters he personally invoked. Cyborg Noodle, his ego-satisfying personal minion bearing the likeness of his lost friend. All the while, his friends are suffering due to traumas he caused. Soon, (Godzi)Leee John appears and destroys the island, a huge relief for the 2D, Noodle, Russel and Murdoc, as their past is fully destroyed before their very eyes, but this disaster leaves them stranded still. 2D uses his portal powers to help the crew escape, while Murdoc personally pulls up his friends to the top of the lighthouse so they can escape. And then... they abandon him. Murdoc is momentarily alone. This is such an emotionally rich moment with so much build-up to it that when I saw it in the premiere I really thought this was it, this is how the phase ends, and I was about to cry my eyes out. Despite all that's happened, all the terrible things we know him for, I couldn't help but feel this was too much for him. For someone like Murdoc who was once all about control, to slowly lose it all and understand he deserves it, it was extremely emotional how it all culminated in this one moment. Is this how it ends? Murdoc panicks. He has nothing left. And then... Throughout all of this analysis we've been looking at Murdoc, how he feels and how he sees himself. But we forgot to talk about 2D. It is definitely easy to see how 2D has matured and be proud of our little man for going through so much and still coming out as the happy and autonomous person he now is. But 2D has always been a pure person at heart, though every man has his vices, his heart is truly good. And so he forgives Murdoc. Though The Now Now was largely about 2D coming into his own without the need for Murdoc, so many of the album's songs and music videos, as well as 2D's diary entries, indicate how he still misses Murdoc anyway. He doesn't want to admit it to himself because he's smart enough to know how terrible he's been to him, and yet he still loves him. In my eyes, Souk Eye in particular is the ultimate representation for this. 2D finally making up with Murdoc. But what 2D saw as him and his friend now being equal, Murdoc saw as a negative. He knows he's forgiven, but he can't fathom his status in life now. And Song Machine season 1 was all about that final exploration. Who is Murdoc anymore? And after everything, we get to the finale. PART 5: CONCLUSION As 2D comes back with that goofy little face of his right at the end, uses the portal to get Murdoc, the latter is overjoyed and grabs his friend's hand. He is saved. He is forgiven. It's all okay now. After so many trials, so much burden and so many tragedies, it all came to a head with The Lost Chord, in my opinion the greatest of the episodes. It may sound like the ramblings of a pretentious overthinker, considering how it's just a few seconds of animation at a time each episode, but those make all the difference. Be honest, how many of us went through all 5 stages of grief in just 2 seconds when Murdoc was left behind? It's because Jamie Hewlett is a genius storyteller and we've loved these characters for so long. And that's why this moment is such beautiful retribution for the once centerpiece of Gorillaz. After taking everything into account, all the story til now, I find it astounding how wonderful this last episode was. "I want to be free" sings Leee John as Murdoc is finally redeemed and rescued by his best friend, 2D. And I think he is free now. I believe Murdoc is going to be alright. This is honestly a character arc so long in the making and explored over so many phases that I can't help but love it with all my heart. It's an utterly perfect note to end the season on and a beautiful conclusion for the characters. I will say, I was never such a big Murdoc fan, I always enjoyed him, but he might just be my favourite character upon contemplating all of this. So much so that I wrote an utter wall of a thread on reddit for some green satanist pickle. Not bad for a virtual band, huh? ~~~~~~~~~~ I can't wait for season 2 and what other craziness it might bring, cause this phase was 10/10. We've caught glimpses of this little storyline throughout the years but it's never felt as definitive as it has now. Many of us fans felt the "lore" portion of the band has left something to be desired in the previous years, and I truly think this phase was the missing piece. This decade ends well for Gorillaz. I haven't felt this wonderful about my favourite band since I first got into them way back in 2016. And I consider that a huge accomplishment on both Damon and Jamie's part, who worked together to make the best Gorillaz content in 10 years. Apologies for going off on such a tangent, but if there's one thing I really just wanted to emphasize, it's that I love Gorillaz so damn much <3 💚
Why I love Kiss the Go-Goat (and Ghost in general)
I posted in an earlier thread that Kiss the Go-Goat was one of my favourite Ghost songs and one of my favourite songs by any artist. This is definitely true. I have since thought about why this is the case and I wanted to share my conclusions. I am also procrastinating from uni work, lol. TL;DR. Kiss the Go-Goat distills down a lot of the musical features I associate with Ghost’s career over time into one song. The lyrics express a progressive, feminist, sex-positive message that I personally agree with and want to see more mainstream rock and metal bands communicate. The musical reasons why Firstly, the retro vibes that Ghost give off is what initially put me off them, but now it’s what I adore. Not only have we seen strong 70’s and 80’s influences in Ghost, but now we also see a late 60’s influence throughout the Seven Inches of Satanic Panic EP. I tend to regard Ghost as a loving homage to the popular culture of the past, whether that be horror movies or the advancements in hard rock and heavy metal music. I feel like I learn something about previous decades cultural and creative landscapes by listening to Ghost’s personal blend of these. The melody is great, the synth/organ is catchy and fun. The length of the song is perfect and keeps its momentum, which makes me want to replay it over and over. Secondly, the vocals. Tobias’ vocals really shone on this EP, much better than his performance on Prequelle. While Ghost seems have been designed around higher and thinner vocals, I love his lower register and how parts of the chorus repeat Satanic names in this manner. If you haven’t yet, listen to the live acoustic version of He Is and tell me he doesn’t nail that. This vocal performance reminds me of Year Zero. It’s both an approximation of a solemn ritualistic way of repeating the names while keeping it humorous and therefore congruent with the overall tone of the song (and Ghost’s tone in general). The ideological reasons why First, some background. I tend to argue that Tobias isn’t a Satanist based on the limited information he gives about his own beliefs. He doesn’t believe in gods, but believes in loosely defined energies that can be interpreted as magical. He has “a good relationship with Satan” but doesn’t elaborate. Because of this I can’t say that his pattern of belief fits in with either theistic or rationalist Satanism. This is of course a limited and binary definition of the term, but it is my understanding that very little exists between these. Rather, I think Tobias uses Satan as a metaphor for hedonism. I, on the other hand, identify semi-publicly as a rationalist Satanist. Satan becomes the symbol for my beliefs, none of which have any supernatural character. While I am unsure of Tobias’ personal beliefs, the attitudes that Ghost’s music exudes is very much in the wheelhouse of rationalist Satanism. An aspect of this movement is Satanic feminism, or the reclaiming of women’s sexuality and agency by using Satanic imagery. With that said, there are a couple of Ghost songs that specifically touch on this topic. For instance, Jigolo Har Megiddo. The lyrics speak of the Anti-Christ coming to earth and having sex with women. There is forceful language in the lyrics (“destroying all”), but this sexual relationship is also what womenwant. Enjoyment is key. They invited him to stay. There is consent! Kiss the Go-Goat continues on this theme. The song’s “you” wants to have sex with Satan, and luckily, he wants to have sex with you too! It is seriously refreshing to hear about consent and mutually enthusiastic sexual relationships in any form of media. The song’s lyrics clearly references the early modern period’s idea of witches, who are Satan’s servants and literally kiss his ass during the Sabbath. The gendered nature of this hysteria is simultaneously critiqued and reclaimed in modern witchy movements and Satanism. Ghost participates in this discourse by adding a catchy theme song to it. I also think Kiss the Go-Goat speaks of the patriarchy in the line “You’ve been daddied by all the dudes that weren’t dad”. This daughter-father relationship that exists throughout society, history and especially Christianity is unsatisfactory (“all those dads never gave you the things that you should have had”) and now the person is encouraged to embrace Satan instead. This is message of feminist liberation in a mainstream rock song written by a man. How cool is that? We have all heard Papa 3’s speech on “the birds and the bees” during live performances. Ghost does not just include this message in a poetic/metaphorical way through lyrics, but Tobias uses his platform for good when he talks about it on stage. While this speech is humorous, I think Ghost is great at blending seriousness with humour. Why shouldn’t sexuality and bodily agency both be deadly serious and fun and silly at the same time? And why isn’t heavy metal in general, which sometimes proclaims itself to belong to society’s underdogs, discussing feminist topics more often? Conclusion I think Kiss the Go-Goat succinctly distills down Ghost’s musical and ideological influences into one song. It is emblematic of Ghost's musical creativity and ability to convey important societal issues in an entertaining way. It’s great!
If you'd had to categorize Math Rock (and Noise Rock) into broad ''camps'' or ''subcategories'', how would you personally do it?
Background and why I'm asking this. I don't know if this is appropriate here, but whatever.I have an obsession with punk music, especially anything that straddles the line between melodic/pop punk and hardcore styles of punk, such as Leftover Crack. Due to looking for something fresh but with similar punk and hardcore vibes, I once got into post-hardcore, and have been hooked for years. I also have an obsession with attempting to understand why/how, explain, define, categorize, name and list things, even if it's arbitrary and exact lines can't be drawn (In fact that's why it's fun to me). Over the years, I have seen several overall ''strains'' or ''umbrellas' of post-hardcore with similar backgrounds, time periods, basic points of influence and or conventions, even if there's a lot of overlap. I often describe a band as being a sort of ratio of how much they take typical conventions from each camp, which each camp forming a sort of ''base'' point of reference or some kind of ingredient.To illustrate my point, some of these camps are: -------------------------------- ''Camp'' examples -Post-Punk style post-hardcore, and ''proto-post-hardcore''. Bands that blended elements of post-punk, noise rock, punk rock and hardcore punk, typically early ones that influenced post-hardcore before post-hardcore really was a thing. Scratch Acid, Husker Du, Minutemen, Killdozer, Victim's Family, NoMeansNo, etc. -Vanilla/Hardcore style Post-Hardcore. This is a name I gave to bands in which the ''hardcore'' sound is still very clear, but don't particularly lean too much towards any of the other camps. Typically they come either straight from hardcore and ''beatdown'' hardcore (Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, Frodus, Quicksand), or from emo (Shotmaker, Amber Inn, etc). -Indie/Alt rock style post-hardcore. Stuff like Chavez, Pile, Far, Hum, No Knife, Red Animal War, that clearly have post-hardcore influences, but their foundation lies more in indie/alt rock with post-hardcore influences than the other way around. -Vanilla/Indie/Alt Rock Hybrids. When Post-Hardcore bands get a bit softer and indie/alt like but still sound more like hardcore, like the last unwound and fugazi albums, or bands like Jawbox and Q and Not U, or when indie/alt style bands still have more of an extreme edge. (The whole Emo umbrella has several, like emocore, screamo, etc).-Early emocore. The melodic hardcore style of Rites of Spring, Embrace and Grey Matter that split off into other melodic punk, as well as later emocore. They kind of form the bridge between melodic punk and post-hardcore.-''Basement'' Emocore. Stuff like Indian Summer, I Hate Myelf, Still Life, Maximillian Colby, Don Martin Three, etc that sorta mixed the slint and shellac esque sound with emocore. You get the picture right?Two very major and important strains here would be: -Noise Rock style post-hardcore. Stuff like Big Black, the Jesus Lizard, Dazzling Killmen, Shellac, Big n', Blacklisters, etc that are like noise rock/post-punk with a Hardcore edge or vice versa. I'd say most styles of post-hardcore have some sort of noise rock in their blood, wether it be emo, math, indie or vanilla. -Math rock style post-hardcore. Bands initially related to the Noise Rock camp that mostly root in Slint, some other post-hardcore bands ad prog that took Noise Rock in a different m direction by focusing more on complex rhythms, loud/soft dynamics, longer song structures and atmosphere. Rodan, June of 44, 90 Day Men, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Roadside Monument, etc. Other hybrid points exist ofcourse where these circles overlap. Take Mclusky or Black Eyes, which sit somewhere along where Vanilla, Noise Rock and Indie cross, or Minus the bear, which sits where the Math Rock and Indie substyles cross. Initially, it was hard for me to get into post-hardcore because a lot of songs move away from their hardcore roots into more indie and experimental directions. As such, the style I had the most trouble getting into, was Math Rock. It was basically the opposite of the simple 2 minute power chord pop structure punk songs I was used to (Like early the Damned or Stiff Little Fingers). --------------------------- My problem One thing that has made it hard for me to navigate Noise Rock and Math Rock, is that these camps tend to be part of things that became or already were larger camps of their own which I'm not that familiar with. There's a specific spot where ''post-hardcore'' and these more broad camps align, but there's also parts of these genres that aren't post-hardcore. Noise Rock was already a thing long before post-hardcore and since the 80's is most closely associated with post-punk and no wave, but it also seems to have several other ''camps''. Math Rock was initially more a post-hardcore meets prog rock type of thing (Slint was related to Squirrel Bait for example), but it seems like it has branched out into a much larger umbrella that may or may not really have anything to do with post-hardcore. It has come to have its own ''camps'', with the most broad one being modern (this town needs guns, lotsa clean fast tapping) and earlier styles (Rodan, lotsa slinty build ups) ----------------------------------------- TLDR: My actual question To anyone who listens to a lot of math and or noise rock, I'd love it if you'd try to give me some overall , vague ''camps'' for Math Rock and or Noise Rock like I partially did for Post-Hardcore above. I don't think I've listened enough to either genre in general to make my own arbitrary categories that would actually make sense.
31 [M4R] #merrimackvalley #southernnh - Bi Married Poly Bro Hosting Diff Groups Whenever, Pick a Color, HMU
Long read but worth it. Been hosting and setting up groups, orgies, regular bro hang outs, nudist parties and gangbangs since I was a teen and I 'm pretty good at hooking ppl up with other like minded ppl. Looking to expand my group of peers for a limited time only. This is my first and prob only time making this announcement on Reddit. 31 m gl blk bi married/poly 5'8 170 lbs masc, medium build, educated. Happily married to my husband and also have a loving girlfriend. Not looking for sex for myself from you (unless i am completely hypnotized by your presense and performance, which is rare for me). I really want to explore my voyuerism side and practice restraint by fighting my sexual urge to join. Also, I got a big heart so def love help others along the way for nothing in return. Before you read the different groups and pick a color , just know I have just a few rules.
No empty profiles; and if you only have an empty profile, plz give out specific info like personal stats, location, watchu into when we talk. and expect to send a pic of something at some point when we exchange contact info and start forming a connection. I can smell BS down the street. And both our time is precious
State your boundaries beforehand. If you are a guy and want to try MMF or group stuff, announce if you are uncomfortable with potential bi/M2M stuff cuz thats a hazard you shouldve expected. If something is oainful or embarassing to you, tell me so I can fix the problem
Over eagerness, thirstiness and constant neediness from me or any other person will get you blocked fast
No creeps, pervs, or assholes. No showing up unannounced unless I say you can. No harassing any members. I have experience with dealing with these ppl, either with my hands or something louder in my safebox. Trust me, I got protection. Don't start nothing, wont be nothing.
Unless we really click, do not invade my personal life unless given permission. Don't ask to meet or see pics of my husband or girlfriend. Dont be waiting for me by my car. Don't ask me for other ppls personal info cuz I'm no snitch.
Pick the group that fits you and I promise I will try with all my dumbass ability to make it happen. LOL White: Matchmaking. Nothing diffucult here. You don't want to be freaky, you just need help finding love and a soulmate, who doesn't? Casual introducing one friend to another capatable friend. Then you can take it from there. No prob. I know alot of single ppl and I can help be your wing man. Black: Your specific fantasy come true. This is when I use my decades of skill, experience and connections to set up a fantasy you really wanna try. TBH i really enjoy seeing people push their boundaries and see me work my magic to help them find what they really want. Plus tell me anything on your mind and i prob have already done it myself or know someone into it. Safe of course, but thats really up to yall. Seeing ppl reveal their deep thoughts to me and making it happen for them irl is a thrill for me that's a thousand times better than sex. Red: Random 1v1/group stuff. Anything goes. Bring your own ppl. Or tell me to send out an Amber Alert on here and other social media for the next avaible fuck session just for you. We can sort thru everyone together or do it yourslef. Ya'll meet at my place or leave together on your own. Go with the flow. Random matchups if you really just need to fuck and don't have a place. No people I personally know or can vouch for. So its at your own risk in regards to COVID, DDF, etc. Just a guy with a nice local fuck spot for you and whovever you choice to fuck. Blue: Our Classified & my official 1v1/ group. This is my offical group for orgies and group things depending on what the avaible memebers of the group wanna do. Ppl I know like friends that exclusvely just have sex or fool around with ppl in the group. A few best friends of mine, reoccurring visitors, and some ppl that are rare to find sexually. But this group is invite from me or another member only. That means not only have we met before, but I actually have a relationship or connection with you. Like just show up, chill and hang at my place until other members decide to come thru. I really love when members of this group establish their own connections with other members outside of me, like close friendships and even some relationships and a marriage have started from this group. Also, this is the group my girlfriend will only be apart of. Cuz I only trust the best of the best (personality wise) to fuck my girl. lol Purple: Bromance/Brolationship. Just some dudes doing what close bros do. IDC if you str8 and strictly into women, curious, bi, gay, trans or experimental. Can range from just hanging like bros, playing vidoe games and shooting the shit to being my tag team partner and conquering all the DTF ppl and weird situations we find ourselves in to something deeper and slightly more intimate. Whatever you define it as, you son of a bitch, I'm in! Never hurts making friends, dude! Green: Nudism/Naturalist. I love going to nudist vacation spots and not wearing clothes, indoors or outside. Even better if you like vibing with other ppl without clothes on either. Does not have to be sexual at all. Can be just a couple or group of ppl just hanging and chilling at my place. I like just having the naked body out there for all to see, and I love being an exhibitionist with cool ppl. Pink: You are a woman. Listen ladies, its hard to find what you're looking for on here when you gotta look out for creeps, weirdos and suspect dudes blowing up your inbox. Let this guy hook you up with friends I known personally and are your type while screening any new dudes for you instead of rolling the dice. Meet up with them at my place so you don't have to worry about stalkers. Hell, if you want to find other horny girls like yourslef, my girlfriend is bi and loves to get women together just for herself. Let me help you explore whatever you wanna try without worry or fear. Me and my spouses don't play when it comes to women's safety. Get wet without the actual danger! Y3ll0w: You are Asian. All genders, orientations, types, ages, int'l or US born. My spouses are both Asian and so are my best friends/bros and my ex-wife. I tend to put more work helping Asians either get laid, experiment, hook them up with my close friends or just hang. Lived in several Asian countries and know some languages so they tend to be most relatable to me. Orange: Couples/Poly/Swingers. Nothing is more hot than having people who are in love with each other fuck other couples in love. Any couple dyanmic is fine wit me. MF, Poly, Same Sex. As long as you are in a relationship and both people in the couple agree to do this (together or sepearate). Hell, if i think you're perfect, would def be into introducing my spouse to you for another time That's it. HMU, pick a color and lets do this!
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Nazi Ancestor and Nazi Apologists Girl Defined's great-grandfather Johann (Hans) Grosslercher was a member of the NSDAP since 1925 and was the Nazi mayor of Saalfelden, Austria. He was arrested multiple times in 1934 likely for participating (and possibly leading) Nazi demonstrations (which was illegal in Austria at the time). He became the mayor of Saalfelden a mere six days after the Nazi Germany annexed Austria, which should give you a good indication of his status and influence within the party. u/softspock wrote a fantastic masterpost here with a ton more details that I encourage everyone to read, if they haven't already. None of this would be an issue if it wasn't for the following: Bethany poses beside her Nazi ancestor's gravesite | https://archive.is/z31eh During her honeymoon, Bethany and her husband posed in front of the gravesite of her great-grandparents. Savvy users quickly noticed the names and looked them up, only to discover the details I listed above. Bethany began deleting comments inquiring about the Nazi connection. This post is still up. The questioning comments are not. One of the photos contains Bethany and her husband standing in front a four-storey villa. Her caption mentions: "My Nana grew up in this house and this adorable Austrian town. I love that the house is still in the family!" Under her great-grandfather, nine Jewish people and their families had their property and businesses taken away under "Aryanization" laws. One couple, Artur and Sara Kant, owned a department store that was seized, with Artur being sent to Dachau in November of 1938. Bethany's tone implies her family faced persecution, not that one of them was a Nazi | https://archive.is/GYCPu Another post has the caption: "With family that lived in Austria and were directly impacted by the war, I have a special interest in learning about what they went through." Johann Grosslercher likely oversaw sending Saalfelden's Jewish community to the death camps. Once WWII ended, he was removed as mayor in 1945. If Bethany is unaware of her ancestor's Nazi history and involvement, it may also be because her mother still holds him in high regard. One of Heidi's sons is nicknamed after him ("Hans"). She also made the following post below (since deleted): Girl Defined's mother, Heidi, posts an actual picture of her Nazi grandfather, indicating that they still hold him in high regard. This Nazi ancestor is still idolized within the Baird family to the point where Girl Defined either remains completely ignorant of his actions or they are deliberating misrepresenting their family history. A 2012 blog article written by Bethany that takes care to mention her grandmother, but misrepresents her great-grandfather's arrest as oppression by the Nazis, rather than an arrest of a Nazi by the Austrian government. https://archive.is/9wplv Whether it's genuine ignorance, historical revision, or Nazi apologies, I'll let you decide. Racism & Cultural Appropriation On Thanksgiving Day 2020, Suzanna Baird (the youngest of Girl Defined's siblings) decided to dye her hair black and dress up as Pocahontas. Suzanna Baird poses outside in a homemade Native American outfit with red face paint. Her caption reads \"Pocahontas vibes\" Sue, along with her family and friends, appear completely ignorant as to why "dressing up" as a Native American woman who was kidnapped, had her Native husband murdered, was forced to give up her first child, was raped by white colonialists, forced to marry John Rolfe, forced to convert to Christianity, never saw her family again since she was most likely murdered before the age of 21. Sue poses with other friends and family donning pilgrim hats. Sue's caption reads: \"TURKEY TROT to try to get rid fo the 5 cinnamon rolls I've eaten already\" The systematic genocide, oppression, and cultural destruction of Native Americans has a long and shameful history from European colonization, Native American slavery, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, forced cultural assimilation, forced religious conversions, the residential school system, and so much more. Even today, Native American communities still face high risks for mental health issues, suicides, alcoholism, substance abuse, diabetes, tuberculosis, and other health conditions stemming from past and current trauma. There is a disturbing amount of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) and Native American women are twice as likely to face violence than any other demographic. https://preview.redd.it/et8px1vetzd61.png?width=457&format=png&auto=webp&s=afcb4e2365c312834de3f0ba95bcf8b72cb2f263 Suzanna Baird poses with a friend. She has painted red streaks on her cheeks. Ellissa and Fiance's Homophobia Ellissa has recently posted that she wishes to "clarify false info" regarding accusations of homophobic remarks made by her fiance. In case she herself is unaware, here is what he has posted regarding the LGBT community on his own social media (translated from Russian): https://archive.vn/t01j2 u/slavic_at_the_disco has a great post where she translated this and other comments he's made. If you're still doubtful about what the rasterized image says, here is the text to copy and paste:
Nike разорвал контракт с Мэнни за его слова: «Женщины были созданы для мужчин, а мужчины — ‘для женщин. Видели ли вы когда-нибудь, чтобы у животных самцы были с самцами, а самки - с ‘самками? Если мы разрешим однополые браки, тогда человек хуже животного». Поделись этим постом в поддержку Мэнни со словами: Не покупайте одежду Nike.
Which roughly translates to:
Nike broke the contract with Manny for his words: “Women were made for men, and men were for women. Have you ever seen with animals, males were with males, and females were with females? If we allow gay marriage, then a man is worse than an animal. " Share this post in support of Manny with words: Don't buy Nike clothes.
And some more bigotry since this was not a one-time thing:
Here's a post where he wants to ban "the promotion of homodictatorship and strengthening family values".
Another post where he thinks the LGBT community are the "intolerant" ones, calling Canada's gay-friendly freedoms Sodom and Gomorrah
And those are just the posts that were made public. Gatekeeping Christianity During the 2019 Girl Defined Conference, Bethany and Kristen publicly tore down another fellow Christian YouTuber, God is Grey, in front of their own young audience simply for having a different interpretation than them. They are hostile to her progressive, LGBT-friendly, and sex-positive messages. On stage, Bethany infamously says: "Like, why even call yourself a Christian?" Bethany has the audacity to call into question another Christian's faith. This was especially egregious considering that Brenda (God Is Grey) previously reached out to them a whole month earlier via email, kindly asking if they'd be down to discuss and explore their differing views on purity and modesty. They responded that they'd be delighted to talk via Skype, but that they were swamped with conference prep so would have to schedule when it was less busy. Days go by with no further correspondence. Until Brenda's own fans discover that Girl Defined has publicly questioned her faith and ripped her apart at their own conference. Brenda did an entire videoabout how Girl Defined played sweet to her face, but essentially stabbed her in the back. Grifting for Fun & Profit Girl Defined has been shady about their business operations and expenses at best. As a non-profit, they are required to file an annual 990 Tax Return. Here is their report for 2017 and here is the report for 2018. They haven't released the 2019 form, but when pressed, they offered a budget & expense report, not the actual amount of money they take in. They had a net asset of about $92,625 by the end of year 2018, but continue to ask for donations about $30,000 at the end of each year. They once asked for $20,000 when Cody Ko's video on them went viral. One of their biggest yearly expenses appears to be ~$6000+ on "Meals & Entertainment". https://preview.redd.it/lq5wm0q8tzd61.png?width=499&format=png&auto=webp&s=4faa2c08976dfaa344080b49699b1613cc49c19b In Dec 2019, they claimed they needed nearly $15k for a new website and rebranding | https://archive.is/9UkeL Despite exceeding their year end donation goal of $30,000, there is still no new website as of November 2020 and no one knows where that money went. During COVID-19 shutdowns and economic trouble for hundreds of millions in the country, Girl Defined did not seem to take it very seriously. Instead of helping their local community, donating to people in need, supporting those infected either financially or emotionally, it was business at usual at Girl Defined HQ. They've travelled on domestically multiple times, travelled internationally at least twice, held a summer wedding for their brother, planned to hold their annual conference in-person before the city stepped in, held numerous unnecessary parties and gatherings, and have questioned whether masks stop the spread of the disease. Bethany made an out-of-state trip (with her unvaccinated young baby) to buy up 38 entire dresses from Charleston thrift stores, thereby removing potentially the only affordable clothing for low-income families in the area. She later marked up the prices for 6x what she likely bought them for and is currently attempting to sell them online. https://preview.redd.it/oqm8spf7tzd61.png?width=639&format=png&auto=webp&s=fe2c020c5a0c201772622031ccde2873f8ab12b0 "Like, why even call yourself a Christian" indeed. In conclusion... Girl Defined is not the nice, wholesome, polished Christian brand they make themselves out to be. They are a sinister sexual prosperity gospel cult that preys on insecure and vulnerable young women looking for direction and answers in their lives, if they are not already being raised in fundamentalist households to begin with. Their teachings on purity culture and intolerance of LGBT do real harm. And no, saying "hate the sin, love the sinner" is NOT a loving response. Neither is endorsing "ex-gay" spokespeople like Jackie Hill Perry when your audience comes looking for answers on what to do if they're gay. Neither is assuming that just because they say it with a gentle smile or claim to do it "out of love" that it's actually love. It's not. It's manipulation and it's disgusting. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. ( u/firewhiskers ) Thank you, u/notableusername , for bringing up the link below: This was previously posted in this sub (as well as FS) by u/firewhiskers(https://www.reddit.com/FundieSnarkUncensored/comments/jq5zag/girl_defined_exposed/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
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