People like different things. None of that is embarrassing.
Unless Venom is the top of your list for the year. Then at least I have questions.
When you frame it like this, I agree with you. But there's something callled "context", and when you read the post, you might maybe understand the train of thought that made me react so strongly:
No one outside this forum gives a damn about Rey or any other characters in the Disney SW aside from maybe Kylo
That final duel between Aquaman and Orm was a better duel than anything in the recent films as well.
This statement, conscious or not, reeks of sexism. What does he mean with "people on this forum"? Not just the fact that he is flat out wrong and that there's a whole new generation of Star Wars fans that absolutely love Rey and these new films, but what he truly means with "people on this forum" and that people only care about Kylo? Maybe that we are at least labeled a progressive forum that cares about empowerment in media? Who even cares about Kylo and identifies with that asshole? Rey is an extremely important character in Star Wars mythology and most of all, one of the best well crafted ones, opening the franchise to something more than being the child of a "chosen one". Also, Rey with only two films under the character's belt might enjoy something that Luke, Han and Leia did not: to become the face of the Jedi and the Star Wars franchise, a powerful role model for generations that haven't even started watching these films yet, and I extend that to Finn and Poe as well.
I stand by EVERYTHING I said yesterday regarding how toxic and with a persecution complex DCEU fans are, unfortunately even here on this forum. If what is being said here isn't enough proof for some, as an example, this:
Also just ignore the haters homies. The fact that these losers come in here just spill their hater-aide is nothing short of pathetic. Not worth the time or the energy. They will troll and whine but in time they will join us in the sun.
There's also, well, this:
First of all, I'm not a hater. I didn't come up here to "hate" on Aquaman. In fact I've been very public on how much I absolutely love the film, it's my top 3 superhero film of the year.
Second, comparing Star Wars with Aquaman sounds dumb to me because well, Aquaman is an extremely dumb film that knows that it's dumb and owns it. There is some cool parallels to be made with Black Panther when it comes to the talk of "half-breed" and whatnot but it's extremely superficial, but I'm glad that it's there, regardless. Star Wars mythology runs quite deeper than Aquaman, and Viper's post does still reek of sexist nonsense to me, although it might be unconscious. Rey matters more as a character than Momoa being the king of Atlantis, same goes for Finn, Poe and even Rose when it comes to representation. I was embarrassed by the thinly sexist remarks on Star Wars new trilogy, and I still am. Big dude saves the day is cooler and better than Rey "because no one cares". GTFO with this nonsense, it's what I say. Even Wan knows that Aquaman isn't more relevant than Star Wars and Rey, why to get into a fight that you can't win and will only make you look like a sexist asshole? I mean, it's ok to have opinions and like Aquaman better than Star Wars, but can't you not look sexist while doing it?
And third and not that it matters, but I'm 37 years old. Never mind the ageist bullshit going on here, I'm glad that someone pointed this out to me so I can give you an obvious example of how incredibly toxic this fanbase is, even here. Some of you can't take criticism, even if it's made by one of your own. The tribalism runs deep here, and while it might give you a sense of camaraderie and that you are not alone, it comes at the expense of this fanbase being toxic and unwelcoming as fuck. I'd rather try to be the good example and show people that we call out bullshit like that, instead of being just "popular" with the crew.
Happy holidays.
