Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Mediocre Lager]

What is a dildo dude?

A dude who promotes the usage of marital aides?

A dude made of dildos?

A dude who uses dildos?

Here on The Bire we ask the important questions.

Wait I figured it out! This is a dildo dude:

[benji]

User banned (3 days): Body shaming

User banned (3 days): Body shaming
Why AI made him bald? They have implants in Turkey trips to sell?

I have so many questions.

But Nepenthe said...

Also no bans for similar posts or people laughing at it but not actually saying "bald"?

[kaleidoscopium]

Is there something strange about side eyeing people who find pronoun jokes funny when trans people are being persecuted in 2026?

Feels perfectly fine to me.

I'm a trans person and I found that joke funny.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-3#post-152044945

[Uncle]

What is a dildo dude?

A dude who promotes the usage of marital aides?

A dude made of dildos?

A dude who uses dildos?

Here on The Bire we ask the important questions.

Wait I figured it out! This is a dildo dude:

how can you go on like this and never once conceive of "dildude"

[Uncle]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/harrison-ford-receives-the-2026-lifetime-achievement-award-from-sag-thank-you-george-lucas-thank-you-steven-spielberg.1450489/

I used to think it would be funny to set up a wiki to record all problematic things ever done by anyone so that lestists could pull them up easily at a moment's notice, though you'd probably be legally harassed into the dirt for reputational damage, even if factual

but it's really not necessary, they'll just do it on their own, every time

[Mediocre Lager]

What is a dildo dude?

A dude who promotes the usage of marital aides?

A dude made of dildos?

A dude who uses dildos?

Here on The Bire we ask the important questions.

Wait I figured it out! This is a dildo dude:

how can you go on like this and never once conceive of "dildude"

[HaughtyFrank]

Side-eyeing the fuck out of people saying this looks good when this trailer starts with a fucking pronoun joke and then the "I'm a republican so I'm supposed to be racist" and "I think all white people are racist" bit.

You ain't sly. I can fucking see you.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-2#post-152038762

THE SIDE EYES ARE COMING

How long til they notice the harry potter joke on the sign? 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-3#post-152046523

Marlon having a trans kid doesn't change the transphobia in the trailer.

As someone who constantly endures transphobia IRL, I saw no transphobia in that trailer.

[Yulwei v2]

That scary movie thread is pure fucking comedy   like watching a car crash in slow motion. A few users saying they liked what they saw, and then the side eye brigade starts stirring shit up no doubt to make the mods lock the thread and get whoever was dumb enough to engage with them banned.

[kaleidoscopium]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-3#post-152046523

Marlon having a trans kid doesn't change the transphobia in the trailer.

As someone who constantly endures transphobia IRL, I saw no transphobia in that trailer.

As someone who also endures transphobia irl, I definitely did see it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-3#post-152046649

got ourselves a trans fight

[Yulwei v2]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-3#post-152013442

User Banned (2 Weeks): Sexist joke

Herman will make you play Horizon even when you're not playing Horizon :-p

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-4

 User Banned (3 Weeks): Downplaying concerns around sexism, previous action for boys club behavior. Post reverted for context.

Sounds boring but we'll see.

Really talking about something is safe with all the vile sexism every time a main lead happen to be female.

Well from Sony this gen you mostly get female protagonists lol.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-7#post-152015812

 User banned (2 weeks): Misogynistic rhetoric

This is weird IMO. Not going to lie I'm not confident in this or Intergalactic

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-11#post-152021659

  User Banned (Permanent): Trolling, antagonizing a fellow member, and downplaying concerns around sexism over a series of posts causing a thread derail; severe related prior

Oh god yes!



They would never dare unless she's too busy to do it.



I'm quite capable of spelling the word "all" if I meant to say "all". Y'all ain't slick.

See? "All"!

Nice try. We're not stupid. If intent was different, you would have said "Some men"...

Unless the standard going forward is going to be that unless we say "ALL men", or "ALL women", or "ALL Gay people", or "ALL Asian people", then it's not bigotry/stereotyping, because we were not talking about ALL. Or is that not allowed, and its only ok when we are talking about men?

I was given permission months ago & was told I should share the information about Faye as the lead once the LinkedIn summary leaked happened this weekend. My contacts saw misinformation and expectation ballooning and wanted to calm expectations -- this did not happen, ultimately. I didn't share anything about the narrative or any other gameplay specifics (nor do I intend to) as I felt that was too far & too much.

This dude is basically a PR arm of Sony's.  Only positive and controlled "leaks" from Sony.

[Boredfrom]

It ruled because it was a parody (intentional or not).

It feels like the beginning of the Matrix Saturday Morning Cartoon.

[benji]

Is there something strange about side eyeing people who find pronoun jokes funny when trans people are being persecuted in 2026?

Feels perfectly fine to me.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-3#post-152044945

I do not consent to you claiming authority over how I refer to you even when you're not present or aware, and especially don't consent to having a duty to confirm your assertions at all times. "Pronouns" anything is policing (and attacking "misgendering" is persecution, especially when mandatory by the state) and wannabe cops should be relentlessly mocked. 

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/fromsoftware-reportedly-refused-multiple-projects-with-the-bloodborne-brand-says-indie-dev.1450798/

Brandon Sheffeild, one of the lead developers of the acclaimed Persona-like Demonschool, chimed in on the news with additional insight on social media. "I could find you 10 companies that have pitched a Bloodborne sequel, spinoff, or remake, including my own," he writes of indie dev NecroSoft. "It's just not going to happen unless FromSoft decides they want to do it."

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hbo-max-and-paramount-to-combine-into-one-streaming-platform-paramount-says-hbo-brand-will-%E2%80%98operate-with-independence%E2%80%99.1450450/page-3#post-152048380

WB getting passed around like a blunt until there's literally nothing left on the bones.

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hbo-max-and-paramount-to-combine-into-one-streaming-platform-paramount-says-hbo-brand-will-%E2%80%98operate-with-independence%E2%80%99.1450450/page-3#post-152048380

WB getting passed around like a blunt until there's literally nothing left on the bones.

This is literally Paramount. It sold off half its library to MCA, was bought by Gulf and Western which then spun-off the movie part while keeping a bunch of the rest which was later bought by Viacom which merged it, spun it off, remerged it then split CBS back out, creating the infamous IP "divide", then brought it back in then created a second single "Viacom" that was really different in every way from the original, before eventually dumping it to Ellison because Sumner Redstone finally died. Only like a tiny sliver of it is what was originally Paramount back when it was independent, all the rest was the stuff G+W and Viacom merged into it over the years.

The only reason WB isn't the same is because AT&T -> WBD involved doing a lot of this already. AOLTimeWarner is one of the most infamous "throw every kind of shit into one company" failures in history and that was after TimeWarner already was this to a laughable degree. This is why Zaslav could say they weren't using their IPs, they really weren't considering what they owned but all the different fiefdoms in the company wouldn't allow it.

[Nintex]

BOOTS ON THE GROUND  

Vibe warring is certainly interesting

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss.1442185/page-37#post-151625707

 User banned (1 month): Misogyny

Looking at her LinkedIn makes no sense to me. 36 years old and multiple VP and exec level titles, barely 2 years at Microsoft...

...like, how?

Feb 20, 2026

What the hell? She's only 36?
Yeah… how the fuck do you get to those levels at 36 if nepotism isn't in the mix?

Last posted on Feb 27.

Last seen
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[Potato]

Side-eyeing anyone commenting that this trash looks "good" when it opens with a fucking dated ass pronoun joke in 2026 "haha pronouns amirite? So funny guys!!!" alongside that trailer description:
"The Wayans are back to cancel the Cancel Culture."
🤮
Of course, considering this is Paramount why am I even surprised at this "attempt" at quote on quote "comedy" it's the same kind of shit you constantly hear from hacks in the Austin comedy scene or any number of washed up comedians like Dave Chappelle.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/#post-152034985

Lol, retard!

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/fromsoftware-reportedly-refused-multiple-projects-with-the-bloodborne-brand-says-indie-dev.1450798/

Brandon Sheffeild, one of the lead developers of the acclaimed Persona-like Demonschool, chimed in on the news with additional insight on social media. "I could find you 10 companies that have pitched a Bloodborne sequel, spinoff, or remake, including my own," he writes of indie dev NecroSoft. "It's just not going to happen unless FromSoft decides they want to do it."

Why are we acting as if it would be normal for companies to give their IP to indie devs. The recent cases where it happened are pretty much the exception to the rule

[kaleidoscopium]

Genuinely curious as to where the transphobia is in this trailer?
I've watched it multiple times but it mustve gone over my head and now I want to know what I'm missing.

The "joke" right at the start where they make fun of pronouns, punching down on trans/nb people? In a time where trans genocide in multiple parts of the world is accelerating.

How what was that punching down? punching down would be if the lady continued to misgender them.

The "joke" is "it's funny that the trans/non binary person shouts out their pronouns while being murdered". They choose to open the first trailer with a joke that is making fun of a transphobic stereotype joke.

Well, i found that funny and a non binary friend of mine also laughed when I sent them the trailer so I don't know what to honestly think.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/scary-movie-6-official-trailer-in-theaters-june-12.1450417/page-3#post-152048746

[HaughtyFrank]

Clicky cal probably hammering the report button right now. Good chance Lily will be declared a "troll account" for not following the trans group think

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/macron-announces-increase-in-size-to-frances-nuclear-arsenal-and-new-forward-deterrence-strategy.1450558/

Would be foolish to not do so in current circumstances.

... The world is really doing great eh...

Considering the current status of the world, the EU core countries should probably all have their own arsenal.

This sucks.

By the G7 definition there are only two other "advanced economies" in the EU, and one is Germany, which obviously has a very complicated legacy when it comes to the military.

conveniently, France's atrocities in Algeria, Haiti, Senegal and so many other nations are apparently very irrelevant when it comes to the military

the western world is always so funny lol

Every country on the planet should pursue nuclear program, unless they wanna get bullied by uncle sam

... The world is really doing great eh...

This is what happens when the US elects an agent of chaos.

Honestly the only country that could take this position, but it is ominous when you know the RN will likely win the presidency next year.

I hate nuclear missiles - but at the same time it's great news that the EU goes for independence from the US.

It is what it is. Only hope is that as everyone suddenly becomes arms buyers and sellers they lock the US military industrial complex out of it, to not reward them

They should make it airtight, if a RN president can just unilaterally say in a couple years: "Well actually, we don't give a shit about other countries, just get your own nukes!" and pulls the umbrella away then it'd be devastating.

so he allowed to say we have nuclear weapons .. but other countries no?

The world as a whole isn't only in trouble because of Trump...
Everyone in government around the world turning their back on combating climate change is going to fuck shit up.

This move is absolutely in response to the events of this past weekend, and to pretend otherwise is missing the forest for the trees.

I am well aware, I was just generally commenting that the world is going to shit, this is exhibit 23213455213213445

It's not. This has been a open secret discussed in german media for months

Yes it is, because the US has made very frequent hints since this administration began that it will not come to aid Europe in a war against Russia, while also threatening territorial conquest in Greenland. The attack on Iran will end up in a further destabilization of Europe caused by migratory waves similar to those that happened after the Syrian Civil War, so this is Europe getting ready for what's about to come.

It's shit but it's the only language bullies understand so it's also necessary. We have to cut ties with the US like right fucking now.

Now that any pretense of trusting Americans with anything is gone and obliterated, this was bound to happen. So long as the bullies with nukes of this world ain't buried six feet under, detterence isn't going to disappear as a tactic

Germany should also have their own capabilities but it's obviously complicated with them.

Right now we would probably send half of our production to Israel so it can better "defend itself". No thanks.

We're also probably at most 8 years away from right wing nutjobs taking the wheel. I'd rather they don't have nukes available.

Huh, I always thought the UK had them too.

The number of nuclear arms and everything is literally something you can find on Wikipedia, France has been a nuclear power since the 1960's and is effectively exempt from the NPT because of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
A bunch of EU countries have US provided nukes for their own use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_sharing

[benji]

Also, Russia has the most nukes in the world yet "Uncle Sam" bullied them out of the global financial system with the EU's help and even got the EU to dump the energy pipelines.

Pakistan is a nuclear power and "Uncle Sam" just flew in and killed one of their patrons when it felt like it.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-3#post-152013442

User Banned (2 Weeks): Sexist joke

Herman will make you play Horizon even when you're not playing Horizon :-p

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-4

 User Banned (3 Weeks): Downplaying concerns around sexism, previous action for boys club behavior. Post reverted for context.

Sounds boring but we'll see.

Well from Sony this gen you mostly get female protagonists lol.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-7#post-152015812

 User banned (2 weeks): Misogynistic rhetoric

This is weird IMO. Not going to lie I'm not confident in this or Intergalactic

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natedrake-sony-santa-monicas-new-game-set-within-the-god-of-war-universe-lead-character-revealed-more-action-focused-gameplay.1450120/page-11#post-152021659

  User Banned (Permanent): Trolling, antagonizing a fellow member, and downplaying concerns around sexism over a series of posts causing a thread derail; severe related prior

Nice try. We're not stupid. If intent was different, you would have said "Some men"...

Unless the standard going forward is going to be that unless we say "ALL men", or "ALL women", or "ALL Gay people", or "ALL Asian people", then it's not bigotry/stereotyping, because we were not talking about ALL. Or is that not allowed, and its only ok when we are talking about men?

I was given permission months ago & was told I should share the information about Faye as the lead once the LinkedIn summary leaked happened this weekend. My contacts saw misinformation and expectation ballooning and wanted to calm expectations -- this did not happen, ultimately. I didn't share anything about the narrative or any other gameplay specifics (nor do I intend to) as I felt that was too far & too much.

This dude is basically a PR arm of Sony's.  Only positive and controlled "leaks" from Sony.

What sort of "leaker" requires permission months in advance to post information that has "leaked".

God I hate the parasites associated with this industry.

[Boredfrom]

A part of me of me wants to think that whatever secret/rich people medicines and treatments they're giving him to keep him alive is slowly rotting his body away, lol.

He's slowly turning into Baron Harkonnen.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-79-displays-worrying-new-skin-condition.1450846/

[Lonewulfeus]

Clicky cal probably hammering the report button right now. Good chance Lily will be declared a "troll account" for not following the trans group think

TearablePuns will be banned as well, though for dismissing concerns around transphobia.

[Keetongu]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/fromsoftware-reportedly-refused-multiple-projects-with-the-bloodborne-brand-says-indie-dev.1450798/

Brandon Sheffeild, one of the lead developers of the acclaimed Persona-like Demonschool, chimed in on the news with additional insight on social media. "I could find you 10 companies that have pitched a Bloodborne sequel, spinoff, or remake, including my own," he writes of indie dev NecroSoft. "It's just not going to happen unless FromSoft decides they want to do it."

Piece of shit Fromsoft, not letting any literal who jackass make a Bloodborne game. If Necrosoft goes under it'll be Miyazaki's fault.

[benji]

A part of me of me wants to think that whatever secret/rich people medicines and treatments they're giving him to keep him alive is slowly rotting his body away, lol.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-79-displays-worrying-new-skin-condition.1450846/

Seems like a poor secret medicine then.

[benji]

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Drawing on the natural connections between modern paganism and the literary, artistic, and activist movement known as solarpunk, Norton-Kertson provides meditations and correspondences for developing a spiritual practice rooted in nature, the Sun, and a powerful belief in our ability to build a better world. Readers will also find a host of spells to use in the fight against climate change, fascism, and inequality. These politically conscious magickal practices forge a new spiritual praxis to guide us as we work together to envision and create the future we want to see.

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What is the role of the white working class in the US? Are we at the front lines of the fight against oppression, or are we capitalism's complicit foot soldiers? Are we the ultimate underdogs or dangerously unaware of our privilege? Or some combination of all and none of the above? Written in the early 1980s from prison by David Gilbert, a white activist who worked with the Weather Underground and Black Liberation Army, this pamphlet reflects on the historical race and class analyses of thinkers such as W.E.B. DuBois, J. Sakai, and Ted Allen to tease out the complexities of the contradictions of the white working class identity. Activists seeking to end white supremacy and build solidarity across race and class lines will gain valuable insight in these lessons from the radicals of the 1960s and before. Read this instead of Hillbilly Elegy, ugh, seriously.

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