• neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    In case you weren’t sure how to feel about reading this obit, here’s a handful of this guy’s impact on the world…

    • Dobson viewed marriage as a transaction in which women exchange sex for protection: “The natural sex appeal of girls serves as their primary source of bargaining power in the game of life. In exchange for feminine affection and love, a man accepts a girl as his lifetime responsibility-supplying her needs and caring for her welfare. This sexual aspect of the marital agreement can hardly be denied.” — James Dobson, Dare to Discipline (1970)
    • Dobson opposed sex education curricula that were not abstinence-only and supported private school vouchers (taking funding away from public schools) and tax credits for religious schools.
    • Dobson contended that tolerance and diversity are “buzzwords” that were being misused as part of a “hidden agenda” to promote homosexuality. (citation)
    • In 2012, Dobson said that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary (killing 26 people including 20 children) was a judgement by God because of American acceptance of gay marriage and legal abortion. (citation)
    • Dobson flip-flopped on his views on abortion, opting for silent support early in his career before changing course to be obstinately anti-abortion, insisting that abortion invites women to reject God, diverts women from their natural role as mothers, and prevents more Christians from coming into the world. (citation)
    • Dobson encouraged “daddy–daughter dating” in which fathers and daughters set aside time for special activities together. Because he believed heterosexuality must be cultivated, Dobson intended these romanticized attachments to model proper heterosexual partnership to girls age six or younger. (citation)
    • He viewed the gender binary as fundamental to humanity and waxed lovingly about historical periods where being transgender in a bathroom could get you killed. (citation)

    I could go on, but I’m feeling the sudden urge to go dance in the street.

    Update: for further reading, please have a look at the obituary written by Erik Loomis on the Lawyers Guns & Money blog. It’s outstanding.

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      6 days ago

      Was he ever accused on sexual harassment or assault? Did any minors accuse him of doing things? His resume sounds like someone who would do this kind of thing.

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        8 days ago

        Is the first one any good? I don’t like to jump straight into sequels without the obligatory background from the first ones.

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          Yup, really good. Like if John wick is a scalpel, this guy is a rusty machete. And John wick started over a puppy and a classic car, well, this guy starts his rampage over a “kitty cat bracelet” it’s on Amazon prime.

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          7 days ago

          The first one has one of my favorite scenes in a movie ever.

          The second one is more of the same and I enjoyed it, but it didn’t quite surprise/hit like the first.

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      8 days ago

      Haven’t yet. But saw the new Superman. I liked the part where (SPOILER) Bibi is dropped from the sky lol

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      8 days ago

      It’s mildly amusing. Neeson is fantastic. There are really only two LOL jokes and they give one away in the trailer.

      The other one is even more subversive than that one…

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        I would say that’s sort of the style of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker films. Airplane! was the same way, with a whole bunch of chuckle jokes throughout and then a few moments of genuinely laughing (at least in my experience)