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[SneakyLink]

Wha? Where was this?

Anyway, I do know Sony was going to make the Sonic movie before, the one that would then be turned over to Paramount. Looks like Sony could be making Sonic movies now.

How bad is this, if it is bad, by the way?

Does this count as a source?

Sony Pictures is in talks to buy Paramount Pictures

They will make a joint bid with investment firm Apollo.

(Source: https://t.co/AocUY0fBmO) pic.twitter.com/ipyZWyBRjS

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 18, 2024

 

[CannonStreak]

Does this count as a source?

Sony Pictures is in talks to buy Paramount Pictures

They will make a joint bid with investment firm Apollo.

(Source: https://t.co/AocUY0fBmO) pic.twitter.com/ipyZWyBRjS

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 18, 2024

Oooh, that is very scary, scary indeed.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Wonder what would happen if MonsterVerse Kong got infected with the Simian Flu?

Kong would be speaking in fluent english!

Also him meeting Caesar.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Is it bad for me to say Dark skinned Inklings dont look right to me? Am I being squidcist?

 

[TheMightyP]

Is it bad for me to say Dark skinned Inklings dont look right to me? Am I being squidcist?

Yes.

Black people use octolings anyways.

 

[KillerCage]

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to go on a slightly long rant.

Spoiler: Rantish reply

Honestly, this kind of reply is exactly why I didn't want to bother replying with you back then, Cutie. I'm frankly disappointed in you, and in the fact that you twist "hearing both sides" into me wanting to "defend the guy". I never said that thing, ever, nor do I have any ill intent toward women. Every time I try to at least mention some update about him, you immediately come to try to attack me, and this time it's not different, in fact you seem to assume that I just 'hate' women. The constant posts against me are getting tiring.

I still stand by what I said earlier which is this following: I do not condone Chuggaaconroy's actions. And I'm sure KillerCage doesn't have to forgive him just as he said replying to me. You know what? Out of all the people here, I also think his reply was one of the most mature ones, next to Tim / NintendoCapriSun, which I'm sure doesn't often get seen in recent youtube people who get caught up into controversy, unlike those that will just double down, he backpedaled and actually owned up to his actions, explained the circumstances around it, and cut contact when it happened. There is already so much accountability. What more do one like him need to take better accountability? At this point, it might as well not be mentioned as a word, because it's becoming a buzzword.

Masae has posted an update that corroborates with what Emile said, they were indeed dating for about 10 years, and she says the omission was to prevent speculation about personal lives; she also wishes him well on his journey. This recontextualizes the video moments, knowing they were actually in a relationship at that time; initially, due to lack of clarification, the context looked to be much worse. Emile even requested people to not go after her. I'm sure you can understand. We do not want harassment around.

Just like with Emily and Masae, Emile also explained the circumstances around the Lawly thing, and agrees that the way the conversation was being steered in, is why he cut off contact. Honestly, I wouldn't want to try to continue interacting if the chat gets too weird, either. Did you miss the part where EVEN HIS MOTHER FELT UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THE WHOLE THING? Or how about the discord chat? I'm afraid to get into it because of the topic which I'm pretty sure is against rules, but the behavior really isn't okay, especially when Lawly mentioned things about multiple adults back then, too.

You want to know my main problem with the whole thing? He literally was not allowed, back then, to have a chance to tell his full story, there were just quite the barrage of allegations against him, and it took his friends Tim and Jon for him to get back on track. And addressing these allegations takes a toll on people, especially on him, as his posts about himself implies having been assaulted when he was younger. This is not something that one can just 'get over', it's going to have an impact for the rest of his life. He even had to talk about suicide here, which he almost got driven to, due to the whole experience, and he even had some struggles with having a physical meeting with his girlfriend. He is very grateful for his girlfriend who came to his aid in a time of need.

There's so much empathy here, there is so much apologizing, explaining, and sorting out the situation. He has done bad things, YES, however, he is also the one who's had the most mature reply and behavior out of everyone in the whole situation, something we rarely see in the present era. I don't think it should be award worthy; I do still think this is worth at least pointing out, as it indicates his character and his personality. It's just soul crushing that due to the whole thing, he has pretty much lost his passion. But seeing the manner you reply here... I think it's just better to be honest, I've been trying to be nice about the whole thing:

I believe the way you replied to me about what I "said" is actually starting to make you look bad, and making it worse. You could just be simply saying that you still cannot forgive him, and that's okay. But instead, every of your reply toward me is that of hostility. You seem to be twisting my words around. I simply said it answers everything, including with Masae, Emily and Lawly, which are all victims that he addresses in the doc. And I recall you didn't even bother waiting for Chugga's full side of story.

This cycle keeps happening: there's allegations or controversies, the victims gain a boost in visibility and feeling heard, and instead of giving the other side a chance to reply to what's going on, people latch on it as a way to attempt to silence the other party or even get them off Internet. We are lucky that he is still with us to tell his side of story which recontextualizes everything. The truth is somewhere in the middle. And if anything continuing this cycle is going to actually harm real victims, victims who had a genuinely traumatizing experience, it be overall or with someone, and that is why I choose to stick to hearing from both sides. Chuggaa did not need to have to recount his story, in every detail necessary. Some of what he said, he didn't even want to get it out there. Now, he has to, because it is VITAL to the whole situation. And worst, he has lost his passion for videogames, and for recording Let's Play videos, because of the whole drama. Honestly, I can understand why if he doesn't want to come back to making video ever.

Again, let me reiterate. You do not have to forgive him, you do not have to acknowledge his presence ever, or hell, it's okay to leave the conversation when there's mentions about him. In fact, if you want to continue replying with this tone toward me, it's whatever. Perhaps I DO deserve it, after all. However, if you're going to continue saying these things toward me, then you can respectfully get off the high horse about accusing it toward me. I hate the notion of being unable to allow both sides to give a more proper, full response at once and instead harassing the other side off. I hate missing context. There is no hate toward women: there is just me denouncing the problem of wanting both sides to make a clear, concise, proper reply, without omitting things on purpose. Please tell me then, in your view, how is this downplaying the issue? It seems to me more that you're downplaying his replies, and his own mental state, as if you didn't read through in a thorough manner, and as someone who has a disability it irritates me.

Werster, the one who posted Lawly's doc, is starting to get backlash because of omitted context. It sounded believable at first I'll admit it, which likely was the last nail in the coffin for anyone remaining who was hoping for an answer, however with Chuggaaconroy's reply, it's now shifting against her. This is exactly what happens when context is missing from the other side. We heard Lawly's side, HOWEVER we never got to see the other side. It would have been different if we heard both sides in a few days, but Chuggaa's side only came a few months after. And this comes at the moment when everyone's just now starting to heal, too. I genuinely mean it: ** off with any potential replies being "we do not need to hear the other side, we already know". THIS PREVENTS THE OTHER PARTY FROM COMING OUT WITH DETAILS, BUT IT'S STILL SOMEHOW OKAY IN THIS PERIOD OF THIS. **. THIS.

People can choose to not like me for what I said, and that is okay. I don't doubt people will just ignore all of what I said at one point, or even that someone will reply to me and they'll get more liked than me because now I'm "defending" (even though it's not the case, and I am adding context). But I am getting tired of this kind of treatment and assumption, and I refuse to tolerate it, I'm going to put my foot DOWN and say how I really feel. Even at the time of writing this, I am feeling emotional, it's been a while since I'm actually pissed off. I HATE MISCONSTRUCTED INTENT AND WORDS.

Unless I somehow feel in mood, or feel the need, I don't think i'll come back until June or something, when school is nearby over, I have a lot on my plate, and I am dealing with problems in real life. I'm sorry. Goodbye.

Thank you for defending me Michele. I'm a long time Chuggaaconroy and I have come to the impression that he didn't except be easily forgiven with his responses. I still haven't forgiven him even with the latest update. However he has retained my respect for him because of how he handled this whole mess. I didn't know who Lawly and Emily were so I was skeptical of their claims. Masae's response is what made me realize Emile actually screwed up badly. Even though they are still being respectful to each other despite no longer being friends, I can still see that damage. Does Emile deserve be punished for his actions? Yes, he certainly hurt people (though uninternationally) and that cannot be erased. Does Emile deserve to be canceled? No, he was taking responsibility for his action well before this whole scandal blew up and he has handling this a LOT better than some other people I could name. Should Emile be forgiven for his actions? As of right now the answer is no. I would like to compare Emile to King Andrias of Amphibia. Both were good people that wear their emotions on their sleves but did things that were too horrible to forgive even though they take responsibility for those terrible actions. Of course this comparison doesn't fully work since what Andrias did was WAY worse than what Emile did, but the general idea holds. It will take quite some time before I'm willing to entertain the idea of forgiving Emile, but I still respect him for his character and integry. I wish him a happy life with his new girlfriend even if he never returns to making videos.

 

[Noipoi]

Is it bad for me to say Dark skinned Inklings dont look right to me? Am I being squidcist?

You’re a cephalopod segregationist I don’t know what else to tell you

 

[Momotsuki]

I love being normal on the smashboards.com social thread!!

 

[Noipoi]

I love being normal on the smashboards.com social thread!!

I love being normal

 

[KillerCage]

Did you guys see this yet?

In other news, Sony may buy Paramount

Not good, but could have been worse...

 

[TheMightyP]

Decide to be back on the job market again after learninging my current one doesn't have room for growth
Put in my resume on Indeed
Look for the recommendations
"You are perfectly matched for United States Military"

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Piccolo Moment

 

[Cutie Gwen]

The Yuri on Ice anime movie has been cancelled, don't remember the last time I heard of anything like that happening

 

[osby]

The Yuri on Ice anime movie has been cancelled, don't remember the last time I heard of anything like that happening

Not surprising considering how long we've been waiting for it + radio silence but man...

 

[---]

Finally finished the latest season of Spy x Family (hopefully it gets a 2nd cour like the first season did). I definitely want to make time this weekend to go see the movie at my local theater.

I rarely if ever watch current Anime, my backlog is too large, but I'm glad I gave the series my time. I kind of want to have my own parents watch an episode or two, as I think the humor/charm would really rub off on them.

 

[dezeray112]

Did you guys see this yet?

Whilst I will say that it does look quite fun, I'm not entirely sure about the visuals as something does look a bit off for me.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Pit bulls are one of the cutest dogs out there but some people just haaad to ruin it and now they are seen as killing machines

Lifes not fair

 

[Mamboo07]

people just haaad to ruin it and now they are seen as killing machines

Lifes not fair

That's because they were bred to fight/kill other dogs.

Have you seen how many people die to the countless attacks through the years?

While I don't really like them, people shouldn't own these dogs.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

That's because they were bred to fight/kill other dogs.

Have you seen how many people die to the countless attacks through the years?

While I don't really like them, people shouldn't own these dogs.

But you CAN have nice pit bulls. Hell, one of my favorite dogs I used to walk was a pit mix and she was the sweetest little girl ever

 

[TMNTSSB4]

reading this convo as I have one of my pitbulls hogging up my space just to sleep

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Imagine you announce a movie for an anime only to keep the fans waiting and ended up canceling it 8 years later for "various circumstances" (ie not being JJK i bet)

Yeah, Scumbag MAPPA just did tht with the Yuri On ice Movie

 

[Alphine Agnitio]

Smart home huh

 

[Wario Bros.]

Damn it, I'm going to have to lose 3 days of my week long vacation due to a shortage of employees at work...

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

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Smart home huh

Imagine leaking gov docs over your thermostat by sending a message in F° or C°

 

[osby]

That's because they were bred to fight/kill other dogs.

Have you seen how many people die to the countless attacks through the years?

While I don't really like them, people shouldn't own these dogs.

Incorrect. You can't selectively breed a species to increase aggression, that's not how genetics work.

There are aggressive pit bulls because people who want fighter dogs go for them and train them to do just that. Otherwise, they are domesticated dogs just like any other breeds and can be proper pets with training.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Aint no way its already 12 pm, wtf happend

 

[Mamboo07]

Incorrect. You can't selectively breed a species to increase aggression, that's not how genetics work.

These dogs were designed to inflict maximum damage, and to have a high threshold for pain and damage (the reason pit bull attacks are hard to stop).

It’s a fighting breed. That’s what’s been bred into them, and it’s not going to be loved out of them by taking them into family homes and treating them like normal dogs.

That said, it’s not the dogs’ fault, they’re just doing what they do because we humans wanted them for different purposes.
(For example, border collies herd sheep because it's in their DNA)

The real fault lies with the ones who designed them back then, and the people who own and perpetuate them.

...Alright, I'll just keep quiet for now.

Aint no way its already 12 pm, wtf happend

...Timezones, I guess?

 

[osby]

These dogs were designed to inflict maximum damage, and to have a high threshold for pain and damage (the reason pit bull attacks are hard to stop).

It’s a fighting breed. That’s what’s been bred into them, and it’s not going to be loved out of them by taking them into family homes and treating them like normal dogs.

That said, it’s not the dogs’ fault, they’re just doing what they do because we humans wanted them for different purposes.
(For example, border collies herd sheep because it's in their DNA)

The real fault lies with the ones who designed them back then, and the people who own and perpetuate them.

...Alright, I'll just keep quiet for now.

Pit bulls actually have lower bite force than some other breeds like Rottweilers or mastiffs.

And you're ignoring the temperament issue once more. Yes, aggressive pit bulls can be a problem but so can most big dogs if they are not socialized or trained. You can teach a pit bull to not bite, just like how you need to train shepherd dogs to make them effective at their job.

I'm not even a dog person but it's annoying how people treat dogs like they are robots programmed to do certain tasks innately and we can't change it. There's a lot of myths surrounding pit bulls but they can be good family pets, a lot of people keep them for that purpose.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Pardon?

Pit bulls actually have lower bite force than some other breeds like Rottweilers or mastiffs.



And you're ignoring the temperament issue once more. Yes, aggressive pit bulls can be a problem but so can most big dogs if they are not socialized or trained. You can teach a pit bull to not bite, just like how you need to train shepherd dogs to make them effective at their job.



I'm not even a dog person but it's annoying how people treat dogs like they are robots programmed to do certain tasks innately and we can't change it. There's a lot of myths surrounding pit bulls but they can be good family pets, a lot of people keep them for that purpose.

I cant hate a face like this

 

[TMNTSSB4]

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but can she fight tho

 

[SnakeFighter64]

FNaF needs a reboot. Just a restart from the beginning with a coherent vision of the story that doesn’t change because someone figures it out.

 

[Mamboo07]

FNaF needs a reboot. Just a restart from the beginning with a coherent vision of the story that doesn’t change because someone figures it out.

Ah, back to surviving against killer animatronics in a little office?

 

[TheMightyP]

I forgot a volime of Bleach so today I picked up One Piece again and wow there's a massive tonal whiplash between the two. Like in Bleach everyone is pretty intelligent and ot takes itself more seriously.

One Piece they're all just idiots.

Except Nami, and that's why she's the GOAT.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

but can she fight tho

You: sees a small smiling pit bull puppy
"square up"

 

[TheMightyP]

Mr. Worldwide

 

[Noipoi]

There are FNAF fans younger than FNAF.

And that’s not too crazy, I’m a Pokemon fan younger than Pokemon. But **** dude I was there when FNAF started this is so weird.

I can already feel the back pain

 

[TMNTSSB4]

You: sees a small smiling pit bull puppy
"square up"

gotta do what I gotta do with my pitbulls to assert dominance and victory

 

[Wario Bros.]

Not surprised that the android closed beta for Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link got delayed a second time.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

valid reason

 

[Noipoi]

The funny content farm circus returns May 3rd