Eeexactly! That ‘dynasty’s’ been going on for so long, it’s narratively ridiculous and boring.
Don’t get me wrong, despite what my initial comment may indicate, I would LOVE to see something which goes in depth into The Force’s philosophy, its spirituality, but that foregoes Skywalker Lightsaber Fight™ by its very nature… Actually, no, acceptable Skywalker Lightsaber Fight™ in the original episodes, because those moments were used to punctuate.
Honestly, I always thought Star Wars would work as a Tales From the Crypt-style anthology, just pump out interesting happenings from across the galaxy as self-contained, 40-minute long episodes and put the meat on them massive bones! I bet one could pull off at least 3-4 12-episode series without even touching The Force.
“Twist-o Eyeball-o!”
I knew it! That kitchen table’s ruining my life! And my hips!!!
FEAST ON THEIR IDEOLOGICAL FLESH!!!
Ugh… ugh-ugh. Uah! AAAH! AAAH, AAAH! URGH! *hits table with keyboard triumphantly
Getting an orange in there can’t be easy:-?
Yes, 100% my point! Who needs to know stuff when the Government and rich people are already looking out for our best interests? Poverty is a non-issue, everyone owns 2.5 houses per capita, this is a utopia! Books just ruin everything!
/s.
This’ll only happen once education is restructured almost entirely. Critical Thinking has not been on the menu for a long time (if ever), and it’s not in the interest of the Powers That Be to increase critical thinking in individuals - people who really think tend to ask relevant, but uncomfortable questions.
Conspiracy theories are a side-effect of biased education.
Weird hill to die on, this, where you’d rather defend words than people.
Well, judging by the myriad dictionaries out there, this word has been gendered well before this subject’s been broached.
I am unaware of that video, blissfully so according to your observation!:))
Oh, I just use “sibling” or “sib” for that level of familiarity, easier that way:))
“Mate”'s nice, mate, but… I dunno, feels like it doesn’t fully capture that… pizzazz that “dude” and “dudette” have.
Multiple sources, including Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and Oxford state that “dude” is a masculine noun, synonymous with man, guy, etc., so I disagree with this. As an exclamation, sure, as it’s not referring to anyone in particular, so it can be taken as an impersonal interjection.
100% agree with this, shouldn’t even need to be said!
However, I would posit that we need an inclusive equivalent for everyone, as the ethos of “dude/dudette” is, in my opinion, well worth keeping - some people simply are THAT cool!
I’m nowhere near smart enough to come up with new words (barely smart enough to use the ones we have…), but I’d totally want to have that sentiment preserved.
I… I don’t even know what to say anymore.