u/Edgy_Master

Lot's daughters are done really dirty in The Bible and end up getting vilified for no reason. (Let's not discuss him offering them up to rapists so that he could protect their guests. Wtf.)

After the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah, they get their dad drunk and sleep with him, siring two sons from the incest. Those two children were Moab and Ben-Ammi; who became the fathers of the Ammonites and Moabites respectively.

So, incest and rape. Ew. This passage is certainly in the running for most disgusting / most vomit inducing Bible passage.

But my main point, claiming that two rival Semitic tribes, ones that fought the Israelites repeatedly, are the result of rape and incest? That's about as racist as it gets, surely?

If I were to claim that inhabitants of <insert country here> were sired from rape and incest or had ancestors who engaged in rape and incest and had children via that, then surely I would get some sort of backlash? Many of us have racist uncles and I'm certain that none of them would be so cowardly to take that route? (I'm terrified about what answers I get to that.)

BONUS: Jewish tradition has it that they thought they were the only people on Earth after the destruction. Therefore nobody else could give them children. Wtf.

Not sure if this is the right flair, but it makes sense to me.

Pretty much me when I first deconstructed. I can't believe it took me until I was in my twenties honestly.

An update on the post from yesterday.

They have just wrapped up filming. We have an ambulance, what looks like Batman on top of the bridge, a helicopter, a Batmobile, a Sanitation Truck and a Guy on a Motorcycle.

Because it seems to me that the only way to efficiently win the task was to magically know how big the glasses were, magically know which box they'd fit in and put them in. And since you can't change your mind or go back for a second box, you're stuck if you pick one too small.

I wish the task was phrased in a way that implied you could go back for a second box, but didn't outright say it. (E.g. "Box up the Pairs of Glasses in the Lab. You must select a box before leaving the caravan and that box must be used to contain pairs of glasses. The smallest box containing pairs of glasses wins.")

This is the follow up to a post I did two weeks ago for the corresponding male category.

DISCLAIMER: Please read the title before you comment, last time there were people who thought Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nocturnal Animals, Daniel Kaluuya in Widows etc. counted even though those films never won Best Supporting Actor. Rules apply here for Best Supporting Actress.

My Choices:

Ekaterina Chtchelkanova (Chicago) - Loved Catherine Zeta-Jones. But this performance tore my heart in two. Very sad for her.

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (If Beale Street Could Talk) - the conviction she gives the overly religious mother complemented the cast. Worthy of consideration alongside Regina King.

Rita Moreno (West Side Story (2021)) - What is it with her always being good in West Side Story? How does Anita always generate a winning performance in this category? I loved Rita's singing and the support she gives Anton. She was snubbed.

Since The Odyssey comes out tomorrow and I get an obsessive joy out of these.

That hair does make Maisie Adam look a lot like Guy Pearce in Memento.

I have not watched the new season of X-Men '97 so no spoilers please.

It has been a long time since I watched the OG show. But I remember that there was an Apocalypse in the present and an Apocalypse in the future.

The Apocalypse in the present got banished into space at the end of the Season 3 episode 'Obsession' (even yelling "I WILL RETURN!").

The Apocalypse of the future gets caught up in the time travel plot of the 'Beyond Good and Evil' Saga. In the end he gets locked on the Astral Plane. He comes back in 'The Fifth Horseman' and possesses Fabian Cortez's body.

So does that mean two versions of the same character exist at the same time? What would happen if they were to both meet?

Try to focus on Superman the character if you can. But if you have funny moments from his supporting cast, I'd love to hear them.

This post is just about the portrayal of this one character. The film overall was a bit of a letdown but that's not what I want to focus on.

As a villain, Apocalypse left alot to be desired. He was not very physically imposing (I think he was shorter than some of the other characters lol) and the blue prosthetics were just cringe. I like Oscar Isaac but, that voice is just not how I'd imagine Apocalypse after reading the comics. Suitable for another role, just not this one.

Also, he lacked alot of the superpowers that made him compelling to me. The shapeshifting, the ability to grow to gigantic sizes etc. The trailer promised some of the latter but that ended up just being bait.

The scheme to get him to posess the world's most powerful telepath is actually not bad. They were fine keeping that. I wish the film did a compare / contrast with Magneto since his (Apocalypse's) are probably more extreme than Erik's.

How would I change him?

1. Cast an actor who is 6ft or 7ft. I'm talking The Rock or John Cena. If not them, then another charismatic wrestler.

2. Make him grey / pale. Not blue. He doesn't have to look like a raisin.

3. Give him more his more creative superpowers. I want to see him grow claws and lasers for hands. Make him actually grow to giant size. He was overpowered in the comics, but at least his powers were memorable. Not like this guy.

4. Maybe have this film set in the 1980s be the one that gives Erik the idea to kill / subjugate humans in the 2000s. If the prequel plan was better, you could have it that young Erik just wanted mutants to live separately to the oppressive humans. But then Apocalypse grooms / influences him into thinking that peacefully separating from humans (like on Genosha or Asteroid M) doesn't work, you need to destroy them.

Any other changes?

The last election to have the Republican (George W. Bush) win a majority of the popular vote.

The last election to have states that flipped both ways (New Hampshire went Blue after being Red in 2000; Iowa and New Mexico went Red after both being Blue in 2000).

The last election where Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin did not go to the winner (John Kerry).

The ONLY election where none of the nine states in the North East went to the winner.

The last election where the winner won less than 300 Electoral College Votes and the last where the winner was re-elected with less than 300 Electoral College Votes.

The last election where Virginia, Colorado and New Mexico were Red.

The last Presidential Election where the Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees of a major party had the same first name (John Kerry and John Edwards).

The last Presidential Election to have a faithless elector (one in Minnesota) vote for the Vice Presidential nominee on the ticket. They also spelt his name wrong ('John Ewards').

Something I was thinking about today and I might do one for Best Supporting Actress later.

My Selection

Stephen Boyd (Ben-Hur; won Best Supporting Actor - Hugh Griffith) - This should have both been nominated and won. He won the Golden Globe for crying out loud. I don't fully understand why Hugh Griffith was more worthy when Boyd had the larger intensity and screen presence. Messala was a perfect villain.

Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight; won Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger) - Eckhart was worthy of some form of commendation. Watching Harvey Dent's downfall is always tragic and he brought it to life effortlessly. He goes from calm and collected to shit your pants scary at points.

Eugenio Derbez (CODA; won Best Supporting Actor - Troy Kotsur) - Probably my favourite performance in the film. He was incredibly convincing as this strict but ultimately compassionate teacher and he added something to Ruby's success at the end.

Just one of those thoughts I had before going to bed. He delivered massive transformative change during his twelve years in the White House and more or less brought peace on Earth.

I know that each of his terms had different tones compared to the other two or three.

One thing I'm curious about is how much The Conservative Coalition from the 1938 midterms hindered his Presidency.

I mean, a broken spine is impossible to heal. Is it possible that Bane damaged a different part of Bruce's back that would incapicate him for a few months but still damage him so that he needs longer to recover?