Blog:Stupidity From Planet Earth Ep. 01

So, welcome to the very first episode of Stupidity from the Planet Earth. This is where we take a look at various ridiculous events taking place in the video game, film, animation industry and more.

Recently our old friend Unnamedgoon has decided to temporarily quit our site, stating that it has becoming a bit too serious and too dull these days. And as much as I want to disagree, I have to admit that he's right. So I decided, with the help of my friends, to dig up some notable or ridiculous incidents that has popped up recently to mock or criticize, so you guys can get some laughs out from it. And if you couldn't, well, I tried...

An Epic Disaster of a Sale
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So the first piece of news I'd like to share is the recent disastrous sale taking place on the one place the PC players among us love to hate: Epig... I mean... Epic Game Store. Recently, a sales event gone wrong has several games getting pulled off the store. The first game to vanish is Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Other discounted games such as Borderlands 3 and Oxygen Not Included were quick to follow.

While these games will not be leaving Epic Store permanently, it has been mostly clear that the shenanigans has been caused by Epic's lack of communication with the various developers and lousy planning. The sale works by including both a percentage discount and an additional $10 discount for games priced $14.99 or higher, the latter which comes “courtesy of Epic”, meaning that the store will take the financial hit, unsurprising considering how much money Fortnite is bringing in alone.

Somehow, Epic failed to realize that many of the games they are discounting are not exclusives on their own store. My guess is that they have been securing so many exclusive contracts with their grubby hands that it barely makes a difference to them anymore. Epic also failed to remember that there's a thing called “regional pricing difference”, which could cause impractically large discounts in certain areas of the world. All of these factors will cost the developers profit I'm sure none will be willing to let go.

Some people will be willing to excuse Epic for messing up sales claiming that “Valve screwed up their Steam sales too in the beginning!” But TBH, Steam has been around for quite some time these days, and it will be wise for Epic to get their heads out of their asses and take a leaf out of Steam's book when people complain that their competitor offered better service.

There are even claims that an Epic Games executive even accused one of the developers as “greedy”. Don't know what you think, but to me this is extremely ironic coming out of someone from EPIC: a group whose strategy of trying the beat their rival store literally involves stealing products from them. Heck, if I ever wanted car soccer I'd have stuck to Top Gear!

Bat Ma'am
One trait nearly all SJW entertainment products possess is lack of originality, so much so that you'd have thought that they were all produced in some Chinese sweatshop. Recently I took a peak at the new Batwoman trailer, and I have to say, it's one of the most cringe inducing things I've ever seen.

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One thing I cannot help but wonder is what's with the trailer's obsession with frying pans? Why so many people fight with them? Is this show being directed by PUBG's developers? Can't copyright claim those pans so we'll just spam them as much as possible?

"Is there something you'd like to report to your squad?" Honestly, if I'm a drill instructor and I found out that two of my cadets were late because they were too busy smooching at each other, I'd be pissed as well.

And speaking of fighting, the only thing I can say is that it's subpar, it lacks energy and feels overall fake. All you need is some sound effect words popping up on the screen and you'll get the 1966 Batman film.

The antagonist, Alice, also had a bland design, just some random chick with face paint and no menacing atmosphere, like a severely discounted Harley Quinn. I don't think we even need Bat Ma'am or even Beta Robin for this, an average SWAT team will be enough.

Is it just me or is Batwoman's father, Jacob Kane, the only notable white man who appeared in the trailer? Everyone else is either a man of color or a woman.

And the lyrics of the song... my god, that SONG is simply the cherry on top of the Shit Sundae! Look at me! I have a vagina! That makes me Speciale! Bow before me, you incels!

There's also Kate's comment on Batman's suit, 1st class cringe! Imagine if I stole Wonder Woman's outfit. When Alfred claimed that it's perfection. I simply reply: "It's perfection, when it fits a man!"

Oh, sorry, I didn't meant to leave that mental image in your head, I... Forgive me!

Last but not least, Kate Kane's golden line:

"I'm not about to let a man take credit for a woman's work."

Kate, are you even looking at yourself? You are literally stealing Bruce Wayne's suit, gadgets, lair and even his identity, and want to be recognized as anything but a mere imposter? Cry me a bloody river!

I suppose this show is best described as a feminist's wet dream: Find of a man who has built a legacy through sacrifice and devotion, claim it as your own, all the while spitting on he who build it in the first place! Why would any creature too spinless to earn its own glory not dream of it? We have seen so many of this in the comics industry already, Iron Heart, female Hawk Eye. This trend is like the zombie plague, it makes everything worse, and it won't die off!

But of course, why should my opinion matter? I'm just a worthless, sinful straight "white" MALE with masculinity so fragile to mere sight of a STRONG INDEPENDENT FEMALE CHARACTER will shatter it, right?!

German Reich: Press (E) To Expand!


There are two things I believe about Nazis: (A) Shooting them is an exceptionally fun activity. (B) They really got a knack when it comes to aesthetics. After all, their leader is an (unsuccessful) artist, and having Hugo Boss design your uniform is a privilege in its own right.

TBH, part of the reason I found Wolfenstein: The New Order so visually appealing is because of the Nazi aesthetics. And if you like the looks of Nazi uniforms, I wouldn't automatically assume you to be one of them.

However, it appears that AnimeNYC seems to think otherwise. One of their rules for this years convention reads:

“Costumes associated with organized hate groups are forbidden. This includes cosplay of fictitious Nazis or Nazi-like organizations from Hellsing, Tanya the Evil, Captain America, Indiana Jones, etc. Absolutely no swastika imagery is allowed.”



It's already quite stupid that you can no longer cosplay as iconic villains such as Red Skull or Major Montana Max, but the fact they include Youjo Senki in the "Nazi category" hows just how little they care. Heck, even I, who have neither watched the show nor read the manga, knows that despite including tech such as Panzer IIIs, V-1 flying bombs and Me 323 Gigant cargo planes, Youjo Senki takes place in World War I!

I simply don't know what to say anymore, this is even more cowardly than painting the swastika off the tail of a historical WWII aircraft, even more spinless than Germany removing all Nazi references from Wolfenstein & Wolfenstein II. This is a whole new level of thinskinnedness!

What's next? Next year we are banning Darth Vader, Stormtroopers and other Galactic Empire/First Order related cosplays? (R.I.P 501st Legion) And the year after that we will be banning all Warhammer 40K cosplay except for Tau Empire ones?

Conclusion
Anyway, this concludes our very first episode of Stupidity from Planet Earth. More insanity will be coming soon! I hope you've held on to yours! Leave your opinions in the comment section and tell me if any improvement is needed!

Source
https://www.deviantart.com/hetza5721/art/Nazi-armored-soldier-division-485994808 https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=61062420

