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Snomaster1
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For a while now,I've talked a little about YouTuber Micah Curtis. He's gone from a reviewer to a political commentator back to a reviewer who's reviewed a lot of stuff,including anime. In recent months,he's done a ton of shows,including stuff like "Angel Cop." But,one of the shows he seems to like a lot is "Gundam." Now,I've never really got into it much,but that's just my taste.
If you want to know about this show and it's lore,Micah Curtis is one of those guys on the internet that will introduce you to it. He did a four video series on the One Year War on the original show. And,he's reviewed plenty of them. His least favorite shows in the franchise are "The Witch of Mercury" and "Seed." His most recent video was a defense of "Gundam Wing." Many people see the show as basically a boy band who pilot giant robots. A far harsher assessment came from Bennett the Sage who saw the four main leads of the show as "Pretty Boys With Problems." To him,most of them were just a bunch of sad sacks who in between fighting just moaned and complained a lot. That wasn't Curtis' view. He saw them as individuals with their own personalities,instead of the boy band cutouts those like Bennett the Sage saw them as. From what little I saw of the show,they could be like that,but the circumstances they had to go through made them that way. One of the most popular of them,Duo Maxwell,was a funny,optimistic guy who was a ray of light for the audience in the midst of kind of his more serious compatriots. He also noted that there seemed to be a lot of theatrical,even Shakespearean influences on "Gundam Wing." There were times when they did these monologues about their philosophies and worldviews and while that might grate on people,it didn't detract from the show,according to Curtis. To him,the creators of this show wanted to give the show elements of stage plays in an animated show. To me,I don't know if they helped or not,but he seemed to like them. Personally,I'd be interested on his view of "Turn A Gundam." I'd love to see how he feels about it and does it need an English dub,like I think it does. I hope he covers both this and "Gunsmith Cats" someday because they're shows I think he'd like a lot. So,if you want to see Micah Curtis' stuff,go to YouTube and see his stuff,especially on "Gundam." Whether you agree with him or not on the types of shows he likes will be up to you,but when it comes to "Gundam,"he's on his way to being one of YouTube's best experts on the franchise. Who knows? You might like what he has to say on it. Last edited by Snomaster1 on Thu May 30, 2024 3:56 am; edited 1 time in total |
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ATastySub
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You sure do keep posting about this guy! While also avoiding saying anything about what his content actually is! Probably because doing so would be against forum rules, as his content is entirely focused on complaining about “woke” media, blatant misogyny and transphobia, and general use of slurs. You sure do love this guy though, and keep trying to recommend others listen to him in case they “might like what he has to say” like you do. Pretty obvious that what you want people to hear is not about Gundam or any other thread you try to bring him up in.
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Blood-
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@ ATastySub - like you, I've been a long time reader of Snomaster1's posts over the years. Based on that reading, I think it's entirely possible that Snomaster1's interest in this Micah Curtis person's views are limited to the anime content under discussion as opposed to other aspects. Maybe Snomaster1 does agree with those other issues, too, I honestly don't know. I just know that he tends to be very literal so whatever he is posting about tends to be what he actually is thinking about as opposed to a Trojan horse containing a hidden agenda. Just my two cents.
I'm not familiar with Micah Curtis's content but assuming your characterization of it is correct (and I have no reason to doubt you), it sounds like the kind of stuff my evil YouTube algo would toss at me because it seems to enjoy raising my blood pressure through hate watching. |
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Snomaster1
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While I'm happy to have responses to my post,I will have to correct some inaccuracies,particularly from those like ATastySub and Blood-. Perhaps you two should actually watch Micah Curtis' videos before you actually judge him. I remember that he said that he was against racism in one video,but that wouldn't fit the view of conservatives as a bunch of rampaging bigots that progressives seem to love to spread. Not only that,he's been doing comic books and one of them has a black hero in it. I don't think that's something a racist person would really do.
Also,I think the reason people like me and Micah Curtis dislike woke media is that they're pedantic,dull,and unoriginal. All we get from it are basically characters that are created that check the identity politics boxes but don't really feel like actual people or characters that we'd want to read or see. Not only that is that it's more concerned with it's message than any sort of good stories or interesting characters. Again,I recommend you guys watch his anime videos,and that includes his "Gundam" stuff. You might be surprised at what he has to say and that you two might like it. Last edited by Snomaster1 on Thu May 30, 2024 4:45 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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ATastySub
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Sorry to say Blood but his latest reply pretty much crushes any optimism you had for him. |
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Blood-
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The only thing I can say with any certainty about any of this is that I won't be checking out any of Micah Curtis's content. I just can't stand any of that "go woke, go broke" nonsense.
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Beltane70
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The moment someone starts complaining about things being woke is exactly when I stop taking them seriously.
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Snomaster1
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It's funny,ATastySub,Blood-,Beltane70,that you three complain about people saying "Get woke,go broke,"because that's what's happening to much of the entertainment industry here in America,with Hollywood and the comic book industry as it's exemplars. It isn't just the lackluster plots,uninspired characters,the expense of going to the movies,the bad economy,and other things like that.
It's the wokeness that the entertainment industry that's been one of the major causes for it's current decline. It's not just the reasons I explained previously. You can see a woke plot coming from a mile away. Nearly every white person's going to be portrayed as a bigoted villain while nearly every nonwhite person's going to be portrayed as a paragon of virtue. Not only that,when people say they didn't like the movie or comic book,they're attacked as racist,sexist,or whatever insult they can throw at them. Then,they go and say that this wasn't made for them and that they shouldn't watch or read that comic,movie,or show. They shouldn't be surprised when a large swath of their audience decides to take them up on their offer. That's one of the reasons franchises like "Star Wars,"Star Trek,""Doctor Who," and others like them are in such a bad state. They attack and mock their original audiences while going after the social media activists who never really cared about or watched their stuff in the first place. Also,they hire people who aren't really talented as writers,artists,or whatever else simply because they share the same political beliefs as they do. In many ways,it's a lot like the socialist realism doctrine of the old Soviet Union. You must adhere to it no matter what. It doesn't matter if it stifles any sort of creative freedom or hampers things like character development or anything else. The message comes before all else. It's this mindset that caused a great deal of harm to the entertainment industry as a whole and Hollywood,DC and Marvel in particular. That's why people like me and Micah Curtis say that. Because it's demonstrable. I'm sorry if you don't like it. It's the honest truth,no matter how you guys feel about it. |
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Redbeard 101
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Yea, just watch the anime vids and ignore all the other blatant bigoted and hateful material that in no way signifies who he is as a person. 
So you're equating "woke" to pedantic, dull, and unoriginal now? Somehow not surprised. |
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Snomaster1
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Hi,Redbeard 101. Glad to see you're here. But,I want to take issue with you on a couple of things. You've often accused me of saying things without a lot of evidence to back it up. So,when you said that many of Micah Curtis' non-anime videos are bigoted and hateful without giving any proof of your assertion,I must say foul. I've watched a lot of his videos and that includes his non-anime material and I can say that there really isn't anything there that is what you say it is. You and many of the others here making these assertions that simply because he's a conservative Christian,than that must mean he's a bigoted monster.
Just because he has different political opinions than you,doesn't mean he is a racist or a sexist. Perhaps instead of making those generalizations,you might actually watch some of his videos. You might actually learn something about him,but you don't want to do that. You just make the same generalizations about him that a racist would about a nonwhite person. Here's the thing. I'm a conservative myself and I'm against racism and sexism. But,I'm not going to use those labels against someone without proof. I watched his videos and the evidence for that is lacking. So,unless you can give me some evidence in any of his videos that he said those things,then I'll watch them and tell you what I think. Until you do that,please stop with this. It makes you look rather silly than it does me. Also,you said that it's typical of me to say that woke media is pedantic,dull,and unoriginal. If you or anyone else here has any woke media that isn't like that,tell me what that is and I'll try to watch it. I might not like it,but at least,I'm not like others who will call a piece of junk a Da Vinci painting. But,thanks for commenting here anyway,sir. I'm amazed that you came here anyway but it is appreciated. |
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Blood-
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Against my better judgment, I decided to take Snomaster1 up on his challenge and actually watch a Micah Curtis YouTube video. I went to his video section and clicked on Popular, which, as the name denotes, arranges videos by number of views. So his most popular video is titled: Marvel Comics: Social Justice Doesn't Sell.
I hit play. At roughly the 3:24 mark we get this gem: "Because at the end of the day, feminism is bullshit, so why would I want to read a book that is full of feminist bullshit?" Yeah, I'm out. |
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ATastySub
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Since Snomaster is continuing to belabor the point and telling everyone the sky is green, because clearly we couldn't have watched a bigot be a bigot and been able to tell! Which I would remind him the first time he brought this nobody up I did have to watch some of his terrible videos in order to refute him suggesting that anyone with a functioning brain waste their life doing the same.
The man is entirely predicated upon being a bigot. Full stop. You cannot view any of his videos without that being apparent. Even, and especially, his anime videos, come with the full on expectation that you are there to watch a bigot be a bigot about a medium. You are not there for any analysis, you are there to get validated by a bigot espousing how he, because he holds bigoted values, is a kind of true arbiter of knowledge and taste that others are not because unlike him they are "woke." There is a greater chance of learning anything decent about anime by staring directly into the sun than watching any of his videos. They exist only to attempt to monetize bigotry, and if you have the mental capacity of a turkey in a rainstorm you can happily drown in the garbage he shovels down your throat. As for the rest of the lame semantics of being "against racism" you can click on nearly any of his videos to find out this only applies to *anti-white racism* because he's the real victim! All those minorities and woke people call him a bigot simply because he's white (supremacist)! In fact he even is making a comic featuring a true american black superhero! Sure it's a black guy who hates other black people and beats up caricatures of them in the liberal hellhole of Chicago, but that's true representation not that woke shit! Also it is most definitely not a scam, but only cause it has only generated $80 from 3 donors (how much did you give him Snomaster?), but according to him it's a huge hit that will have multiple issues and has Marvel quaking in their boots. The man is a pathetic attempt to once again gain income by being a lazy outrage merchant and focusing on drawing in other bigots for attention. The only options here are that you are truly that oblivious and cannot be taken seriously on anything, much like Micah himself, or that all your weaselly worded posts about how he's just a normal christian man~ are fully aware of what you are attempting to sell to others here, but know that being direct about his views is not allowed on the forum. I guess that's what consuming his content might do to a person, leave them with no family to talk to so you post about him on an anime forum. Seems sad to me, but highly suggest you stop trying to push bigots whose actual words and deeds (that we can and have observed, none of this upside-down make-believe world you're trying to sell) would break forum rules if repeated here. |
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Tony K.
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Okay, since this Micah Curtis doesn't appear to be a great guy and this thread is getting out of hand, I will give Snomaster1 one final post to say whatever he wants to say (hopefully about anime, and not the guy or his views), then I'm locking this.
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Beltane70
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I don't think anybody, accept maybe Snomaster1, would begrudge if you locked the thread right now, Tony!
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