DigiDemiFiend

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[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Eventually, first two seasons of DBZ aired on syndicated TV. Cartoon Network picked it up in 98

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There's a scene in the netflix show, Daybreak, where RZA as a narrator explains how eastern warrior culture became popular in the black community. Which is what i thought of reading your question. I couldn't find a clip but here's an article about it, and the relevant quote:

"It's not your fault you want to be a samurai," says RZA. "See, that's the economical pressure being expressed as warrior code. It started when young black men couldn't afford to go to the movies, so we watched kung fu reruns. We found beauty in things that had been neglected." He explains the socioeconomic forces that raised a whole generation of "blerds," spinning out into everything from Jim Kelly to The Last Dragon to Kendrick Lamar's "Kung Fu Kenny" to The Boondocks to Wu-Tang Clan itself.

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 96 points 1 month ago (3 children)

For a serious answer, as someone who grew up in a family that couldn't afford cable television. DBZ, Sailor Moon, and Pokémon all aired on network, antenna, televison in the morning before school or after school throughout the 90's.

So it's probably a function of income more than race. All the poor white kids I grew up with worshiped those three shows too.

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/styles/hero_image__large__computer__alt_1_5x/public/2019/04/dalecooper.jpg

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Bitch I'm a lycanthrope

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for validating my scifi reference. I feel seen.

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It's a reference to a book. But essentially yes you would manipulate the curvature of the universe to put something similar to a black hole around the solar system so that nothing could escape. A Black Domain, or a Light Tomb.

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Our solar system would have a greatly reduced speed of light so as to avoid being attacked by other sentient life.

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Usually I avoid internet arguments, these arguments were so bad though that I couldn't resist

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I cannot stress this enough. The EU isn't trying to keep people from going to the site. They're just saying if ~~the people running the site~~ Elon Musk knowingly use it to spread false information they will be legally liable.

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I can't help replying to this.

Depends on how you build the site, my dude. You can easily code it to block everyone and then putting in exceptions takes extra effort.

How many more rakes do you want to step on?

[–] DigiDemiFiend@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

The internet is indeed international, and also very much subject to territorial law. This is not new.

If you bother to read the article or the letter, no one is trying to keep people from accessing the site. They want X as a site to stop actively and knowingly pushing false information.

Imperialism is bad, so we have common ground there. However, not really relevant here.

Sincerely, have a good one and take care of yourself.

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