• Boozilla@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      I don’t like it, either. And I’m not a fan of the “obsessed with sex while shaming other people for being obsessed with sex” vibe of shit like this.

      • Ech@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Shaming scumbags for harassing people is always OK.

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      It’s not just you. Second hand embarrassment is just as bad as first hand embarrassment for me.

      It’s a wildly unpopular take, but it’s the reason I can’t watch most of Steve Carell’s stuff, including the office.

      • DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee
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        I hate cringe comedy because it makes me feel awkward… But I’m very much not an empathetic person (for whatever reason, I don’t really ‘do’ affective empathy).

        Edit: Mod you’re a little bitch. 👍

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          it makes me feel awkward

          Literally empathy: I’m experiencing an emotion because someone else is experiencing that emotion.

          Not to be confused with sympathy: I noticed you’re experiencing an emotion.

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    3 months ago

    Feels like we’re edging into TLC territory. Can the contestants be very obviously disabled or made up to look particularly grotesque in any particular way? The show needs an extra “ick” factor to properly sell it.

    “Trail Trash Texts” or “DMs from My <Insert Series of Synonyms to Slurs Here>”

    Then it can be a hot topic of daytime news media. Maybe see if you can even get it sued or censored or find someone who was fired for watching it on the job. The show will do huge numbers.

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      3 months ago

      Sounds like channel 4 in the UK although they would probably call it something like Horny Benefits Scrounges.