WordJam: 2023

Thursday 9 November 2023

WordJam Message Board: Special Discussion

Today's Topic: Should there be a ceasefire in Gaza?

JUstinBieberLover39888655592 - November 9, 18:12

Its so sad whats goin on rite now. I PRay for the peeple of both Israil an Gaza

KarenKilla - November 9, 18:13

Why would you pray for those colonialist Israeli butchers? Educate yourself before sharing your dumbass opinions, you race-baiting fuck.

BLM4EVA1865 - November 9, 18:13

@KarenKilla: THIS. #FromTheRiver2TheSea

RainbowPrincess456 - November 9, 18:14

It's such a tragedy!!! 😭😭😭 All our thoughts and (non-denominational!) prayers should be with 2SLGBTQIA+ Palestinian pxople of all genders right now!!! 🌈💔🦄💔🌈

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 18:15

@RainbowPrincess456: Not sure Hamas would agree, but then I live on Planet Earth.

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:16

@BLM4EVA: You do know what that slogan means, right?

BLM4EVA1865 - November 9, 18:20

@MAGA1776: Yep.

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:20

@BLM4EVA1865: And you're OK with that?

BLM4EVA1865 - November 9, 18:23

@MAGA1776: 😎

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:23

@BLM4EVA1865: I guess there was no swastika emoji, huh?

BLM4EVA1865 - November 9, 18:24

@MAGA1776: It's not fascist to oppose Zionism.

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:25

@MAGA1776: No, but it is when you're talking about wiping out one ethnic group to make room for another.

KarenKilla - November 9, 18:27

@MAGA1776: Fuck you, Trumptard. Israel's been on their neck too long. Palestinians need room to breathe.

AllCopsMustFry - November 9, 18:28

Palestine = George Floyd

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:29

@KarenKilla: Ever heard of Lebensraum? Best lay off burning those history books for a while. You might learn something.

KarenKilla - November 9, 18:31

@MAGA1776: I AIN'T NO FACIST. You better pray I never find out where you live, cos when I do I'll send my Antifa homies round to fuck you up big style. BELIEVE.

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 18:34

@MAGA1776: Over 100 illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Netanyahu announcing his plan in 2019 to annex parts of the region... But yeah, that's definitely not Lebensraum 🤔

MelGibsonIsGod - November 9, 18:35

If the Jews had listened to Jesus they might of had an easier time over the last 2000 years.

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 18:36

@MelGibsonIsGod: If they had they wouldn't be Jews, would they?

MelGibsonIsGod - November 9, 18:36

@RussiaBot1917: 👍

RamaswamyRulez - November 9, 18:39

Israel 100% has the right to defend itself, but why should US taxpayers be expected to foot the bill for yet another foreign war? We're turning into the world's hard-working dad forever bailing out his no-good, basement-dwelling son.

WhoWatchesTheWatchmen9/11 - November 9, 18:42

@RamaswamyRulez: Because (((Biden)))) takes his orders from (((them))).

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 18:43

@WhoWatchesTheWatchmen9/11: Pretty sure Biden isn't Jewish.

WhoWatchesTheWatchmen9/11 - November 9, 18:44

@RussiaBot1917: I didn't say that. Why are *you* saying that?

MemeKing - November 9, 18:46

Netanyahu be like:

Biden2024 - November 9, 18:47

@RamaswamyRulez: It's called standing up for democracy, dickhead.

RamaswamyRulez - November 9, 18:49

@Biden2024: You mean like we're doing in Ukraine? Where Zelensky has banned an entire religious denomination and imprisoned political opponents?

WhoWatchesTheWatchmen9/11 - November 9, 18:49

(((Zelensky))))

Biden2024 - November 9, 18:53

@RamaswamyRulez: Dream on, SHAMaswarmy boy.

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:55

@RamaswamyRulez: This isn't just another foreign war, it's JUSTICE.

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 18:57

@MAGA1776: Not sure what kind of justice it is when innocent women and children pay the price.

MAGA1776 - November 9, 18:58

@RussiaBot1917: If they were innocent they wouldn't live among terrorists.

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 19:00

@MAGA1776: Where else can they go when Israel has the territory blockaded?

KarenKilla - November 9, 19:00

@RussiaBot1917: Fuckin-A.

Biden2024 - November 9, 19:04

@RussiaBot1917: I'm sure Israel will show restraint.

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 19:06

@Biden2024: More children have died in Gaza in the last month than in Ukraine over the last two years. You call that restraint?

MAGA1776 - November 9, 19:08

@RussiaBot1917: "Israel builds things, Palestine blows them up" - Ben Shapiro

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 19:11

@MAGA1776: According to the OCHA, 6,541 Palestinians have been killed since 2008, compared to just 309 Israelis over the same period. Put that next to the number of injuries on both sides (155,715 Palestinians, 6,331 Israelis) I'd say it's pretty obvious who's actually blowing things up.

JusticeLeague11939 - November 9, 19:13

We should send in meta-humans to sort the situation out. Wonder Woman/Gal Gadot's from Israel, right?

RussiaBot1917 - November 9, 19:14

@JusticeLeague11939: Wonder Woman isn't real.

JUstinBieberLover39888655592 - 9 November, 19:16

My mom ses the Jews and Moslems shud have a good long talk like Rabin and Arrafat. You never hear about those guys fightin any more

Saturday 26 August 2023

Quote of the Day

"If I owned a newspaper and I didn't like the way someone was doing things - some politician, say - I'd fight him with everything I had. Only I wouldn't show him in a convict's suit with stripes so his children could see the picture, or his mother."

- "Boss" Jim Gettys (Ray Collins), Citizen Kane

Saturday 24 June 2023

Breaking the silence

New content coming soon, folks. Meanwhile, in light of current events in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, just thought I'd share this:

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It'll probably be memory-holed soon, so spread it around.

UPDATE [five hours later]:

From the Guardian:

Wow, that was a quick turnaround, wasn't it? Feels like only this morning they were desperately trying to turn Prigozhin into another Alexei Navalny... Oh wait, it was. Nothing like a bit of make believe for a long, lazy weekend, eh?

Wednesday 1 February 2023

Please bear with us...

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Trivial Shit That Really Pisses Me Off (AKA: 'It's a Conspiracy, I Tells Ya...')

DVD has long been a godsend for fans of world cinema, especially when the films you're interested in watching have either failed to pick up theatrical distribution in your country or are unavailable via streaming services. Having said that, it's not very reassuring to find the people responsible for marketing these home media releases either have absolutely no awareness of the content of the films they're trying to promote, or - and this is more likely - are quite happy to mislead undiscerning DVD hounds with cover art that bears very little relation to the flicks they're pushing in the hope of making a quick buck. (As a fan of German and Russian cinema, I find this tends to be a regular feature of my consumer life.) I therefore present some examples of this ignorant and, dare I say it, underhanded practice in the vain hope that someone at Entertainment One, Metrodome or the otherwise excellent Arrow Video is actually reading this.

Bring on the accused...

Gagarin: First in Space - DVD release

For some reason, the Entertainment One DVD shows Gagarin as a combination of Keir Dullea wandering around the Regency-era bedroom in '2001: A Space Odyssey', Sandra Bullock holding on for dear life in 'Gravity' and John Hurt about to be orally-raped in 'Alien'. The original theatrical poster may be a little clichéd with its profile shot of Yaroslav Zhalin staring into eternity, but at least it's trying to be awe-inspiring rather than suggesting - somewhat cynically, I think - that the first human being's journey into space was, well, a bit boring.

2. Anonyma: A Woman in Berlin - theatrical poster

Max Färberböck's adaptation of 'Eine Frau in Berlin', based on the anonymous memoirs of a female journalist caught between sexual violence and emotional dependency in the dying days of the Second World War, was immediately controversial upon its release in Germany, and it doesn't require a doctorate in philosophy to understand why. Although it may not be the most sophisticated of films to deal with this subject matter, it's still a very powerful meditation on identity and gender politics that's still horribly relevant wherever women are caught in warzones and forced to compromise themselves, either against their will or to guarantee the safety of the people they love.

Anonyma: A Woman in Berlin - DVD release

"Fuck that: let's put Nina Hoss in a beret and make it look like an espionage thriller instead! While we're at it, we'll make that bloke stood next to her look like a Nazi of some kind. It's all right, no one'll know he's from the Red Army - unless they're the sort of sad bastards who watch the History Channel. And why don't we stick a bunch of planes in the background? Everyone loves an aerial dogfight. Actually, we could do with changing the title, too. What was that really good flick that came out a few years ago called? You know - the one about Hitler in the bunker?"