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Well people are supposed to start learning empathy from their parents. Empathy can be triggered while CONSOOMing media by well-written works that evoke a connection between the viewer/reader and any given character, but the empathy already has to be possible for that to happen. In fact, Bob has already stated, without knowing it, that he doesn't have empathy for PoCs/Speds/LGBT+-. "I can't imagine what you're going through specifically because I am not a member of X group" is a clear statement that while he may have sympathy, he lacks empathy in this specific context. In fact, given how far up IngSoc Justice's ass Bob is, he holds himself to a belief system that specifically makes claims that certain groups of people CANNOT feel empathy for people of other groups, and to top it all off, making empathetic statements in that context is HEAVILY discouraged. It's like the "antiracist" types don't actually want different groups to feel or have empathy for each other on purpose. This is evidenced by the whole push for "Darkies/Speds/LGBT+- need to SEE THEMSELVES in media in order to not become An Hero" and insinuating or stating outright that White People are completely incapable of relating to a character that is not White, and People Of Diverse Backgrounds are completely incapable of relating to anyone that is white/straight/cis. The fact that Bob doesn't recognize that the very ideology he praises as the solution to the racisms and bigotries is in fact an anti-empathy (across diverse groups and non-diverse groups) ideology, proves that Bob has -1 understanding of empathy and what it means.It is possible, some even say desirable, to learn empathy from fictional works. The experience of any individual person is limited, and fictional works -- good fictional works -- help a person encounter realms of lives far from their immediate vicinity. The problems with Bobby are that 1) he is autistic and thus empathy deficient and 2) the shit he favors does not help develop empathy. Smartass, irrelevant quips invalidates any emotional plights that the characters find themselves in, while casual, comedic violence (think especially Birds of Prey and James Gunn's Suicide Squad and Peacekeeper) alienates the audience and prevents identification with the pain of the victims (who are often faceless and nameless anyway). These are strong empathy retardants.
To he how Bobby fails at grasping empathy in movie, look no further than The Eternals, a disposable and universally panned MCU entry that Bobby is wild about even to this day. Even I haven't seen the film I know that one of its main theme, indeed the very source of conflict, is the empathy the aliens developed towards Earthlings.
The script is shit, but the message is clear. Does Bobby identify with the aliens, who so readily identify with Earthlings? From the review he gave, in which he yammers about Wim Wenders, "huge ideas", and unspecified esoteric philosophy, I surely don't think so! Indeed he seems reluctant to see the alien characters even as honorary humans ("...characters who are themselves more heightened metaphors for aspects of the human condition than they are fully human themselves..." emphasis mine).
Bob will cut down on drinking the day he dies, and no sooner. Calling it now."Ask yer mum"
Bob you have never had sex. Now that you're also 40+, diabetic, and morbidly obese you never will because your dick no longer works.
"Touch grass"
Bob you're irrelevant even within the already irrelevant space of turbo nerds who talk about popcorn flicks on YouTube. Your habit of drinking yourself to death would be a threat to your ability to pay rent if you weren't living on the largesse of family in your "basement apartment". It's delusional for you to think you're the superior of anyone.
"Learned empathy from movies"
No you didn't. You have never expressed empathy. You oscillate between childish excitement over baby toys and bloody-minded revenge fantasies tweeted into the digital ether from your phone, with your fat fingers, in a soggy basement. I've babysat 10-year-olds who shared their toys with others, thus demonstrating more empathy than you, at 40+, when you make rants about how you'd fuck over all of humanity for a personal jetpack.
If Bob does read this thread; I hope you cut down on drinking, Bob. You'll live longer that way, giving us more hilarious unhinged screeds.
Bob, I dunno why you'd fuck my mom and not me, I'm younger. But neither of us would fuck you if you were the last man on earth, and besides, if you tried to fuck my mom (or me) my dad (and everybody else in the family tbh) would probably take matters into his own hands which would probably preclude you coming out of the situation in one piece. In short, rape jokes aren't funny, Bob, because the ONLY way you could possibly be with my mom, is raep.
Also I wonder what sort of fuckery would happen if Bob accidentally used the "YER MUM" line on a woman. That would be hilarious.
Also I wonder what sort of fuckery would happen if Bob accidentally used the "YER MUM" line on a woman. That would be hilarious.
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