Firstly, misogyny and homophobia don't suddenly become okay when you direct it at shitty people.
Secondly, they may not deserve any respect or kindness but using insults based on homophobia or misogyny isn't showing disrespect to them (they're never gonna read your fucking Lemmy comments), it's making this site a less pleasant space for the types of people who are targeted by this kinda shit on a regular basis.
And finally, it shows these aforementioned marginalised people you're supposed to be an ally with that your allyship is worthless. You've decided homophobia is conditionally acceptable.
As you said, these are terrible people you're talking about, so why not attack them on that instead of vomiting out casual bigotry?
Your name seemed oddly familiar and I thought you must've been roasted for chatting shit to come in malding like this so I decided to poke around in the modlogs and...
No wonder you hate it here with how quickly you jump to casual misogyny and homophobia. Why'd you even leave reddit to begin with if you're just gonna bring the redditor mindset here?
I want to just point out how far America has fallen. I'm American and I'm embarrassed. Back in the day, the CIA, I read, were the first people to finance a version of Animal Farm, and now you think about our government, and they wouldn't in a million years want people thinking like this. It's crazy.
Here in Wales it's absolutely the case that people'll just dump their entire life story to strangers on public transport (and also at bus stops, train stations, queues in shops, and in the middle of the street if you don't walk away fast enough).
From what I've experienced of England, it's the exact opposite where strangers won't even look you in the eye unless they're drunk in which case they'll suddenly become incredibly chatty.
"I'm sorry but this key is way to powerful for the 21st century."
The time has come for the series to come to it's end and this current incarnation of the Doctor with it. Omega has returned as a Dark Souls boss and it's down to the doctor to stop him. Cue the worst paced episode of Dr Who since that terrible War Games remaster.
But most importantly... An entire series spanning arc and two whole episodes, all of the Ranni in this series was all there as setup for a shitty, stilted Two Ronnies reference? Honestly fuck this show.
Things I liked:
that scene where the Doctor and Belinda forget that Poppy existed, episode shoulda ended here on what is a highpoint in an otherwise bad episode.
Things I didn't like:
Omega. This is the second finale villain in a row I've likened to a Dark Souls boss, this time it's not just an aesthetic thing, much like Yhorm the Giant after so much build up he got rinsed in, like, 5 minutes by a weapon lying around in his boss room.
that scene in the TARDIS where two Doctors just rattled various Dr Who catchphrases at each other.
Overall:
I didn't like it. Real let-down episode in what was largely a good series. Could've been 20 minutes shorter and nothing of value would be lost save the Doctors regeneration. It wasn't as bad as the Eurovision episode but that is a trivially low bar to clear.
Remembrance of The Daleks should've been the last time Daleks appear in Dr Who. None of their returns have done anything sufficiently interesting (except maybe Dalek), and every one has to be prefaced with some explanation to where these new Daleks are coming from.
And,
Survival, in that same series is the perfect endpoint of the Master as a character and Dr Who as a show.
There's a lot of horror franchises that shouldn't've been more than a single film. Off the top of my head: Hellraiser, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Blair Witch, and Black Christmas.
Only Fools and Horses shoulda ended on the episode where they finally strike it rich. None of the episodes after that justify bringing it back.
Some wish-fuckery has rewritten the nature of reality. While Ruby joins the resistance, Belinda and the Doctor stumble around aimlessly until Rogue from last series somehow Skypes the Doctor from hell.
Stuff I liked:
set design on the weird HR Geiger, bone castle. It was a good merging of the aesthetic sensibilities of both classic and new Dr Who.
the plot device with the mugs dropping through tables was executed pretty well.
Stuff I didn't like:
the return of Omega. Can Dr Who please stop recycling one off villains. Especially considering how particularly final Omega's previous death was.
this new version of the Ranni. They took a character with a specific vibe and MO and made her a secondary backup Master.
Overall:
A common pitfall with these two part finale episodes is spending the entire first part on setup, leaving it to feel like kinda an empty episode. I think this episode has fallen into that pitfall. Hopefully next week's is worth all this build up, but I'm not confident.
Because Israel is a useful geopolitical tool for the current liberal hegemon to use to project power outside of their influence via destabilisation of the middle east, and The West™ doesn't give a fuck if a coupla their citizens gets killed in the crossfire as long as they can keep on top of the world.
The Doctor and Belinda go to space Eurovision but uh oh, terrorists from the genocided helian people are about to spoil the show. On the bright side, I can appreciate Andor in a new, brighter light after seeing how badly Dr Who fails to say anything while tackling the concepts of imperialism and genocide.
But it's ok, an assimilationist liberal got to sing on stage at the end.
The good:
I'm really groping around for something positive to say but, some of the various background aliens were cool.
The bad:
the irritating fawning about the reality TV micro celebrities that cluster around Eurovision like pilot fish around a shark.
the marvel quippy ass "did he just shoot his self into an airlock with a glitter cannon?" scene.
the confused mess that is the core political statement.
the thread around the Doctor torturing Kid because he's angry being dropped way too abruptly. It's like they wanted to make the Doctor more complex and less heroic but couldn't be bothered to put any narrative work in.
Overall:
Fuck this episode. This one is joining Kerblam in my seething hatred. Fuck everyone involved with this, may they spend the rest of their career trapped in the BBC's gritty cop drama mine.
Remember kids, genocide is bad but trying to liberate your people via direct action is worse. The only way you can be liberated is by asking nicely after you've been assimilated into the imperial structure.
Mrs Flood turning out to be the Ranni may finally shut up the fan speculators who keep headcanoning every woman that shows up more than once as her.
First part of the series finale next week. For better or for worst this series is almost over.
Firstly, misogyny and homophobia don't suddenly become okay when you direct it at shitty people.
Secondly, they may not deserve any respect or kindness but using insults based on homophobia or misogyny isn't showing disrespect to them (they're never gonna read your fucking Lemmy comments), it's making this site a less pleasant space for the types of people who are targeted by this kinda shit on a regular basis.
And finally, it shows these aforementioned marginalised people you're supposed to be an ally with that your allyship is worthless. You've decided homophobia is conditionally acceptable.
As you said, these are terrible people you're talking about, so why not attack them on that instead of vomiting out casual bigotry?