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[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm building a ‘Warrior’ line, where I will go back in history from pre-greek days, as far back as I can,” the actor explained. “I’m gonna have famous quotes from warriors of all ilks, including the terrible ones. Hitler was, you know, a demon on steroids, but he had some pretty good one-liners. So everybody from the great ones to the infamous and terrible ones.”

Ah, creating fake controversy to drum up publicity for your bs, got it.

[–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 46 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Hitler wasn’t a warrior. He was a coward.

[–] omega_x3@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

He was a world champion Hitler assassin

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

Well shit, you got em there.

[–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

When you’re right, you’re right.

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, far be it from me to defend the guy, but he did fight in the first world war. So technically, I suppose you could say he was a warrior. Don't know if he saw any actual combat though.

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

He was wounded by a grenade fragment in 1915 and when the war ended on 11/11/1918, he was in a field hospital, treated for temporary blindness caused by a poison gas attack.

That said, he spent his war as a "Meldegänger", a messenger. He was not among those in the trenches at the immediate front and had it relatively easy.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It could be fake controversy, or it could be a fake excuse to sell Hitler junk. Maybe it's both. Either way, sounds like they're not a very good person.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

While it's not a large market, high quality products featuring hitler quotes have a very dedicated and passionate base that you can guarantee a return on.

[–] Icalasari@kbin.social 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My friends and I were discussing earlier how being a Power Ranger seems to be a curse, between gay bashing behind the scenes, oddly high rates of death by cancer, former rangers going crazy and stabbing people to death...

Now Hitler quotes

The fuck is up with Power Rangers? Is it a cursed role or something?

[–] Kyrrrr@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 7 months ago

I mean given how absolutely unlikely that a "teenagers with attitude" martial arts children's show, not just based off, but using existing Japanese footage became one of the most successful franchises of the 90s and continues on until today... Maybe this is some weird monkey's paw shit...

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I recently found out Saban is a Zionist billionaire and not just a person making kids shows.

Also power ranger actors are a step above child actors... Essentially no names for whom this is their "big break", who then "retire" into making yearly appearances at the power rangers convention. Yeah I'm not surprised when one goes crazy.

[–] gerbler@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Seconded for Haim Saban being a piece of shit. I'd like to add that Austin St John, Walter Jones and Thuy Trang were fired for asking for more money. They were essentially making minimum wage while being the stars of one of the biggest children's shows of the 90s.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

From what I understand, Yost was wanting to walk as well, but was worried that Saban or another coworker would out him in retaliation.

[–] spriteblood@kbin.social 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought Tommy was the White Power Ranger?

[–] ilikemoney@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago

Oh! ....oh.....Oh!

Wow. I get it now.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

A movie about the actors who played the Power Rangers would be much more interesting than another Power Rangers movie.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

"Hitler was, you know, a demon on steroids, but he had some pretty good one-liners."

Wtaf

[–] Globeparasite@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

that's a very interesting "hobby"

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

shades

When readers hate the word "slams", but you still need a word that fits the same role.

"Shades" means protecting something from the sun. Isn't there a better word that doesn't mean "protects"? Lol

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The expressions "throw shade", "throwing shade", or simply "shade", are slang terms for a certain type of insult, often nonverbal. Journalist Anna Holmes called shade "the art of the sidelong insult". Merriam-Webster defines it as "subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_shade

Its been used for hundreds of years mate, get with the times.

[–] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I saw power rangers many years later and was amazed at how horrible it was. Why did we ever think this was fun?

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

cause we were dumb kids and had the power of imagination.

Now we're adults with failing health, beaten down by life and full of regret, and we cast a longing eye back to our better days and can only see the flaws,as we have long since lost the wonder.