The old lady thing was a huge hint to the subtext. As was how Alberto forms an immediate distrust to the girl character, and shows all the signs of someone jealous that his friend and possible crush isn’t exclusively his.

Just watched Luca, and while I agree that there’s a lot of queer subtext, I’m not sure it’s actually not just text. Luca and Alberto have the most convincing romance in any Pixar film to date. It’s a pre-teen, age-appropriate romance, but it’s exactly the dynamic that you’d get in a G-rated kids movie with an…

Let’s be clear.

Yeah, this writer is trying to make a “that’s karma!” argument and failing miserably.

This right here. The results of this lawsuit were due to bankruptcy law, and would have happened regardless of whether it was Harvey Weinstein’s former company or one ran by someone with a squeaky clean reputation as a human.

Interesting! Christians definitely can pick up a vibe from time to time.

yes, exactly, it is a very strange space. this belief that the only way to respond to accusers and the accused is some sort of legalist approach. It’s also an approach that I think a lot of white straight men take because they think it’s objective and therefore better. But this is about listening to lived experiences,…

Oh, no, something was influenced by a thing I like. I hate it. 

Eh, even if we grant the mindset that they have similarities, I don’t understand why a fan of Venture Bros. wouldn’t be stoked that something influenced by the show is also available.

I tend to like things that are reminiscent of the things I already like. I must not be a true fan or something.