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The article in question !neolibs

The film's Rotten Tomatoes rating is down from 75% in December, before it opened in Mexico, where viewers were unimpressed (see chart). Some of this decline is explained by "review bombing". This can happen when films take on heated subjects. "The Promise" (2016), about the Armenian genocide, saw its imdb page mobbed with thousands of one-out-of-ten ratings from users in Turkey; in response, most Armenians gave it full marks, resulting in a middling overall score.

But socially conservative Mexicans objecting to a trans woman starring in a film is not the full picture. "Emilia Pérez" is, objectively, poor. The dialogue sounds as if it has been hastily translated from French to English to Spanish, leading to jarring phrases like, "Hasta me duele la pinche vulva nada más de acordarme de ti" ("Even my fricking vulva still hurts as soon as I think of you"). The lyrics have been lost in translation, too. Consider the opening line of one song: "Hello, very nice to meet you. I'd like to know about s*x-change operations." (Somehow "hello" gets one syllable and "change" gets two.) "I see, I see, I see," is the reply, as perfunctory an iambic trimeter as you will ever hear.

A scene from the film btw !kino !latinx

Botched pronunciations have angered Mexicans. Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays Emilia, was born in Madrid and cannot always hide her Spanish accent. Emilia's wife with the sore vulva (played by pop star Selena Gomez) sounds robotic in Spanish and slips into English halfway through a line. Adriana Paz, Emilia's love interest, is the only Mexican in the main cast. She has less than 12 minutes of screen time.

feel like that moment has well and truly passed, everyone I know has increased their meat consumption and takes collagen peptides now

Why is AfD gaining in the polls?

Belligerents:

/u/OkBuddyLiberals - a centrist/neurodivergent neoliberal who's got a custom Manchin flair.

/u/l00gie - a gay Asian progressoid who's basically an embodiment of the reason dRumph won.

slap fight #1 OkBuddyLiberal's longpost about how the Dems really should punch left if they want to win.

Slap fight #2 l00gie's gaslamp/gatekeep/gayboss way to lose the hearts and minds of the American public.

Chuck Schumer claims that President Trump's tariffs will raise the price of beer because "most of it comes from Mexico" while holding a can of corona.

This might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen a politician do lmfao. pic.twitter.com/z4Z0W22gUe

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 3, 2025

!football

Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud told LBC that "there's no alcohol at all" in Saudi Arabia and there would not be an exception when they host the World Cup.

It will not be allowed in hotels, restaurants or stadiums, he confirmed.

It comes despite alcohol being allowed in certain areas and restaurants during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

"At the moment, we don't allow alcohol," Mr al Saud said.

"Plenty of fun can be had without alcohol - it's not 100 per cent necessary and if you want to drink after you leave, you're welcome to, but at the moment we don't have alcohol."

He added: "Rather like our weather, it's a dry country."

Asked if that was a welcoming approach, he said: "Everyone has their own culture. We're happy to accommodate people within the boundaries of our culture but we don't want to change our culture for someone else."

"I mean, really? You can't live without a drink?" the ambassador jokingly added.

Saudi Arabia was formally confirmed as the host of the 2034 World Cup in December, despite a slew of human rights concerns.

Questioned over whether gay football fans would be able to safely attend in 2034, Mr al Saud said: "We will welcome everyone in Saudi."

He continued: "It is not a Saudi event, it is a world event. And to a large extent, we will welcome everyone who wants to come."

Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia's bid, previously dismissed criticism from human rights groups.

"We have come a long way and there's still a long way to go," he said. "Our principle is to develop something that is right for us.

"Our journey started in 2016, not because of the World Cup bid.

"We've launched initiatives granting employees the freedom to move between employers.

"Documents of these employees are now uploaded into government systems, ensuring they have rights within their contracts."

The World Cup is expected to take place in autumn or winter due to temperatures reaching over 50C in summer, Mr al Saud said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia is also set to host football's 2027 Asian Cup, the 2029 Asian Winter Games and the 2034 Asian Games.

Frankie Muniz, Hollywood actor who starred in ‘Malcolm In The Middle’, is now a professional Stock Car Racing driver

He finished in 10th place at Daytona. Incredible pic.twitter.com/NNtEZBIAsE

— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) February 16, 2025

>I have a kid in Girl Scouts and people will talk like that in front of the Scouts selling cookies. It's so frustrating because I have tried to raise my kids as body neutral as possible but that shit is pervasive.

Tell the kid to learn how to mind their own business like an adult lmao

>Maybe a sign? "Please stop bumming out the baked goods by calling them Bad."

>Years ago used to have a small bowl of candy & mints at my office desk. The performative diet culture is REAL. Just come over and say hi, then grab a piece of candy, there's an actual sign that says "help yourself."

Sorry, but food doesn't and will never have feelings, I should be free to shittalk it as I please

>I worked at a barista at a trendy (college students and rich white moms) cafe and yeah it's pretty bad. I would just deadpan and not respond to it or play dumb and say "why would you feel bad about eating a croissant"

Because it's like 600 empty calories you don't need

BREAKING: Kanye West just deactivated his account pic.twitter.com/9ZIR58t5lm

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 10, 2025

and we chilling my neighbors

whats good people my bed is cozy and life is good (its not but w/e lol)

i still been off that reddit water but i let myself have a can of coke today

havent lost any weight yet but we dont do it for the numbers we do it for the cause (preach)

to anyone getting butt tonight, heck yeah my neighbor

oh for the record a big part of my lack of love stems from the fact i refuse to acknowedge fat women