#Films about educators

[bkenber]

'Bad Teacher' - A Wannabe 'Bad Santa'

“Bad Teacher” so desperately wants to be a devious black comedy like “Bad Santa” but for teachers. Depressingly, it doesn’t even come close to reaching such devilishly hilarious heights. Despite some good laughs sprinkled throughout, this movie is a surprising bore with few surprises up its sleeve. You can see things coming long in advance, and the punch line deflates very quickly. Cameron Diaz,…

[bixels]

The idea that uni protesters are "elitist ivy-league rich kids larping as revolutionaries" on Twitter and Reddit and even here is so fucking funny to me if you actually know anything about the student bodies at these unis. Take it from someone who's going to one of the biggest private unis in the US, 80% of the peers I know are either from the suburbs or an apartment somewhere in America, children of immigrants, or here on a student visa. I've heard about one-percenter students, but I've never met one in person. Like, don't get me wrong, the institution as a whole is still very privileged and white. I've talked with friends and classmates about feeling weird or dissonant being here and coming from such a different background. But in my art program, I see BIPOC, disabled, queer, lower-income students and faculty trying to deconstruct and tear that down and make space every day. So to take a cursory glance at a crowd of student protesters in coalitions that are led by BIPOC & 1st/2nd-gen immigrant students and HQ'd in ethnic housings and student organizations and say, "ah. children of the elite." Get real.

[reality-detective]

Jim Breuer reveals that the names on the Epstein list are so powerful and influential that their exposure could bring down governments and topple the entire entertainment industry worldwide. 🤔

[r0semultiverse]

Y’all are aware we probably have to keep it in the top 10 overall into at least the 19th right? One business day after initial intended marketed advertised release supposedly. Then we should be good unless Mark says otherwise.

[cozylittleartblog]

you guys know the 1920s and 30s existed before v*vziepop right

[daincrediblegg]

personally I think the best thing that the joker sequel did for me was expose the exact degree to which how much of internet/public criticism is not based on genuine analysis of the content using social and cultural resources to support an actual argument but is actually adult children whining because someone took their batman toys and put them up on a high shelf for once and they, as a consumer, feel like they're entitled to throw a tantrum about it

[diorgirl444]

okay i’m not an expert or anything but both brothers in rumblefish are neurodivergent

[arealtrashact]

Did you know that Sting inspired the character John Constantine?!

Actually I think it's the other way around. That Sting character is a shameless recolor.

[steakout-05]

i think all those autism vlogging youtube channels that post distressing videos of their children having meltdowns and intense panic attacks for thousands and thousands of people to see should be deleted and banned off the website and i am not kidding. i don't care what excuse they use whether it's "oh no it's for education purposes! so clearly posting our kids in state of extreme emotional and mental distress is okay 😊" or some other excuse, it's not okay to post your kids in what can be a very vulnerable and embarrassing state to be in for the whole internet to see. don't even come at me with that "they asked for the videos to be posted!" rubbish kids cannot consent to that no matter how intelligent or informed they are about the consequences of those videos going online. children cannot and should not consent to those videos going up and it pisses me off that the blatant exploitation of children and disabled people is still normalised and excused like this. cause that's what it is. it's exploitative of the vulnerable no matter how much it swears it's trying to be educational. 99% of the time the only reason these kinds of videos are online is to get clicks and views and money and it's disgusting.

[lollytea]

Tbh I think the Barbie movie handled its theme of existentialism better than the feminism.

[mark-erre]

Starting to call my square and sphere.... "square" and "sphere"

#genius

[reality-detective]

How did they do computer graphics in 1927, when there were no computers?

At the end the face changed to a woman's face. The film Metropolis, year 1927. 🤔

[foundations-of-the-slay]

Reminder for if you ever see a celebrity in person: please treat them like a human being

I’m at Sundance 2024 rn and the other day I walked past a VERY visibly flustered Dylan O’ Brien being absolutely swarmed by fans trying to take selfies with him as he was trying to walk down the street.

Obviously I’m not trying to put words in anyone’s mouths or speak for all celebrities, just as a general rule, be fucking normal.

[magnusmodig]

||. finally going to bed thinking about lore - keeper asgardians . thinking about how intelligence and wisdom are one of their favored traits. thinking about how thor is the best of every asgardian ideal . thinking about how he is wise . thinking about his street - smarts . thinking about how he is also knowledgeable in legends , lore , and folktale. he is adaptable . he takes this knowledge , adapts to it , and crafts himself into something stronger. he is ever growing , and one of those ways is how he seeks out knowledge , and knows well to keep a sharp mind on the tales told by word of mouth or written on a page.

[cookinguptales]

So when I was a child, I got Ranger Rick every month. It's a magazine for children designed to teach them about animals and nature. I was a tiny little nerd living in a heavily wooded area back then, so I loved it!

I had this exact issue lmao.

The mascot of this magazine was the eponymous Ranger Rick, a cute raccoon forest ranger who taught kids about nature.

This is what he looked like when I was a kid getting the magazine in the mid-90s.

Look how friendly and soft and dashing he looked!!! Ultimate nature educator for kids!

He got a redesign when I was around ten, which was a little odd, but I was getting a little too old for RR at that point, so I guess I didn't mind that much. That was about when we left Ohio, so I wasn't getting as much time in nature anyway.

Sorry that he's grainy, there are not that many images of early 2000s Rick on the internet. I think they were trying to make him feel more relatable, like he was a child instead of a ranger teaching them. Or at least a more casual teacher...? Not sure how well that worked.

I remember thinking the redesign was kind of pointless as a child, but this was around when my mom lost her job and we didn't have the money for things like magazine subscriptions anymore. I stopped getting the magazine and the design became kind of a moot point, but I still had beloved memories of Ranger Rick.

So imagine my surprise when I see a recent image of Rick and... oh.

Oh no... Look how they've massacred my boy... Look at those soulless eyes... That skinny little body that does not look huggable at all... Like I guess I'm glad that he's gone back to being more obviously a ranger, but like... the Flash of it all...

But. But I guess I should be grateful for what we have. He might be kind of soulless now, but look what they tried to launch a few years ago:

Jesus fucking christ.

[rafiknytvphotoandfilm]

Early George Lucas film. Prophetic!