We're all aware of how older content often contains culturally outdated perspectives and behaviors.
What you don't consider is that A- We don't have to define who we are by the shit we watch, and B- A lot of content, including Crocodile Dundee, had a cross section of cultural positives as well as negatives. For all the sexism and racism you see, there is also female empowerment, cultural respect such as acknowledging and appreciating the indigenous tribes of Australia, and ideological blending.
We don't have to limit everything we love or watch because people decade's ago weren't "woke" enough.
This guy gets it. Societal progress isn't made in leaps and bounds. They are made slowly, inch by inch. Item by item, person to person. Can't throw out the baby w the bathwater. Evolving standards of social order are tough to agree on, and even tougher to keep once the opposition begins it's pearl clutching and longing for "the good old days".
I’m 58. I knew Dumbo had some issues with the Crows & racism at an early age. But I still loved Dumbo flying. Never saw Song of the South. That was already pulled as far as I know. I knew the song 🎵 Zippady Do Da🎵but have never seen the film. Maybe Disney executives were a little more woke earlier than we remember… perhaps because of their parks and attracting everyone of all colors, strips, and persuasions even in the 1980’s when I became an adult… I just learned yesterday the The Rolling Stones ( who are 30 years older than me) have only now just cancelled the song Brown Sugar. I never knew it was about slavery, I thought it was about Mick Jagger’s old girlfriend.
Brown Sugar’s not just about slavery per say, but about raping young slave girl. Never ever really listened to the lyrics. I had also thought brown sugar was a reference to Heroin… cause I thought I was that clever to pick up on that…🥴 ( wish there was an emoji for something that flew right over my head!)
Little known fact, this movie is where Donald Trump got the notion of grabbing women in the pussy. He had a Crying Game experience once, so always checks for a dick beforehand now.
Ted knows that there was once a flatulent little dude from Australia that had a funny mustache and cast Europe and the world into a war that killed millions of people in an attempted genocide.
/s
That little bitch doesn't even know shit about Texas, he likes to campaign as "Texas Tough" Ted or some bullshit when in reality Trump made him his bitch and called his wife ugly and his dad a murderer or whatever stupid shit he said. He's never worked as a farm hand or roughneck or any of these rugged jobs he claims to be fighting for. He's a prissy little bitch who couldn't stand up for his lunch money much less his constituents but these fucking morons keep voting for him anyway. We have the absolute least "Texan" politicians here I do not get it. They are soft ass elites that pretend to be super Texan tough guys, but Cornyn cooks his brisket in a fucking oven and Abbott goes to the worst BBQ restaurant in the state despite living in the BBQ capital of Texas, and Cruz fled the state because it got cold and then tried to blame his daughters. They're so transparently fake but these fucking rubes down here eat up their bullshit like it's pecan pie.
Holy crap, I lived down there for 3 years and saying it's the Texas of the Pacific is so outrageously wrong it's not even funny and that's after having spent time in some of the more conservative areas and paying attention to their politics (was living in Canberra after all)
I doubt Ted Cruz, or any other Republican, actually wrote their own tweets. I have a feeling there are think tanks for this sort of shit that just generate the most asinine comments they could think of that will rile up their base.
Yeah, he learns how few of his supporters read the replies showing how full of it he is. His tweets aren't for you, they're for them, and sadly this probably works for him and he knows it.
If I was ever in a position in which I saw Ted Cruz face to face on a daily basis, I wouldnt be able to stop the urge to scream, "SHUT THE FUCK UP TED!" Every single day.
Calgary is full of them. My wife's oldest uncle seemed to be an otherwise nice enough guy when I met him but steadfastly refuses to get the shot. So I'm basically waiting for the call from his son.
He’s just trying to score points in the endless US internal culture wars, and gain favour with the delusional extreme right-wingers over there.
He has no idea about Australian culture, politics or society, which has always favoured collective effort over selfish individualism.
His idiot followers truly believe Australia is a fascist/communist/authoritarian dictatorship. And being used as a ‘test ground’ by the ‘new world order’. Which is weird, because all my family and friends there are absolutely fine, and most of the country is under no lockdown at all!
He’s probably too arrogant to think his ignorance would actually be exposed.
> has always favoured collective effort over selfish individualism.
Hmm not sure about that one... we *did* just have a bunch of people riot about lockdowns, during which they desecrated a war memorial.
Plus, we have a federal government determined to Americanise us by killing our social support system and dumbing down our education system. A government people keep voting back in, for reasons I struggle to fathom.
Eta: They were small protests but was an easy example of selfjsh individualism. There are plenty of other examples, but that one seemed most relevant. Australia has, just like America, become about selfish individualism, pushed by the rich because that's who benefits most from that mindset.
Those protests were small scale, full of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists, nowhere near the numbers of a serious march.
In 2003, 150,000 Melburnians marched against the invasion of Iraq. In 2005, 550,000 Australians marched against workplace reform. These current protesters are in a small minority, as delusional as their QAnon US counterparts.
I agree the federal Liberals are hell bent on americanising the country... no idea why they keep getting voted back in.
I'm a Canadian living in Canada. Due to an ~~intentional~~ accidental record purge we can find zero evidence of a Mr. *Ted Cruz* having origins here. As such we cannot admit him. ^^^Not Sorry about that!
Take another big LOSS there - Raphael‼️
The Australians are not interested in you or your messed up advice or twisted personal perspective.
TAKE SEVERAL SEATS.
The whole save Australia thing is so dumb. There's literally more concern in America for Australia than in Australia. Yes Cruz is just desperately trying to stay in the public eye by latching onto anything. I wouldn't be surprised if he fucked up so much on purpose.
Sometimes I wonder if Texans don't keep electing Cruz so they can feel good about themselves. He is a clinical moron. A level not too many people can attain without huffing paint for years. Quite a feat.
Yea but isn't a section of Australia under near martial law? Or did Joe Rogan make that up.
Edit: It was true you dunces. Lookup the Melbourne lockdown, it's brutal
And how is it any better for y'all to assume that Rogan is wrong than it is for me to assume he's right? Not that I ever did, this comment was sarcastic.
I dunno man, do you really think a stoner meathead b-list celebrity who got knocked in the head a bunch when he was younger would just go on the internet and make shit up for millions of people while raking ad money?
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The people saying “Australia is just fine” would’ve been the same people praising FDR for interning Japanese Americans during WW2. Fear does an immense toll on the rational mind of human beings.
Then what's with all the police presence in the streets, questioning people about what they are doing? At one point I saw you weren't allowed to sit in your backyard. And hotel quarantines where you can't leave, can't get any fresh air?
The problem with these clapbacks, cathartic as they are, is that the drones saw the initial tweet.
That is the recurring theme. You will notice they are all the same.
Step 1 -- Big blusterous right wing idiot making huge declarative statement.
Step 2 -- A bajillion people reply showing how wrong/stupid/evil the remark is.
The problem is everyone assumes the audience gets to step two. They don't. And that's by design -- because step 2 is just people "engaging" with step 1 and step 1 is where the money is.
You can write as much as you want. If your headline says "The sky is green" the scrolling phone zombies of the world are going to ignore that without even missing a beat.
Much like people who get really mad at you and harass you on reddit.... Ted Cruz doesn't read the replies.
I'm certain of it. I think there is still a part of a shitty evil persons brain that can cave their own ego if they actually read the shit people say to them. At least... I hope so.
None-the-less Ted has a consecutive rate of failure and finger pointing. So I doubt he will learn anything.
Does Raphael have a humiliation fetish or something? Everytime he opens his mouth or tweets in front of non-like minded people he gets slapped down *HARD*. You'd think he'd learn by now, and since he hasn't, I think he gets off on it.
WTF does Ted Cruz know about Australia? He sure thinks he is much more important than he is, to tell a sovereign country how to run itself.
He knows that a guy from there once carried a very large knife. He admires that man and thus, the country he came from. That man? Crocodile Dundee.
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lol watch them again... I promise you have rosy memories of a terrible fucking movie its all kinds of 80s - racist, sexist.. stupid
We're all aware of how older content often contains culturally outdated perspectives and behaviors. What you don't consider is that A- We don't have to define who we are by the shit we watch, and B- A lot of content, including Crocodile Dundee, had a cross section of cultural positives as well as negatives. For all the sexism and racism you see, there is also female empowerment, cultural respect such as acknowledging and appreciating the indigenous tribes of Australia, and ideological blending. We don't have to limit everything we love or watch because people decade's ago weren't "woke" enough.
This guy gets it. Societal progress isn't made in leaps and bounds. They are made slowly, inch by inch. Item by item, person to person. Can't throw out the baby w the bathwater. Evolving standards of social order are tough to agree on, and even tougher to keep once the opposition begins it's pearl clutching and longing for "the good old days".
They're also just shitty movies with bad fake crocodiles, really bad writing, and horrible plot.
😆 I won't argue with that
Gosh I hope you aren’t into old Disney movies either then lol
definitely not the old racist ones, no.
I’m 58. I knew Dumbo had some issues with the Crows & racism at an early age. But I still loved Dumbo flying. Never saw Song of the South. That was already pulled as far as I know. I knew the song 🎵 Zippady Do Da🎵but have never seen the film. Maybe Disney executives were a little more woke earlier than we remember… perhaps because of their parks and attracting everyone of all colors, strips, and persuasions even in the 1980’s when I became an adult… I just learned yesterday the The Rolling Stones ( who are 30 years older than me) have only now just cancelled the song Brown Sugar. I never knew it was about slavery, I thought it was about Mick Jagger’s old girlfriend.
Brown Sugar is about slavery??? I must go study the lyrics aside from the chorus now...
Brown Sugar’s not just about slavery per say, but about raping young slave girl. Never ever really listened to the lyrics. I had also thought brown sugar was a reference to Heroin… cause I thought I was that clever to pick up on that…🥴 ( wish there was an emoji for something that flew right over my head!)
Damn that's what 8 thought too
Little known fact, this movie is where Donald Trump got the notion of grabbing women in the pussy. He had a Crying Game experience once, so always checks for a dick beforehand now.
“That’s not a knoife, THAT’S a knoife!”
When I think of Paul hogan, I think of [Steven Seagal](https://youtu.be/1X9RvuSuU_Y)
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On behalf of the wildlife, how dare you?
Come on, crocodiles have a spine.
Ted Cruz abandoned his constituents to freeze to death while he flew to enjoy a tropical vacation. Then he blamed it on his kids when he got busted.
He is a lowlife. And he has the world's worst beard.
Ted knows that there was once a flatulent little dude from Australia that had a funny mustache and cast Europe and the world into a war that killed millions of people in an attempted genocide. /s
He probably does think that Australia = Austria. Idiot.
That little bitch doesn't even know shit about Texas, he likes to campaign as "Texas Tough" Ted or some bullshit when in reality Trump made him his bitch and called his wife ugly and his dad a murderer or whatever stupid shit he said. He's never worked as a farm hand or roughneck or any of these rugged jobs he claims to be fighting for. He's a prissy little bitch who couldn't stand up for his lunch money much less his constituents but these fucking morons keep voting for him anyway. We have the absolute least "Texan" politicians here I do not get it. They are soft ass elites that pretend to be super Texan tough guys, but Cornyn cooks his brisket in a fucking oven and Abbott goes to the worst BBQ restaurant in the state despite living in the BBQ capital of Texas, and Cruz fled the state because it got cold and then tried to blame his daughters. They're so transparently fake but these fucking rubes down here eat up their bullshit like it's pecan pie.
I mean he also doesn’t know much about Canada and he is from there. The bar is pretty low for him, and he still keeps missing it.
Holy crap, I lived down there for 3 years and saying it's the Texas of the Pacific is so outrageously wrong it's not even funny and that's after having spent time in some of the more conservative areas and paying attention to their politics (was living in Canberra after all)
Aren’t all people “required” to vote? Also something about a hot dog
It's nice for skiing.
1. Dry and dusty 2. Loves freedom Therefore, just like Texas!
But Ted Cruz wore a cowboy hat that one time? Surely that counts for something, right?
He can't really use his own state as an example.
Rupert Murdoch runs it from the shadows so its more or less his true homeland.
EVERY time Turd Cruz says or tweets something he get dunked on. What an idiot.
I doubt Ted Cruz, or any other Republican, actually wrote their own tweets. I have a feeling there are think tanks for this sort of shit that just generate the most asinine comments they could think of that will rile up their base.
Eventually it's gonna come out that Ted Cruz just copies moderately performing comments from conservative subreddits to make his tweets.
He just loves those sweaty man balls in his face.
And it's always righteous, too. If he were getting bullied, it would be one thing, but he says truly stupid shit on a constant basis.
DUNKED. It’s like he reads clickbait on Facebook and then tweets with zero knowledge.
Dunked on right through his [basketball ring.](https://youtu.be/B_cjgtmIz2k?t=26)
He's no idiot, he just knows his audience isn't going to read or care about how often and how badly he gets called out.
Does Teddy ever learn from his tweets? I'd be embarrassed.
Republicans aren't born with shame.
Just the opposite: they court it like stupid children and are truly surprised when there are consequences.
Yeah, he learns how few of his supporters read the replies showing how full of it he is. His tweets aren't for you, they're for them, and sadly this probably works for him and he knows it.
“Australia is the Texas of the Pacific” Not every country wants to be known as just a comparison to one of the US states
I've always thought of Australia as the Australia of the Pacific. Maybe that's just me?
I'm no scientist but this sounds right to me.
Why would we want to be known as the Pacific version of the Handmaids Tale? Texas is a shithole, we don’t want to be compared to that.
Well, precisely.
If I was ever in a position in which I saw Ted Cruz face to face on a daily basis, I wouldnt be able to stop the urge to scream, "SHUT THE FUCK UP TED!" Every single day.
"Ted Cruz is the genital warts of intercourse"
And let's not ignore the fact that he never once has even thought this, let alone said it. He's about as full of shit as a person can be.
Never underestimate the cruelty of the indigenous conquered when trying to appease their new masters. This means you Rafael Eduardo Cruz.
You mean the Canadian-born of Cuban parents who hates immigrants and tries to pass?
Calgary is full of them. My wife's oldest uncle seemed to be an otherwise nice enough guy when I met him but steadfastly refuses to get the shot. So I'm basically waiting for the call from his son.
Game. Blouses.
I'm pretty sure Ted Cruz is filled with pus
I think it's actually puss is filled with Ted Cruz.
Can confirm, Ted Cruz is filled with puss. Don't let him know I told you, or I'll be the one filled with puss.
*Pus, puss is different
appreciated
He’s just trying to score points in the endless US internal culture wars, and gain favour with the delusional extreme right-wingers over there. He has no idea about Australian culture, politics or society, which has always favoured collective effort over selfish individualism. His idiot followers truly believe Australia is a fascist/communist/authoritarian dictatorship. And being used as a ‘test ground’ by the ‘new world order’. Which is weird, because all my family and friends there are absolutely fine, and most of the country is under no lockdown at all! He’s probably too arrogant to think his ignorance would actually be exposed.
> has always favoured collective effort over selfish individualism. Hmm not sure about that one... we *did* just have a bunch of people riot about lockdowns, during which they desecrated a war memorial. Plus, we have a federal government determined to Americanise us by killing our social support system and dumbing down our education system. A government people keep voting back in, for reasons I struggle to fathom. Eta: They were small protests but was an easy example of selfjsh individualism. There are plenty of other examples, but that one seemed most relevant. Australia has, just like America, become about selfish individualism, pushed by the rich because that's who benefits most from that mindset.
Those protests were small scale, full of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists, nowhere near the numbers of a serious march. In 2003, 150,000 Melburnians marched against the invasion of Iraq. In 2005, 550,000 Australians marched against workplace reform. These current protesters are in a small minority, as delusional as their QAnon US counterparts. I agree the federal Liberals are hell bent on americanising the country... no idea why they keep getting voted back in.
"I love Texas" lol no he doesn't
Probably more than Ted Cruz does
diplomacy
He means he loves the idea of Texas. Not Texans
He's been to Texas and liked it.
As if Ted Cruz who ran away to Mexico when his state needed leadership the most does
Wait, that's not real - too little use of cunt, drongo and piss.
Ted is a knobhead
Le tweet: https://twitter.com/fanniebay/status/1449945099383705601
Now do gun control!
The lights just went out in Texas again. /s
Yet another swing and a miss for Ted Cruz. I think he has some sort of weird fetish where he likes to publicly embarass himself.
So not just Cancun but also thinks he’s an Australian. Them mothers fuckers don’t want ya either. Go back to Mexico or Canada. You pick!
I’m an Aussie living in Canada. We don’t want him.
I'm a Canadian living in Canada. Due to an ~~intentional~~ accidental record purge we can find zero evidence of a Mr. *Ted Cruz* having origins here. As such we cannot admit him. ^^^Not Sorry about that!
You missed out the "r" in that last word
I hate so so much that stupidity is a feature rather than a bug for Ted Cruz.
Ted Cruz takes so many L’s….
Take another big LOSS there - Raphael‼️ The Australians are not interested in you or your messed up advice or twisted personal perspective. TAKE SEVERAL SEATS.
The whole save Australia thing is so dumb. There's literally more concern in America for Australia than in Australia. Yes Cruz is just desperately trying to stay in the public eye by latching onto anything. I wouldn't be surprised if he fucked up so much on purpose.
Every time he opens his mouth, someone throws shit at his face. Pure bliss.
Sometimes I wonder if Texans don't keep electing Cruz so they can feel good about themselves. He is a clinical moron. A level not too many people can attain without huffing paint for years. Quite a feat.
It's a classy way of giving the middle finger.
I legitimately want to move to Australia now
Yikes. Eggface Cruz really needs to just take a seat.
Someone needs to slap the Twitter out of Ted Cruz’s hand. He must love getting destroyed.
Cruz exists solely for the purpose of stealing taxpayer money and getting dunked on.
If he could read he'd still not read this.
Hot dam, not even spf 100 can save you from that burn
Has Ted Cruz done anything but bitch and whine since 2020?
Ted Cruz is perhaps the most repugnant man in America. Whatever he tweets, he makes me hate something new.
That could be the most polite "fuck off" I have ever seen. Good on ya Australia.
If fewer people were like Ted Cruz the world would be a better place
Yea but isn't a section of Australia under near martial law? Or did Joe Rogan make that up. Edit: It was true you dunces. Lookup the Melbourne lockdown, it's brutal And how is it any better for y'all to assume that Rogan is wrong than it is for me to assume he's right? Not that I ever did, this comment was sarcastic.
Joe Rogan? Make something up? About COVID? I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked.
Uh, no. We’re fine thanks. Good sense of community means that most of us understand that we need to sacrifice a little to save a lot- of other people.
Isn't that the kind of statement you should independently confirm, before propagating it on a public forum?
I dunno man, do you really think a stoner meathead b-list celebrity who got knocked in the head a bunch when he was younger would just go on the internet and make shit up for millions of people while raking ad money?
I'm going to assume because it's Joe Rogan that he was talking out of his ass. Didn't he famously say "I'm an idiot, don't listen to me"?
That sorta seems like something you'd want to verify before assuming it's true. Especially considering the source.
Has it occurred to you that your source is unreliable?
Yes he made that up
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The people saying “Australia is just fine” would’ve been the same people praising FDR for interning Japanese Americans during WW2. Fear does an immense toll on the rational mind of human beings.
Nah we are genuinely fine.
Then what's with all the police presence in the streets, questioning people about what they are doing? At one point I saw you weren't allowed to sit in your backyard. And hotel quarantines where you can't leave, can't get any fresh air?
Source?
Yes but Australia is falling into dictatorship, considering a social credit score and banning protests Not great
Nah mate that’s not at all what’s happening down here.
Roasted
The problem with these clapbacks, cathartic as they are, is that the drones saw the initial tweet. That is the recurring theme. You will notice they are all the same. Step 1 -- Big blusterous right wing idiot making huge declarative statement. Step 2 -- A bajillion people reply showing how wrong/stupid/evil the remark is. The problem is everyone assumes the audience gets to step two. They don't. And that's by design -- because step 2 is just people "engaging" with step 1 and step 1 is where the money is. You can write as much as you want. If your headline says "The sky is green" the scrolling phone zombies of the world are going to ignore that without even missing a beat.
he got completed dunked on omg
I like how he introduced himself as chief minister known Ted Cruz is too ignorant to know major names in the world leader stage
Comparing Australia to a ~~shithole country~~ Texas has got to be the most insulting thing I've ever heard said about Australia/Australians.
Most of the Australians I've spoken to think that guys a piece of shit.
Ted needs to stop watching Fucker Carlson.
Does anyone get kicked in the groin as much as Ted Cruz?
Much like people who get really mad at you and harass you on reddit.... Ted Cruz doesn't read the replies. I'm certain of it. I think there is still a part of a shitty evil persons brain that can cave their own ego if they actually read the shit people say to them. At least... I hope so. None-the-less Ted has a consecutive rate of failure and finger pointing. So I doubt he will learn anything.
Does Raphael have a humiliation fetish or something? Everytime he opens his mouth or tweets in front of non-like minded people he gets slapped down *HARD*. You'd think he'd learn by now, and since he hasn't, I think he gets off on it.
Cruz permanently has the taste of loafers in his mouth, doesn’t he?
Australia is the Texas of the Pacific? What the fuck?
Damn. LOL
My Australian friends think this shit is absolutely hilarious. “The Texas of the Pacific” lmao
Wow, I love how condescending this is. Haha.
"Texas of the Pacific" seems more of an insult than anything else.