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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:44 pm
Matt Damon is coming under fire after an admission he made during an interview with the Sunday Times.

During the conversation promoting his upcoming film Stillwater, Damon shared a personal anecdote connected to "changes in modern masculinity," and it escalated quickly.

He shared that months ago he was eating with his family when he used “the most taboo term for gay people” – and his daughter got upset and called him out.

"The word that my daughter calls the ‘f-slur for a homosexual’ was commonly used when I was a kid, with a different application. I made a joke, months ago, and got a treatise from my daughter. She left the table. I said, ‘Come on, that’s a joke! I say it in the movie ‘Stuck on You!’"

For reference, Stuck on You was made 20 years ago.

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After retreating to her room, Damon shared that his daughter returned with a written treatise about how harmful using the f-word is, and it convinced him to retire the word completely.

"She went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous. I said, ‘I retire the f-slur!’ I understood.”

Unsurprisingly, when Damon's quote hit the internet, people had a lot of thoughts, some scathing, some funny, and most all of them disappointed in the actor. Here are some of the best takes on Damon's awkward story.

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So Matt Damon just figured out "months ago", by way of a "treatise" from a child, that he's not supposed to say the word f*ggot.

Months ago.

Months ago. pic.twitter.com/g8MRR39yVR

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:44 pm
Matt Damon is coming under fire after an admission he made during an interview with the Sunday Times.

During the conversation promoting his upcoming film Stillwater, Damon shared a personal anecdote connected to "changes in modern masculinity," and it escalated quickly.

He shared that months ago he was eating with his family when he used “the most taboo term for gay people” – and his daughter got upset and called him out.

"The word that my daughter calls the ‘f-slur for a homosexual’ was commonly used when I was a kid, with a different application. I made a joke, months ago, and got a treatise from my daughter. She left the table. I said, ‘Come on, that’s a joke! I say it in the movie ‘Stuck on You!’"

For reference, Stuck on You was made 20 years ago.

STB Fansided
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After retreating to her room, Damon shared that his daughter returned with a written treatise about how harmful using the f-word is, and it convinced him to retire the word completely.

"She went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous. I said, ‘I retire the f-slur!’ I understood.”

Unsurprisingly, when Damon's quote hit the internet, people had a lot of thoughts, some scathing, some funny, and most all of them disappointed in the actor. Here are some of the best takes on Damon's awkward story.

1.
So Matt Damon just figured out "months ago", by way of a "treatise" from a child, that he's not supposed to say the word f*ggot.

Months ago.

Months ago. pic.twitter.com/g8MRR39yVR

— Travon Free (@Travon)
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:23 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:24 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:24 am
He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and the master of more than a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies.
He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology.
— From the intro blurb to Imperium-focused Warhammer 40,000 novels
In most works, the leader of The Empire is powerful in their own right, especially when Authority Equals Asskicking in their realm.

Not with this one.

They may be very old, or crippled, or ill, or some combination of the three. A slight breeze looks like it could kill them. Either way, they do not cut an imposing figure in person. They may be incredibly competent in internal politics, but they don't do anything except be Orcus on His Throne because, well... they look like they can barely get off it. Sure, they might have been The Conqueror in their younger days, but those days are long gone by. Bonus points if there appears to be some sort of cult worshiping them or the reader is repeatedly told In-Universe accounts of how amazing or impressive they are.

The key to being this trope is that despite how decrepit or powerless they may be physically, the state or authority they are at least nominally the head of is decidedly not, and defying it is no laughing matter in the setting. Also, if the setting includes magic or some equivalent to it, this guy could very well be extremely talented in its use and legitimately capable of defending himself with it, though anyone who can get around said magic will probably have no problem with assassinating him.

Compare Dark Lord on Life Support, Weak Boss, Strong Underlings, Puppet King, and The Man Behind the Curtain, with which this trope often overlaps.

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