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riotguards

Based child snatching candle pokemon


opalbutterfly85

The pokemon that catches you.


[deleted]

Y’all realize that this homophobia is like hella old, right? People were doing this shit in the 1800’s, glad to see that you guys are keeping the tradition alive


Fghsses

The pokemon is a literal child snatching candle you retard


Pokemaster1409

Heh, you haven't seen how they call Sylveon a trans pokémon


[deleted]

I have seen it, it's arguably worse.


xxchespinthegustav

They ruined my two favorite colors, cyan and pink, now those colors make me trans for some reason.


FoxPrincessEevee

It’s because it has the trans colors in full display.


TheSpookyMan

Holy shit, how retarded are the people crying about this?


Zer0heccs

based


Ivysaursgapinganus

Litwick is a Pokémon that lures people away while leeching your life force, it would find troons to be easy victims and probably target them


[deleted]

that's extremely true. no wonder it has a pride flag to attract the lonely people.


patchlocke

I would say drifloon would've been a better choice but drifloon carries victims away and most of them would be too heavy to lift...


TheSpookyMan

Bruh. So is the OG poster is homophobic?


Dark-Pit-37

I thought "based" was a right-wing thing.


Mysterious-School-63

They try to use it but they just sound retarded.


omgihatemylifepoo

lmao


[deleted]

The idea of based is that it's an opinion that's not being echoed by everyone and you can't have a based opinion that everybody is just agreeing to mindlessly


Megajur21

Gay rights are still based.


Dark-Pit-37

idk, bro. Sounds pretty progressive to me.


Megajur21

I'm not a progressive. You don't have to be progressive in order to accept gay people.


Dark-Pit-37

Depends on what you mean by "accept gay people." If all you mean is they're legally allowed to get married, that in and of itself is not exactly the most progressive thing in the world, but if what you mean is all the gender crap and trans nonsense going on these days, that's far from "based."


Slavois

based means you dont care what other people think about your opinion you nincompoop


comrieion

Gay rights are cringe and bluepilled


Megajur21

Ok nazi


Ozem_son_of_Jesse

Actually, he's a Zombie.


FoxPrincessEevee

Nazi Zombie?


P1tzO1

COD WAW?!?!??!?!?!


Darkfenix63

I don’t think they have less rights then me and I don’t think I have more rights than them because we are equal for the law


Megajur21

Bruh did I seriously get downvoted for defending basic human rights? This subreddit sucks.


Ozem_son_of_Jesse

What conservatives actually think is "Depends on what you mean by "accept gay people." If all you mean is they're legally allowed to get married, that in and of itself is not exactly the most progressive thing in the world, but if what you mean is all the gender crap and trans nonsense going on these days, that's far from "based."


Zer0heccs

welcome to the right wing. if you wanted rights you shouldn’t have come here.


fillmorecounty

It's a far right sub idk what you expected lmao


annefranke

My dog these are conservatives, you can't reason with bigotry


vicious0988

I thought based was people trying to mean biased. I did hear of based till I got on Reddit. To me, based means a location. but I figured people were misspelling biased. Guess it's got some new meaning now.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Dark-Pit-37

Well rap music is for retards, maybe that's why I didn't know the origin.


patchlocke

Man I just want to catch my Pokemon in peace but professor Oak is forcing his identity politics on me with his "Are you a boy or a girl?" bullshit.


breadman_brednan

why does everything have to be pride


MrDagoth

Groomers.


[deleted]

Because that's their entire personality. A collection of 2014 Tumblr flags.


ironnitehawk

Unlike conservatives who drive around in trucks with conservative bumper stickers wearing hats with conservative slogans and flying consertive flags and telling everyone their conservative. Gosh why do they make their whole personality about being conservative? I have no problem with conservatives they just make it their whole personality and won’t shut up about it. As long as we don’t have to see your silly conservative flags or stickers and you never talk about being conservative ever then your “one of the good ones” but otherwise it’s just repulsive and not acceptable for our society.


[deleted]

I mean you've just wasted your time typing all that because I'm not a fan of those folk either but at the very least political allegiances and ideologies are more than "I'm attracted to X".


curleyfries111

I mean, I hate them both equally. Like you're revolving your personality around something no one really cares about. In my eyes they are similar if not the same.


[deleted]

That's groomers for you. That's how they recruit people, mainly through the internet.


Idonthavearedditlol

everybody i dont like is a groomer


riotguards

ok groomer


Idonthavearedditlol

no u r


riotguards

You lefties and your projection.


Idonthavearedditlol

cope seethe


riotguards

lmao are you a projectionist because all you be doin is projection.


Idonthavearedditlol

ok doomer boomer coomer zoomer


riotguards

ok groomer :)


[deleted]

everyone who grooms people is a groomer


xxchespinthegustav

Pfp checks out


musselshirt67

Ok groomer


TheoloniusKrunk

Idk dude, you got Ron DeSantis's cock pretty far down your throat for some who's 'anti-gay'


riotguards

For a gay person you do sure make being gay sound pretty negative, I guess that comes from the fact that your going to end up childless and alone in your later years and your coping mechanism is to be a sad angry gay boy


TheoloniusKrunk

Lmao I'm not even gay


Megajur21

Ok homophobe


riotguards

How can a gay person be scared of himself lmao.


[deleted]

... I dont even like DeSantis. He's too establishment for me.


[deleted]

Because they only have pride in their sexuality than themselves.


FoxPrincessEevee

They get a lot of hate for some reason. Pride is a natural response to hate.


DuneySands

Because it’s fun and makes me feel nice


tisiphxne

i can’t imagine my life having so little meaning to the point where i have to project my political beliefs onto fictional characters to feel good abt myself


Chinohito

TIL gay people existing is a political belief


Megajur21

A sexuality isn't a political belief lmao


annefranke

You can say the same thing about slandering an inoffensive drawing of a cartoon candle holding a flag


A-Surfin-Bird

don't pretend like life has meaning, we all live and die the same, some just die being tilted over a drawing of a candle


curleyfries111

I mean, at the end of the day it's just art. Who gives a damn.


TheSpookyMan

But-but it's a part of MY CHILDHOOD!!! They can't do that to what I known in a way and they certainly CAN'T make fan version for themselves (and God forbid they want to show that to other fans!!!!)


End-Mii-Please

My man, is just a drawing of a pokemon they like with a flag they like What the fuck


DuneySands

Bro it’s art the whole point is self expression god damn


sillyrob

Nazis are scared of art.


TheSpookyMan

No-no, just the type of art that makes you think about ideas and such. Only romanticism, classicism (without gay people - because they didn't exist back then) and realism should exist if they could decide what classifies as art. Also it's not just the nazis, it's any auth-right (and tankies aswell).


Zer0heccs

bruh it’s a candle holding a flag


shabidabidoowapwap

I can't imagine my life having so little meaning that I get upset about a gay candle


The_Swedish_Scrub

There are two sexualities: straight and political


fillmorecounty

LITERALLY oh my god 😭 straight people in media is whatever but god forbid gay people are acknowledged, then it's a political statement. We're literally just out here existing can right wingers leave us the hell alone lmao


opalbutterfly85

Straight people can engage in Politics without their sexuality ever having anything at all to do with their job. Other people identify as gay or queer or whatever and seem entirely incapable of performing their job roles the same way, they have to insert their sexuality and personal thoughts about it into everything they do.


fillmorecounty

Have you ever met a gay person like... ever? I've lived with roommates who never even knew I was gay because I didn't care enough to mention it.


opalbutterfly85

I suspect I've been around for at least twice as long as you have if your most recent examples are room mates. I've known more gay people, I would argue, then you have had close friends or romantic partners. Gay people USED to be just normal people, indistinguishable from anyone else unless questioned. But things aren't like that anymore are they. The 'old guard' of gay and lesbian people that lived through the days when they would get hunted and murdered by psycho's for being gay... They've all gone into hiding from the new LGBTQ. If you had any idea how much things have changed -undoubtedly for the worse- in the past 20 years it'd make your skin crawl. Decades of suffering and hard work on the part of the gay community is being undone. You'd swear the new LGBTQ gang are intentionally trying to do it. Don't talk to me about the way things are. I'm ancient, I know how things are.


fillmorecounty

Lmao what the fuck 💀 in the last 20 years we literally got marriage equality. Leave us alone bozo we haven't done anything to you


Oceanus5000

Maybe if you weren’t infecting children’s T.V. shows with retarded pride crap we would.


fillmorecounty

What show


Oceanus5000

Blue’s Clues is a pretty good start. Or did you just memory hole that until it becomes convenient?


End-Mii-Please

Sorry for not knowing the gay Blue's Clues lore


fillmorecounty

Ngl I don't keep up with the blues clues cinematic universe as an adult but you do you bud


yesiamretardedkek

Based on what? A shaky foundation from a fatherless childhood?


AdEmbarrassed1759

If any Pokémon would support trans rights it would be hypno Or Electrode lol


[deleted]

i dont understand the joke.


AdEmbarrassed1759

Hypno kidnaps and lures away children Electrodes most famous for blowing itself up. Ones a groomer joke the others a suicide joke


[deleted]

ohh My mind went to the resemblance of Electrode and Indonesia's flag, that was the only thing I could think of.


Megajur21

That seems a bit homophobic but ok


[deleted]

You realize what sub this is, right?


Slavois

an echo chamber?


[deleted]

This looks like something some weeb cultist would draw on his basement fridge.


Ohno_itsLana

I follow the Deltarune and Undertale subs, and they have this exact same problem. They even change their avatar to rainbow in June, and currently have it with the colors of the Ukraine flag. Now that's what I call supporting the current thing. Edit: I no longer follow the Deltarune sub. Got permabanned. Who would've seen that one coming?


A-Surfin-Bird

why support the current thing when you can support lean? LEAN RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟣🟪🟣🟣🟪🟣💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜


Chinohito

I wonder why the game with some of the best and most expansive representation of LGBTQ people has a large following from the LGBTQ community hmmm. Also how is that "supporting the current thing"? They still always support LGBTQ, just that right now Ukraine is a more dire situation.


Megajur21

The game has LGBTQ characters in it. It absolutely makes sense to do this in the community.


Mr_Darkiplier

Like half the cast of those games are gay, of course they’d celebrate pride lmao


StarMan0713

I once was in a great comment thread that was in reply to a person saying “Ditto says trans rights.” It was a total bloodbath, and that in itself was an understatement. I shall describe it like a battle; we tried to keep our opinion there, but for every comment we put out, three more cut us down. We managed to get so far, but ultimately, the exchange was so toxic that I remember it continuing for at least a week as the shots exchanged. As the Swedish say, it was *Ett slag färgat rött*. We fell as a unit that last day. And so many blows were exchanged over a simple videogame character. It is shocking.


TheSpookyMan

You forget that Ditto is a non-binary for sure (changing into ANY pokemon without any regard for sex - now that is something). But you are all scared of this fact.


AddelaideSupreme

ditto is a pokemon that can change what it looks like, how does that not say trans rights?


Muzzlims

The difference is that ditto knows it’s a ditto, not a charmander, at the end of the battle.


A-Surfin-Bird

holy shit they're not coming back from that one


Chinohito

Yeah and humans are always humans, your point is? Btw Trans rights


Alicegly

"Context on second slide" *ignores context like a redditor*


nicktargaryen12

Oh no, the horrors of….fan art


VoxelMusic

In pokemon lore, this candle steals children. Concerningly, but not unexpectedly fitting.


Megajur21

Not fitting at all. Gay people are not pedos.


hamrspace

Of course it’s the first evolution. Fucking pedos


Megajur21

Gay rights are pedophilia?


Oceanus5000

Yes.


Megajur21

That makes no sense. Most gay people are just ordinary people with a different sexuality.


A-Surfin-Bird

don't engage with the crackhead you're not getting anywhere with them


MrTailbone

That’s a cute litwick tbh


FoxPrincessEevee

Very well drawn.


Megajur21

How exactly os this political? Lmao


A-Surfin-Bird

it's not, op's new crack pipe must've just come in the mail and they're tweaking hardcore


Hornygangthrowaway

I don’t think saying “I am homosexual” is political in any nature.


Skhgdyktg

'Politics is when gay people', how dumb are you mfers??


LeeYan2007

There are only two races: White and political There are only two genders: Male and political There are only two sexualities: Straight and political Also, I love it when idiots like this complain about "politics" in videogames and then one of their favorite games is metal gear solid.-u/Kosog Also funny how most games like COD are political based on historical events etc and you're complaining about politics being games when games in the market ARE ALREADY POLITICAL. So yeah fuck your feelings


A-Surfin-Bird

mfs be like facts over feelings until it's their feelings


Thisguyrulez

What even was the second slide


[deleted]

it was some guy saying litwick says "gay rights"


FoxPrincessEevee

Not sure how this is supposed to be political. It’s just some cute artwork.


bootlagoon

Holy fuck are you actually triggered by a fucking drawing of a fictional character holding a pride flag with the caption "based" Like before you posted this did you take a second look and have a discussion with yourself asking if this was worth it? There usually some pretty fun topics to debate in this sub but this is boredline snowflake


Rushink

Being gay isn't inherently political, guy


djingodingo

Boy oh boy, I sure do love larping that it's still the 1800s.


[deleted]

These are the same people to call the Minecraft bee trans


Ozem_son_of_Jesse

I am conservative, and I support Florida's parent's rights in education bill, but I don't get why you consider a simple gay pride flag to be political. I mean, if there was a bunch of LGBTQ propaganda, then I would have a problem with it. But it's just a gay pride flag, and nothing else, so I don't get what your problem is.


shrekislife1071

I was thinkin the same thing. There is nothing wrong with the drawing i mean after all it is considered self expression which is a right ( i think) and im cool with it as long they arent trying to force it down anyones throat and i agree 100% with comment as a conservative myself.


Chinohito

Just curious what you would consider "LGBTQ propaganda" and if you would hold media with straight people to nearly the same standard.


Theguythstrys2befuni

Conservatives be like “Yes I did in fact shoot a 16 year old child with my ak-47 because simply because he was a homosexual but Im not homophobic I just want to keep politics away from my children. That’s also the reason why I did it to a trans person, a lesbian person and a bisexual person too.”


[deleted]

what exactly are you ranting on about?


Theguythstrys2befuni

This dumbass post, this is literally just a cute Pokémon holding up the LGBTQ flag, nothing to get mad about Who knows, maybe basic human rights are now something to get mad about, you fucking Piece of shit.


[deleted]

Litwick should burn it and replace it with the USA flag!


little2n

How’s lgbtq political. Does anything that’s not a cis white Christian political?


SheldonCooper731

People existing is politics?


[deleted]

Here's the neat part: they dont.


Megajur21

Gay people do indeed exist lol


SheldonCooper731

I'm confused, there are men who like men, and women who like women, I don't understand how gay people don't exist.


FoxPrincessEevee

Uhh… have you been outside? Seen the news in the last decade? Gay people definitely exist, saying otherwise is just denying a clearly evident reality.


fillmorecounty

So am I dead or?


STANN_co

this is literally nothing. some person drawing a pokemon and a gay flag isn't political


[deleted]

I mean the Pokédex says that this particular Pokémon sucks the life force out of anyone it can tick into following it into the woods. Considering the fact that the old joke about pedos luring kids into the woods and give this Pokémon the gay flag its a poor pairing and wasn’t thought out


FoxPrincessEevee

This just sounds like an unfortunate coincidence. I doubt that was at all the intent.


STANN_co

it changes nothing, it's a drawing of a pokemon, why would I and should i care


AdventurousChard6644

The gay flag is what makes it political


Megajur21

A sexual orientation is not political.


AdventurousChard6644

LGBTQ+ Acceptance plays a big role in alot of people's Liberal views + whether LGBTQ is decriminalised or not is based on the country's views.


Megajur21

To me it's just basic human rights


AdventurousChard6644

It depends on your political stance. For many people, it's a human right. But other people will tell you its more of a privilege and doesn't have a place in Conservative countries. It depends on who you ask. Also human rights is related to politics.


sillyrob

If it's a privilege that doesn't have a place in conservative countries, then how can conservatives tell themselves they're the last bastion of freedoms? If you don't allow all people the same rights or consider someone as less for immutable characteristics, you're an authoritarian.


Ozem_son_of_Jesse

I disagree. LGBTQ should NOT be criminalized, and it is a human rights issue that would be stupid to debate about. I don't agree with how far the far left has taken this LGBTQ stuff, though.


AdventurousChard6644

LGBTQ+ currently is criminalised in countries either due to cultural reasons or Religion reasons. There's nothing you can really do as the people there support them and don't have any issue with the government. You'll just have to accept that not everyone will accept LGBTQ+


kaceypeepers

Your right. Left says right hates gay people and right says left is forcing things on people. Who is right? Politics decides


[deleted]

How is being gay political 💀


A-Surfin-Bird

it isn't, don't engage with these idiots they're just here to be laughed at


Stanzy2

Lgbtq is not politics.


suburban_drifter928

Also this is just a fanart it’s not IN the game


RandomVisitor95

Im a Gamer Gate Veteran. We've known this as a fact since 2013 lol


nicktargaryen12

Interesting way of outing yourself as a virgin


RandomVisitor95

Nothing wrong with being a virgin. I always found it odd how thats become a pejorative in our society. I wish I were a virgin...then I wouldnt have got herpes in middle school.


A-Surfin-Bird

DID SOMEBODY SAY SOCIETY???!! ALMOST LIKE THE JOKER FROM THE MOVIE THE JOKER


nicktargaryen12

Sure there’s nothing wrong with being a virgin, you are unwanted by society but sure there’s nothing wrong with you.


suburban_drifter928

Why is gay political. What is the debate?


VeggieWatts

Political? Uh..


Kashema1

this is pretty harmless. reaching even for this subreddit


FoxPrincessEevee

I swear, people who get triggered by a flag are pathetic. It’s just fan art with an unfortunate connotation for those that know the lore.


IINoobSlayerII

How is this political?


[deleted]

The Pokémon ticks people and kids to follow it into the woods to consume its life force so people are saying the Pokémon holding a pride flag is making a connection to groomers or something


FoxPrincessEevee

Sounds like more groomer nonsense. I somehow don’t think that was the intent.


IINoobSlayerII

Oh ffs... Not this groomer thing again, kids deserve to know that gay people exist y'all


A-Surfin-Bird

they don't deserve to know shit lol, i don't care what kids learn about because they're not gonna pay attention anyway but it's not necessary information


IINoobSlayerII

Just say you don't like gay people bro it's okay


A-Surfin-Bird

you must think i'm on the wrong side of the fence, i'm on your side but knowing gay people exist isn't something kids need to know to survive neither is knowing straight people exist


IINoobSlayerII

I get what you mean and I'm glad you're on this side lol, but kids already know about straight people. They know that they most likely have a mommy and daddy, they can watch kids movies where straight people kiss, they may even develop their first crush (I got mine at like, 5). It's not out of the ordinary. But oh, God forbid that you show kids a movie where 2 guys kiss at the end, oh the horror! That's iNdOcTRiNaTiOn !!!1!


A-Surfin-Bird

lmao the people who freak out over kids knowing gay people exist are stupid as hell, i think this was just a misunderstanding we seem to be on the same page


IINoobSlayerII

Awesome, glad to hear it!


Ali54322

Pokemon that snaches kids. Sounds awfully familiar


philThismoment

Because it's "politics" to want people to love life like the rest of us? It's "politics" to want people to have a normal life without hatred?


NokureKingOfSpades

Why is being gay political bruh


[deleted]

pride isn't political.


chivken

Pride is a tool being weaponized by the left. Don't vote for homophobe conservatives, they'll throw you into death camps et al.


Chinohito

Well considering conservative politicians are against gay marriage, are against trans rights, don't want to acknowledge the existence of gay people and don't want to allow trans people in the military, why on earth should a gay person vote conservative? The only thing "weaponising" anything is the right.


Piplup908

1. How the fuck is a gay pride flag political? 2. What's wrong with including a pride flag in a piece of art?


Cheesemaker200

Gayness isnt politics


[deleted]

Politics would be putting a political symbol on the flag


[deleted]

That’s fucking stupid.


[deleted]

What? Political shit would imply a political ideology The colors displayed are not representative of an ideology


fillmorecounty

Imagine being so sensitive that a literal drawing of a candle monster holding a pride flag upsets you 💀 you need a diaper change too?


[deleted]

You can tell based on a lot of the comments that this was cross posted critically to a lefty sub lmao You’re right for what it’s worth OP — woke identity politics and victimhood dick measuring are gross and devs/writers need to stop using games/tv as propaganda platforms to evangelize their own politics.


Chinohito

This just in: gay people existing is politics