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i asked a lefty straight man i know (this is IRL) whether he was aware of the transformers comic where little girls have to kiss them to make them transform. i cannot overstate how little he wanted to talk about this, let alone acknowledge that any of it was real

Jul 02, 2024 at 19:38 UTC

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Sean M @ontariothemans.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:48 UTC

Yea I get what you're trying to illuminate here, every man does. We've got the nod and the nope.

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Captain Hurley @zoonie.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:44 UTC

Not just kiss them but "fuse" with them! Excusee whilst I puke in to a bucket

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:06 UTC

hahaha

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Michael Maris @edrobot.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 23:05 UTC

As a lefty straight man I can concur that I wish I never knew this information.

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cool dog mowing lawn @mosesconspiracy.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:25 UTC

i don't think i understand, lefty straight men *should* want to talk about this?

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madeline odent @oldenoughtosay.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:17 UTC

I’m sorry what

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Kategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬 @kategodart.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:16 UTC

lol

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Shadrach North @shadrachnorth.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:15 UTC

I see, but does it surprise you that women, evidently, talk about this all the time?

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Alex @theunorthodox.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:19 UTC

why ☹️

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Werepixie 🏳️‍⚧️ @poljack.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 04:59 UTC

I liked this post, but at what cost.

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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 10:18 UTC

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Beni @benilos.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:43 UTC

in a weird way or in a like, cute way. like oh they give em a little smooch on the headlight and they transform, or is it like. gross

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Nerdeater Noemi 🏳️‍⚧️ @nbnoemi.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:38 UTC

thanks this knowledge has irreparably damaged my soul

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Cacao Byproduct @cacaobyproduct.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:10 UTC

I hate this knowledge Googling how to delete someone else’s post

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Super Mecha Dad @supermecha.dad
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:43 UTC

As a lefty straight man in the transformers fandom: yeah but that version of Rodimus was *really cool*.

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Dandy G @dangyd.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:00 UTC

I take some small comfort in knowing that terminally-online right wing internet crank shit is deeply repellant to the average American, so much so that they could easily be mistaken for any old political boogeyman you might want to project upon them.

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Ghost Coast. @spectralthrum.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:38 UTC

The what now

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Tyler @electriceden92.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

You're on to something deeper here - stay the course

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King Blackbird @kingblackbird.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:08 UTC

As a Transformers fan I can assure you we ALSO don't like to acknowledge that any of it was real.

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Confirmed Professional Agitator @mumbly-joe.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:25 UTC

I genuinely can't tell you how much I never wanted to learn this existed. Ever.

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Maximilian Ximenez @maxximenez.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:52 UTC

on the other hand the optimus prime toy they released for that line has a bitchin' surfboard that transforms into a zweihander

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Vomiting Kermit @lejokerman.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:41 UTC

I’m a lefty straight man who wants to talk about this 👉👈🥹

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Agent NaN @thaxter.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:41 UTC

Ew what? I hope that's not canon

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BigBootyBabaYaga @bigbootybabayaga.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:07 UTC

I, a straight man, knows about Kiss Players.

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🏳️‍⚧️Constantine Roswell Angelos🌸 @chironseye.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:17 UTC

Why must you tell people of this nightmare! 😭😭😭

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Electrichead @electrichead.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

That should be the next movie.

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El Jebus @eljebus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:26 UTC

I hate that I know about this now.

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K____ B: new gender who dis @wowcoolrobot.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:46 UTC

...oh these are like FULLY adult transformers with LITTLE girls.

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Sean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

…Fair?

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Tattorack @tattorack.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:01 UTC

That sounds... weird, awkward, and the basis for a nonsensical ecchi. I don't blame the guy one bit for not wanting to talk about it.

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@jackalmingo.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:46 UTC

Transformers are real ‽

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Sage 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:39 UTC

wait wtf

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Jan Tinklenberg, Fine Arts @jantink.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:14 UTC

Literally

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Your🐀text🐀here @worldoffoo.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

Had to stop watching Digimon cuz in the 3rd season the children have to get naked for them to digivolve?? Like wtf why. The first 2 seasons are so good too. But that is impossibly cringe I can't

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CJ @arsonfly.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:07 UTC

Never heard of it until just now.

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smarxy baby @smarxist.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:43 UTC

how is this real

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Silverwynde @silverwynde.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 05:47 UTC

Look, Transformers fans don't want to remember Kiss Players existed. At all. Period.

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Dr. Sex, DDS @ingridthebuff.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:58 UTC

I don't think I wanted to know about this

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Hot Blooded Tough Guy Rusty Shackles @rustyshackles.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:40 UTC

…huh

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Shane @shaners.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:28 UTC

Wtf

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Alex Wallace @spanishspy.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:00 UTC

I regret to inform you that I, a lefty straight man, was aware of this I refer to it as the worst thing to have ever happened to Transformers, and that includes Michael Bay

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Patrick Denny @atomicnoggin.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:13 UTC

My reaction to just reading that description

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Jason X @silentfanatic.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:25 UTC

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⚔️𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖆𝖘𝖍⚔️ @ubergreen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 20:01 UTC

No! No!!!

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Monochrome Memory @blitzkriegomega.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:27 UTC

...The Japanese are goddamn weirdos and I don't blame that guy for trying to pretend Kiss Players doesn't exist. I'd do the exact same thing.

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Rick Rutherford @rrutherford.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:28 UTC

Are they frogs before they transform?

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Anime Death Spiral @animedeathspiral.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:38 UTC

*sweating, trying to pivot* yeah...yeah no thats another good example of japans willingness to try new things with legacy IP, have you checked out the spider-man manga?

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