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What are some careless things said that have killed a conversation for you? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Whether it's foot in mouth, a sudden heavy subject, or some utter nonsense that you don't know how to process, what's something that's come up in an otherwise alright conversation that's stopped it dead in its track for both of you?

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[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 year ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon

AFAIK, Porygon was never shown in the anime again because of this episode, and it wasn't even Prygon who caused the issues.

[-] minimar@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I'm so glad I read this article

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I love Wikipedia so damn much.

[-] nan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

I remember this being one of those rumors we always heard about as kids before the internet was readily available.

Of course I had to find the clip on YouTube. Turns out I’m not epileptic. It is an uncomfortable effect though and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it elsewhere.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Oh man, if you think that effect is uncomfortable (which it absolutely is), you should see the final boss of Balan Wonderworld before they patched the effect. It’s astonishing. I can’t find a video of the fight to link to you, unfortunately… I want to see it again, but the one I had saved was taken down.

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I think while it definitely taught a few kids about epilepsy, it wasn't thousands like the rumors/story/media says. I think a few kids went to the hospital with seizures, and it ended up on the news, which made a bunch of parents tell their kids about the Pokemon episode that made kids sick. Kids, being impressionable, would think "oh shit, I saw that episode, I'm gonna get sick"

TLDR, the episode made a few kids sick, and it was good that it was pulled, but the majority of reports were likely hysteria, at least IMO

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ooooh, I think I was aware of that at one point, but didn't make the connection.

I'm joining your picket line, that shits fucked up. Justice for my boi porygon 😤

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