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That could be extended to Barb, too. Cole might view Barb as an uncultured backwoods hick who would throw a fit if forced to watch a foreign film or art movie.
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That could be extended to Barb, too. Cole might view Barb as an uncultured backwoods hick who would throw a fit if forced to watch a foreign film or art movie.
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I see Bob as the type who would say things to Cole just to annoy him. Who wouldn't enjoy that?
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I thought that was barb too?
Back when Bob was a kid the klan used to burn crosses in people's yards as an intimidation tactic.
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To be honest I think that Barb throws a fit for anything she doesn't want to do, or doesn't get her way.
Also I think we need a "Was Bob a decent parent or not?" thread right about now.
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Despite Cole's shitty attitude, I really think he could have helped Chris back in his younger years, maybe even with the help of his shitty attitude. If he wasn't such a whiny pissbaby and just sort of talked some sense into Chris during his childhood, Chris probably would have stopped that Sonichu bull after a few months maximum. That's probably what Chris has needed all along, some pushy persistent motivational "role model/big-brother" type to say "C'mon, this Pokemon shit is MAD gay, let's go get a pizza or play football or watch a movie." rather than have this constant overprotective ass-patting attitude from Borb which has in reality deeply damaged Chris. Even if Cole was in his 20s/30s when Chris was in his teens, still would have helped Chris a great deal.
Bob in my opinion was an okay parent, he seemed to have been pretty well-rounded and educated, much much smarter than Barb. If you look in some of the background of Chris' childhood pics, you can see a decently sized record collection, a shitton of books (some about programming), a few computers, etc. He just happened to have a sort of warped non-modern perception of life after he had Chris (e.g., his racism) which was probably normal and socially accepted when he was younger.
Bob in my opinion was an okay parent, he seemed to have been pretty well-rounded and educated, much much smarter than Barb. If you look in some of the background of Chris' childhood pics, you can see a decently sized record collection, a shitton of books (some about programming), a few computers, etc. He just happened to have a sort of warped non-modern perception of life after he had Chris (e.g., his racism) which was probably normal and socially accepted when he was younger.
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"'Wild Strawberries' is a thematically abundant film that fluidly condenses a lifetime's worth of experience into succinct cinematic fragments under Ingmar Bergman's complex construction of abstract corollaries."
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Yeah, but let's also bear in mind that Cole seems to be one of these people who thinks anyone to the right of Bernie Sanders is a racist RepubliKKKan.
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I don't think we'll ever really get to the bottom of the relationship between Cole and Bob because neither is very well documented, one is dead and the other is the sort of person whose every anecdote ends with, "And then I nearly died because of the idiots around me!"
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Reminds me of the average high school-aged Facebook poster who types like a Thesaurus and totally has the world all figured out.
While it's very difficult to judge a man's entire demeanor based on a ~10 minute video, I was getting some heavy defeatist vibes from Bob in that Christmas video. When he spoke to Chris, his voice carried a tone that carried an air soft resignation (and with that, the tone one uses when they're speaking to a six year old).
This I disagree on, partially. I'm sure nowadays, she's resigned herself to accepting that her son is damaged goods, but I always suspected Barb was in complete and absolute denial in regards to Chris' condition, and probably continued the "bribing him with toys" mentality in various forms throughout their lives, as if in fierce denial. "See, God? My boy ain't no tard! I can make him ____! Look Chris, if you do ___, I'll getcha something fun."
Imagine being raised by someone so willing to go out of their way to twist reality to suit their fantasy. It's no wonder Cole is such a bitter individual. I'd feel bad for him if he wasn't such a pompous asshole.
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Someone with a pile of whale shit like Ted Rall as best buds isn't someone with the best political judgment.
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Sadly The Force Awakens did suck, so I can't argue with him there.
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Isn't Cole a little old to be doing the unimpressed hipster gig? I keep thinking that he's in his early thirties, then I remember that he's 20 years older than Chris.
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I see a lot of folks talking about how shitty Cole is because he didn't do whatever he could have to help Chris or whatever.
When did Cole ever owe Chris anything? Because they both arbitrarily fell out the same vagina? That's a pretty shitty reason, considering he was out of the house pretty much since Chris was born and they had no relationship.
When did Cole ever owe Chris anything? Because they both arbitrarily fell out the same vagina? That's a pretty shitty reason, considering he was out of the house pretty much since Chris was born and they had no relationship.
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He is so irrelevant he can't even get his own camera to focus on him.
At least Chris only had problems getting the camera to stop.
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^ This post. Cole gives off Douche-y vibe but honestly I can't dislike the guy and I certainly don't think he owes Chris or Barb anything. Cole shouldn't have to introduce Chris to anyone or promote Chris' "artwork" because Chris is undeserving, lazy, untalented. Cole shouldn't have to drop everything to come look after Barb because Chris is a massive pervert and Bob's no longer there to do it. Equally he has no real obligation to come care for Chris even when Barb dies.
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It doesnt help that everything he does is laced with politics. Combine that with overall doucheyness and you get a person who is a hate magnet.
Even that movie review is laced with it. Complaining about Pro war imagery? Dude it has "Wars" in the title. What did you expect? Hes basically the DSP of movie reviews. He complains about the movie and doesnt understand anything about it
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Cole is fat and I would not have sex with him
In all seriousness, this thread is kinda depressing. In an ideal world, Cole would not have only get away from his abusive mother but also be a stand up and totally normal guy, the polar opposite of Chris. But in reality, that's not the case. He's only managed to do one of those things. And that is get away from Borb. Despite being in his 50s, he's still compensating for his crappy childhood. To a degree, that's normal. Most people with shitty childhoods like his have hang ups that make them at least a bit dysfunctional. But Cole goes beyond the norm by becoming a pretentious, know it all, and overall unlikable douchebag. He can act like a NYC born and bred hipster all he wants, but it doesn't change how he came into this world: As the bastard son of the future mother of Chis Chan. If he would just accepted this and perhaps still be a bit pretentious but not project his uphappy childhood onto kids' movies that he reviews, he would be a lot more likable to most Kiwis.
And yes. I did read the CWCki article on him before reading this thread. Which might explain my somewhat sympathetic view on him.
In all seriousness, this thread is kinda depressing. In an ideal world, Cole would not have only get away from his abusive mother but also be a stand up and totally normal guy, the polar opposite of Chris. But in reality, that's not the case. He's only managed to do one of those things. And that is get away from Borb. Despite being in his 50s, he's still compensating for his crappy childhood. To a degree, that's normal. Most people with shitty childhoods like his have hang ups that make them at least a bit dysfunctional. But Cole goes beyond the norm by becoming a pretentious, know it all, and overall unlikable douchebag. He can act like a NYC born and bred hipster all he wants, but it doesn't change how he came into this world: As the bastard son of the future mother of Chis Chan. If he would just accepted this and perhaps still be a bit pretentious but not project his uphappy childhood onto kids' movies that he reviews, he would be a lot more likable to most Kiwis.
And yes. I did read the CWCki article on him before reading this thread. Which might explain my somewhat sympathetic view on him.
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And that's the problem- Once a Chandler, always a Chandler. Cole just exhibits some more severe levels of what Chris suffers (USI, anger, delusions, but not autism as far as we know).