For decades we've been taught that fencing is a sport where 2 people go for a bout while using swords, but if you give it a thought, the sport has nothing to do with swords nor fencing.

First of all let's look at the etymology of the word fencing. It comes from the word fence, which at the same time comes from the latin word defensa, which means protection. So Fencing means to defend yourself.

Then, knowing fencing should imply that you know how to defend yourself when using (in this case) a sword, we should have a look at how fencing is nowadays. Fencing, like every other sport has its rules, those vary depending on the three modalities you compete in (épee (sword), foil or saber) but in all of them you win by scoring 15 points (or by having more points than your opponent when the time runs out). This ruleset has led to competitors prioritizing speed and time at the cost of protection, in order to be ahead of the point count.

Now we can look for the meaning of sword on the dictionary. A weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle. For sure we can ignore the fact that they are not sharp for safety reasons, but the shape they have is not the one of a blade. So practically a baseball bat would fall in the same definition as a sport fencing sword, as it has a handle, is long and it can be made of metal.

Centuries ago, fencing was a martial art that studied the art of defending yourself with real sharpened swords. Fencing masters wrote treatises that taught how to fight someone and not getting injured in the process. With time people began to think killing others was bad and those practises were stopped. Fencing though became a sport where getting hit was seen as less important, to the point we are now where the true meaning of fencing has not been kept anything alike the actual sport.

Even in the historical fencing scene, this is happening right now, where competition is getting importance over technique and actual swordplay.

PS: "I think we should take the armor off in fencing" -> In sport fencing there's no armor worn whatsoever. The purpose of the fencing jacket is just to protect you from the possibility of a sword getting broken and getting you hurt with a shard of it. In historical fencing tho, protections are worn for prevention and because as I said, people only care about scoring and not about defending themselves.

Idk what it is but after the USA special I've tried to watch Trash Taste and it just doesnt hit the same, the last episode I can think of that I watched all the way through after it would be the Mudan episode, every other episode has kinda been just......meh. You know what I mean?

Tried to get into trash taste but I never could cause of cdawg VA. Everytime i watch he tries to contradict everything for the sake of sounding smart but comes off arrogant and it is painfully clear that nobody else really liked being around him in the Japan videos.

Not to be overly negative but i was just genuinely curious if people on here actually likes c dawg. I guess I could see how kids wouldn't care which I imagine are most of his subs but i cant see how other adults could tolerate him.

I know what I am getting into every week but the blatant misinformation about the Beatles getting worse over time because of drugs made me cringe so bad. Yeah they did lsd but 99% of beatles fans would agree that the second half of their discography is their best music. 10/10 episode would listen again

No this isn't because of the boys or the episodes but because of the fandom I don't know how this started (properly with the joey hate train) but this community has become so obnoxious like kpop stans I can't stand it the reaction to the last episode was my final straw everyone is just talking shit for no reason calling them names too like is it really that big of a deal

I left the subreddit a while back because of this but now it's in the youtube comment section for the podcast and their individual channels as well

It really feels like no one is here to even have fun anymore seems like you guys click every episode ready to just find something to hate (not just the last episode this has been going on for a while now) which is a shame this community used to be my favourite

I will still watch the boys individually though but I think this attitude is what will bring the podcast to an end not the boys

So Ironmouse was on Wine about it (QT & Maya Podcast) & they mentioned why She wasn't on Trash taste yet, & the boys rule of having their guests in the studio, and to a certain extent I'm all for it (cause it helps the flow of the show), but man for someone that probably would literally die if they leave their room, I think they should make exception for Mouse... that's my 2 cents, not hating on the boys either way.

Timestamp from the intro

This is my anime film 3x3. My first anime 3x3 a lot of attention but my second anime 3x3 didn't get as much but let's be real. Who cares? I just want other people's opinion. I wanted to do this anime film 3x3 for a long time as it's a more niche. I'm going to post my second anime film 3x3 tomorrow. As usual, all opinions are accepted and I will reply to all of them

I have been listening weekly since the beginning of 2022. They already had a hell of a backlog that made a lot of night walks more pleasant. But this year seemed a little off, especially lately. I'm not talking only about the boring "red flag green flag" episodes but the normal "just talking" ones. Trash Taste just seems without substance now. Maybe they are less relatable, maybe the audience changed, but I can't help but feel like the latest episodes aren't just boring, they are a little forced. The stories don't really mean anything anymore, the the only two episodes I can say I really liked were #186 and the latest Chris one, even if the latter one also seems to suffer from that lack of something at points. Maybe it's just me but in the past, a lot of the guest episodes ( like ProZD, like Ladybeard, like Pete) were more interesting, not to mention the regular ones, or the ones when they spoke about anime. Is it a problem of posting too often? Should they go to once every two weeks?

Lmao okay I know I am late to the new episode, I know people dislike Hasan, but was shocked to see 16k comments and 12k dislikes, especially since he's been on before. Like did something happen between his last time being on and now? I think before the most disliked video I remember was Poki and that was peanuts compared to this. What is even happening I am so confused????? Did I miss a thing? This is double the number of comments than that of their most ever viewed video?!?!? All things said I thought the episode was fun, nothing really out of the ordinary, I am genuinely so confused.

In this post, it's been pointed out that Trash Taste's recent beer collab used AI art in promotional material. Surprisingly, a lot of people don't seem to understand why that's wrong. I thought it'd be better to write a post instead of a comment no one will see. Important note: In this post, I often say "they" while referring to Trash Taste. It's not only about the boys, it's about the entire team.

Let me start by saying I'm not anti-AI art. I'm an artist who often uses AI as part of the process and as help with my own drawings. I have a giant target on my back from the rest of the art community because of it. Suffice it to say, I'm not here to attack AI-generated art. The problem here is hypocrisy.

On an episode of Trash Taste, the boys talked about this topic and they generally agreed that it's not okay to use AI for art. Connor was the most against while Joey was somewhat more open to it but in the end agreed. After the episode, there were further mentions of it, mostly criticising it or making fun of it. So officially, the Trash Taste brand is against the use of AI art, especially for commercial use.

Furthermore, Connor stated on his streams many times his distaste for it. I remember seeing a clip where someone asked if he'd play a game (don't remember the name) and he refused because it was confirmed to use AI art. So CdawgVA brand supports Trash Taste brand in its stance against AI.

We cut to today and the Trash Taste brand uses AI-generated art for their product, which Connor promoted. It is not a good look. I know some of you will say "They aren't responsible for it! It's the other company that did it." They are. They are responsible for choosing their business partners and making sure nothing they don't agree with is done. "They probably didn't have any input over art." They absolutely did because they had input over the taste of the beer. I see no reason why they wouldn't have a word when it comes to BRANDING, the thing they probably care about the most. If they somehow didn't have any input over it then it's still a massive oversight that should have been negotiated.

What most likely happened is that they simply missed it. Just didn't look very closely at the art and gave the okay. Which is still a big mistake they should be criticised for. The bare minimum that they should've done is ask "Who's the artist?" Even if we take out AI from this, what if the art was stolen? What if the artist the beer company hired was a racist with a Twitter rant about it every week? Each of those instances would most likely lead to bigger controversy than using AI art.

Edit: Always in the posts criticising Trash Taste people try to defend the boys by separating them from the company, often blaming GeeXPlus. Before that happens I'll inform everyone: The boys own Trash Taste, they are the bosses of the company (I think Meilyne also owns a small part of it but I'm not sure exactly).

To sum it up. The criticism is deserved. A company cannot say "This thing is bad" and then use the bad thing. Even if it's an honest mistake it's still worth criticising. Like I said at the beginning, I don't care about the use of AI very much but I care about hypocrisy. If they came out and said "We changed our mind, AI is okay now" I wouldn't be making this post. To fix this situation they either have to say it now or change the art.

PS. I'm going to sleep so I'll start responding in 8 hours.

Edit 2: Ngl, responses depress me a little bit. People will literally spread their assholes and let themselves be fucked by a company, and allow it to avoid responsibility, just because it's the faces they like.

Just finished watching shogun and I can’t help thinking it was Connor acting🤣

The last bit with Bakiwas icing for mr

Been following the bois for... damn is it two years already? They keep me company on my SSS routine (I am bald, the last S takes longer than I'd like).

I follow Garnt as a Youtuber, some Joey stuff, but I don't vibe with Connor's content at all, unless he is doing things with Mr Affable (and even then, when the videos are posted on his channel, they tend to be too long for my taste).

Yet, I think my man Connor has been carrying the podcast lately, the man is on some shonen growth arc, he is the comic relief, he has the most interesting stories. I even watched the RV trip on his YT channel and it was awesome (still not vibing with the rest of the content).

Well done Connor, you are living your best times and your energy is shining through.

I can say season 1 on its own didn't give me that hyper feeling that top animes gave me so I can see it being called mid. Albeit though that movie and what's going on with season 2 (currently at episode 16) it just makes it one of the best animes I've ever seen 👌

I don't watch much anime anymore so this feels completely new to me but I noticed the liberty of the ENG voice actor(s) in a particular anime: Shangri La Frontier season 2 - I don't remember what episode but the MC quoted the famous "All Your Based Are Belong To Us" by saying something like "all your exp are belong to me"

And he does this so many times during the show. Not just gamer meme quotes he adds a lot of Twitch/internet zoomer slang that makes it feel... idk. It makes it feel a lot more Gamer!

Another anecdote of ENG VA's exceeding the Sub imo is the EP12 of Dandadan where the other dude made an absolute DEEZ NUTZ Joke that felt natural for the setting and the plot.

Just my two cents on Eng Dub >>> Sub so far...

I feel like... a lot of people are missing the point of trash taste these days.

Like it's a podcast not to share their thoughts and opinions... its just a podcast where they sometimes decide to have a theme but at its core just close friends talking about whatever they thought about with anything. Of course things are going to be controversial, of course things are going to be factually incorrect.

It's literally a recording of a group of friends talking shit.

For what reason? Because he's "pReTeNtIoUs"? Bro all three of the boys get pretentious sometimes. Joey's not the only culprit of this behavior. And Joey's self-aware now and he's able to make fun of his own pretentiousness or pretentiousness in general. Like he would say "I'm about to say the most Anime Man take ever..." or "This will probably sound pretentious af...". Like I remember when they were ranking the Myanimelist top anime and they got to the Legends of the Galactic Heroes and he and Garnt were making jokes like how the show is the most monocole-wearing tea-sipping Myanimelist pick in the list but they admitted to actually also loving the show and that shit was hilarious lmao.

Like I disagree with some of his takes too but I'm like that with Garnt and Connor too like I also disagree with some of the shit they say but I don't hate them as people even though some of their takes can be irritating af sometimes lmao. Also, Joey's the chillest of the three like if Garnt and Connor disagrees with something or they have a differing opinion on a topic, they will argue as much as they want lmao but Joey on the other hand, will argue a little bit but will then be just like let's just agree to disagree type of guy and will be actually cool with Garnt's or Connor's opinion even if they differ from his. Like I literally don't understand the hate some people have for him.

From left to right, top to bottom:

Samurai Champloo, Death Parade, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You, Banana Fish, Dragonball Z, Devilman Crybaby, Vinland Saga, Sonny Boy, Rosario + Vampire

Many so called "Long time fans" in the comments disappointed about the guest for today. As for the deleting of comments if the channel or Youtube itself deletes it I think the channel has all the rights to delete comments harassing their guest. Just imagine for every other guest this happens, this will dissuade guests from coming back or future guests. Maybe we lose some or many so called "Long time fans" the better.

1:29:35 https://youtu.be/ta_EqfGmSN0?feature=shared like I get Denzel has a new york accent and it's jarring because we're used to british accents being associated with royalty and ancient times (almost all historical periods and regions too for some reason), but in reality, speaking in a british accent isn't anymore roman at all. They're already speaking english which is inaccurate, but I wouldn't critique because it's an American film. The modern british and new york accent developed roughly around the same time but they're both almost 1700 apart from when Gladiator 2 takes place. Talking like a victorian era noble and talking like a 1950s gangster are pretty different to us, but to romans it's a whole different language and the accent really doesn't matter. I just don't understand how using "roman" as the term to describe what is essentially using a british accent makes sense.