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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAt the end of the day, posting a movie spoiler is a very small thing.
But I'll be damned if I can wrap my head around anyone's need to do something so unnecessary and ass-holeish. It serves no earthly purpose other than to spoil (thus the term) someone else's viewing experience. If you take pleasure in that, then you're wired differently than am I.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)yes I made that up
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)kiva
(4,373 posts)it's a deliberate attempt to spoil another person's bit of enjoyment, surprise, whatever...basically passive/aggressive nonsense.
*Thelma and Louise spoiler below, if that warning is necessary*
When Thelma and Louise first came out on video, a friend told a co-worker that she was planning to pick up the movie on her way home and was excited to see it, had missed it the the theater. Co-worker said "Oh, I loved that movie until the end when they drove off the cliff."
Pure nasty.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)She wasn't being mean, I don't think. She was just so excited at the news.
kiva
(4,373 posts)but with adults? I do think it's often mean-spirited, and when they get called on it they immediately go into non-cool defense mode - "Movie/show/book has been out for DAYS, it's not my fault that you haven't seen it *because if you were one of the cool kids you would have moved heaven and earth to see/read it the day it came out*.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)sad isn't?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)especially now, with so much open and immediate communication.
I mean, really, how you gonna keep a secret with Facebook and Twitter out there?
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)I'm not so into it that i can't wait until Redbox or cable, but out of curiosity, i found the synopsis on line and read it.
Took me 30 seconds to find a several paragraphs that described the whole plot and storyline.
That being said, i wasn't gong to do an OP that said "Guess What?" and reveal the big moments.
seaglass
(8,173 posts)book, watch a TV show or see a movie so we don't spoil each other. Her bf is a huge Star Wars fan, he wanted to avoid some of the crowds so he is seeing it tomorrow night and would be heart broken if someone spoiled it for him. . I think we're still within the window when people shouldn't spoil it or at the minimum give an obvious warning if they have to.
The spoiler I saw on DU was not even in a thread about Star Wars. It was just plain mean-spirited.
tkmorris
(11,138 posts)Because, as you say, it's small potatoes compared to other issues. It's the sheer, unabashed, "I'm being an asshole here and I don't care if it pisses you off" attitude that makes it so egregious. I just don't have any room in my life for such people and if you (not you OP) ARE that kind of person you make the world a shittier place by existing.
Oneironaut
(5,524 posts)Remember those dumb videos?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Not James Bond predictable, but not far behind.