• @wahming
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    1110 months ago

    Somebody explain the ‘children to gaslight’ line?

    • Cethin
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      2110 months ago

      Gandalf really had a thing for Hobbits, who look and act somewhat like children, though they’re significantly older their their human counterparts.

      • @AMillionNames@sh.itjust.works
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        210 months ago

        I saw it more as a dig at the whole loli versus lalafell thing, where fans of the former always seem to disguise their intent behind the convenient happenstance of the latter.

        • Cethin
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          210 months ago

          They’re small, can’t grow bears (usually). They’re also generally somewhat playful and shy. They generally fear things they don’t know, which can be seen by the fact they don’t travel far beyond their homes. They are pretty care-free and not bothered by external event, and fairly joyful. They live relatively simple lives and generally seem to be easily amused.

          They don’t behave exactly like children, but they do have qualities we associate with children. That, plus their physical characteristics, I’d say childlike is a decent description, particularly if you’re just trying to insult someone for hanging around them.

    • @kraftpudding@lemmy.world
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      210 months ago

      I interpreted this as Sans thinking the sorcerer is Dumbledore, who did indeed manipulated children for his own goals, but it turns out it’s Gandalf, so it’s a little bonus joke.

      • 1 tripod in 3 trenchcoats
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        110 months ago

        @Honytawk @wahming it’s a Lord of the Rings reference. He’s gaslighting hobbits to join into “adventures” and the necromancer calls them children. Which makes him sound like one of those pedophiles who claim they aren’t pedophiles because they are into teenagers.