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"It's dated"

AnonusAnonus
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Because nothing should ever reflect the time period when it was made.

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  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    Birth of a Nation
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    "Dated" doesn't just mean of its time; it means that certain qualities have aged badly.
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Baldanders said:

    Birth of a Nation

    that's an exception to my complaint
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    "Dated" doesn't just mean of its time; it means that certain qualities have aged badly.

    right
  • LOAD CherryLOAD Cherry
    Splat Charger Specialist
    I would say that there is a good stretch of definition between "reflective of the era" and "dated"

    To use an example, I'd say that Animaniacs is reflective of the time period it was made, but still entertaining, while the early episodes of the Pokemon dub are a little dated in their 90s-ness, and a bit cliched at times.

    Whether something is "dated" has a lot to do with a combination of the quality of the source and what cultural qualities in the world have changed since then which reflect poorly on it.

    I'd say much of Looney Tunes has aged well, while some of it has well, not.
  • HexartesHexartes
    A lot of people do mix up "dated" and "reflective" to be fair and call something the former when it is more the latter, to be fair to Anonus.
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    It is a subjective assessment, and not necessarily an insult to the full package per se.
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