History Heartwarming / BennettTheSage

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* His entire reaction to the rape sideplot in ''[[Literature/TeitoMonogatari Doomed Megalopolis]]'', explaining why both from a moral and a narrative standpoint including it is insulting to the audience. Considering the somewhat cavalier attitude some internet personalities have towards rape it's refreshing to hear him outline ''exactly why'' you don't just throw a plot like that into a story unless you're fully prepared to deal with the consequences of it and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil treat it with the seriousness it deserves]].

* His interpretation of ''Literature/{{Paprika}}'' - Creator/SatoshiKon's final film before his passing - is genuinely heartwarming and thoughtful.
* Meta: [[https://twitter.com/BennettTheSage/status/1177241786877718529 Bennett is engaged]].

* His entire reaction to the rape sideplot in ''[[Literature/TeitoMonogatari Doomed Megalopolis]]'', explaining why both from a moral and a narrative standpoint including it is insulting to the audience. Considering the somewhat cavalier attitude some internet personalities have towards rape it's refreshing to hear him outline ''exactly why'' you don't just throw a plot like that into a story unless you're fully prepared to deal with the consequences of it and treat it with the seriousness it deserves.

--> Some of you might remember me talking briefly about the documentary ''Otaku'', and the way the rest of society views the culture. It comes as no surprise that otakudom has always been synonymous with social pariahs, even 20 years ago. (''Plays a clip from [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110747/ 1994's "Otaku"]]'') And you know what? [[HypocrisyNod I’m kind of guilty of this too]]. I’ll fully admit that I have made my fair share of jokes about the fandom and I’ll even cop to the fact that a lot of them can be construed as mean spirited. If it means anything, I never meant any of my jokes to be an attack on anyone and that… I understand. I understand that being around people in general can be scary and that it’s made worse when it seems like everyone around you has you pegged as a socially inept loser. I understand the need and want to make a real connection with another person, be it platonic or romantic, especially romantic. [[LonersWillStayAlone I understand that no man is an island, but when there’s no one around you, you can feel like you’re drowning]]. I understand that in this day and age where talking with someone who is thousands of miles away from you is only a keystroke away, still can’t replace a friendly pat on the shoulder to help lighten the burden of life. I understand that women can seem difficult and demanding and I also understand that men can seem scary and threatening and I also understand that in the absence of this connection, what might temporarily meet this need is a figurine of your favourite character. Or a poster of your favourite character. Or even a body pillow. And I also understand that purchasing these things can make you feel ashamed. Like you’re admitting that yes, you ARE a socially inept loser because who else would buy it? But I want to tell you, not just the people who purchased a body pillow or a full length figurine or even just the otakus out there, but anyone who feels like they have no friends or anyone who can feel alone in a crowded room or anyone who just wants one person to say they care about them, I want to say: [[YouAreNotAlone you’re OK]]. You ''are'' OK. You’re not [[LonersAreFreaks a freak]], you are not worthless and you are not hopeless. You are much stronger than you think you are and nothing you can ever feel can ever stop you from being happy. But first and foremost, you have to know that you ''are OK''.

--> Some of you might remember me talking briefly about the documentary ''Otaku'', and the way the rest of society views the culture. It comes as no surprise that otakudom has always been synonymous with social pariahs, even 20 years ago. (''Plays a clip from [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110747/ 1994's "Otaku"]]'') And you know what? [[HypocrisyNod I’m kind of guilty of this too]]. I’ll fully admit that I have made my fair share of jokes about the fandom and I’ll even cop to the fact that a lot of them can be construed as mean spirited. If it means anything, I never meant any of my jokes to be an attack on anyone and that… I understand. I understand that being around people in general can be scary and that it’s made worse when it seems like everyone around you has you pegged as a socially inept loser. I understand the need and want to make a real connection with another person, be it platonic or romantic, especially romantic. [[LonersWillStayAlone I understand that no man is an island, but when there’s no one around you, you can feel like you’re drowning]]. I understand that in this day and age where talking with someone who is thousands of miles away from you is only a keystroke away, still can’t replace a friendly pat on the shoulder to help lighten the burden of life. I understand that women can seem difficult and demanding and I also understand that men can seem scary and threatening and I also understand that in the absence of this connection, what might temporarily meet this need is a figurine of your favourite character. Or a poster of your favourite character. Or even a body pillow. And I also understand that purchasing these things can make you feel ashamed. Like you’re admitting that yes, you ARE a socially inept loser because who else would buy it? But I want to tell you, not just the people who purchased a body pillow or a full length figurine or even just the otakus out there, but anyone who feels like they have no friends or anyone who can feel alone in a crowded room or anyone who just wants one person to say they care about them, I want to say: [[YouAreNotAlone you’re OK]]. You ''are'' OK. You’re not a freak, you are not worthless and you are not hopeless. You are much stronger than you think you are and nothing you can ever feel can ever stop you from being happy. But first and foremost, you have to know that you ''are OK''.

* His interpretation of ''Literature/Paprika'' - Creator/SatoshiKon's final film before his passing - is genuinely heartwarming and thoughtful.

--> Some of you might remember me talking briefly about the documentary, Otaku, and the way the rest of society views the culture. It comes as no surprise that otakudom has always been synonymous with social pariahs, even 20 years ago. (''Plays a clip from [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110747/ 1994's "Otaku"]]'') And you know what? [[HypocrisyNod I’m kind of guilty of this too]]. I’ll fully admit that I have made my fair share of jokes about the fandom and I’ll even cop to the fact that a lot of them can be construed as mean spirited. If it means anything, I never meant any of my jokes to be an attack on anyone and that… I understand. I understand that being around people in general can be scary and that it’s made worse when it seems like everyone around you has you pegged as a socially inept loser. I understand the need and want to make a real connection with another person, be it platonic or romantic, especially romantic. [[LonersWillStayAlone I understand that no man is an island, but when there’s no one around you, you can feel like you’re drowning]]. I understand that in this day and age where talking with someone who is thousands of miles away from you is only a keystroke away, still can’t replace a friendly pat on the shoulder to help lighten the burden of life. I understand that women can seem difficult and demanding and I also understand that men can seem scary and threatening and I also understand that in the absence of this connection, what might temporarily meet this need is a figurine of your favourite character. Or a poster of your favourite character. Or even a body pillow. And I also understand that purchasing these things can make you feel ashamed. Like you’re admitting that yes, you ARE a socially inept loser because who else would buy it? But I want to tell you, not just the people who purchased a body pillow or a full length figurine or even just the otakus out there, but anyone who feels like they have no friends or anyone who can feel alone in a crowded room or anyone who just wants one person to say they care about them, I want to say: [[YouAreNotAlone you’re OK]]. You ''are'' OK. You’re not a freak, you are not worthless and you are not hopeless. You are much stronger than you think you are and nothing you can ever feel can ever stop you from being happy. But first and foremost, you have to know that you ''are OK''.

* Meta: [[url=https://twitter.com/BennettTheSage/status/1177241786877718529 Bennett is engaged]].

--> Some of you might remember me talking briefly about the documentary, Otaku, and the way the rest of society views the culture. It comes as no surprise that otakudom has always been synonymous with social pariahs, even 20 years ago. (''Plays a clip from [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110747/ 1994's "Otaku"]]'') And you know what? [[HypocrisyNod I’m kind of guilty of this too]]. I’ll fully admit that I have made my fair share of jokes about the fandom and I’ll even cop to the fact that a lot of them can be construed as mean spirited. If it means anything, I never meant any of my jokes to be an attack on anyone and that… I understand. I understand that being around people in general can be scary and that it’s made worse when it seems like everyone around you has you pegged as a socially inept loser. I understand the need and want to make a real connection with another person, be it platonic or romantic, especially romantic. I understand that no man is an island, but when there’s no one around you, you can feel like you’re drowning. I understand that in this day and age where talking with someone who is thousands of miles away from you is only a keystroke away, still can’t replace a friendly pat on the shoulder to help lighten the burden of life. I understand that women can seem difficult and demanding and I also understand that men can seem scary and threatening and I also understand that in the absence of this connection, what might temporarily meet this need is a figurine of your favourite character. Or a poster of your favourite character. Or even a body pillow. And I also understand that purchasing these things can make you feel ashamed. Like you’re admitting that yes, you ARE a socially inept loser because who else would buy it? But I want to tell you, not just the people who purchased a body pillow or a full length figurine or even just the otakus out there, but anyone who feels like they have no friends or anyone who can feel alone in a crowded room or anyone who just wants one person to say they care about them, I want to say: [[YouAreNotAlone you’re OK]]. You ''are'' OK. You’re not a freak, you are not worthless and you are not hopeless. You are much stronger than you think you are and nothing you can ever feel can ever stop you from being happy. But first and foremost, you have to know that you ''are OK''.

* Sage actually manages to find a remarkably heartwarming take away from Manga/{{Gantz}} that happens when Nishi dies: That even the most cynical, nihilistic, and jaded people in the world need hope.

* As of his ''[[Manga/YuYuHakusho Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltegeist Report]]'' movie review on ''Anime Abandon'', you'll see that Bennett now has a [[WebVideo/YouCanPlayThis Jew Wario]] cap on his shelf of his anime. No more needs to be said.
** In the end of his ''Anime/OutlawStar'' review, we actually see him place it on his shelf. It's completely without dialogue, he's not wearing his hat, and he holds up JW's cap for his viewers to see. He admires it for a moment, places it behind him on his shelf, [[Main/TearJerker and just looks sad as the screen fades to black.]]
** In his review of ''[[Anime/TenchiMuyo Tenchi Muyo 2: Daughter of Darkness]]'', there's a gag where Marc and Gabe fast-forward and rewind time to try and skip Sage explaining S&M. And far into the future, when Bennett is old, grey and audibly anguished in his breathing, he'll still have that Jew Wario cap on his shelf.

--> Some of you might remember me talking briefly about the documentary, Otaku, and the way the rest of society views the culture. It comes as no surprise that otakudom has always been synonymous with social pariahs, even 20 years ago. (''Plays a clip from [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110747/ 1994's "Otaku"]]'') And you know what? I’m kind of guilty of this too. I’ll fully admit that I have made my fair share of jokes about the fandom and I’ll even cop to the fact that a lot of them can be construed as mean spirited. If it means anything, I never meant any of my jokes to be an attack on anyone and that… I understand. I understand that being around people in general can be scary and that it’s made worse when it seems like everyone around you has you pegged as a socially inept loser. I understand the need and want to make a real connection with another person, be it platonic or romantic, especially romantic. I understand that no man is an island, but when there’s no one around you, you can feel like you’re drowning. I understand that in this day and age where talking with someone who is thousands of miles away from you is only a keystroke away, still can’t replace a friendly pat on the shoulder to help lighten the burden of life. I understand that women can seem difficult and demanding and I also understand that men can seem scary and threatening and I also understand that in the absence of this connection, what might temporarily meet this need is a figurine of your favourite character. Or a poster of your favourite character. Or even a body pillow. And I also understand that purchasing these things can make you feel ashamed. Like you’re admitting that yes, you ARE a socially inept loser because who else would buy it? But I want to tell you, not just the people who purchased a body pillow or a full length figurine or even just the otakus out there, but anyone who feels like they have no friends or anyone who can feel alone in a crowded room or anyone who just wants one person to say they care about them, I want to say: [[YouAreNotAlone you’re OK]]. You ''are'' OK. You’re not a freak, you are not worthless and you are not hopeless. You are much stronger than you think you are and nothing you can ever feel can ever stop you from being happy. But first and foremost, you have to know that you ''are OK''.

* Sage finally weighing [[https://twitter.com/BennettTheSage/status/961004217388290048 below 200 pounds.]]

* Sage finally dropping [[https://twitter.com/BennettTheSage/status/961004217388290048 below 200 pounds.]]