They also made the flying machine from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. Though, that was a couple of years ago.

You have it spot on. As guilty as I feel about “asshole promotion,” it’s deeply satisfying arguing with some of these fuckers. That really is what I look for in forum communities.

Dude, if there is one thing I have learned from my 15 years of internet addiction is that the internet is the worst. When people have issues, and they try to make friends online.... Trolls and assholes will come for you. And the second you engage, the worst it becomes. I’ve seen it happen so many times, it’s…

Dude, that would be the worst thing ever. I think I would have faked death to leave. I don’t care about the rudeness. Just fake death!

Forced-birth douchebags also think nothing of women dying as long as the precious, precious baby can be saved. Then ignored if it has any health issues.

Yes, THIS.

Honestly, this is why I stick to one-player games. There’s no real reason to get into the “community,” since the “community” has a HUGE problem with misogyny, and refuses to admit it.

Yes, it’s because rape is a far bigger crime than underage drinking. They don’t want to discourage rape victims from coming forward because they were drinking/doing drugs.

Yes, this is what I agree with. It’s really just a social concept. One I don’t support, but many do. To me it’s like religion. I might not support religion, but it exists.

“Genitals are the only thing where we require that someone become a whole new person to accommodate our oppressive system of stereotypes.”

If I truly supported “gender,” this is exactly how I see it. I find it uncomfortable to imply there is always some “different” brain as I have a Biology background. When it came to Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, most of the girls remained girls. But a couple wanted hormones to transition. What then is the big…

I feel that it does get close to being a TERF. It makes me uncomfortable to say the least. I have a transwoman friend who was on a rant about TERFs today. And about gender essentialism. I seen the same thing coming from reviews of late second wave feminist books.

I think your metaphor with the caste system is exactly why I hate “gender.” It’s a system built to oppress. It’s an inescapable system based on your birth. Even if you “change” castes, you are still in the horrible system.

This is what I don’t understand. I keep asking, but I really think that people can’t really give me an answer on what defines a “male” or “female.”

Nyah, I think she is basically one of Cosby’s costars at the moment. It’s unfortunate that they also “suffer” from no more re-runs. But their suffering is no where near the same as the victims suffering! The fact that people can somehow conflate the two....

Nyah. I’m not putting money in a rapist’s hands who not only facilitated a gang-rape, but bullied his victim relentlessly afterwards. To the point she killed herself. So basically, in my mind, he raped and murdered her.

I agree with everything you said. I think I may have misinterpreted your original post.

I think it’s important to have these conversations. I don’t like the idea of using new terms as it reminds me of the “equalists” who are largely in denial of the patriarchy.

Technically I thought that besides the oppressive bit, that pretty much everyone was gunning for white guy spot. White guy spot is pretty sweet. Other than the oppression bit, which I wouldn’t want, I would love to be looked at as an individual rather than a collective Borg-like entity. I mean, I think this is pretty…

“Women have always received less severe punishment than men and have always been treated less harshly after committing crimes.”