My friends and I used to do something similar back in high school. One of us would claim we’d had sex and the others would vaguely remember what it was like. Oh the good ol’ days.

I like that, phonetically, it’s *almost* “no anime”.

I remember that show from when I was in Japan - the art was great but I didn’t speak enough Japanese to follow the plot.

I think this kind of behavior is just really intrinsic to fandom and convention culture.

I’m pretty sure this is a known psychological phenomenon. However the name of it isn’t popping into my head. But wait..... how do I know that my recollection of such a phenomenon isn’t some sort of psychological phenomenon?!

Oh yeah I’ve seen it. Great anime.

yeah this sounds like one of the many forgotten one season wonder action animes of old.... very convincing. and funny!

The show was called Noname (Noh-nah-may) and it was an action show with warring factions of darkness and light. The twist was that the light themed characters were actually the bad guys and the dark themed characters the good guys. My friend dreamed up the whole project, so I can’t really remember the names of all the…

This is awesome. Remember anything about the characters you made up?

I remember seeing Emilio for the first time in that game. Satoshi was standing in line to go inside this exclusive inn, and I pressed the call button and my character just called out his name. I did it a few times, and he wouldn’t respond. Emilio!

/agreed.

It’s a rap game, not a techno game.

I’d play more Mass Effect if it was less shooty and more dancy.

Oof. This is...kind of TERFy and off base. Gender expression and gender identity are two different things.

I think you’re right to defend queer people, but it’s disingenuous to pretend that this isn’t a real phenomenon. It reminds me of the “bisexual” kids in my high school in the early aughts. Some were bi, some were gay but not ready to assume that identity, and more than a few were affecting it because they were…

But I still take umbridge with individuals adopting marginalized identities just because they don’t like the trappings of their assigned and lived gender.

I disagree, but it could also be connected to location. I’m a lesbian in Seattle, and the vast majority of LGBTQ people I know (including myself) are perfectly comfortable with the term “queer”. In fact, we regularly refer to the LGBTQ community here as the “queer community” because it feels more inclusive of the…

I do. But I still take umbridge with individuals adopting marginalized identities just because they don’t like the trappings of their assigned and lived gender. There is a marked difference between someone who has gender identity disorder and people who consider themselves to be gender fluid. I am saying that within…

Whatever happened to politeness? That’s what I want to know.

Just call people whatever they prefer when you’re speaking to them.