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| Topic | Do the rules of being a priest turn men into pedophiles, or are pedophiles.... |
| nemu 08/30/18 6:38:43 PM #19 | Probably a mix of people knowingly going into it, and some people who develop an interest in it over time. The latter probably get off on the abuse of power aspect more than an outright attraction to those abused. |
| Topic | Construction worker fired for refusing to attend Bible study |
| nemu 08/30/18 4:54:24 PM #54 | I could get giving people the option to do it with the incentive of extra pay, but trying to force it is the dumbest thing. |
| Topic | white people need to stop feeling personally attacked whenever the subject of |
| nemu 08/30/18 4:24:48 PM #35 | The problem is that it's being used on a personal level. That is not possible. A white person does not have white privilege. White people as a whole have white privilege. The idea of describing a general trend in a population is fine. When you try to break it down to the individual level, then you get the morons comparing the privilege of homeless white people to regular middle-class black people. |
| Topic | Society really needs to re-evaluate the importance of books. |
| nemu 08/29/18 5:47:31 PM #13 | It's fine to push books as something to at least give a shot. The problem with schooling it's the same 20 books for every kid, ten of which are Shakespeare. They should be more open in allowing kids to choose books they might like, especially when it's much easier to access them. |
| Topic | is Chrono Cross the perfect example of a sequel doing literally everything right |
| nemu 08/28/18 11:00:24 PM #11 | I love the game, but it has major flaws. The biggest is treating the characters from the previous game like trash. |
| Topic | Saitama vs Goku |
| nemu 08/28/18 8:48:19 PM #27 | In terms of what we've seen Saitama do, Goku easy. The question is how high Saitama is going to scale. He might have literal infinite potential if the limit breaker thing is actually true about him. Full power Saitama could be anywhere from planet buster to reality shattering for all we know. |
| Topic | I loved Hollow Knight more than I can put into words. Is Shovel Knight similar? |
| nemu 08/28/18 7:00:23 PM #4 | Shovel Knight is definitely fun, but it's playing off old school platforming aesthetics and gameplay. If you enjoy bouncing on enemies in Hollow Knight, there is a lot of that. |
| Topic | no charges for cops that beat the shit out of an innocent man |
| nemu 08/28/18 5:11:09 PM #55 | MICHALECOLE posted... nemu posted...MICHALECOLE posted...nemu posted...MICHALECOLE posted...nemu posted...He's a moron for not complying, but the punching was definitely unnecessary. They had the manpower to force him down without that. They were obviously just pissed that he was acting like a pissant. That's dumb. They were using what I would consider proper procedure until they started punching him. They were rightful in using force to restrain him, but not that kind of force considering that they knew without a doubt that he was not armed. If they had yet to check him, then the punching would be justified considering he is both resisting and a fully unknown element. |
| Topic | no charges for cops that beat the shit out of an innocent man |
| nemu 08/28/18 5:03:39 PM #52 | MICHALECOLE posted... nemu posted...MICHALECOLE posted...nemu posted...He's a moron for not complying, but the punching was definitely unnecessary. They had the manpower to force him down without that. They were obviously just pissed that he was acting like a pissant. If the cop is acting with proper judgement and they think it is necessary for public safety, yes. As long as they have a probable justification for taking those actions, they have authority to do so. I think they had every right to ask him to do that. I think they had every right to use force when he did not follow their instructions. I do not feel they had the right to use the method they utilized. |
| Topic | no charges for cops that beat the shit out of an innocent man |
| nemu 08/28/18 4:56:38 PM #45 | MICHALECOLE posted... nemu posted...He's a moron for not complying, but the punching was definitely unnecessary. They had the manpower to force him down without that. They were obviously just pissed that he was acting like a pissant. I don't know in that case. Maybe the cop thought he could turn into a rogue element if left unattended. That may be a dumb idea for the cop to have, but it's a simple enough request and it likely would not have taken very long. The police have to deal with a variety of factors during an investigation, so they'd like to have everything under control. It's not like "sit down over there" is a violation of his human rights. When you don't follow their requests, then you do turn into a rogue element and stuff like this happens. I think they took it too far and should have been punished considering they knew for sure that he was not armed, but following police instructions is the key to not getting into shit like that in the first place. |
| Topic | no charges for cops that beat the shit out of an innocent man |
| nemu 08/28/18 4:49:35 PM #40 | He's a moron for not complying, but the punching was definitely unnecessary. They had the manpower to force him down without that. They were obviously just pissed that he was acting like a pissant. |
| Topic | Louis CK returns to the stage. Twitter freaks the fuck out |
| nemu 08/28/18 4:41:06 PM #72 | Did we ever get an idea how quickly he was whipping it out? Like, if he gave them like a two second window, yeah, that's pushing it. But if he waited for full and actual consent, it's all on them. I do not care about this position of power bullshit unless they are actively using that position to force something upon someone. If someone is scared they cannot say no because of some made up boogieman, then it's on them. |
| Topic | what is the official verdict on white ppl using the n word during karaoke? |
| nemu 08/28/18 2:06:46 PM #10 | Its fine no matter what. Context matters and if the song is socially acceptable (I.e not a KKK themed hate song) then it is fine for literally anyone to say at any time where appropriate to sing a song with swears in it. If you are quoting something that is not hateful, then you are not using the word in a hateful manner. Acting like the word is a taboo to say regardless of context because of white guilt is making racism worse, not better. |
| Topic | what do people mean when they say transwomen are women |
| nemu 08/28/18 12:25:23 PM #14 | Its fine to say that in terms of being polite. The problem is when people get to the real woman argument acting like every transwoman should be treated as you would a regular woman in terms of every aspect of life. |
| Topic | Opinion: Original content should be 'public domain' after initial release |
| nemu 08/27/18 8:52:37 PM #10 | Public domain is a slightly archaic concept dealing with individuals making content rather than corporations. Disney can do things with Mickey that are way more culturally beneficial than a bunch of random people in the public domain. Something should only go into public domain after the company which owned the character ceases to be an entity that uses the character in a way that "benefits the public good" or some such gibberish. |
| Topic | Crunchyroll boycott get woke go broke |
| nemu 08/27/18 7:08:59 PM #22 | It's a bit dumb to go so crazy over it, but the cartoon is definitely pandering. The creators are also not self aware at all. "We have a diverse staff. Also, all the writers are [white] women." |
| Topic | Man arrested over Twitter jokes following outrage campaign |
| nemu 08/27/18 7:04:40 PM #7 | Anything that involves the potential harm of real people ceases to be a joke. |
| Topic | I wonder if Nintendo will ever make a real Paper Mario sequel? |
| nemu 08/27/18 5:37:07 PM #15 | I'd love it, but gave up hope after the Wii U one. They just want the series to be a lifeless, generic husk. I don't understand why the sticker series couldn't have just been a side tangent while they continued with the main story. While Super Paper Mario was slightly polarizing, it at least had similar charm as the first two, serving as a neat side project. The two most recent are just not charming at all. |
| Topic | "actually it's ephebophilia" |
| nemu 08/27/18 5:20:55 PM #97 | While legally still wrong if under the age of consent, it is not as bad as abusing an actual kid, so the justification in using the term is correct. Some old guy who has consensual sex with a 15 year old is still a creep and should be arrested if that's under the age of consent, but he's not a pedophile. |
| Topic | *immigrant kills american* 'We need to close the borders! get them OUT!!!'' |
| nemu 08/26/18 8:16:57 PM #40 | Tmaster148 posted... nemu posted...Is there a gun statistic that rules out both extreme high crime areas and suicides? That would be good to see. High crime areas are their own problem that shouldn't really be lumped in with gun issues, and suicides, while sad, would still happen without guns. It looks like it's about 10% give or take, which is certainly not a bad thing, but not significant enough to really factor into it. It still means plenty of people either wait to get the gun or just go with an alternate method. |
| Topic | *immigrant kills american* 'We need to close the borders! get them OUT!!!'' |
| nemu 08/26/18 8:11:08 PM #36 | Is there a gun statistic that rules out both extreme high crime areas and suicides? That would be good to see. High crime areas are their own problem that shouldn't really be lumped in with gun issues, and suicides, while sad, would still happen without guns. |
| Topic | If America had gun control the Jacksonville shooting wouldn't have happened. |
| nemu 08/26/18 4:53:58 PM #8 | Explain to me any reasonable way any gun control law could do anything to stop isolated incidents of murder like this. I am not against laws that make sense in terms of increasing safety, but there is nothing we could humanly do to stop incidents like this. |
| Topic | Gamer culture is toxic and dangerous |
| nemu 08/26/18 4:47:48 PM #20 | What is your definition of gaming culture? What genres are you including? Are you including casual phone game players? You have strung too broad a net to capture anything useful other than preconceived bias. |
| Topic | The secret to having a fulfillment life is not getting married/staying single. |
| nemu 08/26/18 11:58:36 AM #8 | Its up to personal preference on what makes each person happy. |
| Topic | Why do people freak out when the main character of a video game is gay? |
| nemu 08/25/18 11:52:56 PM #51 | CiIantro posted... It's not writing them off. There is literally no interest. Of course, this is assuming it is heavily romance focused story. Like, if the default for Shovel Knight was that Shield Knight was a dude, it wouldn't really make much difference because the story is so sparse. But there is no way I could maintain interest in a fifty hour RPG following some guy trying to save a prince of something. |
| Topic | Why do people freak out when the main character of a video game is gay? |
| nemu 08/25/18 11:45:22 PM #48 | CiIantro posted... nemu posted...CiIantro posted...nemu posted...CiIantro posted...nemu posted...Most people won't find it particularly relatable if the character's story arc features romance. There's nothing wrong with gay characters in stories, but I don't think I would find it particularly engaging. I remember almost nothing of Brokeback Mountain. The pandering thing only comes in if the advertising for it heavily hinges on it. Female Ghostbusters was pandering because it couldn't stop talking about them being women. Black Panther had a lot of media coverage on the black cast, but the movie itself wasn't shoving that in people's faces. I don't think I would, as there will unlikely be any big-budget gay-focused titles unless it's a passion project. I'm not sure what any of this has to do with sexual attraction either. It's simply not engaging to follow a story of characters you have no interest in. |
| Topic | Why do people freak out when the main character of a video game is gay? |
| nemu 08/25/18 11:32:38 PM #44 | CiIantro posted... nemu posted...CiIantro posted...nemu posted...Most people won't find it particularly relatable if the character's story arc features romance. There's nothing wrong with gay characters in stories, but I don't think I would find it particularly engaging. I remember almost nothing of Brokeback Mountain. The pandering thing only comes in if the advertising for it heavily hinges on it. Female Ghostbusters was pandering because it couldn't stop talking about them being women. Black Panther had a lot of media coverage on the black cast, but the movie itself wasn't shoving that in people's faces. Two guys being intimate is not particularly endearing. It's not disgusting, but it's the same reaction of seeing two fat people being inmate. If the story is heavily involved with romance, it would not be engaging. If it's like an original Metroid thing and it's just "by the way, your character was gay all along", that wouldn't be a turn off from playing the game. But that would also just be a pointless revelation as well. |
| Topic | Why do people freak out when the main character of a video game is gay? |
| nemu 08/25/18 11:21:01 PM #39 | CiIantro posted... nemu posted...Most people won't find it particularly relatable if the character's story arc features romance. There's nothing wrong with gay characters in stories, but I don't think I would find it particularly engaging. I remember almost nothing of Brokeback Mountain. The pandering thing only comes in if the advertising for it heavily hinges on it. Female Ghostbusters was pandering because it couldn't stop talking about them being women. Black Panther had a lot of media coverage on the black cast, but the movie itself wasn't shoving that in people's faces. Ok. I don't think I could get behind the story of a guy going on a quest to save his husband. I would assume that would be the same with a lot of people. I enjoy lesbian romance novels for some reason, but I imagine a lot of people wouldn't be able to get behind that either. It's fine when it's an option in a game, but I just don't think there will ever be a market for a big budget title heavily featuring gay romance. |
| Topic | Why do people freak out when the main character of a video game is gay? |
| nemu 08/25/18 11:01:51 PM #35 | Most people won't find it particularly relatable if the character's story arc features romance. There's nothing wrong with gay characters in stories, but I don't think I would find it particularly engaging. I remember almost nothing of Brokeback Mountain. The pandering thing only comes in if the advertising for it heavily hinges on it. Female Ghostbusters was pandering because it couldn't stop talking about them being women. Black Panther had a lot of media coverage on the black cast, but the movie itself wasn't shoving that in people's faces. |
| Topic | Does anyone LIKE weapon durability in games? |
| nemu 08/25/18 1:24:10 PM #18 | It sort of worked and sort of didn't work in BoTW. In the early game it was sort of neat, but by late game I was throwing out ten times more weapons than I ever broke. |
| Topic | Berserk is back *spoilers for the latest chapter* |
| nemu 08/25/18 11:48:52 AM #6 | Griffith chapters are boring. I don't even know where this is going anymore. It would be helpful if the author could just work out like a three year plan to finish the series already. |
| Topic | Nascar driver lost sponsorship over ONE racial slur his FATHER said 30 YEARS AGO |
| nemu 08/25/18 10:38:29 AM #47 | That is super dumb. Now, if his father went on a serial killing spree targeting people with diabetes, that would be fair. |
| Topic | "No Blacks" in a dating profile--is that racist or sexual preference? |
| nemu 08/25/18 9:09:51 AM #285 | It really makes no sense. I could see not liking to date a certain race in general if they have cultural norms they dislike, or if they have certain features they dislike. That would only be the case of localized groupings of that race, and there should be others who check off their list of what is attractive to them. I could see someone saying "I predominantly do not like to date X." That can make sense given what people can come to experience. What makes no sense is "I will not date X." I guess the only real justification would have to be being a literal racist, or they literally cannot be attracted to a skin color spectrum that is too dark or too light. The latter is a bit weird, and I'm not sure if someone like that actually exists. |
| Topic | BEWITCHED reboot, yep you guessed it, with a black witch |
| nemu 08/24/18 10:06:08 PM #18 | I feel like it's dumb to constantly reboot things with some kind of progressive narrative. It feels like they're implying these actors cannot stand on their own without a big name behind them. It's fine if it's a sequel introducing more varied characters, but simply using the name with a bunch of original characters feels cheap. |
| Topic | 900 cases of explicit racism towards white people by verified Twitter users |
| nemu 08/24/18 9:56:54 PM #141 | I love the people that seem to imply that racism against white people isn't as bad, so it's not a big deal. Objectively, I do not care about tweets like that, but they are still racist. They should still be reviled as would any other racist remark. There are no major racial problems for white people in America, but attitudes like that don't help anything. |
| Topic | I came across giants for the first time in Skyrim. |
| nemu 08/24/18 7:51:26 PM #29 | Their AI is screwy if you are able to climb something they can't reach. It was pointless in hindsight, but I was able to slowly pick two off as they ran away when I climbed some rocks and then came back to attack during my first encounter after dying a couple times. |
| Topic | If a trans person wants to be called him/her, that's fine, but... |
| nemu 08/24/18 4:42:24 PM #37 | I feel like anyone who claims to be nonbinary or gender fluid is on the same level as an otherkin in how seriously they should be treated by society. |
| Topic | Azerbaijani model selling virginity for $100,000+ |
| nemu 08/24/18 4:20:31 PM #13 | Don't know if it's the lighting or no makeup, but she actually looks kind of ugly in the video. Either way, I don't see how she can value herself that highly. |
| Topic | US bosses Now Earn 312 Times the Average Worker's Wage |
| nemu 08/24/18 4:14:17 PM #64 | Why is it a bad thing that there are overwhelmingly rich people? That there are also overwhelmingly poor people does not make it bad that rich people exist. |
| Topic | Would you be a stay-at-home dad? |
| nemu 08/24/18 3:54:49 PM #5 | Sure, as long as it's only one or two kids. Anything over that would be starting to get into the real pain in the ass area. |
| Topic | Destroy all feral cats or put them all up for adoption? |
| nemu 08/24/18 3:44:23 PM #7 | Ones that are several generations wild? Yes. Those that have just been abandoned? No. |
| Topic | Guy and girl go out on a date. At the end, she says they're not compatible. |
| nemu 08/24/18 2:55:09 PM #11 | That is dumb. Being passive aggressive only works if the other person is an ass. If she just turned him down after, that is not being an ass. |
| Topic | Lauren Southern |
| nemu 08/23/18 8:12:09 PM #59 | Can anyone post anything that actually shows her as a supremacist? I feel like anyone calling her that knows nothing about her. I've only seen a few of her videos, but I have seen nothing that would align her with the Spencer crowd. |
| Topic | What happens when you have no self-control and spend $4K on a mobile game. |
| nemu 08/23/18 8:23:39 AM #21 | Ive spent over 10k on mobile games, but I can also afford it. I can understand the mentality of people who go broke at casinos hoping for the big one. I cannot understand someone who goes broke on a mobile game. You literally know you are getting nothing but pixels that have a shelf life of 5-10 years before you can never access them again. |
| Topic | is this white privilege? |
| nemu 08/22/18 8:22:08 PM #43 | YOUHAVENOHOPE posted... nemu posted...The problem with that train of thought is that it assumes every bias stems from that narrative. Every human will have biases towards every other human. If you put any race in the majority and any other race in the minority, this kind of stuff will always happen. Does racism still exist in America? Yes. Might there still be lasting social ramifications from slavery, Jim Crow, and the longstanding racism of the early to mid 1900s? Yes. Is the current state of affairs something that could only be brought about in a white-majority nation? No. I'm fine with the idea of pointing out inequality and taking real attempts to fix it where it needs fixing. The problem with the X privilege narrative is that it is most often used as a means of associating blame with a specific group with no intention of actually solving anything. No, my point is that it is not used in a constructive manner, and it holds people to some impossible standard. I'm fine with the sentence "white people on average will likely experience more success in their lives in America than minority groups, and it is imperative that all social hurdles for those groups be removed." That describes the current state of affairs, and I will accept that it is true on the whole. The problem is the sentence of "You have White Privilege." I don't care that it might get some white nationalist in a huff. I do care that it is ascribing this general framework to the individual. It is putting some kind of onus on the individuals living in this country as if it is a tangible thing that can be dealt with. If the term is simply used in the context in paragraph one, that is fine. The problem is the increasing use of it to try to act like this is not part of the human condition. |
| Topic | is this white privilege? |
| nemu 08/22/18 8:14:02 PM #41 | YOUHAVENOHOPE posted... nemu posted...If you want to say group X as a whole will likely experience more benefits than groups Y and Z due to their collective being larger, that is not inaccurate. If you want to say groups Y and Z will likely experience more hardships than X as a whole, that is not inaccurate. It's this insistence of attaching this very specific label that is the issue. The problem with that train of thought is that it assumes every bias stems from that narrative. Every human will have biases towards every other human. If you put any race in the majority and any other race in the minority, this kind of stuff will always happen. Does racism still exist in America? Yes. Might there still be lasting social ramifications from slavery, Jim Crow, and the longstanding racism of the early to mid 1900s? Yes. Is the current state of affairs something that could only be brought about in a white-majority nation? No. I'm fine with the idea of pointing out inequality and taking real attempts to fix it where it needs fixing. The problem with the X privilege narrative is that it is most often used as a means of associating blame with a specific group with no intention of actually solving anything. |
| Topic | is this white privilege? |
| nemu 08/22/18 8:00:34 PM #37 | YOUHAVENOHOPE posted... nemu posted...YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...nemu posted...Because you're using a horrible, slightly nonsensical example. See, this is where the whole X privilege narrative begins to get dumb. All in all, any majority grouping is going to have bias towards another group. That is not something inherent to while people/men/straight people, etc. If you want to say group X as a whole will likely experience more benefits than groups Y and Z due to their collective being larger, that is not inaccurate. If you want to say groups Y and Z will likely experience more hardships than X as a whole, that is not inaccurate. It's this insistence of attaching this very specific label that is the issue. The idea of white privilege being a thing that is quantifiable is not itself a problem, but what people want to imply when they use that term. So, if you have a demographic where you're more likely to have white coworkers and white bosses, then I would agree on a whole such people will have a higher likelihood of facing potential racial problems. The only thing I would not agree on that it is a problem that can really be solved ever, and that it is something inherently "wrong" with a certain grouping. |
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