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So...is Wohl going to be Elizabeth Warren, the marine, or both in his fraud of the week?
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Even if you're anti-trans (which is a fucking gross stance to take, don't get me wrong), a sale specifically aimed at mocking any suicide is just disgusting.

I legitimately cannot fathom supporting this. That's probably one of the most disgusting things I've seen in a long ass time.

I genuinely hope that it is somehow an astronomically unlikely coincidence, just so whatever remaining faith I have in humanity isn't crushed.
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I loved creative writing assignments in school. I always went way over the recommended word count just because I find creative writing really fun.
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Probably not. SFxT kinda flopped, and Namco just went silent on TxSF after that.
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I got hit by a speeding truck and cracked my pelvis. Granted, I was knocked out so I don't remember the actual impact, but the pain in the weeks afterward was horrible, namely with the pelvis. I was generally banged up all over beyond that.

I think the worst of it was the rehab and walking for the first time after it happened.

But yeah, the overall pain over that whole incident was excruciating.
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I miss that sweet Sis ass. Keeping literal Christie over her was unforgivable. I couldn't tell you how many times my friend and I yelled STFU at the tv when she'd go on about "the universe" or whatever

Christie was annoying, but she made an entertaining villain at times in a love-to-hate way, like with the Taco Tuesday stuff (though I hated Nick there too). I can kind of appreciate what she brought to the season in retrospect at least, even if I was rooting against her pretty hard during the season.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/us/politics/trump-australia-barr-mueller.html
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Atlus has flat-out stated that Kanji's sexuality is up to the player's interpretation, and that there's no official canon.

Also, at least one of the voice actors has said that they were told to play Kanji as a gay man throughout the entire game.

Saying that he's definitely straight is just outright wrong. We'll never truly know, unless Atlus randomly makes a canon P4-2 for some reason, and it's cleared up in that.

Eh, sounds like Atlus was just using the somewhat ambiguous portrayal of Kanji's sexual orientation to generate interest from the LGBTQ+ community for extra sales which is lame. Kanji has been proven to be attracted to various girls, and hasn't been proven to be attracted to males, so his orientation is definitely more heterosexual, than homosexual or bisexual.

I heard this way way after P4's initial release, like 3-4 years later. I doubt it was just PR.

Kanji has expressed interest in Yu in particular, albeit through questionable sources.

His final social link has a lot of romantic undertones in general, to the point where a young gay dots thought that he was going to be romanceable at that point and was disappointed when it stopped just short of any of that.

More decisively, in Persona Q, which Atlus has stated as canon (which is dumb btw, I don't think that they should have called the fighting games or PQ canon at all), there's a wedding dungeon in which you can be matched with any P3/4 party member or the Velvet Room attendants. At the end, depending on your choices throughout the dungeon, you get thrown into a "wedding" with your match. If you're playing as Yu and get Kanji as your match, he's decidedly not opposed to the idea (a stark contrast from virtually every other male), and quickly goes with the idea.

Again, I'm so iffy on discussing the latter as canon in particular, but there are definitely hints that Kanji is into Yu.

At the end of the day, though, I think that Atlus's statement on the matter fits best: it's deliberately left ambiguous, and there's no canon answer.

I personally consider him fully bi, but I'll also admit that I'm biased in that I don't think there are enough good LGBT characters out there, and I love genuinely good ones in mainstream media, and plus I've used Kanji in everything related to P4 (P4, both Arena games, Persona Q, and BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle) since it was released.
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she was one of the dullest BB houseguests I've seen in years

She really was.

Even though booting her over Christie seemed like a dumb move (and still kind of does), I'm glad they did it. Analyse was booooring aside from occasionally saying something really dumb, or her stupid chicken suit stuff.
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Atlus has flat-out stated that Kanji's sexuality is up to the player's interpretation, and that there's no official canon.

Also, at least one of the voice actors has said that they were told to play Kanji as a gay man throughout the entire game.

Saying that he's definitely straight is just outright wrong. We'll never truly know, unless Atlus randomly makes a canon P4-2 for some reason, and it's cleared up in that.
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I objectively don't matter.
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WaterLink posted...

Her brain isnt what's going to get her far in life, glad to see she embraced that.

Yeah, may as well just go with what works.

SauI_Goodman posted...

is her mom lori lauhglin

Tbh I think that that specific detail is the only way this clip could make me laugh harder.
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https://twitter.com/CommentaryBig/status/1177261477209808897

That whole clip is just comedy gold. If I didn't know that she genuinely didn't know, I'd assume that it was a skit.
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Probably the worst of all the Chaos Wars characters.

Which...is saying a lot.
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Rudy really shouldn't have returned to the public eye. He could have just stayed as a relatively private citizen and retained a favorable legacy as "America's mayor" and whatnot.

He's just been a cartoon character since helping Trump, and he's kind of demolished his own reputation. I'm not even sure if Trump supporters like him at this point.
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Yeah, the awkward controls, over-the-top monetization, and overall ease of the game make it a quick turnoff.

Which is a shame. The game looks great and has a cool course list.
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Sadly I think Nicole is doomed.

I hope she wins America's Favorite Player at least. She was great. I actually only really stuck around because of her. During Nick's HoH week when she was getting bullied, I said I'd only stick around until she left. Turns out that's the whole season.
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https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BuryYourGays

All the examples you could want. It's a common thing for sure.
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It's amazing how difficult it is for the alt-right to say "I disagree with her politics." instead of just attacking her as a person? Even if someone disagrees with everything she's saying, the personal attacks on her are disgusting.

Also, I guarantee that she's a better orator than a lot of people who are twice her age, so that's definitely a pretty damn weird angle of attack to take.
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Less so in general, but (very mild possible spoilers that I'll tag just to be safe) Minerva is absolutely busted as hell.
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DezDroppedFreak posted...

Wasnt there a horror movie with a pretty similar plot line

Yeah, this was literally a movie.

It always seemed pretty unrealistic, so it's pretty amusing (and creepy) that it actually happened.
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It's weird that I've seen this story several times when it all seems to originate from one super right-wing site that uses the source of "idk I just made it up."

Like, the whole thing just sounds ludicrous, like how the plan was to have Captain Marvel repeatedly show up Spider-Man to make him look dumb, and how they've totally lost faith in CM for no real reason.

It all just reeks of bitter and politically-motivated "journalism" that keeps getting spread for some reason. I've seen this thread posted a few times, and I've seen it on Twitter a few times too.
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Honestly, I saw an idea for Byleth that I'd love: Have them play as a Pokemon Trainer-esque character "teaching" Claude/Edelgard/Dimitri, which you can switch between.

Will it happen? I doubt it. But I'd love it.
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I would love Claude in Smash so much.

I think it would be Edel or Dimitri over him, but still.
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I'm not sure if anyone here still plays that or not, but worth a post.

I'm super super happy that Elizabeth got in. She was always my main in both P4As, even though she sucked in both.
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Pokemon is still massive with kids. My nephew absolutely loves it.
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I just beat GTAV and I was honestly kind of meh on all three.

Trevor was funny, but it felt like they were trying too hard with him.

Franklin was just sort of there, and it felt like he was the least prevalent of the three, especially when the Trevor/Michael drama became such a big thing late in the game.

Michael just felt whiny to me. He kept complaining about everything and saying that he was done, but then going along with it anyway. He said that he was totally done with the FIB so many times, then just whined about it when they'd call him up...and go along with it anyway.
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Tbh this strikes me as an alt right point more than a left wing point.

Like a "Liberals say they want equality, but they'll just give more money to women! Isn't that unfair?!" thing.

Either way, it's weird that Monopoly has been so...political lately.
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I don't really know anyone with a ton of experience in the field who can realistically help out. If I did, I'd ask, but a lot of my friends are either going through similar experiences or are just clinging to the same retail jobs they've had for years.

As for networking events, I don't really know if there would be any in my area (southern Missouri) or not.

So what field/industry is it at least? You've provided minimal context here so I've kept my responses generic.

I've been working as a tutor for English, Social Studies, Psychology, and Microsoft Word for a few years, with some freelance writing on the side, but I'm looking to get into something in either a proofreading/copy editing position (which is basically what I do now as an English tutor; most of my job is just reviewing papers and suggesting changes), or a full time writing job. I feel like I have the experience for either, so I've been applying for pretty much anything that I'm remotely qualified for, but evidently my experience doesn't translate over well enough for most employers.

I've also written two novels, though I haven't tried to get either one published, so I'm not sure if those would fo me much good on a resume.

Anyway, I need to head out soon, so if you address anything else to me and I don't respond, that would be why. I appreciate the advice thus far, even if I'm still honestly feeling pretty pessimistic about everything.
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I've tried doing that, by highlighting my skills in both my resume and cover letters. I don't know what else to say there except that it clearly isn't enough. It seems like others just have more or better experience than I do.

It just breaks your spirit after a while, to search so hard for so long with absolutely nothing to show for it. Any sense of self-worth that I had has utterly eroded by now.

If you aren't even getting to an interview stage, then it means you aren't "enticing" recruiters to want to talk to you. Have you consulted anyone on maybe improving the way you present?

Failing all that, it doesn't hurt to attend networking/industry events to get a feel for what the recruiters are like and what they're looking for.

I don't really know anyone with a ton of experience in the field who can realistically help out. If I did, I'd ask, but a lot of my friends are either going through similar experiences or are just clinging to the same retail jobs they've had for years.

As for networking events, I don't really know if there would be any in my area (southern Missouri) or not.
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Evidently I bring nothing to the table. I've been working the same shitty job for five years in hopes that I can use the experience elsewhere, but employers clearly don't see it that way.

There's not much else to say. I need more experience to get a better job, but I need a better job to get experience that employers would actually consider. I'm trapped.

Did you learn nothing from your current job? Without knowing anything about your industry or role, at the very least 5 years shows you can be a loyal/committed employee, and given you haven't been fired, would imply you had some responsibilities and were trusted by your superiors.

Given I work in a professional role, I've seen candidates come through who are able to sell their casual work at KFC or at a local newsagency as to how it's relevant to what attributes/behaviours we look for (e.g. organising/scheduling work, prioritising customer relations, coaching/training/mentoring new staff, performing book keeping in Excel, coming up with new initiatives/ideas, dealing with difficult colleagues, etc), and can demonstrate how they've handled different situations and what they've learnt.

I've tried doing that, by highlighting my skills in both my resume and cover letters. I don't know what else to say there except that it clearly isn't enough. It seems like others just have more or better experience than I do.

It just breaks your spirit after a while, to search so hard for so long with absolutely nothing to show for it. Any sense of self-worth that I had has utterly eroded by now.
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I've been applying for jobs for 9ish months now and have gotten exactly two phone interviews out of it, neither of which went further than that. I generally just don't hear anything at all, and I've checked stats to see exactly what TC pointed out - hundreds or thousands of people applying for the position, making it pretty damn pointless to even try. It's like playing the lottery and you're just not going to stand out in that pool without a ton of experience.

Honestly, I'm just ready to kill myself at this point. Job prospects feel absolutely hopeless, I don't have the money to go back to school, and I feel like my life is just wasting away in a dead end job that's barely enough to pay loan payments. I just want out.

Have you considered what do you bring to the table? If you're competing with a bunch of other similarly qualified individuals, what differentiates you and makes you a better fit? What makes you a less risky candidate to hire?

Evidently I bring nothing to the table. I've been working the same shitty job for five years in hopes that I can use the experience elsewhere, but employers clearly don't see it that way.

There's not much else to say. I need more experience to get a better job, but I need a better job to get experience that employers would actually consider. I'm trapped.
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I've been applying for jobs for 9ish months now and have gotten exactly two phone interviews out of it, neither of which went further than that. I generally just don't hear anything at all, and I've checked stats to see exactly what TC pointed out - hundreds or thousands of people applying for the position, making it pretty damn pointless to even try. It's like playing the lottery and you're just not going to stand out in that pool without a ton of experience.

Honestly, I'm just ready to kill myself at this point. Job prospects feel absolutely hopeless, I don't have the money to go back to school, and I feel like my life is just wasting away in a dead end job that's barely enough to pay loan payments. I just want out.
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That game is incredible. I've beaten it twice and love it.

I always wanted to play The Last Window, but it was always super expensive every time I checked.
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Just one, me.

Though two people I went to HS with came out a few years after graduation.
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Vesperia for combat.

Berseria for story.

Symphonia for cast and nostalgia.

I dunno which I'd say is my favorite, but probably one of those.

Honorable mentions to Xillia & X2 and Abyss.
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The Gang Gets Trapped is probably my favorite episode.

The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition also comes to mind as a random hilarious one.
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Ehhhh.

I like seeing the dialogue, plus you can get a lot of weapon EXP for Byleth with advanced drills, and the dining hall remains great to rebuild motivation.

Overall, it's a lot less interesting, but still worth doing at least 1-2 times per month IMO.
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I think I'm finally almost done with my first run on GD. I'm about to do the (first?) Shambhala map, I stopped on the prep screen for it.

I'm slow, but definitely loving the game.
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I tortured people for decades, but whoops, I'm actually sorry!

I don't forgive him.
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I'm jealous. I wish I could experience that case for the first time again.
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I'm not a product. :(
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Better. I think they took the existing premise and twisted it like crazy in a way that still felt organic and like it had been building from early on. I felt like S3 P2 had some fantastic twists that kept me guessing the whole time.
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Please keep Milla Jovovich far, far away from this.
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Tough call between Claude, Raphael, Hilda, and Seteth.

With Lysithea and Marianne right behind them.
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