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[Strong-Arm]

Yeah. I enjoyed AOE alot actually. For me its 1 is best, followed by AOE, then DOTM, and then finally ROTF. ROTF could have been really awesome if it was done right.

Also....They killed one of the greatest transformers villains ever and gave him hardly any screen time at all. Shockwave was underused and as a shockwave fan I was really upset with how underutilized he was. I enjoy the movies alot tho. Also they spawned some really awesome and fun games and stuff.

 

[Cenizas]

Lumping all white men together is pretty lame though. It's not fair and rather quite hypocritical for those claiming to defend other communities to say that all white men have been as entitled as the one standing next to you. There's many other minorities you can be that can most certainly be independent of race and sex such sexuality, religion (something I myself am part of), and economic status. While there's obvious problems needing to be solved, finger pointing and blanket statments aren't going to do anything but instigate each other and prolong actual progress from being made.

 

[Gay Ginger]

Lmao that avatar.
Purple is a pretty sassy color imo.

I got INFP too! ( Gay Ginger )

I am....

13% Extraverted
21% Intuitive
78% Feeling (woah.)
30% Prospecting
61% Turbulent.

You mean ENFP?

You said you got extroverted, so that's E.

I think you're the first extrovert on the forum so far (that's reported the results, at least)!

 

[Berserker.]

Just saw Episode 5 of One Punch Man.

It was just amazing. <3 (I ain't spoiling it)

wat

oh ****

gonna watch it (along with walking dead i guess)

 

[☆Jazz☆]

You mean ENFP?

You said you got extroverted, so that's E.

I think you're the first extrovert on the forum so far (that's reported the results, at least)!

No, I mean INFP.
After googling Extraverted (lol), I got that and Introverted mixed up. Whoopz, I does it againnn.

 

[Gay Ginger]

tbh it kinda makes sense seeing as how the US is predominately white.

Here's a demographic chart for 2013: http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-raceethnicity/

You can say pretty much the same thing about another country or thing.
Example: But think for a second: who commits the vast majority (almost all) of mass shootings in Mexico? Mexican men. That can't be a coincidence. Who are the majority of extrajudicial police killings by? Again, Mexican men. There is clearly some underlying cultural problem at work here, or else it wouldn't be so skewed.

But it doesn't.

The mass shootings aren't committed by just white people; they're committed specifically by white men. (White people are 62% of the population, but white men are obviously much less than that). Compare what percentage white men are of the total US population, and then what percentage of mass shootings were perpetrated by white men. It will show a greatly disproportionate number.

"Recent studies reveal that most school shooters are White males, with 97 percent being male and 79 percent White. Over the last three decades, 90 percent of high school or elementary school shootings were the result of White, often upper-middle class, perpetrators" (Source).

And Mexico is not a good example at all. First off, Mexico is more homogeneous than the US is. Second, how are you defining mass shootings? If you're including anything related to drugs and cartels (which is plaguing Mexico, and the reason for most of the violence), that's irrelevant.

I'm talking about mass shootings against random people, against employers and co-workers - shootings that aren't resulting from criminal enterprises, but things like I got fired so I shot up my work, I got dumped so I killed my girlfriend and shot a bunch of people. These (and similar reasons) are common motives for mass shootings in the US, and these types of shootings are almost entirely done by white men (see the rest of the article I linked - which contains quotes from the author of the book, go figure! ). Clearly, something is wrong.

And gender could be very influential in Mexico's violence, too. But that's not the cultural context he's studying; he's studying specifically American (US) masculine culture, so anything drawn from outside this context isn't likely to be a factor.

 

[Mooncake]

I know I've posted personality test results here before (a while back) but I retook the test, and I got new results that make more sense to me. I switched from an INTJ to INFJ, with a small preference for 'feeling' over 'thinking.' The small preference explains why I've had trouble testing before, because I share traits from both sides, and why INTJ just didn't seem to quite fit. (INTJs are usually very interested in the hard sciences, math, technology, and pure facts, while I've always been more interested in language, social sciences, and humanitarian causes).

My Results:

PERSONALITY: INFJ ("THE ADVOCATE")

VARIANT: TURBULENT

ROLE: DIPLOMAT

STRATEGY: CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT
​

Overview:

Spoiler

The INFJ personality type is very rare, making up less than one percent of the population, but they nonetheless leave their mark on the world. As Diplomats (NF), they have an inborn sense of idealism and morality, but what sets them apart is the accompanying Judging (J) trait – INFJs are not idle dreamers, but people capable of taking concrete steps to realize their goals and make a lasting positive impact.

INFJs tend to see helping others as their purpose in life, but while people with this personality type can be found engaging rescue efforts and doing charity work, their real passion is to get to the heart of the issue so that people need not be rescued at all.
Help Me Help You

INFJs indeed share a very unique combination of traits: though soft-spoken, they have very strong opinions and will fight tirelessly for an idea they believe in. They are decisive and strong-willed, but will rarely use that energy for personal gain – INFJs will act with creativity, imagination, conviction and sensitivity not to create advantage, but to create balance. Egalitarianism and karma are very attractive ideas to INFJs, and they tend to believe that nothing would help the world so much as using love and compassion to soften the hearts of tyrants.

INFJs find it easy to make connections with others, and have a talent for warm, sensitive language, speaking in human terms, rather than with pure logic and fact. It makes sense that their friends and colleagues will come to think of them as quiet Extroverted types, but they would all do well to remember that INFJs need time alone to decompress and recharge, and to not become too alarmed when they suddenly withdraw. INFJs take great care of other’s feelings, and they expect the favor to be returned – sometimes that means giving them the space they need for a few days.

Really though, it is most important for INFJs to remember to take care of themselves. The passion of their convictions is perfectly capable of carrying them past their breaking point and if their zeal gets out of hand, they can find themselves exhausted, unhealthy and stressed. This becomes especially apparent when INFJs find themselves up against conflict and criticism – their sensitivity forces them to do everything they can to evade these seemingly personal attacks, but when the circumstances are unavoidable, they can fight back in highly irrational, unhelpful ways.

To INFJs, the world is a place full of inequity – but it doesn’t have to be. No other personality type is better suited to create a movement to right a wrong, no matter how big or small. INFJs just need to remember that while they’re busy taking care of the world, they need to take care of themselves, too.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Spoiler

INFJ Strengths​

Creative – Combining a vivid imagination with a strong sense of compassion, INFJs use their creativity to resolve not technical challenges, but human ones. People with the INFJ personality type enjoy finding the perfect solution for someone they care about, and this strength makes them excellent counselors and advisors.

Insightful – Seeing through dishonesty and disingenuous motives, INFJs step past manipulation and sales tactics and into a more honest discussion. INFJs see how people and events are connected, and are able to use that insight to get to the heart of the matter.

Inspiring and Convincing – Speaking in human terms, not technical, INFJs have a fluid, inspirational writing style that appeals to the inner idealist in their audience. INFJs can even be astonishingly good orators, speaking with warmth and passion, if they are proud of what they are speaking for.

Decisive – Their creativity, insight and inspiration are able to have a real impact on the world, as INFJs are able to follow through on their ideas with conviction, willpower, and the planning necessary to see complex projects through to the end. INFJs don’t just see the way things ought to be, they act on those insights.

Determined and Passionate – When INFJs come to believe that something is important, they pursue that goal with a conviction and energy that can catch even their friends and loved ones off guard. INFJs will rock the boat if they have to, something not everyone likes to see, but their passion for their chosen cause is an inseparable part of their personality.

Altruistic – These strengths are used for good. INFJs have strong beliefs and take the actions that they do not because they are trying to advance themselves, but because they are trying to advance an idea that they truly believe will make the world a better place.

INFJ Weaknesses​

Sensitive – When someone challenges or criticizes INFJs’ principles or values, they are likely to receive an alarmingly strong response. People with the INFJ personality type are highly vulnerable to criticism and conflict, and questioning their motives is the quickest way to their bad side.

Extremely Private – INFJs tend to present themselves as the culmination of an idea. This is partly because they believe in this idea, but also because INFJs are extremely private when it comes to their personal lives, using this image to keep themselves from having to truly open up, even to close friends. Trusting a new friend can be even more challenging for INFJs.

Perfectionistic – INFJs are all but defined by their pursuit of ideals. While this is a wonderful quality in many ways, an ideal situation is not always possible – in politics, in business, in romance – and INFJs too often drop or ignore healthy and productive situations and relationships, always believing there might be a better option down the road.

Always Need to Have a Cause – INFJs get so caught up in the passion of their pursuits that any of the cumbersome administrative or maintenance work that comes between them and the ideal they see on the horizon is deeply unwelcome. INFJs like to know that they are taking concrete steps towards their goals, and if routine tasks feel like they are getting in the way, or worse yet, there is no goal at all, they will feel restless and disappointed.

Can Burn Out Easily – Their passion, poor patience for routine maintenance, tendency to present themselves as an ideal, and extreme privacy tend to leave INFJs with few options for letting off steam. People with this personality type are likely to exhaust themselves in short order if they don’t find a way to balance their ideals with the realities of day-to-day living.

If you already know your type, share it - I'd love to know! And if not, you can take the test here.

ooo I got ENTP which is a debater. It actually is very accurate.

 

[SBphiloz4]

Am I the only extrovert here? ._.

So nobody does this once in a while?

 

[Mooncake]

Am I the only extrovert here? ._.

So nobody does this once in a while?

I'm a extrovert as well

 

[SBphiloz4]

I'm a extrovert as well

Ayyy high five

 

[Strong-Arm]

Im more of an introvert really. Tho at times if I'm given the chance to ramble about stuff I usually take it. I dont like being in large groups or even groups of people ;_;

 

[Berserker.]

Am I the only extrovert here? ._.

So nobody does this once in a while?

I'm also an extrovert

 

[Jestar]

Looks like Cress! and Rickster got pranked by someone that wasn't me.

If I could "unprank" people or give prank immunity, I'd do it for those who want it.

:o Helloo

Hey there! Good to see you again.

 

[2004Zilla]

Yeah. I enjoyed AOE alot actually. For me its 1 is best, followed by AOE, then DOTM, and then finally ROTF. ROTF could have been really awesome if it was done right.

Also....They killed one of the greatest transformers villains ever and gave him hardly any screen time at all. Shockwave was underused and as a shockwave fan I was really upset with how underutilized he was. I enjoy the movies alot tho. Also they spawned some really awesome and fun games and stuff.

Shockwave is easily the character with the most underused potential.

Remember when Shockwave was hyped up to be the main villain for DOTM? At least his death was handled better than the other Decepticons. He gets blinded by a barrage of gunfire and half of his torso is punched out by Optimus, but he's able to still stand!

 

[SBphiloz4]

I'm also an extrovert

Nobody cares, baka-chan :^)

get rekt scrub see u nov 9th

 

[CatRaccoonBL]

These posts have severe case of mood whiplash reading from one to another.

 

[Strong-Arm]

Shockwave is easily the character with the most underused potential.

Remember when Shockwave was hyped up to be the main villain for DOTM? At least his death was handled better than the other Decepticons. He gets blinded by a barrage of gunfire and half of his torso is punched out by Optimus, but he's able to still stand!

I KNOW! I remember when the movie was announced I was soooooooo hyped for him being the main villain. Then turns out he got like 3 minutes. Sentinal was cool and all but I wish Shockwave would have had a movie to shine. Idk He was also one of the coolest looking Decepticons. Bone Crusher was another character that was really cool. Im excited for TF5. I hope its good.

 

[Berserker.]

Nobody cares, baka-chan :^)

get rekt scrub see u nov 9th

ok bye

vanilla is all the rage anyway

 

[r_greening1]

But it doesn't.

The mass shootings aren't committed by just white people; they're committed specifically by white men. (White people are 62% of the population, but white men are obviously much less than that). Compare what percentage white men are of the total US population, and then what percentage of mass shootings were perpetrated by white men. It will show a greatly disproportionate number.

And Mexico is not a good example at all. First off, Mexico is more homogeneous than the US is. Second, how are you defining mass shootings? If you're including anything related to drugs and cartels (which is plaguing Mexico, and the reason for most of the violence), that's irrelevant.

I'm talking about mass shootings against random people, against employers and co-workers - shootings that aren't resulting from criminal enterprises, but things like I got fired so I shot up my work, I got dumped so I killed my girlfriend and shot a bunch of people. These (and similar reasons) are common motives for mass shootings in the US, and these types of shootings are almost entirely done by white men. Clearly, something is wrong.

And gender could be very influential in Mexico's violence, too. But that's not the cultural context he's studying; he's studying specifically American (US) masculine culture, so anything drawn from outside this context isn't likely to be a factor.

Alright so you missed my point. The country was irrelevant.
From looking at this graphic I can tell that white men make up almost a third of the population, so in turn that says that there's probably a 1 in 3 chance that the person who committed a crime will be a white male

Spoiler: graph

correlation between the gender and race of the perpetrator does not mean that that's the causation.

Also generalizing the causes as "I got fired so I shot up my work, I got dumped so I killed my girlfriend and shot a bunch of people." and calling it a common motive is probably wrong in its own right, and it says that you're failing to see that mass shootings probably result from a culmination of things.

Link to where I got the graph: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...all-american-elected-officials-are-white-men/

 

[CatRaccoonBL]

We had vanilla for quite a long time now. When are we getting a chocolate? Or a Cookies and Cream?

 

[Gay Ginger]

Alright so you missed my point. The country was irrelevant.
From looking at this graphic I can tell that white men make up almost a third of the population, so in turn that says that there's probably a 1 in 3 chance that the person who committed a crime will be a white male

Spoiler: graph

correlation between the gender and race of the perpetrator does not mean that that's the causation.

Also generalizing the causes as "I got fired so I shot up my work, I got dumped so I killed my girlfriend and shot a bunch of people." and calling it a common motive is probably wrong in its own right, and it says that you're failing to see that mass shootings probably result from a culmination of things.

It looks like you responded before - or as - I edited my post to include specific statistics on the racial and gender breakdown of school shooters. Look back at my post, please. 1/3 chance of a crime being committed by a white male, yet they're ~90% of school shootings. Tell me that's not disproportionate.

The source I linked also talks about the motives. I should have said "triggers" - the events may not have caused the shootings, but they are usually the spark. And it still remains, this is a uniquely white male phenomenon.

 

[Cress!]

Looks like Cress! and Rickster got pranked by someone that wasn't me.

Wait really?
*Checks*
YES THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH TO WHOEVER DID IT! ^_^
I have ideas as to who did it...

Okay I'll try contributing to the topics now
-I almost never get the same thing on a personality test twice. .-. So I guess I'm an extrovert but I'm also not?
I'd take one bow but I'm eating dinner and my phone is about to die so maybe later.
-For the white men shooting discussion, I think where they live is also something to consider, seeing as nobody has mentioned it yet.

 

[Antonykun]

These posts have severe case of mood whiplash reading from one to another.

post 1: white men and shootings
post 2: not all white men do shooting
post 3: BAN ZELDA
post 4: but why are so many shooters white men?!
post 5: don't lump me with those monsters!!
post 6:

 

[Suicidal_Donuts]

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

 

[Antonykun]

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

I am personally not a good talker but I know that there are people who can help you way better than I can.
Don't lose hope Banning Zelda won't be as fun without you!

 

[Rizen]

Lumping all white men together is pretty lame though. It's not fair and rather quite hypocritical for those claiming to defend other communities to say that all white men have been as entitled as the one standing next to you. There's many other minorities you can be that can most certainly be independent of race and sex such sexuality, religion (something I myself am part of), and economic status. While there's obvious problems needing to be solved, finger pointing and blanket statments aren't going to do anything but instigate each other and prolong actual progress from being made.

I don't think he meant that. There are radical groups who hate men and/or white people, I'm not denying that. But you also have to understand organizations like the KKK are all white men and they hate black people.
The issue the USA is having I relate to the next phase of the civil rights movement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1954–68)
in the not so distant past white men (also strait and christian) had significant cultural advantages and were more of a majority. They did have better opportunity for jobs, advancement, and not to be discriminated against. Through out history women won the right to vote, racial segregation ended, and same sex marriage was approved. Women and people of color gained more and more political and economic power but this proportionately made white men weaker. Gays, women, different races and religions having media representation, job opportunities, etc directly reduces those for white men. This feels like discrimination to the alpha when the playing field is leveled.

And of course the nasty side of political correctness rears its ugly head too. I do not support 3rd wave feminism but find the opposition even more radical. Sexism happens, I don't know how people can't see it. So does racism, homophobia and other prejudices.
I'm a strong advocate for freedom of speech; people can say/believe whatever they want. Feminists can say some crazy stuff like anyone. I support a country where Fox News can be aired despite hating those lying b******s. As much as I like Canada I don't agree with their banning of Fox (which I see as censorship). But I don't see feminism censoring anything because people are not obligated to put out any product etc they don't want to for whatever reason. If Fatal Frame 2 wants to not include the lingerie outfit (frankly I think it is sexist) for western release it's their choice. They simply see it hurting sales. If you want to see women in lingerie or less it's not exactly uncommon; we're on the internet after all .
If someone tries to be too PC, ignore them. Done. You (referring to the reader, 'editorial you') can say what you want. There's a South Park episode called 'An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig' for Nayru's sake! People got all freaked out by South Park but they kept making episodes. Public pressured affects companies, not freedom of speech. Where there's a will there's a way.

With that said I do see women and minorities having less job opportunities and worse pay for the same work in the real world. I see racial discrimination by police officers. People literally getting away with murder. As a strait white man I recognize when I'm walking at night I don't fear police arresting me for no reason or being r*ped (like women). I have an easier time commanding attention than women or people from different cultures; I've seen it. I am not unfairly singled out and mistreated. I think other people are.
I fully support a level playing field and equal rights of all natures. White male privilege exists and I see no reason to deny it but I don't take it personally either. I don't want to have a job because I'm a white man when a woman/person of color is more qualified. I don't want to see a Christmas tree on public land when the star and crescent of Islam is being protested; I'd rather keep religion out of government all together. I don't want to see same sex couples not being able to legally marry. I don't want companies to be able to give men Viagra without giving women the morning after pill. And so on. It happens.


Edit:

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

Sorry you're depressed; I know the feeling. Never stay in toxic environments. I think seeking professional help could be a good idea. I've found walking really helps me. I usually walk about 2 miles daily to get my head together.

 

[r_greening1]

It looks like you responded before - or as - I edited my post to include specific statistics on the racial and gender breakdown of school shooters. Look back at my post, please. 1/3 chance of a crime being committed by a white male, yet they're ~90% of school shootings. Tell me that's not disproportionate.

The source I linked also talks about the motives. I should have said "triggers" - the events may not have caused the shootings, but they are usually the spark. And it still remains, this is a uniquely white male phenomenon.

So that article you linked was pretty intriguing. Then I saw this "47 percent of males and 33 percent of Whites in America own guns, while only 18 percent of non-White Americans possess firearms."

tbh I kinda like you posting stuff like this. Even though I may disagree with some stuff, I end up learning something so thanks :^)

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

i got chu

But I don't see feminism censoring anything because people are not obligated to put out any product etc they don't want to for whatever reason. If Fatal Frame 2 wants to not include the lingerie outfit (frankly I think it is sexist) for western release it's their choice. They simply see it hurting sales. If you want to see women in lingerie or less it's not exactly uncommon; we're on the internet after all

Please look up Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's kinda sorta related to this. It's also kinda sorta IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM

 

[Gay Ginger]

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

Thank you for sharing that. I know it's not always easy to divulge personal stuff like this!

Please do whatever you feel you must to stay safe and healthy.

I don't know what you've been through as a child, but I want you to know that whatever happened was not your fault. Getting help and addressing these issues likely won't be easy, but it's important and will be better in the long run. I wish you the best on your journey of healing. You're resilient for surviving, and you're stronger than you probably realize.

Take care of yourself.

 

[☆Jazz☆]

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

Thanks for sharing!

Hang in there, take care of yourself, do your best to lool on the bright side of things, and just know that we're here for you. Always. And that's a promise.

Am I the only extrovert here? ._.

So nobody does this once in a while?

Honestly, i'm surprised that I'm not an extrovert. Sure, I can get a little shy with a large group of people, but i'm not afraid to speak up anymore.

And I do not go up to people and talk like she's doing in the gif lol. Though, I would love a rainbow effect irl ~

 

[Rickster]

Looks like Cress! and Rickster got pranked by someone that wasn't me.

If I could "unprank" people or give prank immunity, I'd do it for those who want it.


Hey there! Good to see you again.

Oh, I didn't even realize it until you said it.

I've been hit again it seems. No idea who did it though.

Wow looks like a lot of us have been hit actually...

I think that I seriously need to seek professional help very soon. I've reverted to how I was around 2011-2012 with my depression. All I do now is lie in bed, do none of my work at all (I'm actually failing for the first time in my life), cry some, and feel physical effects from feeling so terribly mentally. My hands are always trembling, I feel like I'm choking on the air I breathe, I'm constantly out of it, all I think of is killing myself and how I'm incapable of being happy. I know medication won't fully solve the problem but if it helps at all I'm fine with taking it. I don't want to terrify anyone again by them never knowing if one day when they wake up I'll still be here or not, because that's all I did back then. Everyone was just so afraid. I'd rather not repeat that.
Two summers ago I actually went through a brief period where I was very content and everything was wonderful and exciting, but by that Fall I wasn't doing so well again. The next summer I did everything that made the summer before so spectacular and joy-filled but my results weren't remotely similar. Right now I'm just hanging in there because that's all I can do.

I don't normally share things like this, I don't like things like pity or attention, but it's just something that is very concerning to me and dictating my life. It's not something I have too much control over either because I didn't create most of my problems, as some I've had as far back as I can remember, and others were caused by experiences during the earlier half of my childhood. Some others were caused during the later half. It's just not something that I could really help, especially if I was young child. The more recent things I've been through I probably could've been more proactive with, but at the same time by that point I had already been through so much that my mental state was crippled, along with other complexities making me not handle things in the best way possible. Right now all I'm trying to do is get by and just hope that one day things will fix themselves for good. That's all I've been doing for a long, long time.

I'm not sure how I can help but just try and power through it. If you're really feeling extra horrible try and get help from friends, family, or a specialist or something. I hope things look up for you soon.

 

[Rizen]

Please look up Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's kinda sorta related to this. It's also kinda sorta IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM

I sort of know about them, don't care for them. I don't see them or issues surrounding them as anything more than sensationalism. The USA does have real problems but people focus on twitter/youtube comment wars. My attitude is 'if you trudge into a cesspool you're going to get s*** on you'.

 

[Phenomiracle]

ENTJ since I took that test, back in 2011.

Life is fun.

The source I linked also talks about the motives. I should have said "triggers" - the events may not have caused the shootings, but they are usually the spark. And it still remains, this is a uniquely white male phenomenon.

Much like how a metropolitan gun violence (which is the greater majority of all gun violence in this country) is almost entirely a black male problem. According to the NCVS, in 2012, 62.2% of black victims died at the hands of other blacks, and in the same year, there were 560,600 black-on-white violent crimes, compared to 99,403 white-on-black violent crimes.

Hard to glean any particular earth-shaking point from a statistic regarding white males and school shootings, which comprise a fraction of total violence in this country.

If the debate or assertion is over "white male privilege," you're doing no favors to yourself citing any sort of statistic regarding violence. Stick to studies on institutional bias.

 

[r_greening1]

I sort of know about them, don't care for them. I don't see them or issues surrounding them as anything more than sensationalism. The USA does have real problems but people focus on twitter/youtube comment wars. My attitude is 'if you trudge into a cesspool you're going to get s*** on you'.

I honestly believe that you should care about what they're pushing because they have somehow made it into the UN and they somehow ended up representing ALL WOMEN on the internet and they're trying to pass some very sketchy regulations that include censorship of the internet.

 

[Rizen]

I honestly believe that you should care about what they're pushing because they have somehow made it into the UN and they somehow ended up representing ALL WOMEN on the internet and they're trying to pass some very sketchy regulations that include censorship of the internet.

You mean the United Nations? I don't really see what you're saying. Do you have a link?

Edit, there are women on the internet?!

 

[Jaguar360]

Was playing Brawl today and learned/was reminded of some things:

• Got Wolf in random a couple times and he was so much fun Jestar ! B-air and d-smash for days. I Wolf Flashed off the stage when I was trying to b-reverse on my last stock one match, but I SD'd with everyone because I'm bad, so lol.
• Zelda's U-air was ridiculously strong, even moreso than now
  
• BRAWL DIN'S FIRE WHEN?
• Brawl U-smash when?
• Brawl Lighting Kicks when?
• I miss Sheik's Chain
• Why did they nerf Sheik's D-special?
• MFW I ledgehog Olimar
• I want Charizard's B-air back just so I can do b-air chains with him
• Heat Wave was the best Charizard F-air
  
• I miss gliding...but only with Charizard
• Pokemon Trainer as a whole was awesome and I miss him
• =
• Meta Knight's sword is really freaking dumb
• Why am I this good with Ike?
• I miss Brawl Sonic
• I miss Brawl Lucario
• Thunder on Brawl Pikachu was a disease
• I like Brawl Mario. I should start playing Sm4sh Mario more for f-air dunks
• Brawl Falco's Blaster and D-air were waaay too good holy cow
• Why are grabs so hard to get in this game?
• I miss Yoshi and Lucas' pivot grabs so much :'(. I'm kind of glad that Ivysaur didn't have the chance to have this fate.

 

[Gay Ginger]

ENTJ since I took that test, back in 2011.

Life is fun.



Much like how a metropolitan gun violence (which is the greater majority of all gun violence in this country) is almost entirely a black male problem. According to the NCVS, in 2012, 62.2% of black victims died at the hands of other blacks, and in the same year, there were 560,600 black-on-white violent crimes, compared to 99,403 white-on-black violent crimes.

Hard to glean any particular earth-shaking point from a statistic regarding white males and school shootings, which comprise a fraction of total violence in this country.

If the debate or assertion is over "white male privilege," you're doing no favors to yourself citing any sort of statistic regarding violence. Stick to studies on institutional bias.

The two aren't equivalent though. "Black-on-Black" violence can be linked with poverty in cities (Black Americans are disproportionately poor in inner cities). Black Americans aren't targeting other Black Americans; it's a matter of proximity. If the majority of residents in an impoverished area (more crime) are Black, then it makes sense that majority of the victims of these crimes will also be Black.

From the article I linked before: "victims of [young men of color] are usually those whom the shooter believes have wronged him. And it rarely ends with his suicide. .. White men, on the other hand, have a somewhat more grandiose purpose…’If I’m going to die, then so is everybody else,’ they seem to say. Yes, of course, this is mental illness speaking: but it is mental illness speaking with a voice that has a race and a gender.”

In another article: Now let's talk about the race and class of the shooter [referring to Newton, CT]. In the last 30 years 90% of shootings at elementary and high schools in the U.S. have been perpetrated by young white men. And, 80% of the 13 mass murders perpetrated by individuals aged 20 or under in the last 30 years have also been committed by white men. There is clearly something happening here that is not only tied to gender, but also to race.

Black men tend to attack those that have personally wronged them (in the eyes of the perpetrator at least), while white males are unique in perpetrating mass shootings against strangers: "Suicide-by-mass-murder"

Read the two articles, and tell me that there isn't something going on.

 

[Phenomiracle]

The two aren't equivalent though. "Black-on-Black" violence can be linked with poverty in cities (Black Americans are disproportionately poor in inner cities). Black Americans aren't targeting other Black Americans; it's a matter of proximity. If the majority of residents in an impoverished area (more crime) are Black, then it makes sense that majority of the victims of these crimes will also be Black.

From the article I linked before: "victims of [young men of color] are usually those whom the shooter believes have wronged him. And it rarely ends with his suicide. .. White men, on the other hand, have a somewhat more grandiose purpose…’If I’m going to die, then so is everybody else,’ they seem to say. Yes, of course, this is mental illness speaking: but it is mental illness speaking with a voice that has a race and a gender.”

In another article: Now let's talk about the race and class of the shooter [referring to Newton, CT]. In the last 30 years 90% of shootings at elementary and high schools in the U.S. have been perpetrated by young white men. And, 80% of the 13 mass murders perpetrated by individuals aged 20 or under in the last 30 years have also been committed by white men. There is clearly something happening here that is not only tied to gender, but also to race.

Black men tend to attack those that have personally wronged them (in the eyes of the perpetrator at least), while white males are unique in perpetrating mass shootings against strangers: "Suicide-by-mass-murder"

Read the two articles, and tell me that there isn't something going on.

Evaluating intent (which messily subjective on its own even with the manifestos left behind the perpetrators, the first quote you just cited is a clear and ugly showcase of this) is a separate discussion. As I've said, school shootings comprise a fraction of total violence in this country. Black-on-white crime outnumbers white-on-black by more than 5:1 (560,600 to 99,403 in 2012).

Cherrypicking a small statistic among a sea of others and attempting to establish a narrative around it whilst ignoring the tremendous scale of statistics that point to other much, much more pressing matters regarding violent crime in this country?

Not helping your point in the slightest.

 

[Jestar]

Got Wolf in random a couple times and he was so much fun Jestar ! B-air and d-smash for days. I Wolf Flashed off the stage when I was trying to b-reverse on my last stock one match, but I SD'd with everyone because I'm bad, so lol.

Awesome! This makes me very happy. B-air and Down Smash are legit as anything that's for sure. Also Up Smash kills .

Yeah I've had my share of Wolf Flashing off the stage too. Mostly from stylish kill attempts or accidental inputs, but I've had one or two b-reverses go wrong too.

A few days ago I learned that if you hold down on the control stick after using Wolf Flash when trying to recover, you can skip grabbing the ledge and go straight for the kill as a mix-up option.
I have no idea why it took me so long to discover this (we're talking years here), but better late than never I suppose.

 

[Gay Ginger]

Evaluating intent (which messily subjective on its own even with the manifestos left behind the perpetrators, the first quote you just cited is a clear and ugly showcase of this) is a separate discussion. As I've said, school shootings comprise a fraction of total violence in this country. Black-on-white crime outnumbers white-on-black by more than 5:1 (560,600 to 99,403 in 2012).

Cherrypicking a small statistic among a sea of others and attempting to establish a narrative around it whilst ignoring the tremendous scale of statistics that point to other much, much more pressing matters regarding violent crime in this country?

Not helping your point in the slightest.

I'm sorry, but I don't quite see how this relates to my argument, or what I've posted about Michael Kimmel's book.

The fraction of violence is irrelevant, because the argument is that the motives behind this very specific type of violence unique to young, white males points to a problem in our cultural regarding whiteness and masculinity. (What Michael Kimmel calls "aggrieved entitlement": "a sense that those benefits that white men believed were their due have been snatched away from them.") Young, white men are committing these violent crimes because they feel wronged and cheated because life hasn't met their expectations - something that is not happening in other communities. We have to ask ourselves what messages our culture is sending specifically to white males that lead to this (it's not sending them to other groups based on the outcomes).

I'm not arguing that these mass shootings are a bigger problem than other violent crime in the country, nor am I arguing that it's the most pressing issue; I'm arguing that it suggests the existence of a cultural problem that is largely ignored or denied, just as the statistics you posted show a problem with racial segregation in cities and poverty in Black communities.

"In urban settings, when young men of color experience that same sense of aggrieved entitlement - that perception of victimhood despite everything men expect for themselves - they may react violently, and even with lethal violence. But the victims of their violence are usually those whom the shooter believes have wronged him, and the unintended and accidental victims caught in the line of fire. And it rarely ends with his suicide.

White men, on the other hand, have a somewhat more grandiose purpose: they want to destroy the entire world in some cataclysmic, video-game, and action movie-inspired apocalypse. If I'm going to die, then so is everybody else, they seem to say. Yes, of course, this is mental illness speaking: but it is mental illness speaking with a voice that has a race and a gender.

One must feel a sense of aggrieved entitlement to pick up a gun and go on a rampage, yes. But that sense of aggrieved entitlement must also be grandiose if you are going to make them all pay.

Even as we challenge ourselves to see the racial difference in perpetration, we must not ignore the way that our response to this kind of violence is also shaped by race. When we hear of a rampage shooting by a white guy, we immediately claim it is a result of individual pathology - mental illness. The problem is "him," not "us." When we hear of a rampage or gang murders in the inner city, we assume it is the result of a "social pathology" -- something about the culture of poverty, the legacy of racism or some intrinsic characteristics of "them" or "those people." This difference in treatment allows us to avoid talking about what whiteness might have to do with the violence while always talking about what blackness or brownness has to do with it."
(source)​

 

[Deleted member]

Over here looking at the sudden increase in pranked users like