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[–] stray@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think of furries and other online friends like this, yes. Being trans isn't the only situation in which one has chosen an identity other than the one they were assigned.

That said, I wouldn't characterize Vegeta as deadnaming Goku exactly. I can't recall that Goku is upset by it, and I think it's mostly there to indicate Vegeta's continued connection to his home planet even after many years of being an Earthling.

Calling Steven his mom's name is deadnaming.

[–] stray@pawb.social 6 points 2 days ago

Holy shit, this guy is great. I wish he posted more.

[–] stray@pawb.social 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if you can afford a doctor, I'm not sure I'd risk a US diagnosis these days, what with all the talk of being sent off to a pleasant farm where nothing bad will happen to you.

[–] stray@pawb.social 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Davis addressed concerns about his language on his website, stating that "when I fight Satan, I use the sharpest knives I can find."

I'm not saying I approve of his slur usage, but hot damn is that a quote.

[–] stray@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago

Children of Memory was a really good book on this topic.

[–] stray@pawb.social 34 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I don't think it makes sense to criticize grass in areas where it's a native ground-cover plant. Green lawns are bad in North America because they require an absurd amount of resources to stay alive. European lawns stay green under heavy layers of snow and are never watered.

[–] stray@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

They should all grow the fuck up. I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who would rather play passive-aggressive games than sort the situation.

I'm not sure how this relates to the practical functionality of anarchy. How is the bin situation bettered under a governmental system?

[–] stray@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Does Joel dislike being the bin guy? He could just stop doing it.

Is Joel doing a shitty job with the bins? Anyone could start doing it, even if he protests.

I don't see the problem.

[–] stray@pawb.social 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Hikeback is a visual novel horror game based on the story of the scorpion and the frog that I found very moving.

https://clowndream.itch.io/hikeback

e: If you prefer to watch stories rather than play them, I believe this is a full playthrough:

https://youtu.be/Rp8fVOhqzi8

[–] stray@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Am I a bad person for considering doing this to my partner's computer without their knowledge or consent?

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] stray@pawb.social 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think the usage there isn't meant to be correct, but incorrect as a joke. It's like how I've seen people call themselves a tran. (Trans is obviously plural.)

 

This is going to contain spoilers through season 1 episode 10.

My tastes in media have become somewhat more demanding as I've gotten older. I used to enjoy pretty much anything with a fun adventure, but now I need my entertainment to also be educational or growth-provoking in some way.

I mostly enjoyed episodes 1-7 because even though it was a cute slice of life, it was coming at it from a more unique angle of how we form and value relationships and I felt that it was emotionally meaningful.

But then by episodes 9 and 10 suddenly all these villains have really specific quirks, and the combat is drawn-out as characters over-exposit every detail of what's going on. They even tell you what's going to happen with the fight well before it ever occurs, and then they still drag out the result for some reason. It was very disappointing and I'm concerned this is just going to be the state of things from now on.

I got kind of excited about the way Frieren was talking about demons because her beef with them sounds a lot like what a pig or chicken would think of humans, and I got almost a racist vibe, but my partner's reaction made it seem like we're not going to get introspective about our biases and hipocrisy, and he suggested we move on to something else. (He's read the comic and wanted to watch the show together.)

Thoughts? I'd like to think the story is going somewhere, but it won't be good for our relationship if it just ends up with me complaining the whole time.

 

One time on IRC the topic of what Boxing Day even is came up, and this guy said in seriousness that it's to memorialize the Boxer Rebellion, and we had a big fight about it. He backed up his claim by pointing out that the horse from Animal Farm was an allegory for said uprising, so he wasn't just making things up.

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