Hello guys, planning to run a MTG based Dungeon World campaign, but I still don't exactly get what a Planeswalker is supposed to be for the rest of the people.
An example could be Kamigawa or Lorwyn, where humanoids look pretty much the same (in Kamigawa all humanoids share asian-like traits and in Lorwyn they are halflings). So, what happens when suddenly, someone who looks different enters? I haven't been able to read older MTG stories, but it would seem they don't look surprised when someone walks into their plane and starts meddiling into its affairs.
So, how does a neowalker blends in with society and why do people usually lets them meddle into the affairs of that plane?
I'm telling my story from the point of view of a foreigner, and well, I met a lot of people like I would expect them on the internet in USA; it's easy to hit people up and say hi and strike at least, I really liked that It may have been that I aset my mind in finding those people, and I want to know what Americans think on this issue (it's still easier to ask about it via internet than in person, lol)
Hello guys, I want to share my experience with you and hopefully debate what I have learnt and analyzed. Excuse my lack of english typing skills, for it's not my firest language.
I am originally from México, and I have always been fascinated by America, this is thanks to family and friends that come from there and since I was a kid they tried to make me close to english language and the country in general. I remember feeling myself awed with discovery from the videos I saw and the people I met; when they brought me my SNES, my toys, recorded TV in english, movies, etc. I felt I grew more critic of mexican society, as I had ground to compare it to our northern neighbors. My dreeam was always to go to USA and make a living, but after the economic crisis of the 94' in México and the constant empoverishment of the country, added to the distance and fissures that appeared on our family relationships, it became just a dream.
Thanks to the interneet however, I kept getting close to America and its culture, media, society and politics, as well as with the americans I met in México; my most significant relationships during highschool and middle high were with americans, and it got harder for me to sympathize to other Mexicans, as I was quite critical of my own culture and costumes. My first best friend was a texan, and my first romantic relationship was with an asian american from Florida.
After many years I was able to go to America thanks to friends of the family, and as I expected, I loved it. However, I found out that I arrived to find a spciety even more polarized and, at times agressive, than mine. Two groups constantly clashing on colleges and even on public spaces on Washington and Chicago, what people likes to call "Social Justice Warriors" and what I like to call "Advocates of Freedom", none of them as approachable as I thought.
It was baffling to see how obsessed the typical american teenager is with gender and sexuality; I had suffered bad experiences in Tumblr and I wasn't expecting to see these "activists" live. It was quite easy to find shelter with SJW as a foreigner, despite the fact they have a lot going on with their life philosophy, defending things they, themselves, don't truly understand. Maybe it's the fact they have an open mind for controversy (be it for integrating others, or attacking those who make them feel uncomfortable) that let me find myself more welcome with them.
Then, there was this people who defend freedom of speech, and are more inclined towards conservative values and ideals. Tho I agree more with these people, they were equally agressive, and their attitude towards foreginers wasn't better than a SJW pointing their fingers at a "cisgender". They seem to loathe the new tendencies that pop up on society, yet it's ironic how said freeedom is what is creating them.
In the end I felt quite polarized, as both groups get quite uncmfortable about each other and seemed very intolerant. I remember this mockery going outside the White House, people dressed like Obama ordering people to abourt, and I felt disgusted; not because the theme in question, but because people chooses to "piss off" other on purpose when expressing themselves, and it seems this is broadly accepted.
Not to mention, both sides view on racism; SJW pretend Racism is some sort of proplem that is exclusive to non-white people, and that human value is weighted according not only to your preference, but with what ethnicity you identify with. On the other hand the advocates of freedom say racism is almost non existant (or doesn't exists anymore) while fighting for the right to make offensive jokes and sicrarding every argument on it.
One thing I noticed tho, with freedom advocates, it's very, very hard to talk to them about international affairs and politics, the only country that seemed to matter or exist in their minds was America.
I came back feeling a little dissapointed and scared, as it was hard to find people who wasn't picking a side, and because talking openly about said issues with people isn't as easy as in Mexico (and my country is far, far behind in terms of politics, it's already hard in Mexico...). It was close to election day so that might explain why people was acting like that, but it's a tendency I see online and I was surprised to experience.
I decide to post this here because, as I've commented before, MTG Salvation community has always been espectful of my arguments, and as I see, the arguments of others.
Thanks guys but I actually live in Mexico... Actually, even having a foreigner girlfriend here was some sort of taboo just because she was asian-american. I remember, i was arround 16 years old and my classmates would say I was wrong for not working harder and looking for a mexican girl instead.
Yes, think whatever you want, but I just can't handle it. Before you acuse me of being racist or anything related, just read to what I have to say.
I know it's a rant but I just feel I need to explode somewhere and the MTG Salvation community has been pretty open and supportive the few times I've posted here.
Actually, I'm tired of being a part of mexican culture and society, all in all. Since I was a kid I've had problems integrating myself with other mexicans, since I was mostly homeschooled by my mother and uncle who spent a big chunk of their lives on the States thanks to my grandma. I always admired American culture, I learnt english pretty much by myself and by interacting with Uncle and other americans, playing videogames, watching movies, etc.
If you've ever before felt you don't belong anywhere, you haven't been on my shoes. The more I spend time with other mexicans the more unwelcome I feel, mostly because mexican society is very squared and closed to the non-standard "macho" or "hard party boy", which is expected from a person my age. It's not uncommon for mexican teenagers to starts partying and consuming alcohol and tobaco at arround 13 years old; I also dislike football soccer which is also something downsighted by male society here. In fact, I can't even get along with exican geeks, MTG is such an unpopular game, since mostly of the geeks here are interested only in anime and anime games.
I've also never had a romantic relationship with a mexican woman. Ladies consider me awkward, weird and even scary. On the other hand I've been able to socialize with american women quite well, my first girlfriend being an asian-american, lasting with her for about 3 years.
Whenever I joined an MMO or roleplaying site, people would also act in desbelief regarding my nationality, as they said, I was a "smart cookie" for being a latino, or also saying stuff like "I would never imagine a mexican geek".
Being a mexican has sorta stigmatized me, how people expects me to be here, and what people believes about my culture in America. Luckily for me it seems I can stand out much better with foreigners than between my own people, and even my best friend forever (who is also mexican) thinks I'm way too weird to even be a "weird mexican"; sadly my only sin is even my geek tastes aren't what my culture would expect, as mentioned above.
In fact, I've even reached the point where online I'll say I'm american, and make racist comments about my own culture, part of this because us, mexicans, are a pretty racist culture, it would seem, specially towards asians. Just today I was part of a debate about the Muk-Bang phenomena in South Korea (where people pays other people to eat and talk via streaming); regardless how strange it is, the comments were mostly about how "sick" and "dangerous" asians are to our world and how they should just dissapear; so, I went in to call out on the blatant racism and ignorance of our own society and how we become crybabies against Trump and Walls, and I ended up being labeled as a weaboo.
Personally, I'd pretty much kill to be part of any other society and my only goal in life is making it legally outta here and into another place; sad thing is, my main obstacle is that I'M A MEXICAN. I can't afford any transcontinental journey, colleges are not interested in giving out scholarships to people with my major (Design), and since then my GPA went from 3.7 to 2.7 so I can't afford schoolarships in case that one became aviable by some sort of miracle.
I have to say I kinda get why Americans want immigrants out, and sadly a lot of what people fears about mexican culture isn't fiction (altough other stuff is blatantly riddiculous and offensive). It's mostly because of our agressiveness and general mean attitude towards pretty much everything. Remember those 43 students killed here that the whole world is making noise about so justice can be done here? Well, a lot of people here makes jokes about the deceased students and insults those who are actually trying to help...
At my 23 years old I've never felt so misserable about being who I am. I just don't fit in, and I can't be where I seem to do...
You know what no one would ever do? Pick a random angry straight kid's tumblr out and ask if the "younger straight community" is full of over-sensitive jerks.
Maybe because surprisingly I've seen the complete opposite reaction happening on Tumblr and other social websites and that's why I decided to open a debate?
One would expect the minority to be the victims, not the aggressors.
By the way, I am following the person I posted last day on Tumblr, and here's another example of what I mean with his topic: no matter how a person tries to express or the arguments it uses, it always seems to be offensive for the LGBT community, at least the younger, internet one.
Can we agree that we're leaving the world on the hands of a bunch of intolerant, self-righteous idiots who will grow up to further spread the "Special Butterflies are Unique and must eat other little bugsies" message?
It doesn't matters if you're part of the LGBT community or not, religious or atheist, black or white... we all deserve a degree of respect and should be threated as equals, being "diferent" per popular opinion doesn't means you're not a human being, have special qualities, or that you must be threated different. What I see here is that younger members of the LGBT community at least expect to be seen as special unique martyrs that must be treated as such, and have the right to call everyone who disagrees with whatever insignificant point of view (such as fictional characters) to be called a homophobe and be attacked, thus, making this an endless chain of events: you want respect but don't give it back.
I understand that part, but what I see on the conversation is a lesbian woman immediately getting offended because a straight guy didn't agree with her.
I mean, people can't also expect their specific demographics to be represented in every single kind of media when they're still a minority. And we shouldn't lie; the media is WAY more open with homosexuality, in fact, it's hard to find a newly produced TV series without at least 2 homosexual characters. This goes for american produced games as well.
I think I should rename this topic then, what you just pointed out is by far more interesting and has a broad spectrum we can discuss.
This so called and self serving social justice that's becoming common, specially on the newest generations. Teens and young adults craving to identify themselves labeling themselves and defending what they believe is right not because it's something they truly believe in, but to defend their own ego; and it's actually hurting our society as you pointed out.
Those people I found out during my Tumblr adventures were acting on the verge of religious fanatism...
So, I just came from Tumblr, and after digging deep down I decide to come here and open this debate.
Is our society slowly starting to develop some sort of "heterophobia"? Why do I ask this?
Ok, so here's the story. Spending some time "studying" Tumblr and actually taking part on the blogs, I found out that hostility towards people who disagrees with homosexuals (read this carefully, I'm talking about disagreeing with the ideas of some homosexuals regarding fandoms and such, NOT with homosexuality) are immediately crucified by LGBT and Heterosexuals alike.
"Shipping" (a term used when a part of the fandom creates romantic pairings between characters)is a big deal on Tumblr, and believe it or not it actually affects how some media developers alter the flow of their stories; thanks to "shippers" The Legend of Korra's main character became a lesbian and popular animated show Adventure Time got its own hold of LGBT characters. However shipping now seems to be only limited to gay relationships and any sort of heterosexual ship is immediately attacked and labeled as homophobic.
Also, using the word "homosexual" with a homosexual is now considered an insult, according to many posts I've seen on said blog.
So, I think stuff is getting out of hand with this whole issue of agreeing or not with gay individuals on even the tiniest stuff, and it seems they have all the right to call straight people "*****" if they disagree.
I know Tumblr isn't the collective consciousness of America, that Homophobia is still a big deal and that not every LGBT individual acts this way, but the examples of aggression and fanaticism witnessed on tumblr makes me think how far we are willing to go, specially considering this whole thing seems to be expanding outside of pairing cartoon characters to actually becoming some sort of inquisitive social movement. We're living on a day and age where all sort of hatred seems to be justified and as a country USA is going thru a lot right now (Against religions, against skin colors, against sexual identities, etc) and it seems we like to turn a blind eye when IDK, white racism or heterophobia are real stuff maybe?
Just to give you an example of this, 2 months ago a notice was posted on RPG Net forums, where a transexual was hyping that WOTC aknowledged that you can make your character of any gender you like. I commented that I didn't knew if they should gey hyped about something we already knew since the begining of roleplaying history, since a character and Game Master has the freedom to craft the game universe as they like, and gender has never been an issue wiith the freedom you have when making your character.
Well, that coment costed me 3 months banned for being transphobic... I called my Trans friend so she could see the coment, and she even thought that was stupid, to get a ban because of something that wasn't offensive at all.
Post the link, please.
Quote from Aldath, elsewhere »
No offense but nowadays it's like every company must say "I agree with the gay ideology" in order to get some praise... I mean, why would they even talk about this if D&D is all about the world the DM makes?
In a thread where LGBT people are being happy that D&D finally recognises them, you pop up and complain about the "gay ideology" (presumably that's 'have your relationships recognised in media in the same way that those of other people are'). I'm not surprised you got banned.
Edit: which forum was opened by a transgender activist?
Well, yeah, my original language isn't english, so sometimes I just mess up what I write, the idea of the post is that it's true that the media is cartering to LGBT comunity, and not because they actually care or want to do some good, but because that earns them some reputation; as a Media & Publicity Student, it's something we've talked a lot about, and it was never my intention as stated to offend LGBT members. The forum was opened by a LGBT activist, I think she's a transgender.
We live in an era where everything that could have been considered morally wrong 20 years ago is now part of our daily lives.
Everything? You're starting off with a lot of hyperbole. Especially when 20 years ago is 1994 (otherwise known as the year Ellen got her first show). But I have a sneaking suspicion that for you, that was a long time ago.
Series such as GoT and Penny Dreadful are more famous than infamous for having explicit sex scenes, most of people now lives together before getting married (if any) and homosexuals are now known in society.
"Now known"? What do you think the world was like in the 90's? Besides the explicit sex scenes on TV (which I should note are premium cable, which has been airing explicit sex for the last 30 years), people have been living together without getting married and gays have been 'out' for the greater part of a century. And even before that, it was still there but the fear of being beaten or blacklisted kept them from acknowledging it openly.
Some of us, maybe too conservative, do not agree with the homosexual agenda, but we still have homosexual friends who know that and we get along just fine. The problem is when you talk about this with a heterosexual, and then things explode.
... What, to you, is the homosexual agenda? That is very loaded terminology for what really boils down to 'wanting rights'.
I've noticed that most heterosexuals are the first ones to jump into the wagon, and even become violent when a subject they find "homophobic" arises, even tho it's actually not offending anyone. I have the luck to hang out with a male homosexual friend and a boy-to girl transgender; as I mentioned early they know my point of view on the situation, and we have no problems at all since we're friends and civilized beings.
'Even become violent'... what? So you're saying that you believe it's a problem because you feel physically threatened just because you're who you are? I can see how you might want... an agenda... to correct that.
Thanks to my friends I've been able to further expand this topic by talking to their other homosexual friends, who ALSO think that heterosexuals might be too over protective, and that it's true that the media is forcing a homosexual agenda that is going out of control and making homosexuals look like a novel or a caricature instead of showing the reality of their lives.
So the homosexual agenda is to make homosexuals look ridiculous?
Just to give you an example of this, 2 months ago a notice was posted on RPG Net forums, where a transexual was hyping that WOTC aknowledged that you can make your character of any gender you like. I commented that I didn't knew if they should gey hyped about something we already knew since the begining of roleplaying history, since a character and Game Master has the freedom to craft the game universe as they like, and gender has never been an issue wiith the freedom you have when making your character.
Well, that coment costed me 3 months banned for being transphobic... I called my Trans friend so she could see the coment, and she even thought that was stupid, to get a ban because of something that wasn't offensive at all.
We then talked about how she thinks "heterophobia is the new homophobia", and well, she is actually tired of heterosexuals trying too hard to appeal to the LGBT public when it's obvious there's still many hipocrecy out there. I mean, the polls say America is coming to accept homosexuals even more, b ut there are still offensive gay jokes on the internet, there are still terms that use the word "queer" or "***", and sadly, most of the people that you see defending gay people end up saying stuff like "You're so gay you'll get AIDS", and more offensive terms.
So it's bad to support homosexual rights because heterosexuals are hypocrites and the internet has gay jokes? Or because gay rights supporters apparently have a 12-year-old's wit? What?
So, is it real that heterosexuals are trying maybe TOO HARD?
No, it is not.
You're quite confused about the part of heterosexuals being hipocrytes... Read it again. People who usually says "I support gay marriage!" just say it to look progresist and avoid confrontation, even if with their social circles they make gay jokes and act contrary to their supposed beliefs. It makes no good if you say you support something and act like you don't later.
Also, it's a BANNED MESSAGE, it was taken down by moderators, but it was something like this:
"No offense but nowadays it's like every company must say they agree with the gay agenda in order to earn some respect... I mean, why would they even talk about this if D&D is all about the world the DM makes?
And it's not like other RPGs have never handled homosexuality and sexuality... Anima: Beyond Fantasy has anticonceptive magic, transgender magic, and an island populated by 70% hot lesbians"
And it's easier to talk about homosexuals about well, homosexuality, than with heterosexuals. My trans friend wasn't ofended at all of this, and the forum was open by a transgender activist.
If making your children play with a Tablet all day long, clapping at whatever time they insult you, ignoring when they fight with their siblings and letting them at the care of Nanny TV is being overprotective, then Yes.
Hell isn't exactly what people think it is. It's not eternal torture or suffering in the way that we could understand it. Hell is to be utterly and completely without the presence of God. In Revelations it's said that when you're judged if you go to Hell that your name is stricken from the book of life and God will not know you anymore. The whole "lake of fire" thing is how it's supposed to feel when you're without God in your life or in this case afterlife.
Oooooooh isn't that scary? Not.
The world has a LARGE abscence of God anyways, so if that logic is real then we're living in Hell already.
What caused me to go away from christianity (but not stopping me from beliving God is real, and is a moron) is exactly that they teach us that Suffering in Life = Rewards on the Afterlife; the rewards being the most monotonous, uninteresting for of eternity possible, being a soul as part of a colective Hive-Mind that is God and being happy forever, stripping uf from the material. So yeah, no more kissing your wife, eating your favorite meal with friends, we are all a same mind, which is creepy if you ask me.
What I've learnt from life is that God isn't your father, that's an instutionalized lie to make you the cheerleader of a being that abandons you and forgets you. He doesn't loves you, you're not his Son, and he doesn't cares about what YOu want as a human being, nor the furute you might have. Also, we're all just tools for Him after all, since you're allowed to die a hoirrible death just to let others live their crappy lives anywys.
An example could be Kamigawa or Lorwyn, where humanoids look pretty much the same (in Kamigawa all humanoids share asian-like traits and in Lorwyn they are halflings). So, what happens when suddenly, someone who looks different enters? I haven't been able to read older MTG stories, but it would seem they don't look surprised when someone walks into their plane and starts meddiling into its affairs.
So, how does a neowalker blends in with society and why do people usually lets them meddle into the affairs of that plane?
I am originally from México, and I have always been fascinated by America, this is thanks to family and friends that come from there and since I was a kid they tried to make me close to english language and the country in general. I remember feeling myself awed with discovery from the videos I saw and the people I met; when they brought me my SNES, my toys, recorded TV in english, movies, etc. I felt I grew more critic of mexican society, as I had ground to compare it to our northern neighbors. My dreeam was always to go to USA and make a living, but after the economic crisis of the 94' in México and the constant empoverishment of the country, added to the distance and fissures that appeared on our family relationships, it became just a dream.
Thanks to the interneet however, I kept getting close to America and its culture, media, society and politics, as well as with the americans I met in México; my most significant relationships during highschool and middle high were with americans, and it got harder for me to sympathize to other Mexicans, as I was quite critical of my own culture and costumes. My first best friend was a texan, and my first romantic relationship was with an asian american from Florida.
After many years I was able to go to America thanks to friends of the family, and as I expected, I loved it. However, I found out that I arrived to find a spciety even more polarized and, at times agressive, than mine. Two groups constantly clashing on colleges and even on public spaces on Washington and Chicago, what people likes to call "Social Justice Warriors" and what I like to call "Advocates of Freedom", none of them as approachable as I thought.
It was baffling to see how obsessed the typical american teenager is with gender and sexuality; I had suffered bad experiences in Tumblr and I wasn't expecting to see these "activists" live. It was quite easy to find shelter with SJW as a foreigner, despite the fact they have a lot going on with their life philosophy, defending things they, themselves, don't truly understand. Maybe it's the fact they have an open mind for controversy (be it for integrating others, or attacking those who make them feel uncomfortable) that let me find myself more welcome with them.
Then, there was this people who defend freedom of speech, and are more inclined towards conservative values and ideals. Tho I agree more with these people, they were equally agressive, and their attitude towards foreginers wasn't better than a SJW pointing their fingers at a "cisgender". They seem to loathe the new tendencies that pop up on society, yet it's ironic how said freeedom is what is creating them.
In the end I felt quite polarized, as both groups get quite uncmfortable about each other and seemed very intolerant. I remember this mockery going outside the White House, people dressed like Obama ordering people to abourt, and I felt disgusted; not because the theme in question, but because people chooses to "piss off" other on purpose when expressing themselves, and it seems this is broadly accepted.
Not to mention, both sides view on racism; SJW pretend Racism is some sort of proplem that is exclusive to non-white people, and that human value is weighted according not only to your preference, but with what ethnicity you identify with. On the other hand the advocates of freedom say racism is almost non existant (or doesn't exists anymore) while fighting for the right to make offensive jokes and sicrarding every argument on it.
One thing I noticed tho, with freedom advocates, it's very, very hard to talk to them about international affairs and politics, the only country that seemed to matter or exist in their minds was America.
I came back feeling a little dissapointed and scared, as it was hard to find people who wasn't picking a side, and because talking openly about said issues with people isn't as easy as in Mexico (and my country is far, far behind in terms of politics, it's already hard in Mexico...). It was close to election day so that might explain why people was acting like that, but it's a tendency I see online and I was surprised to experience.
I decide to post this here because, as I've commented before, MTG Salvation community has always been espectful of my arguments, and as I see, the arguments of others.
Thanks for reading friends.
Pretty crappy down here.
I know it's a rant but I just feel I need to explode somewhere and the MTG Salvation community has been pretty open and supportive the few times I've posted here.
Actually, I'm tired of being a part of mexican culture and society, all in all. Since I was a kid I've had problems integrating myself with other mexicans, since I was mostly homeschooled by my mother and uncle who spent a big chunk of their lives on the States thanks to my grandma. I always admired American culture, I learnt english pretty much by myself and by interacting with Uncle and other americans, playing videogames, watching movies, etc.
If you've ever before felt you don't belong anywhere, you haven't been on my shoes. The more I spend time with other mexicans the more unwelcome I feel, mostly because mexican society is very squared and closed to the non-standard "macho" or "hard party boy", which is expected from a person my age. It's not uncommon for mexican teenagers to starts partying and consuming alcohol and tobaco at arround 13 years old; I also dislike football soccer which is also something downsighted by male society here. In fact, I can't even get along with exican geeks, MTG is such an unpopular game, since mostly of the geeks here are interested only in anime and anime games.
I've also never had a romantic relationship with a mexican woman. Ladies consider me awkward, weird and even scary. On the other hand I've been able to socialize with american women quite well, my first girlfriend being an asian-american, lasting with her for about 3 years.
Whenever I joined an MMO or roleplaying site, people would also act in desbelief regarding my nationality, as they said, I was a "smart cookie" for being a latino, or also saying stuff like "I would never imagine a mexican geek".
Being a mexican has sorta stigmatized me, how people expects me to be here, and what people believes about my culture in America. Luckily for me it seems I can stand out much better with foreigners than between my own people, and even my best friend forever (who is also mexican) thinks I'm way too weird to even be a "weird mexican"; sadly my only sin is even my geek tastes aren't what my culture would expect, as mentioned above.
In fact, I've even reached the point where online I'll say I'm american, and make racist comments about my own culture, part of this because us, mexicans, are a pretty racist culture, it would seem, specially towards asians. Just today I was part of a debate about the Muk-Bang phenomena in South Korea (where people pays other people to eat and talk via streaming); regardless how strange it is, the comments were mostly about how "sick" and "dangerous" asians are to our world and how they should just dissapear; so, I went in to call out on the blatant racism and ignorance of our own society and how we become crybabies against Trump and Walls, and I ended up being labeled as a weaboo.
Personally, I'd pretty much kill to be part of any other society and my only goal in life is making it legally outta here and into another place; sad thing is, my main obstacle is that I'M A MEXICAN. I can't afford any transcontinental journey, colleges are not interested in giving out scholarships to people with my major (Design), and since then my GPA went from 3.7 to 2.7 so I can't afford schoolarships in case that one became aviable by some sort of miracle.
I have to say I kinda get why Americans want immigrants out, and sadly a lot of what people fears about mexican culture isn't fiction (altough other stuff is blatantly riddiculous and offensive). It's mostly because of our agressiveness and general mean attitude towards pretty much everything. Remember those 43 students killed here that the whole world is making noise about so justice can be done here? Well, a lot of people here makes jokes about the deceased students and insults those who are actually trying to help...
At my 23 years old I've never felt so misserable about being who I am. I just don't fit in, and I can't be where I seem to do...
Maybe because surprisingly I've seen the complete opposite reaction happening on Tumblr and other social websites and that's why I decided to open a debate?
One would expect the minority to be the victims, not the aggressors.
http://biggity-*****.tumblr.com/post/119719117891/also-i-understand-where-youre-coming-from-that
Can we agree that we're leaving the world on the hands of a bunch of intolerant, self-righteous idiots who will grow up to further spread the "Special Butterflies are Unique and must eat other little bugsies" message?
It doesn't matters if you're part of the LGBT community or not, religious or atheist, black or white... we all deserve a degree of respect and should be threated as equals, being "diferent" per popular opinion doesn't means you're not a human being, have special qualities, or that you must be threated different. What I see here is that younger members of the LGBT community at least expect to be seen as special unique martyrs that must be treated as such, and have the right to call everyone who disagrees with whatever insignificant point of view (such as fictional characters) to be called a homophobe and be attacked, thus, making this an endless chain of events: you want respect but don't give it back.
I mean, people can't also expect their specific demographics to be represented in every single kind of media when they're still a minority. And we shouldn't lie; the media is WAY more open with homosexuality, in fact, it's hard to find a newly produced TV series without at least 2 homosexual characters. This goes for american produced games as well.
But watch this conversation, I find it sad and hilarious.
http://trigaydakru.tumblr.com/post/118987727155/reminasboy-reminasboy-trigaydakru-i-find
Way to go with what you said about young people nowadays.
This so called and self serving social justice that's becoming common, specially on the newest generations. Teens and young adults craving to identify themselves labeling themselves and defending what they believe is right not because it's something they truly believe in, but to defend their own ego; and it's actually hurting our society as you pointed out.
Those people I found out during my Tumblr adventures were acting on the verge of religious fanatism...
Is our society slowly starting to develop some sort of "heterophobia"? Why do I ask this?
Ok, so here's the story. Spending some time "studying" Tumblr and actually taking part on the blogs, I found out that hostility towards people who disagrees with homosexuals (read this carefully, I'm talking about disagreeing with the ideas of some homosexuals regarding fandoms and such, NOT with homosexuality) are immediately crucified by LGBT and Heterosexuals alike.
"Shipping" (a term used when a part of the fandom creates romantic pairings between characters)is a big deal on Tumblr, and believe it or not it actually affects how some media developers alter the flow of their stories; thanks to "shippers" The Legend of Korra's main character became a lesbian and popular animated show Adventure Time got its own hold of LGBT characters. However shipping now seems to be only limited to gay relationships and any sort of heterosexual ship is immediately attacked and labeled as homophobic.
Also, using the word "homosexual" with a homosexual is now considered an insult, according to many posts I've seen on said blog.
So, I think stuff is getting out of hand with this whole issue of agreeing or not with gay individuals on even the tiniest stuff, and it seems they have all the right to call straight people "*****" if they disagree.
I know Tumblr isn't the collective consciousness of America, that Homophobia is still a big deal and that not every LGBT individual acts this way, but the examples of aggression and fanaticism witnessed on tumblr makes me think how far we are willing to go, specially considering this whole thing seems to be expanding outside of pairing cartoon characters to actually becoming some sort of inquisitive social movement. We're living on a day and age where all sort of hatred seems to be justified and as a country USA is going thru a lot right now (Against religions, against skin colors, against sexual identities, etc) and it seems we like to turn a blind eye when IDK, white racism or heterophobia are real stuff maybe?
What do you think?
I'm 22, pretty young for being a conservative male right?
And yeah, I'm talking about those kinds of people.
Well, yeah, my original language isn't english, so sometimes I just mess up what I write, the idea of the post is that it's true that the media is cartering to LGBT comunity, and not because they actually care or want to do some good, but because that earns them some reputation; as a Media & Publicity Student, it's something we've talked a lot about, and it was never my intention as stated to offend LGBT members. The forum was opened by a LGBT activist, I think she's a transgender.
You're quite confused about the part of heterosexuals being hipocrytes... Read it again. People who usually says "I support gay marriage!" just say it to look progresist and avoid confrontation, even if with their social circles they make gay jokes and act contrary to their supposed beliefs. It makes no good if you say you support something and act like you don't later.
Also, it's a BANNED MESSAGE, it was taken down by moderators, but it was something like this:
"No offense but nowadays it's like every company must say they agree with the gay agenda in order to earn some respect... I mean, why would they even talk about this if D&D is all about the world the DM makes?
And it's not like other RPGs have never handled homosexuality and sexuality... Anima: Beyond Fantasy has anticonceptive magic, transgender magic, and an island populated by 70% hot lesbians"
And it's easier to talk about homosexuals about well, homosexuality, than with heterosexuals. My trans friend wasn't ofended at all of this, and the forum was open by a transgender activist.
Oooooooh isn't that scary? Not.
The world has a LARGE abscence of God anyways, so if that logic is real then we're living in Hell already.
What caused me to go away from christianity (but not stopping me from beliving God is real, and is a moron) is exactly that they teach us that Suffering in Life = Rewards on the Afterlife; the rewards being the most monotonous, uninteresting for of eternity possible, being a soul as part of a colective Hive-Mind that is God and being happy forever, stripping uf from the material. So yeah, no more kissing your wife, eating your favorite meal with friends, we are all a same mind, which is creepy if you ask me.
What I've learnt from life is that God isn't your father, that's an instutionalized lie to make you the cheerleader of a being that abandons you and forgets you. He doesn't loves you, you're not his Son, and he doesn't cares about what YOu want as a human being, nor the furute you might have. Also, we're all just tools for Him after all, since you're allowed to die a hoirrible death just to let others live their crappy lives anywys.