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Not really clear to me, he could be doing graphic design work?

Wowzers, that abuse you received from some feminists for trying to help is completely unacceptable But I'm glad you realize that doesn't represent the broader movement or what people who believe in gender equality aspire to achieve

What type of business is it Woldan?

This is a very relevant point, maybe the lack of apparent concern is that men feel they are harassed equally the same as women but this seems to be ignored? I can only speak from my experience and others I know but if you look at that video and the 25 points I have never ever been subjected any of those points of harassment. Also I have never been criticised for being a man, but I have criticised for being a SJW

Sure, and I can believe that really happened. I would condemn that because I am firmly of the opinion that Bioware has done more for inclusivity than any other software company. Just the fact they have tackled same-sex relationships is a big step in the realm of truly trying to appeal to the whole fanbase in there games

You right, you don't have to prove anything. But I thought we were trying to have a reasonable, constructive and mature debate about this topic So if you make a point doesn't it make sense you substantiate it with a link if someone asks you for further information so that they can review it?

So going back to the video then would you agree its not utter nonsense because the video discusses how women are harassed on the Internet?

Volo I have asked for links so I can confirm what you are saying? Can you not provide them, I can't find anything ?

F Funny you mention this but I was going to ask you the same question. You have shared with us harassment that your girlfriend has been subjected to, like that older man wanting to meet her, so I would assume you will agree with my point that its a real problem how women are sometimes, and I would argue fairly regularly, harassed on the Internet And that's all I really want to achieve from my original point that the video highlights. Harassment of women is real and prevalent and we need to condemn it

Because the entire thing is [citation needed]. That's what I thought, you don't really have a reason to dismiss it. Its just a knee-jerk reaction because it raises the reality of harassment of women on the Internet and it appears that this view is not something that certain people who support GG want to really accept or acknowledge...or even discuss Do you think this then undermines the objectives of GG somehow? Is it not possible to support GG but also support a video like this and the message it is trying to convey ? I think some of it is perfectly reasonable, and some of it is nonsense. Benefit 3 is nonsense. You release your contact information online and you run the risk of being stalked; male or not. That said the video wasn't terrible. I did notice one thing though. At the beginning the guy clearly used the word, "gamer". I guess the idea that gamers are dead has been dropped by feminist frequency. To me, that counts as a tiny win for GG. EDIT: Am I the only one who thinks the guy on benefit 12 has a fake mustache? It seems like the wrong color, and it also appears to be slanted like it was hastily put on. Thank you for your honesty Let us just forget for a second GG and Leigh Alexander and any other contentious issues since this whole Zoe Quinn incident started ( wow saying her name feels so weird and outdated now because so much has happened since then ) All I was expecting is people to watch the video and acknowledge that these are valid issues, for me its a no-brainer but to just dismiss the whole video as nonsense is not helpful to the overall discussion ?

Because the entire thing is [citation needed]. That's what I thought, you don't really have a reason to dismiss it. Its just a knee-jerk reaction because it raises the reality of harassment of women on the Internet and it appears that this view is not something that certain people who support GG want to really accept or acknowledge...or even discuss Do you think this then undermines the objectives of GG somehow? Is it not possible to support GG but also support a video like this and the message it is trying to convey ? If you don't see the lack of proof for said statements as "a reason to dismiss it", I honestly don't know what to say. If you want to convince me that harassment of women is exponentially more common than harrasment in general, you're going to have to show some hard evidence, not anecdotal musings. Hold on a second, do you really believe that the harassment of women on the Internet is not much worse than the harassment of men?

Links? I want to read about this attack on Bioware You know me Volo I am generally opposed to any unreasonable attacks on people or companies

Because the entire thing is [citation needed]. That's what I thought, you don't really have a reason to dismiss it. Its just a knee-jerk reaction because it raises the reality of harassment of women on the Internet and it appears that this view is not something that certain people who support GG want to really accept or acknowledge...or even discuss Do you think this then undermines the objectives of GG somehow? Is it not possible to support GG but also support a video like this and the message it is trying to convey ?

"25. Because it was created by a straight white man, this checklist will likely be taken more seriously than if it had been written by virtually any female gamer." Nope, it's more full of **** than my toilet this morning. KP I consider you are fairly reasonable person on most topics Can you explain to me why this video is utter nonsense ? I watched it right to the end and those 25 points are all valid areas of harassment that women on the Internet are subjected to, why don't you guys just condemn this treatment of women instead of dismissing it? They also mention that men are also subjected to bullying and harassment but its not because of there gender and that's very true, in other words I have never been verbally attacked on the Internet because I am a male on any forum or game I have ever played I would love to hear from people why this video is " nonsense and plain stupid " because I don't get it ?

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/02/world/meast/lebanon-isis-leader-family/index.html Interesting news, the wife of the leader of ISIS has been detained in Lebanon I am also amazed that apparently there are several teenage European girls who want to become his wife.... That boggles the mind, that life in Europe is somehow worse than going into the desert and marrying some zealot...they must be brainwashed in some ways

All Romance means in the context of RPG is where you have dialogue options and interaction with party members that leads to a non-platonic relationship, and normally a sexual relationship is the outcome

I'm pretty sure you shouldn't be letting ebola victims lick your earballs. Yeah, Walsie is right Hiro Its probably best not to let people who has Ebola lick your ears

Coming out against Israel was for a very long time political suicide in the U.S.. The Israeli lobby is arguably the most effective lobby in Washington D.C. Without a doubt it's the most effective foreign lobby. They have a lot of politicians by the balls. Times are slowly changing though as one really has to try to ignore the evils and pure BS that government perpetrates, and more people have woken up to that and the fact that Israel really does near nothing positive for the U.S. as an ally. Hearing anything bad about Israel in main stream media just about never happens. It's pretty much non stop: 'Israel is out friend we must help them', 'Israel is out friend we must help them', 'Israel is out friend we must help them' over and over and over and over. Basic and effective brainwashing. The closest you'll get to a major national politician saying we shouldn't support Israel is someone like Ron Paul saying we shouldn't be involved in their issues, and he wasn't at all supported by the major parties or the main stream media. This is an interesting post but I'm convinced its accurate I would like other people to comment, with the basic premise of the post is " Israel does nothing for the USA so why do we keep defending and claiming we are such good friends" ? I have my opinion because I do think Israel is an ally to the USA but I want to hear other opinions first

The problem you are pointing to aren't a result of socialism, it's monetary and cultural. We have more than enough resources, it's simply distribution that have needed, until now, to be tightly controlled... and it worked really well, we brought an entire group of people from abject poverty to excess. Capitalism truly revolutionized distribution of wealth and socialism with capitalism has worked really well up here in the north - some would say better than most other system (if Fukuyama is to be believed). But the system is starting to show it's weaknesses in a modern economy evolving away from production and industry. Extreme waste, the fact that irresponsibility is more often more profitable, growing disparity due to ingrown corruption etc. We need to come up with a new system - not socialist - which essentially still operates under industrial assumptions and not capitalistic. Extreme waste, corruption and irresponsibility are hallmarks of all political system across time when you look deeper into them. Nazi germany was extremely controlled and yet there was plenty of corruption in it. The point being is that those traits are not the result of systems failing but people failing the system. Unbridled capitalism is the absolute champion in those categories anyway. The push to destroy the welfare state comes from the rich, all in an effort to push the state out of businesses (both in terms of regulation and ownership) so they can take them over and put all the profits in their own pocket. If you cut down on the socialist aspects of the system all that will be achieved is that more money will be drained out of the government and by extension, out of what it can provide for the citizens, while the corrupt public figures will be replaced by corrupt private figures accountable to no one. Wow, if this is your positive view on current state of Western societies I would hate to see your negative or more critical view

Working from home today, I applied for my UK visa for my trip in January. It works out nicely because I'm going for a training symposium, so my work pays for the flight and accommodation, but I'll be staying 3 days extra on holiday I have my appointment with the British Embassy scheduled for next week so its looking good so far

@ Endrosz That was a excellent post, thanks for sharing. I particularly enjoyed reading the beginning and the story about your gran that set the context in your journey into fantasy RPG But very well written, engaging and interesting

You don't seem embarrassed...that concerns me the most

Something else occurred to me highlighting just how misplaced these protests are, they are insisting people boycott certain chain stores as an act of defiance. But what has the likes of Macy's got to do with the issue that the Police may be heavy handed when it comes to treatment of African Americans? So some supermarkets lose some revenue for a few days , how exactly does this influence law enforcement policy? I don't get the point or the connection?

That doesn't surprise me and it shouldn't surprise you ?

Gromnir you do seem a little confused about this case, I have spent considerable time dissecting it and I have a fairly good understanding of the US legal system so let me know if there is anything you need clarity on