BruceVC

I'm interested in this perspective and reasoning, what is the basis for this type of thinking ?

Yes the whole issue of statuary rape can be very controversial In South Africa the legal age limit for sex is 16 but the reality is we have girls who fall pregnant from the age of 12 and onwards ( mostly from 14 ) So now they have passed new legislation that says consensual sex between two people under the age of 16 cannot be statuary rape

Yeah I'm sure being a beautiful woman (as opposed to an unattractive one) would just suck. If that's their only problem... they have no problems. Being a beautiful woman looks much easier than being a poor dude. Growing up without much money, I tend to view stuff like this as sort of inconsequential. I suppose that's just my unchecked privilege though. That's true, when was the last time some guy bought you a shooter at a bar just because he is being friendly ? For the record I hate drinking by myself and I have on several occasions bought men drinks or asked them to join me for a shooter if I'm by myself

Good points raised, I suppose the argument would be men generally aren't exposed to the same type of constant harassment that potentially women are. So a man getting greeted by random women is probably not as common and therefore not such a big issue?

Yeah that's a very valid point, your chance of success is almost zero Its funny and I have mentioned this before, I have several friends who work at Hooters and they constantly tell me stories about pick-up lines they are subjected to at work by guys who think " this is really going to impress them " ...yet they have really heard every single line in the book. And the most annoying thing is they have to smile and just pretend it doesn't bother them

It's suffocating. Try to imagine yourself constantly being talked to or acknowledged by others. You'd feel as though you can't get a moment alone, and if you're shy or anxious by nature, then strangers would surely worry you. Yeah you right, I can completely understand that perspective. It must be awful, but remember that video is a social experiment. And she intentionally walked through certain areas in Manhattan to see if she would get a certain reaction ?

Sure you right, and I have acknowledged that there are weird people on this video that have overstepped what is acceptable communication. So I'm not defending those people But why its relevant for me is its now doing the rounds on the South African media circuit ( well it will be for the next 24 hours and then people will move on ) and its really getting lambasted by the talk show hosts because "it shows how hard women have it some cities where they can't walk anywhere without getting harassed " I just think that isn't a fair representation of the video and what it means, or rather for everyone on the video?

A women phoned in on the radio station that played this video after I commented and basically said " men don't think its harassment until its happened to them, this video is absolutely harassment and an invasion of a persons space" Now I felt guilty when she said this because she was suggesting that I don't understand the plight of women and how they do get harassed But once again parts of this video surly aren't harassment? So I don't think its as simple as labelling this video as " unequivocal harassment " ?

You and I are normally on opposite sides of the discussion around these topics but I think you raise some good points in this post

Okay. Bruce. Please step back and breathe, and please do not use buzzwords like this that make it easy to legitimize the idea that there are such a thing as SJWs. It would be nice if you answered my question instead of criticizing my choice of words Its easier to just say SJ code instead of going into great detail explaining my view on issues like sexism and racism We all know what a " SJ code " means as most people know my stance on these matters

I finished the first one and I did enjoy it, its not as good as Dead Rising but it was fun exploring the resort and doing some of the quests I'll play this one but later when its on a Steam sale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A Some of you have seen this video. The reason why I am posting it and getting peoples opinions is that its doing the rounds on a prominent South African talk show and the general consensus is that it is harassment But I am not sure it is a good example? There is no doubt that some people are harassing her and overdoing the effort to speak to her but some guys are just greeting her. Is being friendly now something that is wrong? The reason why I am asking is I often greet ladies I don't know and they generally always respond with a greeting back, but I am worried that maybe I am unintentionally breaking some part of my SJ code? Am I actually harassing women just by greeting them? I doubt it but this video is good talking point around what is the difference between greeting someone and harassing them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A So this video that was posted in the Attractive Womens Thread is now on this radio station I listen to, its interesting because most people seem to think its an example of harassment and so does the radio talk show host I phoned in to basically say " not everyone is actually harassing her, some people are just greeting her" That didn't go down very well and someone said " I don't understand what women go through in society" " I don't understand what women go through in society !!!! " Don't they know I'm a SJW !!!! Its weird to think of people thinking I'm not properly committed to SJ causes

It's an event bureau of sorts. We want to do tours for costumers coming in to Copenhagen showing entrepreneurial companies and start up environments. An alternative to the standard sight etc that get boring if you've been here on business before and is ready to see and meet some of the locals. Interestingly it's completely different from what I had envisioned myself doing, but I got hijacked into it by the producer of that "kissing for charity" video I shared with you guys earlier this year.. and well, life often goes in strange directions Was that the same video where you asked girls to kiss you and it looked really easy but only later in the video did you show how many of the girls had said no and needed convincing ?

Yeah I would marry him in WOW

Wow, you not giving me much leeway here So if I don't invite you to my wedding I can't say we are friends? But you right I wouldn't invite you to my wedding because I don't know you in RL. But what about some middle ground, can we not say we are Internet friends, meaning we enjoy debating on forums? Because that's the truth, I do enjoy our conversations That's more realistic and reasonable don't you think?

Polka dot is in reference to the Polka dance and music which was (and still is) performed in many European countries, Poland included. To be clear, those aren't dots on the woman's dress (it;s a small picture) they're flowers. The women's garb in that region is heavy on flower patterns. Sorry for derailing the thread. You should feel sorry...look at me ...I never derail threads ever.....oh wait ....

Nice one Keyrock, I like seeing traditional garb of different countries

You're a sociopath by your own logic. Go you. You again seek to impose your view upon all others and marginalize those that don't share it as sociopaths. But you again aren't actually sincere in your view, or it's massively incomplete. I'm sure you don't care how all those folks throughout the world that you support being bombed or killed in the name of cause X think of you. Human beings are social creatures indeed. However, many don't care if they are liked or not. They aren't necessarily crazy, sociopaths, etc. They might just not care what person X thinks. Chances are, given the scenario, that's actually a very good thing for all involved. I'd certainly say that in general anyone who is concerned with being liked on an internet forum full of people they don't really actually know might have some mental issues if anyone does. Certainly anyone concerned with how everyone else thinks about them has issues, that aren't good. That person is near as rare as a unicorn though. Anyone overly concerned with being liked by everyone else or even most people is going to be inherently superficial. The normal view on life and society is contrived, packaged, and sold. Your average idiot these days seeks to conform above near all else so they buy. That is generally stupid to the nth level. As to why people might be on a forum engaging in a debate with people they have no affinity with? The fact that the best debates are often with people one does not have an affinity with aside (there are overall no great debates on this forum that I've ever seen). There are a number of possibilities and reasons that come to mind and I'm sure I'm not thinking of all of them. With all due respect to everyone here who deserves it, I don't come to this forum because I have an affinity with anyone here, nor am I concerned if anyone here likes me. I'm sorry if that somehow hurts anyone here. For your sake I hope it doesn't. I'm a sociopath.... Thanks for that assessment, I'll remember that

I agree. I consider that just part of living in a big city, in South Africa at almost very single robot ( not sure what you guys call them..the electronic devices that control the traffic with green, red or yellow ) people come to your car and want to sell you something. And they always come to my car, so you have to spend about 30 seconds every time you stop saying " no thanks I don't want new sunglasses " I have never seen it as harassment, rather its a result of our disparate economic reality. That's how those people put food on there tables, yes it is annoying but its just people trying to earn a living

Yeah same, I loved the whole series and it was one my favourite series of all time. But I think it ended without enough closure about what happened to several main characters? Nucky is a fictional character but I know what happens to most of the others as they were real gangsters, politicians or whatever. I think the last episode was actually the weakest of season 5. I agree, it was the weakest But end of the day what an amazing series. HBO are geniuses, I look forward to the next thing from them

That video was really worrying, is the harassment that bad? I'm not saying its not a problem but also some people were just greeting her. Is that considered harassment?

Yeah same, I loved the whole series and it was one my favourite series of all time. But I think it ended without enough closure about what happened to several main characters?

The rantings of some woman dealing with her bullied past don't really matter. But you can strike back if someone tries to punch you and misses. Degrees matter here, naturally. Someone trying to hurt my feelings online is stuff you deal with in high school and isn't a matter for jail time. Even some cheap racist remark isn't either, I'd hope. But I'm not clear on your perspective, are you saying it depends on where the insult is coming from before we decide if its offensive or not? So for example you weren't offended by what Leigh Alexander said about "gamers"?

That's not what I said and you know it Bruce. But I've noticed you are against honesty and integrity in the gaming media with one of the goals of GG and it appears you're not being honest here as well. It's what I expect from you. And an internet forum amongst the millions of internet forums on the internet is not the same as real life. Maybe that's one of your problems with not being able to tell the difference from one to the other. And do I really care about not being liked on some internet forum? No, I don't. Do I care about real life like at work and social functions? Yes of course. Because a forum is something I can leave and never return and it doesn't affect my real life one single bit. I think it's quite sad that you can't leave some gaming forum on the internet and you're always wanting attention and to be liked. In real life, that comes across as weird. Seriously, can you imagine someone saying in real life, 'Oh hey, there's Bruce and he wants to be liked on this gaming forum that you probably have never heard of and he tries his best to be liked by random people'. Yeah, real life is important to me. Random internet forums and wanting to be liked by random strangers aren't. So please, you can drop the dishonesty, the slimy debating tactics. It's all BS and you know it too. So lets get back on topic. You funny Hiro, I use to think that you intentionally misunderstood peoples posts so that you could argue with them. But now I realize you seem to have this strange filter that completely jumbles up and convolutes what people are saying. So for example I say " I really don't think its unreasonable for people to want to be liked on the Internet", you understand this as me saying " BruceVC really needs people to like him on the Internet. This is demonstrated in his posting style". You have this strange ability to formulate connections that aren't there as they exist in your head only Take this post of yours, when did I ever mention I was against honesty and integrity ? How do you know I can't tell the difference between a forum and RL? When did I say "I always want to be liked ", I have already acknowledged certain of my views are not liked. Its obvious as I engage in debate fairly regularly and I often have people disagreeing with me and saying " they don't like\agree with what I said" But you are hardcore my friend, you don't care if people on a forum like you. Well done