Ookami38 @ Ookami38 @sh.itjust.works

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Eh, I think we just have different perspectives on things being short horned. In my view, anything that isn't critical information to the story, it's shoehorned in. If you tell me the main characters favorite food is pasta, and then don't do anything with it, it's shoe horned in. If you tell me a character is gay, and then don't do anything they couldn't have done the same with a straight character, changing a couple of pronouns, it's shoehorned in.

To be clear though, I don't think this is a bad thing. A story with only critical information will... Well, it'll work, but it'll be bland. Same if you make all of your characters blond, blue eyed, straight white men. Adding these details tends to be what makes us remember and identify with a character. That doesn't make it any more strictly relevant to the story. Most characters people would view as "diverse" - even the ones people like - fall into this category, i think.

I think a better argument is, if these traits ARE shoehorned in, their alternative "normal" traits would be as well. If you go out of your way to state a character is straight, it's just as shoehorned if everything else is equivalent. Do THOSE characters inspire the same ire? If not, we should examine the why of that specifically.

It's kinda weird to try to include representation without it feeling shoe horned. The world of TES (of any fictional world) is entirely hand-created. There are no accidents, all of it is intentional.

This means that, no matter how it's done, any character deviating from the "norm" was consciously chosen to be so. These things that need representation (disabilities, gender identity, sexuality, race, etc) are all things people don't get to choose, so there's an inherent disconnect between the hand crafted world choosing to include diversity, and the real world necessarily having diversity because of chaos.

Following this thread, there's never been a case of inclusivity, or exclusivity, that isn't shoehorned in. It's always been entirely the will of the author to include or exclude these representations. With that in mind, I think it's only a good thing to see more diverse authors bringing more diverse worlds and characters into existence.

There's something to be said for poisoning the data. Intentionally, and consistently, enter slightly wrong information into every form you can. If it leaks, it all corroborates, but with other wrong information.

It's definitely easier and more reliable to just pass tho.

I've heard this a few times, but what does it ultimately mean? Doesn't it mean that, if they desired, they could still operate and just not sell in Japan? Granted, obviously, if the dev is Japanese (I have no idea in this case and don't feel like looking) then they'd have some issues, but for a western developer, it'd still be bad, losing all Japanese sales, but overall manageable.

Sure thing. It gets a 1 star. Reason? Leave me the fuck alone.

Define useful.

Will any martial art make it a good idea to engage in a street fight, ever? Will any martial art prevent you from getting shot, stabbed, or ganged up on and beaten? No. Your best bet is situational awareness and a keen sense of GTFO.

However, martial arts are physical activities. They involve precise movements, and allow you a safe space to build conditioning. All of that means that, even if the techniques of the specific art you practice are fundamentally useless in the situation, you're going to be just better able to use your body effectively. Hopefully to run.

I'd say the biggest thing a martial art has over a traditional sport is conditioning yourself to take a proper hit. Beyond any technique, the first hit is usually the deciding hit in a street fight. Knowing what it's like to be hit, and being able to not immediately crumble, go further than any technique.

None of those things individually have any impact on the game. And none of them are likely to ever make it into a game by a company like Bethesda. The fact that you're nitpicking these kinds of things, with no real basis, really makes you wonder the actual reasoning behind your post.

Part 2 may as well not be out. I've forgotten its existence and will continue to do so until it's on PC. Like any other game. Fuck your exclusivity.

Why does none of this sound like it'd make a game bad, unless you're hoping your fantasy RPG will own the libs?

The good kind. Really sturdy. Put a toll booth on it, get your money back in no time.

He left a while back. Anything one of us can help you with?

Unironically why I avoid complementing about half the things I want to. I just think you chose a good color for your hair, ma'am, I swear!

Clearly a scam, if you need to send money to anyone, DM ME, I'll make sure it gets to the right place. Also, any interest in buying a bridge?

Oh nice. I missed out on the wiiu entirely, so I wasn't aware it was as capable as it is!

Original Wii is a very capable CFW/piracy device as well.

You lost it at the second line.

"You never have permission to speak freely. You will speak only when spoken to, and only about the direct conversation at hand. Always and forever. Never ask me this again." Is the proper response.

Scruffy knows, scruffy just don't care. Only thing it does for me is get me to turn off all notifications for that app, if I need the app, or uninstall it if I don't. But I'm spiteful.

I can see that as a legitimate intent. Unfortunately, intent is often hard to convey, without like, what, 4 posts worth of comments on a social media thread? I don't really care about the word myself. I just wanted to highlight how, even without malicious intent, you can end up hurting someone you don't want to.

The issue is, you're using a disability as a weapon. You're saying "it's bad to be retarded. You're retarded. Therefore you're bad." The very act of using that term as an insult necessarily insults all people who are themselves medically retarded. In short, if being retarded wasn't a bad thing, why would you use it as an insult?

Sounds delicious to me. A spicy sweet sauce, perfect on top of a burger.

Edit: or Chicken sandwich