Quote from: Ian on December 18, 2016, 10:39:37 AM

Saying racist shit in public? Yeah that's pretty fucking asshole-like. But people saying it's bad on the internet (Like Anita and Tumblr) can fuck right off.

>You're an asshole for saying racist shit in your own home anonymously on the internet with other anonymous people who may or may not bullshit you on what kind of person they are.

Of course if you're saying racist shit in public I'd argue you're more stupid than anything.

you're stupid for saying racist shit regardless of where you say it

Quote from: Flee on December 17, 2016, 06:34:38 AM

Quote from: FatherlyNick on December 17, 2016, 06:03:02 AM

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Quote from: True Turquoise on December 14, 2016, 07:13:42 AM

If you're going to get banned for that


Why, as a developer, put this in a game, that's like getting banned for making a clip of the strip tease on metro

I imagine that the idea behind it is that it's fine to be in mature games (supposedly) played adults or older teens, but not everywhere else. If the PSN works like XBL, these pictures will be shared with and visible to anyone regardless of their age. Simply put, it's fine to have explicit sexuality in a game for older people, but not for them to take pictures of it and share them on an open platform where an 8 year old playing Lego games and Knack on his dad's PS4 can see it.

Take screenshot of burning bus with people in it in GTA 5 - share it - no one cares, A-Okay!
Take screenshot of a human genital - OMG NOOO!!! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Either ban all, or none at all.
ffs

It's one of the big contradictions in the West and extremely so in the US. Exposing children to violence on shows and letting them play with actual guns is fine and dandy, but the moment a nipple makes an appearance on a show it's an outrage.

You're both dumb, and so is everybody who's ever spouted this facile, tenuous Facebook-tier "violence is okay but sex isn't? WOW AMERICA" rhetoric that I'd expect only shitposters like Loaf to whine about. There is no comparison to be made between how we handle sex and violence in media--none whatsoever. There is no problem. There is no hypocrisy. We respond appropriately to both types of imagery and we frankly couldn't handle it better if we tried.

First of all, we do have a rating system for a reason. GTA is rated M for a reason. Maybe before you start whining about Little Joe getting to see violence and/or sex in his video games, stop and think before you let him play those games in the first place.

After taking this precaution, even if your kid does see some violent images, here's the thing: people--yes, even dumbass little kids, with a little bit of good guidance and good parenting--are highly capable of separating cartoons from reality. There is no evidence to suggest that violent images in video games incite violent behavior outside of video games--because it doesn't. Little Joe is not going to become a serial killer because he saw a burning bus in a still-frame image from Grand Theft fucking Auto. Get real.

On the sex side, however, this is something we actually need to think more carefully about. Sexual imagery is a lot more volatile for a child's growing mind than is a picture of some over-the-top fake violence. A child good see this image of a prostitute sprawled on the ground with her vagina in full-view, think to himself "What is that? I don't have one of those!" then maybe ask one of his female friends (if he has any) at school if he can take a look at her privates to verify whether some people have different private parts.

Technically, this could be described as harmless exploratory behavior, but it could also lead to some extremely damaging behavior down the line as Little Joe grows more curious about the female anatomy which could lead to touching or other degenerate/perverted behaviors which should be quelled before they get worse. I wish I had the studies to bolster my argument, but I really do consider all of us common fucking sense.

Violent images are okay because they're so far beyond the pale of reality and do not promote violent behavior whatsoever.
Sexual images are not okay because they do display REAL behavior which could be psychologically damaging to children.

Let this meme fucking die.

Quote from: True Turquoise on December 14, 2016, 07:13:42 AM

If you're going to get banned for that


Why, as a developer, put this in a game, that's like getting banned for making a clip of the strip tease on metro

I imagine that the idea behind it is that it's fine to be in mature games (supposedly) played adults or older teens, but not everywhere else. If the PSN works like XBL, these pictures will be shared with and visible to anyone regardless of their age. Simply put, it's fine to have explicit sexuality in a game for older people, but not for them to take pictures of it and share them on an open platform where an 8 year old playing Lego games and Knack on his dad's PS4 can see it.

Quote from: FatherlyNick on December 17, 2016, 05:47:19 AM

Quote from: Flee on December 17, 2016, 03:05:00 AM

"For years Belgians have been suffering systematic oppression from many factors, one being waffle shops shutting at 5pm."

Too fucking true. Buy this shirt, please.

Send me some Duvel plis.

You're a fan of Duvel? I think I still have some in the back.

Quote from: FatherlyNick on December 15, 2016, 04:30:22 AM

Its kind of sad to be honest. Millions of people and yet a lot are alone.

Quote from: John Connor on December 14, 2016, 06:07:03 PM

There goes whatever was left of Japan's birthrate.
On the other hand it would seem Trump's presidency has indeed made anime real...The Republicans were right all along.

Inb4 someone makes a Cortana one that wipesout humanity as a gift™

I blame their shy and modest social constructs.

Quote from: Kupo & the Two G-strings on December 13, 2016, 07:58:35 PM

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Quote from: Kupo & the Two G-strings on December 13, 2016, 07:51:42 PM

I've hated PSN for years. I can't fathom how some people can unironically believe that PSN is somehow equal to or greater than XBL, because it's very clearly not.

PSN was free on PS3, making it better by default.

It was slow and the security sucked. PSN was always held together by duct tape.

I mean, I could buy a cheap car with tape for a window and two flat tires, but that doesn't make it a better deal.

Security is a non-issue if you're smart and never have money in your account and always pay for purchases upfront.

It wasn't that slow, and even if it's super slow for you, it's still free.

You don't have to like it, but it shouldn't be that difficult to understand why some people would have preferred it for a time. PSN isn't free anymore on PS4, obviously, and that's a big fucking problem for me--but it was indisputably the better option for people like me who CANNOT STAND annual fees.

Quote from: FatherlyNick on December 13, 2016, 08:55:51 AM

inb4 "Damn Casper" Vine compilations 2016 [Best one] *new*

THANKS FOR REMINDING ME THAT VINE IS DEAD

the comment section seems like a great place to meet a new soul mate

Quote from: FatherlyNick on December 10, 2016, 03:00:05 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on December 09, 2016, 12:58:17 PM

Just round one of my Xmas gift to myself

And UPS is telling me that I'll find most of my upper parts when I go home tonight.

Which school / college are you paying a visit?

Gonna go try and beat the high score at Virginia Tech.
Go big or go home.