Contrary to stereotypes, the south usually actually handles black/white relations a lot better than a lot of northern states do. It's not the South your granddad used to know.

I don't think anyone should take Cindy seriously when she does that crap. She can easily post an intelligent opinion without doing that.

Quote from: Luciana on April 02, 2016, 01:42:43 PM

Quote from: Yulius Kaisar on April 02, 2016, 01:34:01 PM

GUESS

THE

RELIGION

Christian? Both are so up in arms about them gays, but hey that's religion for you.

The shooting occurred Tuesday when police responded to a call at the family home and found the bodies of Amir Issa, 29, and his mother, who was not identified. Officers later arrested Issa’s father, Shehada Khalil Issa, who faces one count of premeditated murder.

I know, I read it the night before. It was a joke and kind of a jab that you're getting on a religion when it involves gays, when Christians are just as annoying with it.

Either way, hope he rots in prison.

Quote from: Luciana on April 01, 2016, 10:27:57 PM

Quote from: Kiwicake on April 01, 2016, 10:19:04 PM

hey luci let me do what i want pls

nuh uh

pleaseeeeeeeee

;n;

not unless you want the hammer, kiddo

this thread is messing with meeee

What a disaster. What. A. Mess. I come in here reading this in Donald Trump's voice. This is horri- this is absolutely horrible. I'll change that, believe me I will. Believe me.

I agreed with most of your post, but I would counter with the classic, "women are sexualized, men are idealized" argument that typically comes up during these debates.

Not that such stereotypes aren't also harmful to men in their own way, but it's slightly different. The men are typically stereotyped to appeal to male ideals such as strength, toughness of will, and so on where as females are also stereotyped to appeal to male ideas - specifically the male gaze which the video touches on.

Fair enough. Still, I think showing off to all the boys the whole "THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD STRIVE FOR" is harmful in of itself. Hell I think this turns more into a society thing in general than just video games. Like I said before, even on woman magazines it's the same thing.

I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse that I never seem to care about these things.

I'm the same when it comes to anything Tumblr/4chan/Reddit related

But the government is quite literally advocating people are allowed to choose and pick with the passing of these bills, specifically in North Carolina more so.

Though you do bring up a good point that Jim Crow was more so a demand rather than a suggestion.

I'm more so playing devils advocate (or maybe just doing a shitty job at it). I honestly don't find it out of control the whole cake thing. I thought the whole thing was personally stupid.

Quote from: Mad Max on April 01, 2016, 04:31:28 PM

I think we can all agree that businesses should not legally be allowed to discriminate against customers based on sex, race, religion, age, or disability.

I disagree with this. Being able to deny business seems like a pretty basic right for a businessowner to me, regardless of whether they're wrong or not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws

I feel you should give that a read.

Is this an April fools thread

No, it's just a prank, bro.

Not one word was mentioned of any Islamic bakeries that behaved similarly towards LGBT customers.

Those exist? Well that's news to me.

Quote from: Luciana on April 01, 2016, 03:17:14 PM

when in reality it's just discriminating against people or beliefs they don't particularly feel comfortable with.

Except this is exactly what progressives do when they demand that Christian business owners serve LGBT individuals. When you say to a Christian bakery, or whatever, "You have to cater to this gay wedding" you are discriminating against them because you are uncomfortable with their beliefs.

I'm not saying whether I agree or disagree with the law; just that you're being a hypocrite.

I actually disagreed with that whole cake store thing to begin with. If someone who's super religious isn't comfortable with it, I think that's fine to an extent. However on the flip side, it is a business. And as a business, I don't think it's right to disapprove someone simply because of something like their sexuality. I don't think the couple should have gone as far as to sue them, but I do think it's rather petty for both sides to not come to some agreement, especially in America where 50% of straight marriages fail anyway.

There is literally nothing wrong with this, and if you think there is you have no business calling yourself a liberal.

I think anything that allows room for discrimination, left or right, is rather stupid. I personally think it's actually making religion a casualty and an excuse here.

Also, idk how disagreeing with it doesn't make someone a liberal. That's kind of confusing me. Could you elaborate?

Thanks for the pity like, Deci.