Okay so right off the bat she's just given us more indication that she doesn't actually play these videogames she excoriates:

as the game tells players a garbage story which suggests that oppressed people are just as bad as their oppressors

Well that's a pretty infantile way of looking at how the game's narrative is structured. The whole point of the Vox Populi was to exemplify how extremism and violence begets extremism and violence, and that there's always a messy grey area when it comes to revolution and war. If all she took away from the game was "hurr the good guys were actually just bad guys" then she either A) didn't play the game and was spoonfed a narrative on it, or B) she dislikes how extremists Marxists were portrayed because she herself is an extremist Marxist.

sexualized slot machine tossing you a coin

How did she arrive at that conclusion? At what part of the game gave her the impression she is a sexualized tool? Because she's a supporting female character that's kind of underutilized? That isn't exclusive to female characters. In fact, I'd argue that useless supporting male characters are actually more of an annoying prevalence than underutilized supporting female characters are. Escort missions are just bad, you don't need to refer to sexism as a means to tell us that.

To be clear: There’s nothing whatsoever inherently wrong with depictions of people helping each other in times of difficulty. If anything, we could do with a lot more narratives that focus on companionship, cooperation, and support. But the models games give us rarely offer experiences in which this kind of support is truly mutual; instead, we see a pattern of men frequently carrying and helping women in situations where they’re otherwise helpless. This pattern is rooted in sexist ideas about men as protectors and women as the ones who need this kind of protection.

It's almost as if the vast majority of the player base are male and would relate to their playable characters more if they are portrayed as heroes that go out of their way to rescue and assist the women or people they care most about. But no, it has to be sexism, because god forbid a fictional woman is portrayed in a vulnerable light.

The video just seems to echo the same tiresome point over and over, so I'm not going to bother picking out paragraphs I find the most egregious, because they're all pretty much equally egregious to me. I will summarize my point by referring to the previous paragraph, that males (the majority of the player population) are going to find these games more engaging if they have male characters that risk their lives for female characters. There are plenty of games in the market that have the gender roles reversed in these situations, so instead of whining about the games that don't fit her narrow criteria, perhaps she could be speaking with her wallet and playing the games that do. That's really the only way she's ever going to see positive change in the way females are portrayed in video games.

Quote from: 🅱️egone thots on May 08, 2017, 11:08:30 AM

You tote around this holier than thou attitude just because you have a law degree then decry people as "morons" who don't subscribe to your pathetic, servile attitude towards terrorism.

No, I call people morons when they say moronic things. I disagree with plenty of people and still think that what they say is intelligent or has some merit to it. You know nothing about my attitude towards terrorism or views on immigration yet still hound me for pointing out what I think is a harsh truth. You live in the UK, right? The threat level has been at severe for 3 years, meaning that another terrorist attack is considered "highly likely". A bill was recently adopted that is set to require the implementation of backdoors in encryption so that your secure communications can be read by the government at will. Other sections will have your ISP's monitor your communications and activities in real time for the government to access. Recent counter-terrorism bills are eroding civil liberties and circumventing basic principles of our rule of law, such as by detaining people for months without trial, charge or defense. There's military personnel stationed at the airports and in major cities like London at all times. Schools and universities are required to monitor students and take action to avoid radicalization. Law enforcement now has broad powers to impose a wide array of "prevention and investigation" measures in a way which no longer requires reasonable suspicion but only a "balance of probabilities". The current plan for securing Parliament and surrounding areas involve the deployment of "attack dog" patrols in London. And that's shaping up to just be the start of it after the attack in London two months ago. These are all ways in which the threat of terrorism is affecting the lives of many, even though you don't have to fear Jihadi John 2.0 beheading you in the streets.

Of course Macron isn't talking about your particular life. He isn't saying anything defeatist. He isn't telling the French that they're just going to accept terrorism and expect to almost get blown up whenever they leave the house. He isn't saying there will be police officers busting through your door tomorrow to make sure Osama 2.0 isn't hiding under your bed, or that you'll just have to deal with him walking through your town. He speaks for the entire country as a whole, both directly and indirectly. Being faced with military and attack dogs in London instead of your friendly neighborhood bobby? Effect of terrorism. Your government having ISP's monitor all your communications, even the encrypted ones, in real time and putting your name on a list for joking about terrorist attacks? Terrorism. Your university putting you on a list for saying certain things during class? Terrorism. Cameras in new places monitoring your every move, security checkpoint with military personnel in public, extra safeguards and measures on the subway? Terrorism.

Am I saying this is bad? No, but it's an undeniable change to society and the lives of those within it because of the threat of terrorism. It doesn't have to be that visible or up in your face to affect your life. Your extremely narrow definition seems to stem from your eagerness to paint Macron in a negative light, and your lashing out seems to reveal that all the more.

And if me pointing stuff like that out and challenging this black/white outlook of extremes makes me the worst mod on this forum, then brother, buckle up because I will wear that one with pride.

You seem to have misconstrued actual terrorism with data monitoring legislation and counter terrorism. I'm not suggesting the effect of counter terrorism isn't going to impact my life in some way, but your initial statement was "terrorism is going to affect everyone's lives" not, "legislation trying to combat terrorism is going to affect everyone's lives". There's quite a stark difference.

I'm from the UK. I'm aware of these various counter terrorism measures being put in place, you don't need to shit out link after link which proves the exact same point over and over. I get it. You only need to say it once.

At the end of the day, you could have maintained a courteous discussion without referring to me as a "moron" just because I don't agree with you on a particular facet of a particular topic. That's PSU tier behaviour, and it isn't something I would expect from you, seeing as how you're such an avid critic of these redpill commentators who engage in the exact same behaviour. Hypocrisy thy name is Flee.

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Has anyone else noticed this growing trend of these 5 second intro clips that are basically trailers to the actual trailer? It's annoying the fuck out of me.

Also, Blade Runner 2049 trailer I guess.

Quote from: 🅱️egone thots on May 08, 2017, 04:16:18 AM

Quote from: Flee on May 07, 2017, 09:55:23 PM

He said that the threat of terrorism is part of our daily lives in the near future, which is completely and undeniably true for all of us.

lmao what

How is this so hard to understand? The number of terrorist attacks and deaths in the West has increased rapidly over the last few years. The US, UK, France, Belgium, Germany and so on have all been the victim of high profile attacks. For the first time in ages, we are facing an actually organized terrorist enemy that does not hole itself up in a cave but actually has something resembling an army that managed to take over large amounts of land and city. An enemy that is media conscious, appeals to many, sucessfully recruits across the globe and takes advantage of war torn countries and the current immigration crisis. There's regular stabbings, shootings, bombings and vehicles driving into people and it's gotten to the point that the question is "when/where" rather than "if" they will happen again sometime soon. National threat levels across the West are elevated and military rather than police presence is a growing thing in airports and public spaces. The war on terror is no longer a buzzword describing troops in Afghanistan, but extensive security measures at home too. Counter-terrorism hasn't been this "popular" since 9/11 and everything from immigration bans to extended mass surveillance is being explored as an answer to the issue. Intelligence services everywhere are being reformed and counter-terrorist / security units are expanding everywhere.

We live in a time where terrorist attacks and deaths in the West have recently skyrocketed. Where the government is pushing for growing mass surveillance and access to our private lives just to combat terrorism. Where elevated threat levels have become normal and military presence in public places is the new standard. To suggest this threat is not part of our lives now is absurd and I commend Macron for mentioning it despite of the terrible right wing blogs that are all too eager to frame this as "OMG he says terrorism is just something normal we will now have to live with wow he's saying we should give up!?"

Maybe Belgium and France take this sort of defeatist approach to terrorism, but the rest of us don't. UK and US intelligence services have prevented innumerable plots and I can assure you terrorism isn't "a daily part of our lives" for us, nor will it ever be, and I find it disrespectful that you would even suggest that.

I'm sorry, I just don't accept that this is just something that's going to be a thing we have to put up with, because it isn't, and it shouldn't be. Our intelligence services have proven that time and time again, although I guess from your country's perspective you aren't really accustomed to competent counter terrorism.

I'm not suggesting for a minute that terrorism will be hounded out completely. There will always be fanatics that manage to slip through the cracks and threaten the possibility of an attack. But it should be a slim possibility, not something that the public just have to buck up and accept as a """daily part of our lives""" lmao.

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Quote from: 🅱️egone thots on May 04, 2017, 06:16:32 PM

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I saw The Void recently, which was a great throwback to the body horror Carpenter era and utilizes fantastic gore and creature effects. Characters could've been more well rounded but an otherwise really enjoyable homage to the golden era of horror.

To answer the OP:
-The Thing (possibly my favourite horror of all time)
-Day of the Dead
-28 Days Later
-REC
-Hellraiser
-The Fly
-An American Werewolf in London
-The Witch

The Witch is unbelievably good. Is The Fly actually good? I have trouble taking Jeff Goldblum seriously in anything.

If you have an affinity for body horror, yeah. I would say about 50% of the film is standard neurotic Goldblum acting and the other half is pure body horror. If you can put up with the former half of the film then it's worth it purely for the effects.

If only I had a skilled profession.

Instead all I have are memes and crippling depression.

They literally turned it into an MCU film.

>dimension hopping
>no mystery surrounding MiB
>Dark Tower is now just a superweapon rather than a metaphorical object
>Gunslinger is basically an Avenger that has to protect da erf otherwise we the audience are apparently incapable of relating to him

Into le waste disposal it goes.

This has been known for like a year.