Recent content by Silentwindofdoom

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    Is it time for feminists to step off our hobby?

    I think it has to do with the polarizing figures who are perceived to be spearheading the feminist movement when it comes to videogames. They're not, of course. But when I think games and feminism I think Sarkeesian, then I think about that horrible Hitman-stripper-killing video, which can at...
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    Is it time for feminists to step off our hobby?

    Of course there is some nuance to be had, but my example covers both of yours. I don't have a problem with sexualizing anyone to appeal to the base sensibilities of human beings when creating media. That's not what I thought he meant. I made a more general comment on "the movement" if I can...
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    Is it time for feminists to step off our hobby?

    The "We just want more diversity" argument put forth by some is disingenuous. Merely putting attractive females in videogames as eye-candy is labeled as sexism and morally abhorrent.
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    I'm a straight male gamer, convince me diversity in games is a good thing

    With regards to the original post. Diversity offers choice, you may find something you didn't know you liked, allowing you to broaden your horizons. As a sci-fi geek, i loathed fantasy novels, begrudgingly sat through LOTR and only saw the light when i took a chance on A song of ice and fire...
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    Poll: Why do people think halo 4 is just a stunt by microsoft to make more money

    Whenever a publisher decides to publish a game they are doing it to make money. It's not a "stunt", it's the way companies operate. Apart from worries concerning declining quality of a sequence of pre/sequels or a fundamental betrayal of the original following the original there is no valid...
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    He was a human being by definition.
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    I have a question that anyone can answer is they so please. There's up to 10 thousand Afghani civilians in the ground as a result of this quest for justice and attempt at nation building. Would you consider this morally justifiable? If the nation building fails, is it still justifiable...
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    Be that as it may, the vast majority of these deaths would not have occurred had there been no invasions at all, which is ultimately my point. In the context of the original argument you were having this means that it is not unreasonable for people to want to do harm to the united states...
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    Considering how eager and willing these radicals supposedly are the actual threat they seem to pose is rather minor. How hard is it for them to fly into some craphole south american country and then infiltrate their way into the states to do some naughty things?
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    Those terrorists sure did give the united states a reason/excuse/cause to invade Afghanistan, I'm not disputing that. What I am disputing is your assertion that the United States government can not be held responsible for the actions it took following the terrorist attacks. It doesn't matter...
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    Really? Okay, that would be the men and women of the United States armed forces then, who were sent there by who? That's right, the United States government! No, but I would accuse the police of being irresponsible when they stormed the apartment complex the rapist was hiding in and engaged...
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    Right, because non American users don't care for the victims of 9-11, they are just Americans after all, not as valueble as [insert nationality here] , we don't remember where we were when we heard the news of how we felt when the towers came down. Give me a break.
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    Who is ignoring them? I'm sure not. I'm just saying that all the deaths resulting from the invasions of both Afghanistan and Iraq are the responsibility of the United States government. I have no love for terrorists and Osama and his crew, but with a cost of thousands civilians dead to bring...
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    Osama Bin Laden Celebrations labelled "Disguisting"

    The united states invaded Afghanistan and Iraq by choice, all the civilian deaths are on the heads of the united states government.