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Post by Yakra on Jul 13, 2008 5:51:44 GMT -5
Yakra there is a sterotype associated with children at birth in the states. typically the boys room is painted blue and the girls room as pink. If that helps any. Oh no no! The Sterotype is here too! Pink for girls, blue for boys, and yellow and white if its undecided neutral. (Its another thing that for some reason my baby pics show me in a green and bright red room, surrounded by Dire Straits and Sinclair posters  ) And I LOVED pink as a kid! (still do infact to some extent  ) Its just one of those baffling mysteries (for me atleast! XD). Why not a green sterotype?! That colour is ignored I say! I think it's a psychological thing like ... little girls DO like pink. Now, I don't know about women but I guess it's sort of a stereotype of society nowadays that pink == feminine! *hides her pink PSP ^^* Oooo... pink PSP! I wanted a shiny pink DS too actually, but the game guy offended me so much by placing a red one in front of me and declaring 'for ladies! You can ONLY buy this!' that I stalked off with an ultramarine one. Maybe I'll get the pink one for my brother... X'D (I just realized almost all of my electronic stuffs are black and silver...?)Another baffling thing - why do cats love leaving dead cockroaches, lizards and mice on one's doormat? D: Unsavory Maggot: Oh god... I hope you didn't find my previous remarks about the blog offensive!  I'm sorry! ...Well I'm hardly one to comment on such stuffs, since I've never ever been in any sort of relationship and er... have never gone through what you have? But yip, I actually really do like everyone here! (I mean... this is probably the only other place on the internet where I'm openly chatty? :'D [Everyone's been so very nice and helpful!]) |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Jul 13, 2008 7:30:18 GMT -5
Nah, no offense taken -- your comment was rather polite and constructive, actually. The whole point at first was to hide in the shadows and hear what people had to say about that side of me. I decided not to be a wimp and be out with it instead of jerking my only social chain around.  On the other hand, I value honesty too; and I find that it's easier to get it straight when I don't connect the dots for people. Kindof a mean trick I guess. Edit: At the very least, it shows I have some kind of good karma here; nobody seems to be flaming me after the strange revelation. *wipes his forehead* My brother was very, very young, but he always believed in me. I wonder what he'd have to say about it? Did I give up too soon, or is this as close as I'll get to any kind of safe haven? It burns my ass because, here I am living the life that didn't give him a chance, and a lot of it went to waste. I had fun getting this far, but for the trouble he went through, I feel like I never went far enough in this quarter or so of my life. I want to affirm his childhood beliefs in me and be the kind of person he would have been proud of if he were here. At the same time, I'm clueless on where to start, what to do and how to be. |
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Post by Musa-Revived on Jul 13, 2008 20:04:38 GMT -5
Aww, to bad I can't read ur blog here since I'm working and it seems NSFW. I'd prolly flame you or something. Then again maybe not.
I guess the thing that baffles me most is Western Culture perhaps since I'm an Asian and I've been brought up in a fairly conservative environment. I'm really intrigued by the liberal way you people treat relationships. But that's just me, since the meaning of conservative and tradition has pretty much eroded in most Asian cultures by now.
Japan's culture is another "shocker" to me as well. I mean, look at all the porn. Hell, and the number and kinds of categories of fetishes they have is.... *cough... err nevermind, yeah Japan is one weird smorgasbord of Eastern and Western cultures. Being in touch with their "pop" culture of comics, animation and games have ermm pretty much "liberated" my conservative cultural concepts.
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Post by michaelchaoslord on Jul 13, 2008 22:32:48 GMT -5
I have lots of things that baffle me in life.
1. Why does Japan has all the good games? I have looked at all the good games I found that most of them are Japanese. I know they would make a killer with these games if they would just translate them, I would take them over Halo any day!
2.Why does the Wii shop channel sucks? They have only one game for the virtual console every week and its a game nobody knows about nor cares to purchase. By the time it gets to the better games there will be a new Nintendo system. I would think that it would be a good idea for Japanese translated games but they held back.
3.Why haven't we found Bin-Laden yet?
4.Why aren't we all getting along? Doesn't anyone know that there could be more dangerous powers at work to destroy us all?
6.Why are we declining ourselves to the path of destruction?
7.Why are people toying with others emotions for sex?
There is more but I couldn't think of any at the moment. Sorry if I interrupted.
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Post by Justin on Jul 14, 2008 1:08:32 GMT -5
I have lots of things that baffle me in life. 1. Why does Japan has all the good games? I have looked at all the good games I found that most of them are Japanese. I know they would make a killer with these games if they would just translate them, I would take them over Halo any day! 2.Why does the Wii shop channel sucks? They have only one game for the virtual console every week and its a game nobody knows about nor cares to purchase. By the time it gets to the better games there will be a new Nintendo system. I would think that it would be a good idea for Japanese translated games but they held back. 3.Why haven't we found Bin-Laden yet? 4.Why aren't we all getting along? Doesn't anyone know that there could be more dangerous powers at work to destroy us all? 6.Why are we declining ourselves to the path of destruction? 7.Why are people toying with others emotions for sex? There is more but I couldn't think of any at the moment. Sorry if I interrupted. 1. Because Atari n friends blew it back in the 80's basically handing the market to the Japanese 2. It was good in the begining, but its tailored for the general masses, not the hardcore. If you are hardcore then you already have all the good games.... on a cart...on your shelf...still after all these years. Megaman 9 is coming my friend...its coming. 3. Because he is not in Afghanistan...he is driving Taxi in Memphis 4. If we all got along there would be no war and then aliens would take over the planet with total ease. (See Simpsons Halloween special 2 for more info) 6. Its our nature 7. Its sex man.... its great and most people would do anything for it I love Sony, they make damn good TV's and the Walkman was the SHIT back in junior high. The Playstation brand as a whole is really great, and I like the PSP bigtime. It took me a while, and there was a ton of trial and error with games. Most of the users here really helped out with finding great titles, and showing me why the PSP is grand. I think its funny because if you look back 10 years, Nintendo was under the same criticism that Sony is now. I see so much "Is the PS3 the new "N64"" as a conversation piece. Sony is not a bad company, and they have done far more right than they have done wrong. Harmonix can spare the cash, and there is no Falcom branch in the NTSC market because Falcom does not make Madden or Halo games. You know what baffles me. How did Bowser go from having 7 Koopa kids, and then all of a sudden they disappear, and then this Bowser Jr kid shows up. Its almost as if it was all schemed by the guy who came up with the Zelda plotline  |
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on Jul 14, 2008 2:19:41 GMT -5
Bowser Jr is actually Morton.
Edit: Pass it on.
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Post by michaelchaoslord on Jul 14, 2008 3:16:02 GMT -5
Well that answers some of the questions I guess. I don't hate Sony, Microsoft, nor Nintendo. I think they're doing pretty well, I just get the feeling that their holding back on the systems. I would like a PS3 but its too expensive but like the ps2 it will eventually get cheaper, and the psp isn't at all bad I just think the loading time is bull and after accidentally upgrading it made me pissed off for a while, and the DS seems to impress me more with the games, but lately I'm curious with Legend of Heros so I might play some games in the future.
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Post by FM-77AV on Jul 14, 2008 6:09:06 GMT -5
Have you even played any non-japanese games? It sure doesn't sounds like it. To me, the majority of good games are NOT from Japan.
Because they don't have anything good to put there. All the good games from back in the old days were made by other companies, and Nintendo doesn't have the rights for them.
Who cares about him? Seriously.
What do you mean by this? Either way, I don't think anybody would care about this, even if it were true (which it obviously isn't).
What's the path of destruction? Never heard of it, but it sounds like some kind of religions mumbo jumbo.
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Post by Justin on Jul 14, 2008 13:47:01 GMT -5
Bowser Jr is actually Morton. Edit: Pass it on. Really? Now that I think about it..... Really? |
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Post by michaelchaoslord on Jul 14, 2008 18:48:09 GMT -5
Is the psp slim really that fast?
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on Jul 14, 2008 21:02:03 GMT -5
Morton Koopa Jr is his name. Which implies that the senior is also named Morton.
Ergo: Bowser Jr must be Morton Jr. And thuse Bowser's real name is Morton.
Pass it on.
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Post by michaelchaoslord on Jul 14, 2008 22:32:21 GMT -5
That's something to look forward to.
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Post by Justin on Jul 15, 2008 1:34:39 GMT -5
Morton Koopa Jr is his name. Which implies that the senior is also named Morton. Ergo: Bowser Jr must be Morton Jr. And thuse Bowser's real name is Morton. Pass it on. Holy Shit Dude!! You get major kudos for figuring that out! I never would have though or put that together, but it makes total sense. I gotta email Jeremy Parish and the Retronauts with that one. Its like an inside joke on the podcast. |
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Post by Nalacakes on Jul 16, 2008 18:54:20 GMT -5
Umm...I have three big things, and they're all kind of interlinked, I think. ^^; Firstly, there's sex. I...umm...don't really understand it? Like...at all... I mean...obviously I've been through sex ed class. I get the 'how' just fine. Just not the 'why'. I've never really been interested in sex with people of either gender at all, and I've always had trouble comprehending why it seems to be so important to most everyone. I don't think I've ever really had a crush on anyone. ^^; Actually, I don't think I can remember ever even admiring another person's physical appearance beyond a sort of 'Wow, he / she is so pretty!' type way. People usually tell me that I'm a late bloomer, or that I just need to meet the right person. I'm not entirely opposed to that notion~ I can only say for certain the way I feel now, and these things can certainly change as time goes on. For what it's worth, I'm not exactly repulsed by sex. I guess it might not be so bad? If someone I cared about wanted such things of me, I wouldn't mind. I'd be happy to be able to make them happy. ^^; But even then, I'd just be doing it for someone else. There's no real attraction to it for me personally. If it were up to me, I'd be happier reading, or playing piano, or...well most things that I enjoy, really. ^^; So I've never quite understood why it's such a big thing for most everyone... Secondly, I don't exactly get gender either. Again, the 'how' of it is no problem. ^^; I get that some people are girls, some people are boys, and some people are somewhere inbetween. But I guess I've never really quite understood why it's important? I mean...for me...I'm happy enough the way I am. Given the choice, I wouldn't be interested in being the opposite gender. But at the same time, if I was the opposite gender I don't think I'd want to be my own either. ^^; I kind of just...don't really care either way. My gender has never really mattered to me any more than the colour of my eyes, or whether my belly button is an 'innie' or an 'outie'. I always felt weird and kind of upset in junior school when we were split up for games according to our gender, or when I was told I couldn't play with others because I was different. It wasn't something that was important to me, so I couldn't understand why it had to be important to others. These days, I tend to get kind of stroppy if people treat me differently based on my gender, or if I see things that are 'boys only' or 'girls only'. Actually, I even feel kind of weird ticking a 'gender' box on forms. Giving my gender alongside things as fundamental as my name and date of birth seems...a little strange, somehow? ^^; I don't know. Maybe it's just because I've never really fitted into either box? As a kid, I always seemed to be too girly for the boys, but too boyish for the girls. I like videogames, computers, and technology, but also cute animals, pretty dresses, and sewing. It's a bit frustrating. ^^; I guess my indifference to my own gender extends to other people too. I don't really draw any distinction between girls and boys, and tend to just assume that everyone else does the same. I get kinda shocked whenever I hear something really chauvinistic from boys online, or when I see bits of programs like Sex and the City where the female characters always seem to talk in terms of ' men do this' and ' men do that'. I just...do people really think that way? Do they really attach so much importance to the gender of those around them? Aren't people basically just people? I mean...obviously gender sways our chemical balances a little, and maybe pushes us a teeny bit toward certain things, but you get female weight-lifters and male ballet dancers. Surely in a world where such people exist, gender shouldn't mean so much? I understand sexual preference probably comes into it when you're picking a life partner, but outside of something like that, does it really matter? ^^; I value kindness and sincerity above everything else. The package that those virtues happen to come in is quite irrelevant. ^^; Finally there's romance. Romance is kind of...a little difficult for me. I love romantic stories and movies. Cute, gentle stories about two people meeting, and everyone living happily ever after. It's so sweet and pleasant. But the thought of real romance...of ever really getting into something like that myself... It's just too silly to contemplate. In the same way as dragons, knights, and princesses in tall towers, it's all just soft, gentle fantasy to me. Given the chance, I wouldn't want to be the dragon-slaying knight, nor the princess who so pines for a hero to rescue her. As fun as it is to be an observer to their stories, it's not something I really want to pursue myself. ^^; For me, 'love' is... Well I love others, in my own silly little way. But it's all...really just the same to me? Friends, family, boyfriends, girlfriends, teachers... I can't exactly distinguish between those I care about. I guess my world is very black and white. People are either insiders or outsiders. Those who are dear to me, and those who aren't. Those I love, and those I don't. As a result of this 'one or the other' way of thinking, I can't really...ever imagine liking one person more than anyone else in the whole world. Letting them into some sort of secret part of myself that I don't show to anyone else. To me...everyone I care about is just one big family, really, and I wouldn't distinguish between loved ones any more than I'd distinguish between my real siblings. ^^; But yes. Those are the three things that baffle me the most. And I feel that they're all kind of interlinked somehow. I don't know if a lack of interest in sex blurs the line between people of different genders for me, or if a lack of interest in long term relationships stops me from being especially interested in sex, or if not feeling able to really be either gender makes me unwilling to participate in something where gender is so important, or... Well regardless, I'm not sure how it all links up. ^^; But I feel there's probably some deep connection between it all~ |
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Post by michaelchaoslord on Jul 16, 2008 20:19:26 GMT -5
Most of the things you've mentioned Baffle me as well, Elin. I always thought it was pointless of sex without love, though I've never had a girlfriend yet, but I think once one has reach that feeling one will think differently about it.(Some friends of mine will think differently though ) I really don't see a difference of Gender other than appearance, and romance is fun in its own quirky moments and eventually we will have our moments.......I'm probably not a good person to explain this cause I've never had a relationship,and won't anytime soon especially since I live in the middle of a desert next to a city full of Drugs, Sex, and Gambling . The right one is nowhere in sight! I think the only romance I ever got was from a Shoujo cause I was curious of what girls supposedly read . Sorry if I offended anyone(I say sorry too much  ). So bowser Jr. is Morton, pretty interesting  . |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Jul 16, 2008 21:53:21 GMT -5
Elin: Yeah, love and romance, those are fairytales. Sex? Well... I guess people really errr... get off on the stimulation. Or somesuch. And so they do anything to get it. Including cheating on you, lying to you, or using you. I should know. So you know what? So what if you're a late bloomer -- if others don't like that, screw em'; but not literally. You can be how you want. You can want what you want. You can act and feel like you. You don't need sex. You don't need to want sex. If you're unique, be unique! Don't be everyone else! Don't succumb to the one society -- be your own society! Edit: Know what? I feel better, and I accept my advice this time. I don't need love. I don't need to want it. What I need is to be myself, and not fall under the spell of my fellow country bumpkins. Seriously, so what if I'm a hermit? That's a unique quality for me too -- except now that I'm in a band, maybe it's more of a... I dunno, recluse thing than it is being a hermit. Again, so what? That's something I have that nobody can take away from me -- and I'm happy with that. Edit 2: I also realize that my stance changes ever so slightly. It is what it is. I'm tired of confusing myself with the fine print, so I just won't. |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Jul 16, 2008 22:51:09 GMT -5
Exactly -- and if I ever find I'm unhappy at any point, it's not like I don't have a choice. |
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Post by rocket on Jul 16, 2008 22:57:39 GMT -5
Umm...I have three big things, and they're all kind of interlinked, I think. ^^; Firstly, there's sex. I...umm...don't really understand it? Like...at all... I mean...obviously I've been through sex ed class. I get the 'how' just fine. Just not the 'why'. I've never really been interested in sex with people of either gender at all, and I've always had trouble comprehending why it seems to be so important to most everyone. I don't think I've ever really had a crush on anyone. ^^; Actually, I don't think I can remember ever even admiring another person's physical appearance beyond a sort of 'Wow, he / she is so pretty!' type way. I didnt want to quote the whole thing... I do have one question for you though. Are you a very skinny person? |
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on Jul 16, 2008 22:57:44 GMT -5
There's no shame in not feeling any real gender identity. I'm rather like that myself, I would suspect it's probably pretty common in this forum. You'll find a vast majority of the "differences" between gender are the products of socialization, not inherent in any way. Gender is just just a social group, and either sex can end up identifying with one, based on how they were raised. Really, it irratates me greatly when someone refers to men or women as some shadowy, homogenous other that has a some conspiratorial and overarching goal.
As far as not being really motivated for seeking out sex, I would say that's not abnormal either. I would argue that love tends to make one more interested in sex, from personal experience. But not wanting to spend your time chasing booty is perfectly fine. If you ever get into it, you will. If not, so be it. That being said, your attitude about actually having sex is probably the best, going in with the goal of making your partner happy is probably the best way to do it, so long as you're not making yourself actively unhappy in the process. It's generally more satisfying to approach it that way, and tends to encourage your partner to do the same; and that is a lovely thing.
As far as love and romanace, they do indeed exist; this I can say from personal experience. Most media tends to idealize it and make it unrealistic, but it can and does happen. The best advice I can give is to not worry about it. If you meet someone whom it happens with, it'll happen. If you want to try to force it, go be social, that's about all I can say. That being said, there's no real need to do it, and there's a fair chance it'll happen in some respect or another as life goes on. And there's no shame in hermiting it up, like Maggot does, as long as you don't let it make you hateful or bitter.
As far as not really differing much between friends and family, I can feel you on that. I tend to do the same.
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on Jul 16, 2008 23:33:44 GMT -5
Ah, bless ye, Wyrdy. =]
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) Its just one of those baffling mysteries (for me atleast! XD). Why not a green sterotype?! That colour is ignored I say!
I'm sorry!
On the other hand, I value honesty too; and I find that it's easier to get it straight when I don't connect the dots for people. Kindof a mean trick I guess.
). So bowser Jr. is Morton, pretty interesting 
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