Luggage wrote on Mar 2, 2021, 13:10:VaranDragon wrote on Mar 2, 2021, 13:06:
I'm gonna be blunt. This looks like shit. Total and utter garbage. A third person cover shooter? Really, that's the legacy of AvP and AvP2? (Don't get me started on A:CM)
Yup. It mostly looks like shite. Mostly.
RedEye9 wrote on Feb 25, 2021, 09:10:
The science is clear and conclusive: sex is not binary, transgender people are real. SciAm
Sepharo wrote on Feb 25, 2021, 06:22:
So... since you said you're not discounting the former but you do seem to believe the latter as well... what do you mean by "it's not just biology"?
You said that you do believe that orientation is decided by biology.
I guess the question comes down to, of the increase, what portion do you think comes from fakers vs. those who would have in decades past been closeted?
Sepharo wrote on Feb 25, 2021, 05:40:VaranDragon wrote on Feb 25, 2021, 02:25:jdreyer wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 15:52:Jivaro wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 15:33:
I understand their sentiment and appreciate it for it's intention.....but I am skeptical. Hopefully it turns out as intended I guess.
If they build a tolerant environment, shouldn't their wish just happen naturally? Just don't tolerate misogynist and homophobic assholes, and the rest takes care of itself.
Speaking of which, I saw this today and found it interesting:
1 in 6 Gen Z adults are LGBT. And this number could continue to grow.
I don't buy it. Call me oldf-ashioned but I believe that sexual orientation is mostly decided by biology. We are animals after all, thinking ones, but sex is something that is instinctive to us. We don't choose our sexual orientation we are born with it. If that article is factual, then these kids are just caving in to the social norms that are imposed upon them today. It's not only acceptable to be LGBT today, it's actually COOL, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them are just pretending.
This always seems to be the social conservative response to seeing increases in LGBT identification...
It's cool, they're pretending etc. etc.
Have you considered that these were likely always the numbers of people born this way and now that society doesn't suppress and disapprove to the same degree they feel free to identify that way?
jdreyer wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 17:41:Blue wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 16:40:Cutter wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 12:45:
I don't mind donating annually, Blue, but you're going to have to provide alternative payment methods because I will never use fucking Paypal again - and no one else should either. Fuck that company!
What is an alternative that you find more acceptable?
Bitcoin! Cutter loves bitcoin.
jdreyer wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 15:52:Jivaro wrote on Feb 24, 2021, 15:33:
I understand their sentiment and appreciate it for it's intention.....but I am skeptical. Hopefully it turns out as intended I guess.
If they build a tolerant environment, shouldn't their wish just happen naturally? Just don't tolerate misogynist and homophobic assholes, and the rest takes care of itself.
Speaking of which, I saw this today and found it interesting:
1 in 6 Gen Z adults are LGBT. And this number could continue to grow.
Beamer wrote on Feb 23, 2021, 09:37:VaranDragon wrote on Feb 23, 2021, 03:33:Jivaro wrote on Feb 22, 2021, 13:28:
Well, I read it. I am not sure why you would assume I would just ignore you. I don't really see it and I won't pretend I do but I understand what you are saying.
I replied quite late, that's why I thought no one would read it.![]()
Those of us that primarily use the News Forum tab as our Blues homepage definitely see it.
I switched from the Home Page as my Home Page to the News Forum probably 5 or 6 years ago. Used to think people doing it were nuts, but now? I love the community Blue cultivated, and this is the best way to interact.