I think there's a sort of "No true Scotsman" thing going on with prejudice, sort of.
Like how "Gays are evil" changed to "I'm fine with gays if they don't flirt with me" when they became more socially acceptable and homophobia became less so.
Edit: I have no idea where that thought came from, but it's not stupid enough for me to justify deleting this post.
The latter is also still homophobia though. It's not really the same kind of malicious kill'em'all homophobia, but it's still pretty homophobic.
It hurts my heart and brain to hear A$AP Rocky praised as revolutionary because he said he was "basically sort of kinda okay with gay people because they design clothes and stuff but keep them like five feet from me at least at all times eeeeeeeee I don't want their cooties on meeee :("
meanwhile, the couple good gay rappers out there (Le1f and Nigel Powers come to mind) make roughly the same amount of money in a week I do.
I don't know how I went to rap music there. I'm tired, sorry.
And racism will always be with us until we keep fucking until we're the same color.
Which will never happen because of residential segregation and unconscious social stigma against intermarriage (particularly minority!male and white female) and a lot of other factors.
So, yeah. Racism is just going to be one of these things that will never go away and we'll just have to deal with it.
And then it turned out that I was disagreeing with everyone above me.
And racism will always be with us until we keep fucking until we're the same color.
Which will never happen because of residential segregation and unconscious social stigma against intermarriage (particularly minority!male and white female) and a lot of other factors.
So, yeah. Racism is just going to be one of these things that will never go away and we'll just have to deal with it.
That's an incredibly pessimistic view to take.
Even unconscious stigma are lost over time.
Not that it doesn't take awhile--it totally does--but I don't see why it's impossible, and declaring it such just seems defeatist.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
But racism hasn't always existed the way it does now, and there's no reason to suppose we're stuck with it.
That's very true, but all the same I don't think it would be unreasonable to say that the racism entrenched in our society isn't likely to go away entirely during our lifetimes.
Modern racism is actually a fairly recent development, afaik. But there has always been a tribal us-vs-them mentality in every era.
Yep. All in all there's a huge difference between the racism of Disney's timeframe (1920s -> 1950s) than what there is today. We've made incredible strides since then and with hindsight it's really easy to look back and condemn everything that occurred as virulent racism. What I'm getting at here is many of these things were such a normal part of everyday life and culture that nobody gave two thoughts about them, and that could be how people perceive Disney as such (especially for some of the cartoons, like what was permanently edited out of Fantasia.)
I was going to write up a response to what Mojave said, but it got too depressing.
Let's just say that humans can make progress on the issue that is racism, and I believe in that and support it. I'm just not sure that racism'll completely leave humanity. Maybe it'll just remain as an echo of earlier wrong. Hopefully.
Cream's departure is unexpected but unsurprising. Enjoy your travels.
What I'm getting at here is many of these things were such a normal part of everyday life and culture that nobody gave two thoughts about them
I agree with you apart from this part. From what i've read i'm fairly sure people did give two thoughts about them, but usually only people who were themselves being stereotyped (though not always even them).
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Oh hey, James and MIke finally got their hands on the one working Jaguar CD in existence:
Also forcing myself to be productive is probably something I should try. >_>
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Lets get all philological guys! then we can call them simple minded!
But if they are considered a trans-gender, it doesn't matter the physical attraction, THEY'RE STILL TRANSGENDER
I'm going to talk utilizing a bunch of more technical and complex words in order to sound much more advanced in comparison to what these other, non-philosophical and unintelligent baboons are attempting to argue
So by this rule, I can fuck girly looking guys all my life and still proudly claim to be straight?
I linked to the wikipedia article on the Kinsey scale, because they're arguing over whether a guy attracted to a pre-op transsexual is gay or straight.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
ABC Inc should buy the Atari properties from...whoever the hell owns them now, then release Pong 3DS and Pong U
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You know what Atari game would actually work well on a DS, though? Missile Command. You could tap the screen where you want to shoot instead of having to fiddle with a joystick!
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You know, this is what comes to mind when I think of video game music:
The SNES had better sound, sure, but I think the Genesis's music sounds more video gamey
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I think the general consensus is that he was not any more anti-semitic than was the norm for his time.
Which is obviously still deplorable by modern standards but, yes, things.
and somewhere right now, someone just used the bestworst pickup line ever.Modern racism is actually a fairly recent development, afaik. But there has always been a tribal us-vs-them mentality in every era.
The latter is also still homophobia though. It's not really the same kind of malicious kill'em'all homophobia, but it's still pretty homophobic.
It hurts my heart and brain to hear A$AP Rocky praised as revolutionary because he said he was "basically sort of kinda okay with gay people because they design clothes and stuff but keep them like five feet from me at least at all times eeeeeeeee I don't want their cooties on meeee :("
meanwhile, the couple good gay rappers out there (Le1f and Nigel Powers come to mind) make roughly the same amount of money in a week I do.
I don't know how I went to rap music there. I'm tired, sorry.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
So, yeah. Racism is just going to be one of these things that will never go away and we'll just have to deal with it.
And then it turned out that I was disagreeing with everyone above me.
That's an incredibly pessimistic view to take.
Even unconscious stigma are lost over time.
Not that it doesn't take awhile--it totally does--but I don't see why it's impossible, and declaring it such just seems defeatist.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Let's just say that humans can make progress on the issue that is racism, and I believe in that and support it. I'm just not sure that racism'll completely leave humanity. Maybe it'll just remain as an echo of earlier wrong. Hopefully.
Cream's departure is unexpected but unsurprising. Enjoy your travels.
I agree with you apart from this part. From what i've read i'm fairly sure people did give two thoughts about them, but usually only people who were themselves being stereotyped (though not always even them).
humdrumming.
what you're doing sounds more fun though.
Seriously i thought it was like 2 am. It's nearly 5.
I hate everyone.
I'm not even going to try.
I linked to the wikipedia article on the Kinsey scale, because they're arguing over whether a guy attracted to a pre-op transsexual is gay or straight.
I've done my part.
Now I sit back and torture myself.
And yes, i only found out about this tune because of I Wanna Be the Guy. But it encapsulates the kind of sound 'video game music' brings to mind.
Good night, Mojave. Sleep well.
hello all
how are we?