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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1635 on: October 07, 2015, 05:59:38 pm »
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If I can only get one of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games, is it better to get Call of Pripyat, or Shadow of Chernobyl? I'm leaning toward Call of Pripyat because it's apparently more replayable and mechanically tuned, but I've heard Shadow of Chernobyl's writing is a lot better.
I'd recommend Call of Pripyat if you haven't played any of the games before and don't want to deal with SoC's buggy ass. However, SoC offers more value for your money, since it's longer. And is also an interesting experience.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1636 on: October 07, 2015, 06:03:50 pm »
For waht it's worth, I never really encountered problems with SoC.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1637 on: October 08, 2015, 02:00:24 am »
So if everyone is trying to get more PC in trying to fight racism... (Ignoring White acceptable targets like the Irish, Scottish, and Gypsies)

Why is it still acceptable to be as racist as humanly possible when it comes to depictions of the Mongols?

Why are the Mongols (who are Asian), still considered acceptable targets?
« Last Edit: October 08, 2015, 02:02:18 am by Neonivek »
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1638 on: October 08, 2015, 02:14:40 am »
I didn't imagine that anyone was considered an 'acceptable target'. To what are you referring to exactly?
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1639 on: October 08, 2015, 02:24:42 am »
Quote from: My Name is Immaterial on October 08, 2015, 02:14:40 am
I didn't imagine that anyone was considered an 'acceptable target'. To what are you referring to exactly?

Acceptable targets are forms of racism that is usually brushed off as either harmless or ok because of the target.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcceptableTargets

Since otherwise I'd never get through this conversation.

Why are the Mongols STILL to this day, considered an Acceptable target?
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1640 on: October 08, 2015, 02:29:39 am »
Quote from: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:24:42 am
Quote from: My Name is Immaterial on October 08, 2015, 02:14:40 am
I didn't imagine that anyone was considered an 'acceptable target'. To what are you referring to exactly?

Acceptable targets are forms of racism that is usually brushed off as either harmless or ok because of the target.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcceptableTargets

Since otherwise I'd never get through this conversation.

Why are the Mongols STILL to this day, considered an Acceptable target?
It might work better if you gave any proof of this assertion.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1641 on: October 08, 2015, 02:31:42 am »
Ok, if we are doing it like this...

What kind of proof will you accept?

And if I DID get proof... and needed proof... How could you possibly answer my question except by blind assertion?
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1642 on: October 08, 2015, 02:34:27 am »
Quote from: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:31:42 am
Ok, if we are doing it like this...

What kind of proof will you accept?

Anything not obviously racist in general that attacks Mongols? I'm struggling to think of anything that does, but I also don't generally have a lot of exposure to the media.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1643 on: October 08, 2015, 02:35:47 am »
Quote from: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:31:42 am
Ok, if we are doing it like this...

What kind of proof will you accept?

And if I DID get proof... and needed proof... How could you possibly answer my question except by blind assertion?
An example of racism against Mongols that is, you know, not widely decried.

Hell, I'd be pretty surprised to see any example of a recent work that even features Mongols at all.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1644 on: October 08, 2015, 02:37:17 am »
How recent are we talking about here scrdest?
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1645 on: October 08, 2015, 02:41:21 am »
Neo, you were the one who started this topic. ::)
Was there actually something you saw that sparked it, or did you just pull the whole idea out of your arse?
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1646 on: October 08, 2015, 02:48:15 am »
Quote from: Yoink on October 08, 2015, 02:41:21 am
Neo, you were the one who started this topic. ::)
Was there actually something you saw that sparked it, or did you just pull the whole idea out of your arse?

How the heck did my question somehow become your question?

But ok, how recent do you want here?

As for what sparked it. It was a conversation about Fantasy versions of Europeans and I noticed that one common fantasy expy is typically the Mongolians.

Except they are always a super duper racist version of the Mongols that you are supposed to immediately recognize as the Mongols. So I was like "Wait, if we have gone so far as to correct our other racist attitudes towards other cultures... Why haven't we extended the same to the Mongols?"

So I asked it here. Why are the Mongols STILL an acceptable target for racism that is well over a thousand years old?
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« Reply #1647 on: October 08, 2015, 03:03:09 am »
Ah, now that I understand the context, ya, it would be nice to see that fixed.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1648 on: October 08, 2015, 03:17:04 am »
I dunno, racist fantasy Japan and racist fantasy middle-east are quite common too.
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Re: The small random questions thread [Talk about stuff I pretend to understand]
« Reply #1649 on: October 08, 2015, 06:07:39 am »
Have you ever heard of "Curiosity bait"?
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