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[Fenrir]

This isn't something you have to explain to me.  I'm not a neophyte who needs to be protected.

I was not thinking that you—

Rather, I was pointing out that—

I mean, we all know—

Oh, very well. If you can not agree that getting physically ill over stupid, trivial things that people say on the Internet is just too much, I suppose we are too far apart in our values and priorities that there is little point in persisting. I am a pedant too, but, Jesus Christ, if I ever became sick because of it—I just can not imagine.

[Vector]

What you seem not to understand is that there is nothing I can do about it.

This is, for better or for worse, simply how I am.  It makes me extremely good at some things.  It makes life extremely hard for me in some ways.

Nothing to get excited about.

[Leafsnail]

The 'one in the chamber' is that to white-knight to the defense of a woman against a person making a sexist remark assumes the woman can't defend herself against the remark, thus making the white knight sexist.

I didn't find your post particularly sexist (although I feel like the analogy may overstate the difference, but I doubt that's at all intentional), but I'm not sure if this logic works.  One doesn't have to be part of a group being generalized against to call someone out on generalizing against a group (especially since your post wasn't targetted at any particular woman, so there wouldn't need to be any kind of assumption that someone couldn't defend themselves).

[Glowcat]

The 'one in the chamber' is that to white-knight to the defense of a woman against a person making a sexist remark assumes the woman can't defend herself against the remark, thus making the white knight sexist.

I didn't find your post particularly sexist (although I feel like the analogy may overstate the difference, but I doubt that's at all intentional), but I'm not sure if this logic works.  One doesn't have to be part of a group being generalized against to call someone out on generalizing against a group (especially since your post wasn't targetted at any particular woman, so there wouldn't need to be any kind of assumption that someone couldn't defend themselves).

I find his post sexist because it immediately assumes somebody would be protecting da womenz instead of calling out a moron. It's like he assumes that one can't do the latter and all males who support equality are only doing so for alternative motives. It also tries to shut down males fighting for common sense with guilt. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it.

[Nikov]

2-6 AM what, Eastern time?

[SalmonGod]

2-6 AM what, Eastern time?

We're both in Indiana, right?  I'm just outside of Indianapolis.

I hate time zones.  I can never remember which one I'm in, because Indiana has always been so wierd about them.

[atomicwinter]

Thought I might just make a second post in this thread, didn't know it would get so much response. I did read almost all of the responses I thank you for your input. Officially at this point I have no real friends, just got into a massive fight with the ones I've been with for the past year or so, the only thing really binding us together was the drug use, so I guess its for the best. Guess my situation just got worse socially... great. It's nice to know in the end the only friends you really had were fake and only there to use you.

[Deadmeat1471]

A) think of what you like
B) join a club that does that

Best advise I can offer.

[rutsber]

Thought I might just make a second post in this thread, didn't know it would get so much response. I did read almost all of the responses I thank you for your input. Officially at this point I have no real friends, just got into a massive fight with the ones I've been with for the past year or so, the only thing really binding us together was the drug use, so I guess its for the best. Guess my situation just got worse socially... great. It's nice to know in the end the only friends you really had were fake and only there to use you.

Wait, what? When did you mention drug use?

[atomicwinter]

Thought I might just make a second post in this thread, didn't know it would get so much response. I did read almost all of the responses I thank you for your input. Officially at this point I have no real friends, just got into a massive fight with the ones I've been with for the past year or so, the only thing really binding us together was the drug use, so I guess its for the best. Guess my situation just got worse socially... great. It's nice to know in the end the only friends you really had were fake and only there to use you.

Wait, what? When did you mention drug use?

How does drug use factor into this? I didn't mention it earlier because I didn't think it was important to the situation.

[Mushroo]

Get yourself some help (REAL WORLD parent/teacher/counselor/doctor/clergy/etc... not Dwarf Fortress forum) before it is too late. Don't give up, my friend!

[DrPoo]

Stop being me.. i suffered through being the only male in class the last school year, but its not as good as it sounds, since all the girls were dicks

[Siquo]

Stop being me.. i suffered through being the only male in class the last school year, but its not as good as it sounds, since all the girls were dicks

That's so siggable.

Anyway, thanks to everybody in this thread for making me feel extremely normal. 

[Calhoun]

Inferiors

I have a problem with this. Not liking someone is fine. Considering yourself somehow to be better than someone on a grand level is not. You could be better at an activity or skill or whatever, but to be somehow superior to someone, no, just no.

I'd indicate that as why you're having such social failures. Or anyone who shares a similar ideology.

You are all equal, and if you don't see that, obviously its going to cause problems.

[Toady One]

(removed some trolling, leaving this dead thread locked)