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  2. Posted

    57 minutes ago, Scotty said:

    Sounds like the lawmakers were only thinking about the person's genitals and not their actual appearance when making this law.

    It is more heinous than that. They know perfectly well that most transgender people are already under tremendous social pressure. To quote Cerberus from the Dumbing of Age patreon:

    Nah, they don't want that either. As we see with the Kansas bounty law Matthew linked, the point is to basically make it so dangerous and risky for trans people to use the toilet that trans people decide to stop existing in public for long enough periods of time to need to pee. It's an attempt to essentially make illegal trans participation in general society, by making our existence "controversial" and selling the idea that we are "inherently dangerous" to people's (especially women and children who are their property) well being.

  5. Posted

    3 hours ago, CritterKeeper said:

    You are that "someone" for me, and my day off just got eaten by that series!

    I just thought of how amazing the main character's power would be for disease prevention alone. Take the Zika outbreak, for example. She could shield an entire city from it, or alternately, by moving from area to area, vastly reduce the possibility of spread by making all the mosquitoes in a given zone suicide or something. Like making them all fly into a confined area with an insect toxin in it.

  7. Posted

    2 hours ago, CritterKeeper said:

    Add in the cultural idea that having external genitals of the opposite sex in the same locker room will somehow overcome all self-control and cause men to commit rape or sexual assault (eg be seen as an excuse for it)

    I have long considered this a supremely offensive notion in so many ways. That it is a large part of the mindset that makes it possible to blame victims for being sexually assaulted does not precisely further endear it to me.

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  8. Posted

    4 hours ago, partner555 said:

    I think the last time we saw her this angry was when she was dealing with Gerard.

    Compared to this time, I think she was only mildly annoyed. I think the last time we saw her this angry was when she was dealing with Not-Tengu.

     

    3 hours ago, Sweveham said:

    It seems like being reborn hasn't made Helena and Demetrius any less prone to enlisting innocent others in their fight against evil. Despite the good intentions, they are not very nice people, are they?

    We still do not know everything about them. But they are certainly not looking good right now. Except possibly to those who would otherwise have been victims of the vampires. What truly makes what they do problematic is that they seem to have alternatives -- other mages, the DGB, the French version of the DGB -- and for some reason they are not making use of them.

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  9. Posted

    13 hours ago, Drachefly said:
    On 3/18/2016 at 6:06 AM, WR...S said:

    Y'know, there was a time this would've been funny, but now it just feels a bit tragic.

    You mean, at this point, Tedd still hasn't had a bunch of the revelations about himself that he's had by the furthest-forward times we've seen, and so here we see little bits of inner conflict welling up and out? Yeah.

    The Moderator: Ahem. I just realised that I did WR...S an injustice when I initially posted a remark speaking out against his post. I misread it as a rather rude criticism and now I see that it clearly was not intended so.

    My apologies to both WR...S and the forum at large.

    ~tOH.

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  10. Posted

    1 hour ago, Scotty said:

    One possibility is that the whales are on the outer edge of the concentrated ambient energy. That could be several miles away and way out of range of Tedd to be able to sense them. They said they could "only slow the contagion" so that would mean they'd be in a spot for as long as possible until the magic had peaked and then move outward. At the time of the whale's warning, the energy had peaked within a few square miles. Imagine how far it would have spread in the 6 months following.

    I really like this theory. It may even make sense in that the whales are actually incapable of feeding in an oversaturated area -- the food is simply too 'rich' for them.

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  12. Posted

    30 minutes ago, ijuin said:

    Unfortunately for trans and intersexed people, recognition of their rights to be regarded as the sex that they perceive themselves as rather than the sex that others perceive them as are lagging decades behind recognition of homosexual rights. There's still the narrative going around that some men will choose to impersonate women for malicious purposes.

    It is hilarious (read: creepy and disconcerting) how this narrative tends to be propagated by men who clearly give the impression that they think it would be a really cool idea if they could get away with it.

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  13. Posted

    20 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

     

    I have an image in my head involving a family of magical beavers who built a darn on the "wrong" spot.  This is causing flooding on one side and a drought on the other.  Of course, it is possible that Pandora (or some other entity) "guided" the beavers to the "wrong" spot.

    Why not. We already have magic-eating whales, magic-damming beavers is not that large a stretch.

  17. Posted

    The Moderator: By popular request, I am relaunching the political discussion thread.

    Once again, however, I must stress that it will be very strictly monitored. Adherence to the forum courtesy rules will be enforced with especial care here. This is a particularly contentious topic and no flames, personal attacks, scandalmongering nor slurs of any kind will be permitted. People have a great range of opinions and while it is hard to remain calm and civil at times we should nevertheless strive for that to the best of our ability. Use of particularly offensive terms about other posters (including but not limited to 'RWNJ', 'SJW', 'Nazi' and others) will result in immediate warning points.

    We had some good and beneficial discussions on the old thread and largely managed to remain civil and respectful. I hope we can accomplish the same here. Remember: do not post here in the heat of anger and always keep in mind that your fellow posters are people, too.

    Last point: as in the old thread, when I do post here it will be in my capacity as moderator only. It will be easier for me to moderate here if I do not allow myself to become personally involved. While I do have a political bias, I will do my best to not let it affect me. And remember that as always, you have a right of appeal to the admins if I make a decision you disagree so much with that you find it unacceptable.

    The Old Hack

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  18. Posted

    8 hours ago, Zorua said:

    I am currently experiencing a temperature of 84°F with enough humidity to feel like a sauna.

    Meanwhile it's 70°F with a humidity of 85%, much less than a sauna.

    The latter is the outdoor temperature. The former is inside the house!

    Yeah, our AC unit isn't working. Like, at all.

    I thought it was supposed to cool homes down, not turn them into bake ovens. :(

  19. Posted

    The Moderator: All posters are urged to read the forum courtesy rules, which may be found here. They will be enforced to the best of my ability. Please note that ignorance of the rules will not be accepted as an excuse. In case any posters should be unhappy with my decisions, you may appeal to @Robin or @Thom Revor or other senior mods or admins as they are appointed.

    Respectfully,

    The Old Hack

  20. Posted · Edited by The Old Hack
    Mistaken moderator call.

    On 3/18/2016 at 6:06 AM, WR...S said:

    Y'know, there was a time this would've been funny, but now it just feels a bit tragic.

    The Moderator: This post changed to reflect the fact that I made an unfair criticism of WR...S here. I apologise for that to both WR...S and the forum at large.

    ~tOH.

  21. Posted

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    Please stay polite to each others even when you disagree. Try to keep your comments aimed at the opinion of other posters instead of commenting on the posters themselves. Remember that it is much more likely to result in productive dialogue if you phrase your questions and opinions with respect for your fellow posters. Avoid deliberately inflammatory language as it can only have destructive consequences for forum mood. Even if some poster angers you, please think of the rest of our posters who hopefully do not deserve to have their discussion interrupted with angry words.

    Keep criticism polite and constructive. It is fine not to like a given page or storyline but explain why rather than use dismissive or derogatory language. If at all possible, also describe what in your opinion could have been done better. It is also fine not to like a given character but again do not use derogatory terms or nicknames in connection with it. Avoid bald unsupported claims and leave room for others to have their own opinions -- anything that implies that "if you disagree with this you must be stupid/have no taste" is unacceptable.

    I believe that most of us are reasonable people and that while mistakes and missteps may happen, they can be quietly settled once they occur, either with an appeal for more restrained commentary or with a notice in private messages. In such cases where this is not possible, however, I may have to resort to unapproving posts or even placing posters under temporary posting moderation. But I trust that this will not often become necessary.

    In addition, it is also not acceptable to argue moderator decisions in the open threads. If anyone is dissatisfied with moderator decisions, that is what private messages are for. For example, arguing in the open threads that 'I do not understand why it is discourteous to...' [insert example of questionable behavior] will merely further derail proper discussion. Do not do this.

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    By the nature of EGS, it may from time to time provoke discussion of homophobia and transphobia. This is fine. What is NOT fine, however, is to in any way or form promote homophobia or transphobia in the form of either hate speech, apologia therefor or through attempted erasure of viewpoints that do not conform to cisgender or heterosexual standards. All three are serious offences and will result in immediate action from the moderator.

    While creating a truly safe space is complex and may well be beyond my capabilities, I am nonetheless striving to make these forums as safe for the posters here as possible. That most certainly extends to those who have been harmed by cisheteronormativity elsewhere. I will come down hard on any attempt to persecute them and I have seen enough of this done under the pretense of 'reasoned discussion' that I will not accept that as an excuse.

    Or in less flowery language: Being transgender, genderfluid, agender and so forth IS a thing. We've people here who identify that way. They get plenty of crap for that in other places and we don't need any of it here. Don't try to tell them that how they feel about themselves isn't real. Don't try to explain their identity away as a delusion, a fetish or some other slur like that. If you do, you're way out of line and you'll be dealt with.

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    Thank you for reading this. I trust there shall be no problem with respecting these rules.

    -- The Moderator

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  22. Posted

    1 hour ago, CritterKeeper said:

    The Vampider said he was hungry enough to eat two.  My guess would be that Andrea has been keeping him from feeding for a while, leading to him being less cautious and thus her having to be more direct in return.  This confrontation might have been the last in a series, each bigger than the last, until this time around one or both of them would have been taken out if Dame Tara hadn't intervened.

    Quite likely. It would explain his 'to **** with keeping a low profile' comment just before he pulled out the bombs.

    Of course, afterwards Dame Tara set him up the bomb.

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  24. Posted

    4 hours ago, Thom Revor said:

    Didn't he write something about Martian Flatcats?

    That was Heinlein. Mind you, Heinlein did have a word with Gerrold and basically gave the okay to the Trouble with Tribbles script. Unfortunately, due to some sort of misunderstanding there was a copyright problem afterwards anyway.