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Nights by Frank Ocean is my SOTY, but there's no video for it. Pick Up the Phone is my #2

What the fuck, Kuro?

as long as you don't break community rules you good. If it's too big you'll have to put in a spoiler but otherwise you're free to do whatever

This fuckin nerd named Amethyst or Crystal or some other dumb name came into the ace forum and asked us to play the beta for her game. Unfortunately for her I'm a total alpha and only play games for alphas.

I like this

"Talk less."

The game will probably not include gen 7 shit, tbh. It's mad close to the end and may come like at a waaaaay later date, but I wouldn't hold your breath on it

SAY NO TO THE SNITCH BUTTON

WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO OBSESSIVELY REFRESH FOR A WHOLE WEEK!!!

My set? Pos los Surreños, guey

1 neither. My vote for Hillary comes down to the state of the Supreme Court. We've got an empty seat and two seats opening up in the near future. I'all be damned if the balance gets shifted and huge rulings get overturned. 2. Between third party/democrat. As a black person neither party really has my best interests in mind. But it'll be a cold day in hell before the modern day GOP gets my vote

Right, so first off, nobody is born a firefighter. It's an occupation that, thankfully, people choose and know precisely what they're getting into. Firefighters don't have several thousands of years of history. So, again, that's not even remotely equivalent. Natives, themselves specifically, see it as offensive for those who are not Native to dress up in their garb. It's bad enough that we as a nation do not take them seriously, that our government is constantly breaking treaties, but to dress up as them as the extensive history of genocide and mockery adds further insult to injury. Right, but those are rather modern developments, and we've still got a long way to go with regards to how we portray and speak about Natives. Squanto and Pocahontas, for example suffered at the hands of white folks, and yet we don't talk about that. We celebrate Thanksgiving all while "thanking" Natives, but our actions speak much much louder than words. While the blackface argument was a slight reach, it IS in a similar vein. Natives do, in fact, have their own history concerning mockery at the hands of the larger white populace of this nation. One need only look to the World Series right now to see that.

The very act of turning cultural garb into a costume is disrespectful. Intention and accuracy do not negate that fact. Just as I stated with the skin darkening. My skin, is not a costume. Every day I live with the systemic and social aspects it carries. To darken your skin for a costume is to insult me, my people, and our collective experiences. An Native American costume may not be co-opting their skin color, but the act is in the same vein.Putting a part of them on, for a night, without having to carry all that they as a people carry. We're not attributing the cultural garb to genocide and mockery. We're stating, these are a people that have endured these things. These are a people that are continually struggling now. They, are not to be reduced to a costume. Their garb that is sacred and carries significance should not just be thrown on and pranced about in by anyone.

Not at all. Being aware of your actions in relation to other people isn't terribly difficult.

Wear something that doesn't have heavy cultural significance to a group of people that've had to endure genocide and having their culture mocked and erased. The part you're failing to see is that it has little to do with your intentions behind wearing it, and everything to do with the historical and social aspects of it all. Darkening your skin in any aspect is poor taste and liable to get you socked the fuck out. Nah, man. My skin ain't an accessory for you to wear. I gotta deal with all the systemic and social issues that stem from my blackness. Someone wearing blackface doesn't. You don't get to put on my skin on for fun.

False equivalency, fam. Oddly enough a Knight's armor doesn't have heavy cultural significance to the English. (Especially because it was used all over Europe). Native American headdresses are incredibly significant and must be earned before one can wear them. Like, have fun on Halloween, by all means. But respect other groups of people while doing so. Wearing a costume that bears resemblance to stereotypes of them/their cultural clothing isn't being respectful.

No, you're reducing a people's culture down to a few tropes and wearing it out for the night without taking into account the significance their cultural garb has. Nobody wants to see someone dressed up as a caricature of their people.