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Yeah, it really depends on the rest of your team. Gallade and Froslass play very different roles on a team so we'll need to know that before giving any proper advice.

Correct you are! TRHS

Congrats on 2 years on the forums!

Forgotten probably. I don't want people to hate me. Unless if I already hate them.

Nope Juu

Totally not already 7th of Febuary here... oops. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEWTWO! It's pretty cool that you remembered this. I never would have thought of it!

No Juue

I'm jumping on the I don't support anyone being drafted bandwagon. I don't think anyone, regardless of sex, should be forced to join the military.

Well, there's no surprise when it comes to me being here. TRHS?

Just be sure not to be outside. It would be safest to go to a pokemon center before you update to avoid being stuck on a removed map or in a wall if a map changed.

Correct you are. TRHS

I honestly could never go dairy free (or almost anything free) but great work for deciding to make the decision to do so! I'm sure it will help you out in the long run and you'll be happy for it!

Nope, just me. Juu

In my opinion, the phrase "It's just a joke" and phrases similar can be used to justify almost anything in some people's eyes. I personally don't see an issue with trying to draw lines of what are socially acceptable things to say, and trying to get people to be politically correct is only ruining comedy that relies on it being acceptable for them to be able to say whatever they want. A popular joke at my school that really annoys me is (I decided to put it in the spoiler as I really don't want to put things that I consider so wrong into my main post. People were unable to see why I saw huge problems with this and said, oh it's okay we're making fun of women trying to raise awareness about the culture of sexual abuse towards them. While many of the people saying this were actually sexist, there were at least a couple of them who were just saying it because it was a joke without thinking through the meaning of what they were saying, joke or not. I don't think that political correctness is ruining comedy. There is a lot of really great stuff out there that can make jokes, including one's that are an accurate reflection of society, without needing to rely on the potential marginalization of minority groups in order to get their laughs. I know that that style of comedy is very popular in today's society but honestly I think that is is a bad representation of our modern culture that we are so prepared to put aside what we think it right or wrong just because whoever is saying the thing intends it for comedic purposes. Of course, I don't expect everyone (including you) to agree with me. It is an issue where there are valid arguments on both sides of the debate, but I personally am firmly in support of people trying to find ways of being humorous without needing to resort to discriminatory slurs and jokes.

A deer maybe. Deer look cool and seem pretty smart. I'd be okay with being one of them I guess.

Yeah, while I'm still not a huge fan of the discriminatory jokes in private areas where there is no chance of someone overhearing it, I find it to be more acceptable than the people who are making them on crowded trains full of people they've never met and no idea what is going on inside the people who surround them's heads. I still pick up on it everywhere, but in a more firm manner when is public spaces where I believe that it is just completely unreasonable to be assuming everyone will interpret your words as a joke. Some people might not find anything about it funny, some people might miss the first bit of a joke which would completely get rid of the chance of it being funny to anyone. In terms of the me being gay part, you probably wouldn't have known it before. I've mentioned it in passing a few times I think but I haven't ever really been involved in conversations when it was particularly relevant. I might take you up on your offer at some point Tacos, we'll see. And Jeri, you don't need to worry about those things. I'm not the sort of person who is going to go after someone who I haven't met in real life, who is a fair bit older than me and who is straight. Honestly, at my age, I know I'm gay but I'm not all that interested to being in a relationship with anyone let alone someone with a different sexual orientation. So hi friend

People who know me at all generally know that I'm someone who is obsessed with political correctness and social justice issues. My friends have mostly learnt to steer clear of derogatory language around me because I'll always pick up on it This irritates some of them, and I can kind of see why. I don't have any direct control over them and they believe that they are entitled to say whatever they want. The part that annoys me the most about most of this stuff is that most of them aren't racist, sexist homophobic or discriminatory in any way. They just use derogatory language as part of their vocabulary without thinking of the meaning that they are portraying through their words. When they use gay as an insult or call someone the homophobic word starting with f (that I'm not prepared to type) they aren't trying to be homophobic, but they clearly don't consider the culture of discrimination that they are feeding into. I got into quite a heated argument with one of my friends the other day who was complaining about not being able to make racist jokes without getting told is was unacceptable. He believed that "comedy has to be relatable. Racism is a big part of society so racist jokes will be funny because people will understand the premise." Now I have a pretty awful sense of humor (the best way to make me laugh is through a science, history or maths joke) but I don't think that because people are aware of a stereotype it makes it funny. He was arguing that there was a double standard in society that stopped him from saying what he wanted. His complaining pissed me off and I tried to explain what I thought of his argument. I told him how pathetic I thought a straight, white male from a rich family complaining about how hard his life was because he couldn't make fun of people over who they are (I'll note here I think anyone complaining about not being allowed to be racist is stupid but it just particularly annoys me when people who never have been or will be discriminated against complain about it). He didn't respond to this well, but I'm getting off topic anyway. Then when I was talking to a couple of my friends today they expressed the opinion that if people like me who picked people up on racism, homophobia and so on didn't exist that there would be no problems with it. It would just be a bit of society that bothered no-one. I personally think that this is just a stupid opinion. No-one can reasonably say that if everyone just let discrimination go unnoticed everyone would be fine. No-one can judge the effect their words will have on people around them. Maybe that "harmless" racist joke that someone made in the presence of an Indian kid who was already feeling out of place in a school where racism is acceptable is the thing that will push him or her into feeling completely worthless and killing themselves. Maybe the calling trans people disgusting mental patients pushes the kid who is feeling uncomfortable in their own gender to have to live a life they are unhappy with on fear of being socially rejected. Maybe the acceptance on homophobic slurs will push the gay kid into a deep state of depression and feeling like who they are is worth less than their straight counterpart. No-one at my school knows that I'm gay. I go to a religious school that doesn't accept its students being openly gay so I stay uninterested in love. I've become strong willed enough not to let the words get to me and confident enough to argue against their discrimination. But I know in the past I wasn't strong enough. In combination with other things that were going on a couple of years ago, having to put up with hearing all of this disgusting stuff at school drove me to the verge of suicide. I felt like who I was would never be accepted by society for who I was and that I was worthless. I can guarantee that I'm not the only person who has ever been in that situation. I'm sure there are countless examples of it. That is why I don't believe in the concept of socially acceptable bigots. The people who use the language like this without bad intentions aren't thinking of who they might be effecting with their words and the people who complain that they aren't allowed to say anything because of us evil social justice warriors can just find a way to express their humor and thoughts without putting others down. It is perfectly possible that I am a little too hard line when it comes to ending stuff like this, but I would rather be too harsh on it than be too casual and allow a culture to develop where you can say wherever you want without thinking of people who you could be harming and what the actual meaning of your words are. Apologies for the long rant.

I don't exactly know how to answer this question. I am proud of some aspects of myself and things that I do, but at other times I'm not. It really is up to circumstance.

A new person Hi FeralGator

Welcome to Reborn Kortz! I can't say I share a taste in music with you but I know a lot of people love the stuff you like. If you find a song you love, you could post it in the What are you Listening to thread. We also have a subforum for anime! Don't worry about being socially awkward. You'll get to know people here better and fit right in. If you want to chat to people check out our showdown server where you can talk to people. Don't be afraid to introduce yourself there when you first go there! Hope to see you around!

Happy Birthday Wendel. I've talked to you a few times and you seem pretty cool! I hope you have an incredible day!

RIP House. The funeral will be next week. Juu

Yes Nope. Juu

Not this time. TRHS