/baw/ - General Discussion

>>395981

>why do I hang on imageboards

That…is a really good question.

I'm scared my 15yo friend is becoming a tumblr feminist.

She's been telling me lately how she's starting to think all men are scumbags because of her father, and her other friend (who is also older) is a bad influence on her by encouraging her to have the tumblr feminist viewpoint.

I'm not saying she shouldn't have an opinion, but she's too young for this shit.

>>395984
Yeah, like... An actual feminist that you personally relate to tumblr?
Or do you mean she's a feminist but only doing so due to the "scene" and "credibility" there is not because of convictions behind one's words, but because its considered "hip" by today's online standards in certain social circles?

Because me, I consider myself feminist as fuck, but damn tumblr is a trash site.

>>395981
I mostly go to imageboards because I don't need to go into my email account to reset my password every time cookies expire and I forget it. Or at least, that's why I've been using these more than other kinds of boards.

>>395989
>>395991
To me it seems pretty obvious that "tumblr feminist" is used there to mean "someone who thinks ranting angrily, particularly via tumblr, makes them a feminist". Not the clearest terminology in every context, but Tumblr being a site with nothing to really contribute to feminism helps tip off that the term isn't being used to refer to actual feminism, "she's starting to think all men are scumbags" further solidifying that the views she's taking on do not favor equality.

Similarly, the idea of SJW as a derogatory term is based on the idea that someone actually looking for social justice wouldn't call themselves a warrior rather than an activist, champion, or proponent, as well as being a play on the more general term "keyboard warrior". I'm thinking that and "internet busybody" seem to better encapsulate the undesired behavior attributed to SJWs by reasonable people who complain of them.

I have never seen /durp/

What was it like, /baw/?

>>395995
>reasonable people who complain of them.
Reasonable people don't give a shit about SJWs because they are irrelevant to reasonable people's lives.

>>395997
They usually don't, but I meant more the "Get that out of this thread pls." kind of complaining.

>>395995
This, I'm afraid she's getting the wrong impression of what feminism is actually about. I think her immature mind is seeing feminism as a war on men.

She has an abusive father and brother, which makes things even worse.

>>396000
>She has an abusive father and brother, which makes things even worse.
I notice that you seem to be more concerned about #notallmen-ing her about how she chooses to deal with being abused than you are about doing something about the fact that she's being abused. Have you called child protective services? Or were you too busy worrying about Tumblr?

>>395996
I put in for the Olympics theme while the Olympics were airing but most everyone stayed on /baw/ to talk about them instead and then everyone complained that it was a shit theme

So that was pretty fun.

>>396001
First of all I'd kinda like an answer for my dilemma instead of you strawmanning the shit out of me for literally no reason. Second, when I say abuse I don't mean ACTUAL abuse like they're hitting her, raping her, or that they hate her, etc. Her parents are divorced and her father is separated from the rest, and she hates him for putting the family through shit. And her brother is just kind of an asshole.

>>396003
Strawmanning? I can't be expected to know that you were misusing the word abuse. I just saw someone who was complaining that a friend of his who was being abused by the men in her life was going to be down on men because of it instead of complaining about the fact that she was being abused by those men.

As for your "dilemma," what exactly is your dilemma? You're upset because she's starting to believe things you disagree with. There's not really anything you can do about a friend having a different philosophy of life than you other than sharing your own philosophy without a suggestion that she should believe in it too. You either support her search for answers or you try to force her to believe the things you believe....which will only result in making things awkward between you--it won't change her mind.

>get card in mail
>glance at it
>sex offender moved into neighborhood
>okay.jpg
>tell roommate
>"poor guy"
>what? he's a pedophile.
>"doesn't mean he doesn't deserve some sympathy. Maybe he made this mistake because no one gave him some sympathy, now he has to pay for it for the rest of his life."
>look at picture
>he looks genuinely sad in it
>check date of offense
>16 years ago
>look at picture again
>he tried to smile but looks like he can't
>feel bad for him

dammit

>>396005
I usually hate it when people get like that but considering there's different levels of "sexual offender" but socially, they're all treated the same

Like, say, the guy was taking a piss on a street corner drunk as hell and some kid saw that shit.
Thats like, low level shit.
But that still gets you labeled.

But hey if that guy fuckin messed with anyone, shun him to hell.

>>396005
Never feel bad about having sympathy for people. Everyone fucks up, and everyone is capable of doing evil things. The fact that you are still capable of feeling sympathy for someone despite the fact that they have done something heinous is only indicative of your own inherent humanity, and of the fact that you haven't bought into the "us vs. them" mentality that society tries to shove down our throats.

The guy in question fucked up. He did something evil. And he deserves to be punished for it. But contrary to the memes that people try to sell to make themselves feel better about themselves, everyone is capable of doing horrible things in the right circumstances, and to treat those who do as inhuman is to fail to recognize the darkness in your own soul--and therefore make yourself weaker to the temptations the darkness offers you.

Sympathize with him, and remember that he is not so different from you. It will make it easier for you to catch yourself when you face a situation where you could make a choice that will make you feel good but hurt someone else.

>>396004
So you see "All men are scumbags" as just a different philosophy on life? The fuck is wrong with you?

>>396008
The fact that you find it to be an unacceptable philosophy of life does not make it not work the same way any other life philosophy does I'm afraid. You can't dictate people's opinions to them. Your options are this: either support your friend, or refuse to support your friend. It sounds like you've already made your choice about which one you're going to do. So how is this a dilemma?

>>396009
The fact that she is not old enough to make an informed judgement on this. She's fucking 15. She is gaining this "philosophy" in the absolute worst way possible.

>>396005
Well, before you establish either a positive or negative opinion of him, it's worth finding out why he is a sex offender. He may be an otherwise good guy who fucked up, he may have been falsely accused, or he may have even been a 'wrong place wrong time' case, BUT he could be a child molester or a rapist (which IMO is fucked-up enough to warrant avoidance). You can't tell much from just a label, but a label shouldn't be ignored.

>>396010
Well then try to force her to believe what you do, if you don't believe me. See how it goes.

>>396012
I feel like I'm talking to a crazy person. You genuinely see absolutely no problem with this.

>>396013
I don't know what you expect me to do about it. You don't actually have a dilemma beyond deciding whether your friendship with this girl is more important to you than the politics she is beginning to espouse. She's the only one who can decide what her politics are, and the fact that she's "only 15" doesn't actually matter--even a person's parents can't force them to believe something. Your only options are to continue being her friend in spite of this opinion you find odious, or to tell her you can't continue to be around her because the things she is beginning to believe are unpalatable to you.

>>396014
That's not even what matters at this point.

So if you had a teenage friend that was learning to think all women were bitches and not worth his time, possibly able to carry that into adulthood, you would just accept that as being a different view than you? You wouldn't try to convince him differently, at all?

>>396015
Why would I give a shit what he thinks? Why would I even be friends with him in the first place, and why would I still want to be friends with him after he started thinking these things?

Just came back from work. Got there this morning and was greeted by the police. Apparently the place got robbed clean. Fucking hell. People are garbage. This isn't how I wanted to get the rest of the week off.

I just finished a piece of artwork for a zine. Its going up as a 'special order' and I emailed it days ago but they haven't even responded and there's little over two weeks left to fill orders and they haven't updated anything and I'm worried that they won't do it, so it won't sell or if at the very least they don't announce my print formally and if they don't announce it formally I won't be able to post it on my artblog and I'm super proud of it so it would be awful if I don't post it

but what really has me in cold sweats is the thought that maybe they didnt like it

Boy, sometimes I wish I had a venting place other than here.
I sorta hate the fact that I've made all my social media outlets tied to my profession and are followed almost as a means to track me in terms of work.

That's actually left me without a way to honestly express myself.

Tell me the truth, /baw/.

Can I dance if I want to?

>>396014
>She's the only one who can decide what her politics are
That doesn't mean the rest of the world isn't allowed to try and change her mind. Political campaigning is exactly that.

This gender war bullshit is harmful and the other poster should take every effort to change a friends mind about it.

why are you friends with a 15 year old girl, creep

why is no one questioning this part of the conversation

Oh shit, moot stepped down as 4chan admin.

END OF AN ERA. ;_;

>>396036
>being friends with someone a few years younger than you makes you a creep
???
probably no one is questioning it because it isn't really a big deal
if it weren't for teenagers and young adults who befriended me when I was a tiny slowpoke child, I wouldn't have any of the same best friends that I have today

>>396023
If you propose it to yourself?
Yes, yes you can.

>>396037
>>396036
You're been very sensible, more than the usual.
And you're also implying that you can't have a friendship with a minor unless there's fucking involved.

>>396042
>>396040
being friends with an underage girl and desperately trying to change her mind about how men arent bad is p creepy js

w
why does it matter what a 15 year old thinks re: radical politics anyway
i dont understand this situation

Why does it matter what an early-twenties(?) person thinks about what a 15 year old girl thinks about radical feminism
mostly it doesn't. Don't get too worked up about it, it's a board for Asian cartoons

please go outside, everyone.

>>396046

You heard the bear.

Polygamy,specifically the religious kind, is bullshit.

Also Bea is right.

>anon has a friend who happens to be 15
>anon hasn't even said his gender or sexuality
>Bea: "omg you are clearly a pedo"
>"Bea is always right guys"

I hate this website.

>>396054
I don't need to go outside to tell you that you are the worst person on this whole website.

>>396055
there are leaves and sometimes dogs outside.

>>396000
>>396008
>>396010
I wouldn't expect someone to form a philosophy by taking in everything as one huge chunk of information the moment they reach adulthood. At fifteen, she's three years away from reaching age of majority, and one away from looking for a driver's license and a job. If anything she'll be living on her own with no coherent philosophy at all if she doesn't start thinking about it now.

Everyone makes their own mistakes when they're learning, and she needs to be absorbing information at a fair pace if you want her to be informed later. An appreciation for critical thinking aside, the best thing you can get is a variety of perspectives on history, not comprehensive sheltering. The latter is the kind of attitude you're trying to fight against in the first place, using censorship out of fear that free speech is in favor of your opponent.

I suggest pointing to what you consider more positive feminism, and not keeping her in the dark in a way that would only make you look like more evidence of guys being scum. Like with any bad idea, trying to stamp it out just keeps it alive out of spite, while giving alternatives gets it abandoned when it fails on its own. Find other things she's drawn to, encourage her to pursue her own ideas, look for what you have in common, and listen to her.

>>396061
She's mentally unstable and apparently it's a funny meme to type like a child.

>>396055
Well...

>>396064
She's just lazy and doesn't like talking about or to you. But she's also obviously trying to get me killed, saying to go outside when it's clearly the middle of the night and below freezing. Probably trying to eat me as a mid-hibernation snack. Jokes on her, I'm already a skeleton.

>>396046
I went outside and saw a dead squirrel on the sidewalk. Then I got a burger.

I hope this is everything you hoped it would be.

>>396064
theres nothing mentally unstable about loving the outdoors and fresh air. i love trees. why do you hate rivers

>>396061
That's true, he really is the worst.

I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SAY TO YOU ROTTEN BASTARDS, TOO.

Y’all are cool. Thanks for putting up with my sorry ass. ❤

Read the front page imo http://plus4chan.org/

>>396077

Fare thee well, anonex. May flights of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz~

>>396079

;_;

>>396079
I don't know why, but that image reminds me of Paper Mario. Or maybe it's just the way it's flipping around.

>>396018
Damn...what kind of place did you work at?

>>396079
tru

>>396070
Wait, but isn't "outside" where the sun lives? Are you trying to get us killed?

Why are you guys fighting

if you had just gone outsid,e none of this would have happened

>>396090

Well, it happened, and now we have to deal with it.

Finally, the board actually fits my screen.

Oh hey bea's here.

Hey bea.

How's life?

What webcomic?

>>396094
Hey I'm glad youre doing good for yourself! I've been meaning to move out for a while, and I really wanna do it with friends but they're still in school until late this year so it's gotta wait.

Good its working out for somebody out there, ya know?

>>396096
im really surprised at how incredibly good for me it was. and how...easy? or at least painless. its gone very smoothly. no bumps right now. i hope it works out as well for you too. its def the best thing that could have happened to me+my life has improved dramatically since then.
good luck with eventual move. its tough but fun and you learn the joy of cleaning toilets for your own health

>>396098
Thank you!! I don't think my own case is gonna be easy but I appreciate the well wishes!

I too wish you luck for the future!

>tl;dr Moose is in charge officially 100%
Yay Moose.

Please don't offer cookies and never send them

>>395996
I don't think I visited it once. I don't even remember what the point of it was. Probably to produce content, which for a lurker like me is more of a punishment than a fun activity.

>>396077
You know, if the infrequent appearances hadn't convinced me that Anonex isn't some kind of shared sockpuppet account or a bizarre group hallucination rather than a flesh and blood human being, I'd probably take this seriously.

>>395996
It was a board dedicated to a different theme once a week to help stir up discussion. At current activity levels we could probably get away with having weekly themed threads on /baw/ instead.

Maybe now Anonex can hand the source code over to Moose so that he can fix this site's shit layout.

>>396118
The more I hear you whiny bitches moaning about the site's "shit layout," the more I hope they make it worse.

>>396119
Both Anonex AND Moose agree the layout is shit because this is just the default format, it's just Anonex was too lazy to change it and he was the only one who could.

It's only good if you're part of the filthy casual mobile hoard.

>>396120
It's not so much that I disagree with the layout having issues as that I think the way you people bitch about it is so obnoxious I would be happy to deal with worse just to spite you.

>>396121
If that happened I'd just actually go and make a minus4chan in which I can configure the default layouts myself.
And by that, I mean flounder around trying and failing to.
But barring my own inability, only that other anon who was declared mayor of 4chan can stop me! Maybe!
Or pretty much anyone, but it'd just be less theatrical that way.

>>396122
>mayor of 4chan
I mean mayor of plus4chan. Thought I hadn't even been staying up particularly late by the time I wrote that.

>>396145
I think it around when there was a poll on who was the worst tyrant mod. Someone predicted they would get banned and instead got mayorship and a magic sword.

>>396146
Yes. No idea what happened to Mayor Anon, I have to assume that s/he tripped over and impaled themself on the magic sword.

god i hate that sia song

>>396146
...this place still has more than one mod? I kind of assumed it was just Moose since I never see any other names post.

>>396163
The poll was between Bea and Bard, but it all happened a while back. Before the latest board move, anyway.

I feel like I'm supposed to do something but I can't figure out what it is.

>>396167
Welcome to the human condition.

So I read the front page.
Is AnonEx ...gone? I know AnonEx was sleeping lump, but AnonEx was OUR sleeping lump.
What do we do now?! I'm starting to panic!
..........

Everyone, quickly, start eating the babies! It's our only chance to survive!

>>396172

No. No eating babies.

...eat the elderly to gain their knowledge and power.

>>396172
It's a joke based on moots mental breakdown you dweeb.

>>396176
He never really confirmed it was a joke. Maybe Anonex saw it and thought "Eh fuck it, I should leave plus4chan anyway"

>>396172
I'm more concerned that HOLY SHIT THE LINKS NOW GO TO THE NEW BOARDS.

>>396180
Off the main page at least.

http://plus4chan.org/b/baw/ still redirects to the old boards.

>>396176
No, actually, it's really happening. Phrased as a joke, sure, but oversight has changed hands...

...not that people will notice any changes, at least within the next few months.

>>396182
Yes, it will stay that way. Once I have full access I'll be cleaning up the remaining spam and other things on the archive boards as well as make the "real boards" link far more prominent.

I should stop looking at pictures of beautiful women on the internet. It only makes me depressed.

>>396187
Really? At least you feel something.
Me, I'm just grossed out. Especially if it's porn. Bleh.

>>396188
>Me, I'm just grossed out.
Why does the human body disgust you?

>>396189
autists arent human, so obviously seeing a human body would disgust them

>>396191
Correction: Sex grosses me out.

>>396188
I'm only grossed out about how unrealistic it is. I used to love video porn but now it just sounds disgustingly fake. Also, I realised how ugly most of the people in porn are.

I went over at least once here and on old /baw/ how I think cartoon porn is so much better, while I dis 'real' porn for being so unrealistic. It's kinda funny.

>>396193
The amateur tag exists for a reason.

>getting a roommate soon
>will almost never be able to wank or look at porn

A prisoner in my own home.

>>396202
People hate sequels made by the original team all the time.

>>396202
>Implying the majority of fans even know who makes the shit they consume.

I thought all movies these days were only produced by Michael Bay?

//youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc

Did the blizzard somehow knock out Facebooks?

I live in my folks "retirement" home while they live elsewhere, and pay cheap rent, but I have to get a roommate. I put an ad on Craigslist last night and already have two responses:
A) 44yo male in IT who needs a place for just a few months while house-hunting
B) 24yo female who does digital design, but can't move until April

These may actually work together nicely. I'll have to talk to (A) to see how long he think it would take to house-hunt; if he's certain that he'll be out by April, then (B) could move in once he's gone. Even if (A) can't happen, I could wait until April.

The problem is my folks, who have a say in the roommate. They're deeply religious, and I'm certain that they'll balk at the idea of a female roommate since I'm male. They believe that it's impossible to live with a non-immediate-family-member of the opposite gender without hanky panky going on. (My dad was against even the thought of my sister living with a male cousin and his kid.) I wouldn't be against such action, but as a forever alone I know it won't happen.

I plan to talk to both of them before bringing the idea to my folks, of course. Once I do, I'm hopeful that I can convince them to let me make the decision unless they have strong fear for the safety of myself or the house.
First, they asked me to live there: they didn't want to deal with strangers and would prefer someone they know living there, so I'm helping them out.
Second, I don't want to live there: while it's nice to have a lot more space, I have to drive an extra 30 minutes to get to the places I normally go, and I *hate* driving. I would rather move back to the small bedroom I was renting that was a half mile from my work (while I'm paying cheaper rent, having to pay utilities+gas makes it about even in cost).
Third, I'm the one who has to live with the person: It doesn't matter how much they like whoever, if I don't like them it can't work because of potential schisms. Similarly, they could completely hate the person but I could think the person is chill and would get along well.

In my opinion, the only concern they should have is whether the person can pay the rent. Anything beyond that should be entirely up to me, since I'm the "landlord" and will be directly dealing with them.

>looking for positions in my field outside of my state
>some applications say local candidates only

But I'm willing to move. ;_;

On the other hand, they helped me in getting a room with a lady who had an open basement with no objection. That was 100% my choice and not their house, though.

If worst comes to worst, I could play the grandkid card with my mom. I know she would like to have grandkids and neither I or my siblings are anywhere close to having kids. I could play it as being beneficial in making me more comfortable talking to females in a social/casual situation, making it far more likely that I would ever ask someone out. Dunno if my dad would be swayed...

>>396210
Can't hurt to apply anyway. If you think you're a very qualified applicant, make sure to mention in your cover letter that you are going to move to the area anyway and wish to find a job before you do so.

Also: http://www.avidcareerist.com/2014/02/02/address-on-resume/

Moose put your admin hat on, it's fancy

>>396213
But I don't like hats

>>396212
Spiffy. I'll give that a try tomorrow. Thanks.

Payed of my student loans. That's neat. I'm still a jobless shitbag who hasn't learned how to grow up, but at least that's one less thing to worry about.

Could anyone explain me what's with the genderfluid and non-binary?
Most of the answers I found are from tumblr and I don't trust those babies.

>>396220
Societal norm is the idea that there are two genders, male and female (hence "binary", or only two settings). Genderfluid/non-binary is the idea that there exist many other genders between absolute male and absolute female, some based on how the person views themselves and some for actual physical reasons. This actually isn't an insane idea, because (at least for that latter idea), it's true. You have your typical XX and XY, but there are variations of those with some changes in chromosomes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex#Gender_dysphoria) plus situations where there's an extra chromosome (i.e. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYY_syndrome). There are males who externally look female due to a lack of testosterone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_gonadal_dysgenesis, there was a House episode about this). True hermaphrodites are another example.

When you normally hear these terms, it's by someone who wants to do away with the general either/or view of society. The psychological part is where we get terms like "cisgender", where you view yourself as the gender you were assigned at birth.

>>396221
Thank you!
That really clears most of my doubts.

>>396220
It's mainly special snowflake by unstable people using pseudoscience to justify it, but a lot of it is also an attempt to tag people as if people were tumblr posts.

>>396221
But those are diseases and disorders, you can't classify gender based on that.

>im flusexual
>i procreate by infecting people with my flu

>>396235
>But those are diseases and disorders
Yknow, that's what people used to say about women being horny.

>girl at school
>has been single for years
>constantly hit on but has never had a long lasting relationship
>beautiful as fuck but is very much a tomboy in personality, talks to herself a lot, is a black belt in judo and owns several guns/knives. Also is a total geek, hardcore vidya etc.
>has lots of guy friends because of this but nobody apparently is actually attracted to her aside from looks
>think this makes her 10x hotter and want to date her so bad
>rejected twice now, tells me she is simply happily single

Think she's lying because she's not attracted to me or doesn't want another guy who doesn't see her for who she is until they've already fucked?

Ok I'm almost out of my 20s and I still don't know how to act like a fucking adult. And the fucked thing is I know I need to buckle down, get my shit together, give up the stupid stuff,stop being afraid and just try, but I can't fucking do it.

>>396239
Tough to say exactly what she's thinking on the inside in terms of whether or not she's happy single, but it's safe to say that if you've been rejected twice, she's not interested in you. Whether that's because she's not attracted to you or because of her own issues, you just have to ask yourself whether you trust her to be honest to you or whether you think she would lie to you to spare your feelings.

You're best off just moving on and trying to get over her. Work on yourself, and if you need to find someone else to get over her, put your work into doing so.

>>396240

33-year-old here. I’m in the same boat. Don’t fuck around; get your ass in gear right the fuck now or regret not doing so for the rest of your life.

>>396239
Maybe she's not into you, maybe she hasn't run into the right guy, and maybe, just maybe, she actually is happy being single.

Move on. You're in college judging by your post. Find someone else. If you can't just be friends with her, remove yourself from the situation. But the best choice of action here is to probably just find someone else and retain a platonic relationship with this woman.

In a few days I'm moving to China. I got a job teaching English there for the next 6 months.

I've never done anything like this before so I'm feeling pretty nervous.

>>396255

Oh hey, you too? I'm contracted for a year, though.

>>396256
Huh, no kidding? First time or have you done it before?

I'm still in that post-college phase of floating from job to job. In regards to teaching English in another country, tell me your secrets.

I know a thing or two about linguistics, if that helps.

>>396262
If you've got a bachelor's degree, I know the JET program will send you to Japan, pay you pretty well, and even pay for your lodgings I think.

>>396258

First time. I'm leaving at the beginning of March.

>>396262

Sorry, mate. I actually got approached by these guys, not the other way around. Having a Master's degree in English helped.

I will say that you have to be very careful with the private sector. Do your homework on the company you'll be working for, because there are a lot of very sketchy players looking to take advantage of you.

>>396263
Will look into it.

>>396265
>Having a Master's degree in English helped.
I actually have my bachelor's in English and am intending to go to grad school at some point. So I'm almost there!

Thanks for the rest of the advice, though. I'll try not to get used and abused.

>>396280
As someone who writes fanfiction, I will say there is nothing wrong with you. You are a beautiful and wonderful person. When I get a review that's even three sentences long, it's like a million fireworks exploding in my heart. It's great.

Most fanfiction writers cherish reviews like you wouldn't believe, especially detailed ones with actual critical analysis. You are a hero.

>>395979
Groundhog Day isn't on Netflix. Today is garbage.

Monty Oum passed away today due to an allergy.
Godspeed, crazy diamond.

>>396282
Lil' Bear!
It's been a while!

>>396282
You can get it for streaming on Amazon Prime, and I did just that. But you have to pay for it. $4 isn't that bad for a month-long rental, but I resent the fact that it's not just part of my Prime subscription or better yet my Netflix subscription.

I seriously fucking hate my Windows Phone. I just want this contract to end.
God.

Leaving for China tomorrow morning.

>>396293
Have fun?

I wonder when we'll see people argue about "cisbirthday", and they celebrate a different birthday than the one where they physically exited their mother because that is the day when they first felt alive. And they look 30 but are actually 12 so you're a pedophile

Considering that I've seen evidence of people unironically saying they feel they're another ethnicity, I'm sure this will happen sooner than later.

>>396296
>how dare you refuse to sell me alcohol, I am 21 in spirit

>>396296
>people unironically saying they feel they're another ethnicity

...how? How can you feel you're another ethnicity?

Remember discmans? Man, those were some hot garbage. What a silly little period of time.

>>396296
I don't have any memories before a certain point when I was four years old, so I could imagine that some people would celebrate the day they became self-aware rather than their actual birth. I'm sure if you look around tumblr enough you'll find people deluded enough to act like you're thinking, though.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2015/02/fan-has-nose-cut-off-face-tattooed-so-hell-look-like-red-skull/

I...hmmm....I don't know what to say about this.
I just don't get fans and fandom in general I guess.

>>396298
From what I saw it's a weeaboo thing. "I'm pasty white, but I feel like I've been Korean/Japanese/etc. forever!"

>>396302
There are 14 Year Old Tumblr Social Justice flavors too. White people who don't want to be associated with white people or acknowledge their privilege, so they're really black on the inside, where it counts!

>>396296
You realize of course that at this point you've become so addicted to being irritated by subcultures that have no effect on your life that you've started making up new ones to be angry about. You're basically turning into an 80 year old man before our eyes.

I hate the "If you're not with us you're against us" bullshit society is in nowadays. We can't look at both sides's positive aspects and put those to use, we have to choose one and accept whatever stupid shit it comes with. Just because I'm mostly conservative doesn't mean I don't believe in some liberal things, and it doesn't mean I'm Christian or Republican either.

>>396305
>nowadays
Oh, anon...

//youtube.com/watch?v=XM-HJT8_esM

>>396305
Like >>396306 suggested, this is not a new development. That said:

It sounds like you need to reject tribalism and labels. Don't refer to yourself as conservative and don't hang out in conservative circles. You are an individual and when you self-apply labels, all you do is give people methods in which to invalidate your opinions. Tribalism is a trap into which people fall because of our inherent desire to belong to a group as social organisms, but it also means that people in other tribes will always consider you not as human as members of their own tribe. Rejecting tribes entirely doesn't quite alleviate that (you're still not part of their tribe, even if you're not part of an "enemy" tribe), but you at least culture jam them a little bit so that it's harder to fall back on habitual reactions and prejudices based on the labels you use to describe yourself.

>>396304
I wouldn't say I hate it, but the whole subculture does seem a bit silly to me. After seeing someone say they felt they were a different ethnicity, it made me wonder what other kinds of "I'm actually this different thing I wasn't born as" could pop up and then, well, I spoke my mind.

>spend a while going through a girl's art blog
>full of really good art, cute colour use and subject matters
>find the same artist a few minutes later doing pokemon porn
>lots and lots of pokemon on trainer porn
>...
>and its really cute and equally well done
Oh what are the odds.

I've got some... butt stuff going on. And I'm too embarassed to see a doctor about it.

>>396332
Guarantee that the doctor has seen far worse than whatever is going on with your cornhole. Make the appointment.

>>396332
Just go to the doctor and stop being a dumbass. Your doctor is a big boy/girl and can handle butt stuff.

>>396332
I once had to have a doctor look at a staph infection on my dick. Plus, these are people who spend like 80% of their day dealing with one body fluid or another. And any GP you talk to has probably had his finger up at least two or three butts and had to handle a couple of guys' balls in any given day just doing regular checkups and prostate exams and such.

You really don't have to be embarrassed when talking to your doctor about "butt stuff." It's part of the job.

>facebook debates
>uncle and his friends say that sexual orientation is a choice because the Bible, and that I tempt them to sin by asking them to lead by example, turn gay, and prove it's a choice
>fraternity brother's wife says she waited to get their children vaccinated because she has unspecified concerns about vaccines, and besides she had chicken pox three times and came out fine
>a friend of said wife's is full-blown anti-vaxxer and quickly uses up her quota of exclamation marks, calling me lazy for asking for sources to her claims
>a facebook friend posts article with junk headline and content, agrees with me when I say it's bunk and that he only posted it for its "guts"
You know, an ebola epidemic would be okay by me.

>>396341
I think we should just nuke the entire southern region.

I wonder if any of the people I pissed off all those years ago are still here. Like Bard, and Toxie, and Junk, and Skwerl, and Dr. Nurse, and Bea, and that one black guy on Skype I called a nigger, and Pym, and Mindwipe, and that one guy who was in Japan all the time, and Anonex, and Maki, and Dr. Jazz, and Zanthia, and Zanthia's boyfriend, and Bent, and that one guy from Hawaii who called himself a cat, and Kosh, and Bluejr, and most if not all of Skype Haus, and Mayekoi, and Red, and... other people.

Did you guys stick around? I didn't. I stopped trying to make friends by being a faggot and just stayed a faggot in my own. I checked some of your tumblrs recently, you guys did some pretty cool shit with webcomics and such. I'm proud of you all.

Also, Bea? If you're still here? I still have that email you sent in 2009 when my life was falling apart that you sent to get me out of a terrible depressive funk. I read it when I'm low, really as low as back then when any little thing felt like a reason to not try anymore. I've gotten better, and I've gotten another job, a stable one with benefits and 401ks and shit. It's really because of that email set. I don't know if you remember it, or whether you still feel keeping me alive was worth it, but you ARE the reason I'm not dead. I'm sorry I was such a faggot to you over whatever I did all those years back. It's all a blur of teen shitflinging and clinical depression, and I hurt a lot of people, but you were one of the ones I wish I hadn't.

>>396373
I'd mention myself as one of the people you pissed off too but fuck I'm not even supposed to be on this website anymore.

But hey, I'm glad you're doing okay.

we all do shit we regret and we're dicks to people who're worth a lot. I think seeing it for what it is is what's important.

I'm glad your doing well, Spreeses.
Bea is here off and on.

>>396373

Oh hai thar Spreeses.

You know what I want! I want a picture made of me hugging every single Trip-fag and name-fag that's ever been on +4chan. A big ol' monster hug. I want to hug you all!

>>396388
You bet, my good Anon.

>>396395
Thank you, Captain Planet.

You're our hero.

>>396374
I miss you Ferrous Fellow.
>>396388
Been there, done that. I made 11 months. If I hadn't been doing it for important reasons, I'd say it wasn't worth it. If you're doing it just for the challenge or because you think it's bad for you or whatever, don't go the whole year, just detox for a month or two.

>>396398
Yeah, I know what you mean. I did it seriously for three months (pb) but unless there is a cause I can't get a week. This time I have a few important reasons though. The worst enemy is that 'why am I still doing this?' feeling. Gotta have incentive.

If I need a month of anything it's going to bed early.

>>396402
Or building robots. I'm not gonna pass up robots.

Kanye is the best person in Hollywood because of exactly what happened last night.

>>396409
Kanye is an attention whore who can't stand not having a camera on him for like 5 minutes, it's ridiculous.

>>396411
Yes, but he is also devoid of the part of his brain that allows humans to feel shame, so when COMPLETE TRASH like Beck getting the Grammy happens where even Beck is like "what the fuck really?" as half the audience struggles to even think of anything he's done or who he is ONLY KANYE would have the necessary insane sanity to storm the stage and say what EVERYONE INCLUDING BECK IS THINKING and essentially say "This is fucking bullshit."

If there's one thing I hate the most about having a job is having to go to a doctor when I'm sick.

My sleep cycle has been fucked up for the past two/three weeks. I usually sleep at 10 p.m. and find myself awake three hours later. Then I end up staying up and taking a short nap during the day. Even when I don't take a short nap, I still end up sleeping three hours at night.

How does one go about turning off autoplay for videos on tumblr's desktop site? All I can find about turning it off is only relevant for the mobile app and for Facebook.

>>396320
THIS KEEPS HAPPENING!

I keep finding kinky porn art blogs by some artists then a while later finding their completely UNLINKED, UNRELATED Normal art blogs for other reasons and ways entirely and its just like
what the fuck this is really cool and weird?

>>396424
Once the pain dies off you'll feel so nice.

I've been lasering out my body hair, I lost most of my leg hair from getting slammed into loading ramps and my one of my arms got burned so bad it can't grow hair anyway.

It's so nice to only grow hair out of my head, I always hated body hair.

>>396426
I don't like body hair either, but holy fuck. Beard hairs are so thick they feel like plastic.

I fear I've reached rock bottom. My laziness and self-neglect are finally at the point where they're putting my life in danger.

From this point on, I'm going gay.

Women are scum.

I've been thinking, and decided that using any language just to get what you want from other people, is disrespectful to that language. Languages should be used creatively, to their full potential.

Limited vocabulary also makes me unhappy.

>>396481
>I've been thinking, and decided that using any language just to get what you want from other people, is disrespectful to that language. Languages should be used creatively, to their full potential.
What

>Limited vocabulary also makes me unhappy.
read books nigga

>>396481
>I've been thinking, and decided that using any language just to get what you want from other people, is disrespectful to that language.
That is literally the only thing language has ever been used for.

>>396478
>finally realizes why every good chick ends up a lesbian.

My grandmother died yesterday afternoon. Part of me feels like I should be crying more, but she was nearly 90, her vascular dementia had gotten to the point where she couldn't recognise me, and she couldn't even bear to eat much of anything.

If anything, my family seems more worried about me (I was Grandma's favourite) but I'm not quite sure what to feel. I guess I'll figure it out eventually.

>>396486
What I meant: "I don't care what words I use, as long as I buy that car from you". Have you ever been in a poor part of a Chinatown? I am talking about THAT kind of English.

>>396504
My condolences, Minifig.

>>396504
Wait, are you one of my relatives? My own grandmother died a few days ago in similar condition.

>>396513
Well, if you're from England...then maybe.

>>396511
Thanks, man
>>396513
... Huh. Well, as T&H says, if you're from England like me, then probably. If not, I'm sorry for your loss.

Why is it literally impossible to develop something to ingest or inject that targets body fat and breaks it down, when steroids have existed for decades?

>>396527
It's not that simple, from my limited knowledge. Fat is the main source of energy for the body, so you can't just target and destroy it all. Plus, recent research indicates that fat cells aren't really destroyed or created, they just grow/shrink but otherwise maintain the same number. Thus, you have to create something that would force the body to expend the energy stored in the fat without actually having to do any kind of heavy movement.

>>396528
Like some sort of fat-powered laser?

I think I know how to fix the whole "spend too much time online don't know how to converse IRL" problem.

Learn to be polite, tactful, and respectful online. Then, once you get OUTSIDE, and get into a conversation with ANOTHER HUMAN BEING, just apply the same rules you do online (polite, etc.) and you will have no problems!

"Everyone develops at their own pace and that's fine" is an excuse to be satisfied with missing sight of important goals and ultimately failing to achieve them. I just can't see how else it caught on. There's a countdown timer over my head and you're gonna to say it's okay I've been basically the same person for 6 years? Man, eat shit.

>>396542
That saying is meant to be applied to people who are making steady, but slow, progress. If you're making no progress at all, then yes, you should probably be concerned. But if your progress is just slow, you shouldn't be too hard on yourself.

I'm 21 and I still live with my parents/Dad.

On the one hand, moving out/away would be wonderful
On the other, good god paying rent every month must be hell.

>>396537
Nah that's some bullshit. Sure you shouldn't be a flagrant dickbag to people irl the way you can get away with on the Internet, but a lot of people with social issues have problems that run way deeper than that.

I'm polite as can be but I'm also pretty shy and that makes me one of the worst kinds of people to be around. I'm fucking dull. I have stupid fucking interests and am awkward. No matter how good of a person you are, if you are shy and awkward then life away from the Internet is hell.

>>396544
Yeah, like "just be yourself man" is meant for people who are already awesome. Thanks for stating the obvious, captain.

>>396546
Rent isn't that bad, if you can afford it. But if you and your parents are cool with your situation, absolutely stick with it and use the money you would have spent on rent to instead have some save towards a house down payment or car or something.

>>396547
I'm still fairly shy, as well. My biggest problem is misunderstanding or simply missing social cues, such as word inflection and body language. However, I've improved, and the best way to do that is to socialize in situations that don't matter in the long run. Make idle chat with the cashier at the supermarket, for instance. Unless you make a serious social foopah, like punching the cashier in the face, they'll completely forget you as soon as they start serving the next customer. There are no consequences from small slip-ups and it's great way to both practice your socializing skills as well as improve your self-confidence by a sliver.

>>396542
People do develop at their own pace. There is no timetable for when anything in your life needs to be accomplished, save for things that have to do with your biology (such as having children, for women).

>>396549
Be yourself IS good advice. It's to stop people from faking the funk, which is never good for developing relationships with people, romantic or platonic.

If you're a shitty person, then it's time to work on some self improvement.

>>396546
Rent is totally not bad. I loved living with my parents but once I moved out at 21 I realized how great it was to live on my own. After moving out you'll realize when you go back to see your family that there were certain things about them that really get on your nerves but you don't have to deal with it all the time any more so everything's good.

>>396542
Libertarian spotted.