I usually love you to bits @Marcella, but I had to flag that because I don't feel fat-shaming has any place in this thread / this community. Body weight is an incredibly complex issue, and we've only scratched the surface of it. If it were as simple as "lol, eat less" we'd all be thin. It shows an utter disregard for those who struggle with body weight due to mental or biological problems or because they take medication that affects metabolism. I'm not expecting everyone to know about this but I can't just scroll by and ignore that, sorry
I guess we saw different images then. That had nothing to do with her being fat. Nothing. It was how anytime a woman empowers herself she will be attacked for superficial reasons. If the cartoon was drawn thin they would have said she was ugly or not feminine or a lesbian or a whore or stupid.
I could easily attack you for having the mind set of those internet trolls for your comments standing up for people with weight issues on a cartoon that doesn't focus on that. But that would be a false argument and doing exactly what the cartoon rails against. That point being that when individuals refuse to submit to hurtful social conventions to which there are no real arguments to support that people will make irrelevant personal attacks to shame them back into line.
But by all means, shame on Marcella. After all she showed indications of being a strong woman and must be publicly embarrassed back to her place by people who missed the point.
Sorry, but It's just not something I can just scroll by and ignore. And before people start trying to justify which social problem is worse than another take a moment to google the phrase "hierarchy of suffering."
My comment was about the bottom bit. There is no issue with the cartoon, only with the Anon below it, who as far as I can see it does nothing but state that a woman who has a certain weight has done so intentionally and is not 'worthy' of sex. Which is wrong on so many levels. If the Anon doesn't find that desirable, fine, but that is no reason to attack based on an assumption that someone is fat because they overeat and cannot stop themselves, because weight can come from so many different things. Even if it comes from massive overconsumption of food, this is very often a dysfunctional coping mechanism in which the person practices self-harm.
All that is why I flagged it, and it seems I was correct in doing so, because it is considered amusing while really all it does is approve of "haha you are fat, you have no willpower" and other such blatant falsehoods and insults that overweight people have to put up with. Is the wordplay witty? Sure. But that doesn't justify the message. I could make a witty wordplay on genocide or any hot button political topic and you bet I'd get told that is not ok.
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My comment was about the bottom bit. There is no issue with the cartoon, only with the Anon below it, who as far as I can see it does nothing but state that a woman who has a certain weight has done so intentionally and is not 'worthy' of sex. Which is wrong on so many levels. If the Anon doesn't find that desirable, fine, but that is no reason to attack based on an assumption that someone is fat because they overeat and cannot stop themselves, because weight can come from so many different things. Even if it comes from massive overconsumption of food, this is very often a dysfunctional coping mechanism in which the person practices self-harm.
All that is why I flagged it, and it seems I was correct in doing so, because it is considered amusing while really all it does is approve of "haha you are fat, you have no willpower" and other such blatant falsehoods and insults that overweight people have to put up with. Is the wordplay witty? Sure. But that doesn't justify the message. I could make a witty wordplay on genocide or any hot button political topic and you bet I'd get told that is not ok.
What is so wow about genocide? You think genocide jokes are appropriate? inappropriate = inappropriate, doesn't matter if the two inappropriate topics aren't themselves comparable.
This is my first attempt at doing the pictures thing, so here we go!
I occasionally like to pretend that I'm replanting all of these herbs to attract bees, and might one day form an alliance with the bees and take over the Basin. Then we could have a wonderful tea party with plenty of honey and the best tea blends.
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... I love frogs. They're so handsome and adorable and they OM NOM NOM anything you put in front of them.
I occasionally like to pretend that I'm replanting all of these herbs to attract bees, and might one day form an alliance with the bees and take over the Basin. Then we could have a wonderful tea party with plenty of honey and the best tea blends.
I occasionally like to pretend that I'm replanting all of these herbs to attract bees, and might one day form an alliance with the bees and take over the Basin. Then we could have a wonderful tea party with plenty of honey and the best tea blends.
And a new addition from @Vivet! Another curiously fuzzy frog!
I occasionally like to pretend that I'm replanting all of these herbs to attract bees, and might one day form an alliance with the bees and take over the Basin. Then we could have a wonderful tea party with plenty of honey and the best tea blends.
Thanks for all the ``likes''. I figured it was appropriate given one just can't exterminate all the entire merian, elfen, and kepheran races w/o cracking a few eggs.
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It does seem like there are things in there that are forum-ban-worthy... I even see some slurs which have gotten people in a lot of trouble in-game.
It's also a bit silly. One of them goes "Think you're so smart" but uses "your" instead. That's about where I stopped reading, except for the aforementioned slur that caught my eye as I tried to scroll on by.
@Marcella, I know you as a better / different person than this. I'm not sure why you are trying to push the boundaries purposely now, but I wish you'd reconsider. If you feel upset or hurt by me flagging you on the previous page, I'm sorry, I do not wish for you to take it as an attack on you as a person but simply as a disagreement about the humour in an image posted and my personal concern about the impact it may have in a community which has many individuals in it who are all dealing with great deals of hurt and come here to get away from that. I agree and disagree with people on many occasions, and it is good that we do else things would be fairly boring. If something else is bugging you or being the matter, speak to someone about it. I like you far better when you're the Marcella who sends about pamphlets or posts awesome logs
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@Marcella: it's like watching Delphas in PvP... things just spiral out of control and he's lucky if he doesn't get killed by someone else's careless shot.
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Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
And I guess related to the previous one....
Followed by something quite unrelated:
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
All that is why I flagged it, and it seems I was correct in doing so, because it is considered amusing while really all it does is approve of "haha you are fat, you have no willpower" and other such blatant falsehoods and insults that overweight people have to put up with. Is the wordplay witty? Sure. But that doesn't justify the message. I could make a witty wordplay on genocide or any hot button political topic and you bet I'd get told that is not ok.
You have received a new honour! Congratulations! On this day, you have shown your willingness to ensure a bug-free Lusternia for everyone to enjoy. The face of Iosai the Anomaly unfolds before you, and within you grows the knowledge that you have earned the elusive and rare honour of membership in Her Order.
Curio Exchange - A website to help with the trading of curio pieces in Lusternia.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
You have received a new honour! Congratulations! On this day, you have shown your willingness to ensure a bug-free Lusternia for everyone to enjoy. The face of Iosai the Anomaly unfolds before you, and within you grows the knowledge that you have earned the elusive and rare honour of membership in Her Order.
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I shall now make a funny Bill Cosby face.
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It's also a bit silly. One of them goes "Think you're so smart" but uses "your" instead. That's about where I stopped reading, except for the aforementioned slur that caught my eye as I tried to scroll on by.
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Curio Exchange - A website to help with the trading of curio pieces in Lusternia.