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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
Worst Non-Sitcom TV Show You've Ever Watched? (4 Episodes Minimum)
Friends were raving about this Netflix show, "Orange is the New Black." Watched. ..It's awful. Wall to wall. The main lead (not the actress herself, she seems to be trying, at least) is like the adult equivalent of Bella Swann meets Every Yuppie Character Ever. Every character's a stereotype. Every guy is a perv, sex-crazed ass, douche, OR just has no life whatsoever. The writing is as bad as I've seen...and yet, this won awards? xD So, worst shows?
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
"Are you the speaker for all GoT fans?"

Lol, I want to see that--

"I am Abgemacht, Speaker of the George R.R. Martin Fandom...tremble before my awesome power!"
Putin33 (111 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
It seems like quite a lot of people think that if a movie has eyecandy that is "tough" or tomboyish and preferably shoots guns or engages in violence then we can ignore the fact that women never interact with each other and women's thoughts don't matter on anything except their relationship to other men. I'm sure you'll say Lara Croft is an empowering movie and we should ignore the fact that it's sole purpose was to titivate teenage boys who play violent videogames.

The recent trend among shoes/tv now is that they'll accept female lead characters who fight a lot because having "hot" women fight is a big fantasy for bros everywhere. And the usual suspects will thunderously applaud about how "far we've come".
Putin33 (111 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
*shows
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
26 Jun 14 UTC
Well this discussion is pointless for the same reasons all our discussions are pointless. With that being said, I agree that if the director is directing scenes of sexual violence without realizing it, that is certainly a problem. As I said, I haven't seen that particular scene yet, though.
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
"It seems like quite a lot of people think that if a movie has eyecandy that is "tough" or tomboyish and preferably shoots guns or engages in violence then we can ignore the fact that women never interact with each other and women's thoughts don't matter on anything except their relationship to other men. I'm sure you'll say Lara Croft is an empowering movie and we should ignore the fact that it's sole purpose was to titivate teenage boys who play violent videogames."

1. Um...Hermione Granger is many things...

Smart, tough, dependable, loyal, independent, smart, resourceful, smart, did I mention smart...

However, Lara Croft she ain't.

2. I've never played Tomb Raider in my life, nor do I intend to do so.

3. Answer me, please, Putin...Hermione--thumbs up, thumbs down?
obiwanobiwan (248 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
4. Can we all at least agree that Piper Chapman sucks...BADLY...

As a character in general or as a female character, if we're going to go down that road?
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
26 Jun 14 UTC
@Putin

OK, so I do absolutely agree that you can't just stick one woman in a show and claim equality has been reached.

I don't think that's what's happening in GoT, though. There are several female characters that aren't reliant upon male characters for their agency, the most obvious being Arya, Birenne, and Daenerys.
Putin33 (111 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
I already answered. You're in love with her so I'm supposed to say thumbs up. Women are allowed to be "smart" and "tough" (women fighting is a male fantasy) so long as they're a sidekick or love interest of men and don't stray away and do silly things like talk about things other than men with other women. Hermione's role was to be a love interest of Harry and other male characters.

The whole thing with Hermione was very creepy. Adult men were counting down the days until the actress became legal.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
26 Jun 14 UTC
Putin,

Could you give an example of a book/show that you think does have good female characters?
Putin33 (111 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
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Orange is the New Black, Law & Order SVU, In Plain Sight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer in terms of shows.

In terms of books, The Hunger Games (the books are much better on this front than the films), the Wicked series is another good example.
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
26 Jun 14 UTC
I would agree with those. I think several GoT characters are comparable to those you listed above.
Chaqa (3971 D(B))
27 Jun 14 UTC
SVU? Hell no.

That show used to be good, but lately it's nothing but an anti-men "ALL MEN ARE RAPISTS" type show. I'm sick of its bullshit.
Putin33 (111 D)
27 Jun 14 UTC
Men have such thin skin.


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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
25 Jun 14 UTC
Is it just me or .....
..... is there a lot of death and destruction going on at the minute.
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ssorenn (0 DX)
26 Jun 14 UTC
JMO = King Mod
We all want to thank JMO for his service to the site.

No crying from the Mods!!!!!!!!!
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glisbao (185 D)
25 Jun 14 UTC
Populism and Democracy
I've heard in here that populism is the plague that affects democracy (the topic praising appeasement). I would like people to elaborate on the subject - how does populism undermine the democratic principles, and what can we learn about this in history?
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ArmaGGedon (100 D)
26 Jun 14 UTC
live game
hi, someone to anime live game :P
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
26 Jun 14 UTC
The link between having a large penis and self-confidence
Here is something you guys should all know something about, please share your thoughts if you've got the balls to do so :-)
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peterwiggin (15158 D)
25 Jun 14 UTC
Man walks into McDonald's with knife in back
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-mcdonalds-knife-back-20140625-story.html
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rayanking (0 D)
25 Jun 14 UTC
join fast victory 4 $$$
it's a great and a live game, it cost only 10 D and in classic map. So let the game start.:)
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jmo1121109 (3812 D)
18 Jun 14 UTC
Many open games
Today's number is 38. I suggest everyone check out some of the open games. Post here with any games you take over for the next 48 hours and you'll get reimbursed for them. PM me for anonymous games. Games with more then 1 banned cheater will probably be cancelled so don't join them.
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Putin33 (111 D)
25 Jun 14 UTC
Appeasement: unfairly maligned strategy?
I've been reading quite a bit about British & French foreign policy at the turn of the century, and it seems like appeasement (reduction of tensions through concessions) has gotten an unnecessarily bad reputation.
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
22 Jun 14 UTC
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Can atheists believe in free will?
If our consciousness is simply a product of the mushy 3-dimensional circuit board we call a brain, governed entirely by the fixed and unchanging laws of physics and chemistry, is there any kind of free will? Or are all our decisions in life predetermined, like a computer program running through its code, simply responding to various inputs?
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rojimy1123 (597 D)
25 Jun 14 UTC
Taking over CDs
I have recently taken over 2 positions in games where players left. I am wondering why my profile says I haven't taken over CD's at all.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
20 Jun 14 UTC
Again--This is NOT a Christian Country...
http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-obama-must-defend-christian-values-192212780--election.html Christians live here--AND Jews, AND Muslims, AND Buddhists and Hindus and Atheists (fastest growing group!) AND dozens of others (including, hey, all those Native American tribes and religions...many of which were criminalized in part until the 1970s)...WHY? Why must Obama defend the values of a specific sect, when the Constitution clearly is anti-favoritism in terms of religion?
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Birchford (167 D)
25 Jun 14 UTC
Parameter 'fromTerrID' set to invalid value '32'
Hello, has anyone encountered this error before, and if so do you have a fix for it? Thanks for your help.
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dr. octagonapus (210 D)
24 Jun 14 UTC
Commenting on ongoing gunboat games
I realise of course that you are not allowed to circumvent the no talking rule, like press via email or pm or f2f talking etc. but why is discussing the board in general disallowed? I get that I should not say who I am in the game but if someone is to talk about the board unbiased and without revealing who they are would this be acceptable?
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ssorenn (0 DX)
09 Jun 14 UTC
Two team members per country game?
Would anyone be interested in creating a game, that each of the 7 clasic countries were comprised of two team members consulting together. I understand that only one can actually be listed in the game itself, but maybe create a side pot for the second team members that would pay out equally at end of game
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KingCyrus (511 D)
24 Jun 14 UTC
Boys State
Anyone familiar with this program?
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Buzzle (1531 D)
23 Jun 14 UTC
multi-players
What if you have strong suspicions that someone is multi-playing in a game? Who do you contact to check into it?
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fulhamish (4134 D)
24 Jun 14 UTC
US constitution
I readily admit to starting from a low base on this one, but.....
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SYnapse (0 DX)
24 Jun 14 UTC
Jihadists in Syria
Right now David Cameron is going on about the "threat" from Jihadists leaving the UK to go fight in Iraq and Syria.
Am I missing something? Why are Jihadists fighting in Syria a threat here? To me, it seems no more different than Orwell fighting in Spain.
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
24 Jun 14 UTC
Putin on Putin: An Open Invitation to Putin33 on the Russia/Ukraine/Syria Crisis
Welcome BACK, Putin33...my oh my, how the world of international politics has exploded since you last graced us with your presence...are you ready to decry your namesake for the scourge of the world that he is? Most assuredly not, but let this be an open letter and open invitation for you to give YOUR take on the whole of the crisis--and your namesake in particular--as so many have been wondering if you'd capitulate to common sense and call him out for the thug Big Bad Vlad is.
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Jamiet99uk (1307 D)
23 Jun 14 UTC
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Can atheists believe in free willy?
If our consciousness is simply a product of the mushy 3-dimensional circuit board we call a brain, governed entirely by the fixed and unchanging laws of physics and chemistry, is it possible to believe that a disaffected but endearing youth could inspire a captive orca whale to jump out of the water and over a 15 foot high sea wall?
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curupira (3441 D)
23 Jun 14 UTC
Classic variant: less than seven players.
I have recent engaged at this online Diplomacy. Long time ago, I did played this game in board. There were choices in the Classic Map for less than seven players. For six players, for example, one have to quit Turkey and Bulgaria. Is there any variants at this webDiplomacy that allow games of this kind? Could it be created?
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Chaqa (3971 D(B))
23 Jun 14 UTC
Pair of press games
gameID=143769
gameID=143770

If anyone's intereste.
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steephie22 (182 D(S))
17 Jun 14 UTC
Need some web design in the holidays?
Planning ahead, I'll probably be happy doing anything more useful than what most people usually do during holidays, so I figured that doing some web design for someone is a good way to help, brush up and improve my skills and perhaps even earn a couple of bucks. Perhaps someone has such a project for me?
See inside.
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oscarjd74 (100 D)
27 Feb 14 UTC
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Backseat Driver Diplomacy thread
gameID=136645

DO NOT POST IN HERE UNLESS YOU ARE ONE OF THE BACKSEAT DRIVERS IN THE BACKSEAT DRIVER GAME.
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
22 Jun 14 UTC
Variant?
New variant idea with alot of changes to Classic. would add to the naval combat substantially and would intentionally reduce ground forces at the start of the game changing possibly the direction the countries attacked at turn 0
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CommanderByron (801 D(S))
22 Jun 14 UTC
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Challenge
I am looking for experienced players to play against so I can learn more and better myself? I realize i am relatively new but I think I have a valid argument for why I should be given the chance. Looking for a classic, PPSC, ANON no messaging game.
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trip (696 D(B))
19 Jun 14 UTC
Lusthog Gunboat
Lusthog = no voting to draw until a stalemate line has been established and held.
Anyone interested in a game or two?
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the southern lord (0 DX)
22 Jun 14 UTC
Strange orders
Hi,

Has anyone else noticed that the orders you've put in the past week, are often not what happens?
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