[Crimson Dynamo]

[Zizu]

The worlds gone crazy

I just downloaded a shooting game as the graphics in the trailer looked good

Anyways I played the very first , easy level - as the swashbuckling hero

I easily shot the rampaging pirate as expected but then my online avatar bloke started mincing around like Larry Grayson !!!??

Why ?!

I don’t get it


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[user104658]

Originally Posted by Zizu

The worlds gone crazy

I just downloaded a shooting game as the graphics in the trailer looked good

Anyways I played the very first , easy level - as the swashbuckling hero

I easily shot the rampaging pirate as expected but then my online avatar bloke started mincing around like Larry Grayson !!!??

Why ?!

I don’t get it


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Wtf, what game is this.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Wtf, what game is this.

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[user104658]

Originally Posted by Zizu

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Oh . It looks like one of those games that's constantly spammed on other apps advertising slots... not really much to say there Zizu - maybe lesson learned, you should never download these apps they're always terrible!

If you are looking for a horribly addictive phone game to pass the time I recommend "Two Dots". Looks deceptively simple, gets frustratingly difficult after a few hundred levels .

No mincing pirates.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Well yeah, that transgenderism usually has co-morbidities with other mental health issues or general difficulties or a troubled past (often involving abuse) is sadly overlooked.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Zizu

The worlds gone crazy

I just downloaded a shooting game as the graphics in the trailer looked good

Anyways I played the very first , easy level - as the swashbuckling hero

I easily shot the rampaging pirate as expected but then my online avatar bloke started mincing around like Larry Grayson !!!??

Why ?!

I don’t get it


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Olympian Sharron Davies says trans activists have targeted her children's school over
her views on who can participate in women's sports



Speaking of the abuse she received, she told the Off Air podcast: 'Just activists ringing
every single job I have, ringing every single charity, ringing my children's schools,
abusing my kids, calling me every name under the sun.


'[They say] I am a bigot, I'm a homophobe, obviously a transphobe () I'm even a racist which I find hilarious because I have got mixed-race kids.

'They use these terms not to actually mean it, they use it to bully. They use it to shut
you up and to stop you trying to debate and present the science.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ns-sports.html

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Olympian Sharron Davies says trans activists have targeted her children's school over
her views on who can participate in women's sports



Speaking of the abuse she received, she told the Off Air podcast: 'Just activists ringing
every single job I have, ringing every single charity, ringing my children's schools,
abusing my kids, calling me every name under the sun.


sounds like some people on TiBB

'[They say] I am a bigot, I'm a homophobe, obviously a transphobe () I'm even a racist which I find hilarious because I have got mixed-race kids.

'They use these terms not to actually mean it, they use it to bully. They use it to shut
you up and to stop you trying to debate and present the science.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ns-sports.html

sounds like a TiBB thread

[arista]

BBC News Text:
[The health secretary is facing "pressure"
to scrap "rules that mean patients who
only occasionally identify as women
can share female-only hospital wards".]

[user104658]

I guess this is the thread to mention this; something really sad IMO but also indicative of how the whole thing is moving along, and a microcosm of the effect I was talking about above:

As of last year, my daughter's school no longer has an LGBTQ club, after having one for nearly 15 years. By my daughter's explanation, the following is what happened:

- LGBTQ club was created for inclusivity years ago, was growing in popularity, was really effective at helping gay kids to feel like they had back-up, was great for general awareness in the school community. Went on with no issues for over a decade.

- A couple of years ago, it started to become less LGB and all about TQ, gender non-binaryness, the pronouns games etc.

- LGB felt that it wasn't their space any more, started drifting away

- All that was left was the "TQ"

- Most of the "T" was biologically females identifying as trans boys. More accurately, troubled young girls (frankly) looking for attention.

- Most of them hit their mid teens and just went back to identifying as girls.

- All that was left was the "Q" - the gender identity nonsense.

- They are let's face it, mainly in it for the "specialness" and attention. They didn't want to be in a group that was just them. THat's not unique or special. So they stopped going too.

- Now there is no group for anyone.

[user104658]

I can actually use a narrative example here of something that was really jarring:

The actual trans character in Hogwarts Legacy has a male voice. The character, who was born male and is a trans woman, and is shown in narrative to be a powerful witch to the extent that baddies are scared of her, in a well-established fictional world where people can make themselves look and sound exactly like any other person they want to look and sound like... or turn into a cat... doesn't have a female voice.

It's done for inclusion and it doesn't make any sense in-universe, so it's immersion breaking, which makes it (IMO) the wrong kind of inclusion. Again I think the guy in the video is way over the top because I'd argue that a character creation screen is inherently "outwith immersion" and 4th wall breaking and the game doesn't actually start until you've made those choices... but I think in spirit that's what he's getting at.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I can actually use a narrative example here of something that was really jarring:

The actual trans character in Hogwarts Legacy has a male voice. The character, who was born male and is a trans woman, and is shown in narrative to be a powerful witch to the extent that baddies are scared of her, in a well-established fictional world where people can make themselves look and sound exactly like any other person they want to look and sound like... or turn into a cat... doesn't have a female voice.

It's done for inclusion and it doesn't make any sense in-universe, so it's immersion breaking, which makes it (IMO) the wrong kind of inclusion. Again I think the guy in the video is way over the top because I'd argue that a character creation screen is inherently "outwith immersion" and 4th wall breaking and the game doesn't actually start until you've made those choices... but I think in spirit that's what he's getting at.

Is this about the pub landlady (can't remember her name)? Because this is a massive reach imo. I plat'd the game and put 90hrs in and don't really understand what you're getting at.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Is this about the pub landlady (can't remember her name)? Because this is a massive reach imo. I plat'd the game and put 90hrs in and don't really understand what you're getting at.

I'm not saying it ruined the game or should be a reason for anyone not to get it, I similarly spend an inordinate amount of time searching for "landing platforms", but I do think the character was immersion-breaking because she didn't make sense. But I am a stickler for the internal consistency of fictional worlds. Basically, it doesn't make sense that a trans witch would still have their male voice. It makes sense for muggles, because it's not always easy to change. In Universe a trans witch would just say "Voicio higherio!" or drink a potion or something, and have a higher voice. Thus, the inclusion of a male-sounding trans female character was for the benefit of the "viewer" at the expense of narrative consistency. That's the sort of shoe-horning I'm not a fan of. But again, I'm slightly OCD about fictional narrative. She was only featured in a couple of scenes so it was hardly game-breaking.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I'm not saying it ruined the game or should be a reason for anyone not to get it, I similarly spend an inordinate amount of time searching for "landing platforms", but I do think the character was immersion-breaking because she didn't make sense. But I am a stickler for the internal consistency of fictional worlds. Basically, it doesn't make sense that a trans witch would still have their male voice. It makes sense for muggles, because it's not always easy to change. In Universe a trans witch would just say "Voicio higherio!" or drink a potion or something, and have a higher voice. Thus, the inclusion of a male-sounding trans female character was for the benefit of the "viewer" at the expense of narrative consistency. That's the sort of shoe-horning I'm not a fan of. But again, I'm slightly OCD about fictional narrative. She was only featured in a couple of scenes so it was hardly game-breaking.

Ahh ok, I don't agree, but I see where you're coming from now. This was my first venture into the HP world, having never watched or read any of the works, so I guess my limited understanding of the world, wouldn't give me your perspective. Seems a bit weird to me because maybe she was happy with her voice and saw no need to change it as she felt comfortable with herself, but like I say, we're coming from different knowledge backgrounds here..

[user104658]

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

None of your tweet links work for me ‘
Ever !!





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[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Zizu

None of your tweet links work for me ‘
Ever !!





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your problem, not mine

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

None of your tweet links work for me ‘
Ever !!





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They never worked on tapatalk

[Crimson Dynamo]

Health Secretary will use Tory conference to announce proposals pushing back against ‘wokery’ in the NHS

Secretary’s plans to restore “common sense” to the NHS.

On Tuesday, Steve Barclay will announce proposals to push back against
“wokery” in the health service that has led to women’s rights being increasingly sidelined.

The changes would give men and women the right to be cared for on wards
only shared by people of their own biological sex, and to have intimate care
provided by those of the same sex.

Mr Barclay said the plan would mean the return of “a common-sense
approach to sex and equality”, ensuring that women’s dignity was protected
and their voices heard.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...ospital-wards/

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The changes would give men and women the right to be cared for on wards
only shared by people of their own biological sex, and to have intimate care
provided by those of the same sex.

Mr Barclay said the plan would mean the return of “a common-sense
approach to sex and equality”, ensuring that women’s dignity was protected
and their voices heard.

This is vital and not just from the "trans stuff" angle... increasingly there's a trend of male staff members crying discrimination when female patients request female staff. It should ALWAYS be patient's choice, and professional staff shouldn't be getting huffy about a patient's request.

The same should apply with male patients of course but in general male patients don't have the same issues to contend with when it comes to staff gender (i.e. trauma etc.).

Obviously it can't apply all the way to the top, if a specialist is male/female that's just what they are there won't always be an alternative, but when it comes to physical/personal care if someone asks not to be handled by a certain gender (we'll call a spade a spade; usually men) that should be respected.

[arista]

[The vast majority of gender-confused
or "gender-questioning" children grow out
of it, according to a 15-year longitudinal
study conducted in the Netherlands,]

Yes Nicky
this is so wrong in your nation.