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I have skype on my cacky smart phone. Who wants to vidyo chat?

Also, my voice sounds totally different recorded by this microphone.

I don't entirely agree that homosexuality is entirely equivalent to finding massages from other men repulsive. If society taught that feminine and/or gay things don't necessarily need to be shunned, then he'd probably feel different about massages, yeah. But it doesn't necessarily mean that he'd be gay. GLBT people are still born in countries where homosexuality is considered sinful or worthy of the death penalty, and straight people are still born in societies where homosexuality is viewed positively; there's more to your orientation than societal views.

As for life experiences, there's a view among some of the GLBT community that sexuality is fluid and can change. There's a lot of disagreement about whether or not this is true and what causes these changes, though.



I think I wasn't entirely clear in my other post so let me attempt to explain a thing: The problem I was specifically commenting on was that you find your favorite games or foods or whatever through experiencing them. I didn't know that Persona 4 was one of my favorite games until after I played it. Someone who says that their favorite food is steak or chocolate or pizza or whatever has probably eaten it at least once. That socialization or previous experience is necessary to calling something a favorite. On the other hand, a lot of people can tell you what gender(s) they're attracted to without having sex with someone from the group or even necessarily being in a romantic relationship.

That doesn't necessarily mean sexual orientation is never confusing or unexpected, though. Some people figure it out at an early age, while other people don't figure it out until sometime into adulthood. Some people think they have it all figured out and then realize it's less straightforward, like you. And some people do have to have sex to figure it out, and that's fair too. But for a lot of people who you're sexually attracted to is something that you know before you're agreeing to a relationship or sleeping together, even when it does get confusing. The socialization or previous experience isn't always necessary to figuring out who you find sexually attractive. Does that make more sense, or not?

As for liking and not liking based on gender, it's kind of a non-issue? I've known a lot of men that were really great people that I wouldn't date and/or have sex with, but I'm not sexually attracted to them so I'm not really going to think about it that way. I have female friends that I think are great people that I wouldn't date and/or have sex with too, so it doesn't really seem all that weird to me.



I don't have time to watch this right now, so I'll give it a look later. Sorry.



Political lesbianism ugh
In a nutshell: The majority of feminists and the most of the feminism movement in general are pretty cool and want to eliminate gender discrimination because men and women and anyone who doesn't neatly fit those labels should be treated equally.
Then there are the radical feminists who feel that gender equality is impossible and the best thing to do is for the women to go make their own separate communities and to "convert" to being lesbians and whatnot. I don't know; I've stumbled on a couple of bloggers who subscribe to the idea and it always comes across as really bizarre.

But yeah, I don't really consider it when discussing homosexuality for the same reasons that you mentioned.



Marriage is a life experience too, though. If orientation is largely shaped by one's personal experiences, why wouldn't such a major life event have an impact?

I think you're shaped gradually by experiences. Maybe marriage could eventually change some people's minds about whether they like their new spouse, but just because it's a big event doesn't mean that it necessarily has more power to change a person. And if it does, then it's still not enough on its own to shape every person like that - they might feel different in other ways as a result of it, but getting married absolutely does not always affect sexual orientation on its own.

Okay, so forget the game comparison. What about your favorite color? Did you experience your favorite color? No. But you've seen and and you know you like it. You like how it looks, you find it attractive. We don't know why it's your favorite color. Maybe there's something in your brain that makes you predisposed to liking it, but if that were true we'd probably all have the same favorite color. You probably just like it because you are you, and you have been shaped by your very unique life experiences, and after all that's happened, you decided that this was the color for you. Maybe attraction to people works the same way. Also maybe having sex is just another experience that influences who you're attracted to.

I personally am not sure how much biology influences an individual's personality. Maybe it plays a role in even your favorite color. I just think that socialization and an individual's unique set of experiences seem to have the most profound effect on who they become, and people generally like to include sexual orientation as a part of what makes up a person's identity.

And you don't have to apologize for not watching the film. I haven't seen it either. xd Just saying, if you're interested.

i kinda hope for an AC title to hit Wiiu as well. based on all it can do it'd be a really neat way to make an AC game.

you know what it'd be neat for armored core too.

OMG I'M SORRY FOR HAVING FUN THINKING OUT LOUD ABOUT THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD ENRAGE PEOPLE

Newsflash 1: Agree but it can be interesting to think about things sometimes instead of just accepting them for what they are. After all, a lot of the truths people accept may not be what what they seem upon further inspection.

but after awhile your brain starts to hurt if someone keeps arguing with you and you can't come to any definite conclusion crying

Newflash 2: It is your choice what you identify as or label yourself as. I personally choose not to label myself, I just like who I like. But I don't always choose who I like... I can try, but sometimes you just can't force yourself to like or not like something. Whether it stems from biology or experience or both, you can't force yourself when it comes to some things. Period.

Newflash 3: If it didn't matter to people, it wouldn't be such a widely debated issue. If you want, you can say that everything that happens on Earth does not matter, because one day we'll all be dead. Whether or not something matters is entirely subjective. Also, no one said they wanted to change anyone else.

Speaking of gayness, have I mentioned how great P3P is for having a bit of girl+girl and not having it be ridiculed and a joke?

Even though the girl is robot >> And they changed her dialogue so she doesn't say "I love you" but she clearly was in love

People complain that women are not represented in video games. How often do you see people who are not straight? Like, never. And if they aren't, then they're a joke, or a bad guy, or both. If you don't agree please give example. I am interest.