This is jus typical, I go to sleep and when I wake up I find that I missed the pillow fight, the lesbians, the porn and the popcorn :-).
I am glad that the thread has taken a much more pleasant and jovial path now. Hopefully all this drama about sexism can stop and we can just enjoy the topic. I will try to respond to some of the key parts that I missed.
awalterj: ....so as of this moment we have 4 female members polled and the ratio is 1: 3 - One member generally in favour of the genre (ddickinson) and 3 generally critical about it (MadyNora, Sage103082 and Crewdroog)
It's possible that I enjoy strategy a little more than most girls because I grew up with three brothers, all of which loved strategy games (and table top games, like Warhammer). I suppose that had I not had access to these games and had I not enjoyed playing them with my brothers, then maybe I would not be such a fan of strategy games. But who knows, it's just as likely that I would enjoy them no matter what.
sunshinecorp: I'll sell it!
Sage103082: Ill ship it!
I'll make illegal copies and sell it from the back of my car! I wonder if GOG would accept such and indie movie. We could call it
GOG Girl's Gone Bad ~ filmed and sold by two creepy guys ;-). Maybe they could provide us with some "alluring" (posh word for slutty) DRM free themed pyjamas. It could be a promo video for GOG :-). Calm down guys, I'm only joking, don't get your hopes up. You will have to get your soft-core porn elsewhere.
Crewdroog: barefoot part. feet are gross.
I bet there is some foot fetishist somewhere who is very angry at you right now for saying that ;-)
Crewdroog: I KNEW IT!!! You men are all alike, using us women for you ill gotten gain!!!!!! *whacks ragnar with pillow*
Sage103082: throws pillow at him too!
Awww, I missed the pillow fight. And I think someone earlier mentioned angry tits as well. Am I at least in time for the talk about which boys we like and the practice kissing?
Also, while Ragnar is passed out (from Crewdroog and Sage's mighty pillow blows), lets shave of his beard! :-)
sunshinecorp: It's just that porn bores me to death. There. I said it.
How can you not like porn? Have you not seen the incredible actors and absolutely belivalble storylines of the US porn, or the high class British porn, or the unbelievably bizarre Japanese porn, or even the German porn... erm, enough said about German porn :-).
Disclaimer: Okay, so I have not really seen much porn, I have nothing against it (as long as it's consenting adults), just never had the urge to go looking for it, though on the internet that's a hard thing to do, everything you search for now brings up porn, but I think these stereotypes above are accurate.
AdamR: I'm obviously not entering, as you can probably tell by my screen name, but I was invited to discuss if I wish - and I wish it.
Thank you for the lovely comment. As for entering, well I bet there is a girl somewhere called Adam :-). There is a men's giveaway coming after this one, so feel free to enter for that.
But just be aware that there won't be any lesbian popcorn pillow fights in that one ;-).
awalterj: Since this thread is now about anime: the most wonderful anime series of all times are
Nils Holgersson and
Heidi, anyone who says otherwise is cruel and evil and I suggest you repent immediately!
They are not the most wonderful series! <insert evil and cruel laugh>
Only joking, I have never seen them, so I have no way of knowing either way. I just wanted to be cruel and evil and have a good Disney vileness laugh. Just like Ursula's laugh from The Little Mermaid - I think Pat Carroll had one of the best evil vileness voices in a Disney film.
And, last but not least, a serious response.
HijacK: But, but....but I want to! As far as homosexuality goes, I think women are a lot more tolerant to it, which is nice. I never understood what many males had against it. However, I've seen some pretty sad sights in this regard, but if you want to know what I mean, I'll take it to the PM. Let's keep it at lesbians. :P
I'm not sure it's just because women are more tolerant towards it, but that man are often made to feel bad for being gay or bisexual. Many gay men have trouble coming out, because they feel ashamed or guilty, or because they will be judged. Where as a lot of women don't, they usually don't come out because of the negative attention it brings from men or the ridiculous stereotypes attached to being a lesbian. If societies attitude towards gay men would ease off, then more men would be comfortable being gay, or bisexual. It has come on a long way in the last few decades, and I'm sure with a little more time, society will become more tolerant with gay people, as more people come to understand that there is nothing wrong with it.
