Roderick Posted October 24, 2013 Anything referring to yourself should be 'this one', everything to others 'that one'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted October 24, 2013 The Many disagree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted October 24, 2013 It's both easier and more confusing just adding -isexual onto the end of your name. You've clearly stated you know what you're attracted to, and then wish the person good luck on guessing what that is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted October 24, 2013 I'm very Twigisexual. *waggles eyebrows* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted October 24, 2013 I'm very Twigisexual. *waggles eyebrows* Hey man, Twigger-warning that shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadHat Posted October 24, 2013 Whenever someone asks me what a good band name would be I just substitute their name into "<name> and the <name>sexuals." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremywc Posted October 24, 2013 Who wouldn't want to go to a "Jake and the Remosexuals" concert? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted January 26, 2014 Here's an interesting fact: The 17 states in which gay marriage is legal account for 204 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/427092748798152704 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted January 27, 2014 I already disliked Mackelmore for being a straight dude appropriating the LGBT struggle to make money, but this just takes the cake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted January 27, 2014 What a weird thing to say. Shh, shhhh, Macklemore. Show, don't tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blambo Posted January 27, 2014 I wonder how much of that tweet was ironic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted January 27, 2014 I have no idea who Macklemore is, so I assumed on first read that it was taking the piss out of the internet "no homo" thing. But I guess not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted January 27, 2014 Couple of tweets / days later and he's lamenting the overuse of the word "pause" ("I'm really looking forward to the day when "pause" gets it's recognition as the most oversatured/played out word in the game" 13 May 2009). So yeah, maybe. Perhaps there's a Macklemore scholar among us who can illuminate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted January 27, 2014 I have no idea who Macklemore is, so I assumed on first read that it was taking the piss out of the internet "no homo" thing. But I guess not? He just won a grammy for rapping. that is all i know. Pause, also he is so totally not gay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadHat Posted January 27, 2014 Does saying "pause" have anything to do with the lyric in his song "we press play don't press pause." I only know this because my flatmate played this song about 50 times a day for the better part of a week so now I will never not know it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted January 28, 2014 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/27/gender-swap-is-a-fascinating-use-of-oculus-rift-nsfw/ I haven't watched the video yet, so I don't fully understand this, but sounds interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted January 28, 2014 Same Love does have an awful amount of Macklemore insisting that he's totally not gay you guys, he's straight, he's been loving girls since before pre-K. But then it's hard to know when he's fronting because he simultaneously fronts and gets real for a secon'. On the other hand 'making money' for Macklemore involves putting out rap songs about how cool it is to think the rights of gay and lesbian people are important and that homophobes are totally lame. The main event of Same Love is Mary Lambert's performance, where she sings about her girlfriend, and she makes money from that song too. He is a straight, white cis male rapper, he's probably never going to be a particularly great ally, but he can reach the sorts of places that more sophisticated messages will never get through, places where homophobia is still very much the norm. He does have a song that is in part about his privilege as a white guy, that the violence done to minorities is horrific and yet if he tries to get involved he's going to blunder around and make things worse. I don't know that singing your gay marriage anthem at the Grammys, and organising a mass wedding during the song, counts as helping, but it sure as shit makes a statement when it could have very easily been 'buy cheap clothing at thrift shops' or 'I don't need no stinking label'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 28, 2014 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/27/gender-swap-is-a-fascinating-use-of-oculus-rift-nsfw/ I haven't watched the video yet, so I don't fully understand this, but sounds interesting. It doesn't seem to me that it would be particularly immersive, but maybe it has a bigger impact that I realize. I'm as interested in how people react to trying as I am to the device itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadHat Posted January 28, 2014 I enjoyed this. https://twitter.com/Perfect_Beanis/statuses/427656493005950976 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted February 7, 2014 Google's doodle today calls out the Olympic Charter, specifically the section about how the practice of sport is a human right and should not be subject to discrimination, which is in direct conflict with Russian anti-gay policies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted February 7, 2014 Related and slightly more lighthearted is this Channel 4 ad for Sochi, which is pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted February 7, 2014 The guardian is in on it too! Filthy liberals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted February 9, 2014 How a transgender “foreign hope” is challenging the pro StarCraft world Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted February 9, 2014 How a transgender “foreign hope” is challenging the pro StarCraft world Wow, that's crazy. I genuinely can't imagine the kind of hate/abuse she must have seen sent towards her over the last year or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
