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Lust For Fiction, Lust For Reality – A Debate That Moves Me Away From Tears
Appabend has a point. Look, if I fancied a fictional character, it’s probably because I like the ideas or traits on display. Agent Cissnei of Crisis Core has the wherewithal to transform herself through the admission that she herself had been crushing on Zack that whole time–the power to realize one’s actual emotional depth and…
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Inclined to Not Malign – Never Derive Pleasure From Defaming Others’ Pleasure
Some light reading: https://www.law360.com/articles/1795153/young-kc-chiefs-fan-s-parents-sue-deadspin-for-defamation https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/news/deadspin-sued-by-holden-armentas-family-over-blackface-accusation/ https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2024/deadspin-defamation-lawsuit-chiefs-fan-1234765929/ https://nypost.com/2024/03/11/media/g-o-media-sells-deadspin-lays-off-entire-editorial-staff-with-barely-any-notice/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/on-balance-with-leland-vittert/chiefs-fan-blackface-sues-deadspin/ https://deadspin.com/judge-dismissed-trevor-bauers-lawsuit-against-deadspin-1850176308 https://gazette.com/news/wex/deadspin-sold-by-parent-company-in-wake-of-falsely-accusing-child-of-racism/article_beebf6b6-14a7-50c1-8097-c7768158a1f0.html In what feels like a long while back compared to the date of this post’s release, a prominent sports news publication by the name of Deadspin, a household name I had not heard of until the dawning of the following controversy, wrote a…
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Boys Not Allowed – You’re Diverse & Inclusive? Neat! So’s Nintendo & Capcom and They’re Better at It!
Bitch, please. No really, bitch, please. Tell me this is a publicity stunt garnered to net attention. If so, I can accept that. I mean, I’ve long since advocated for affiliate marketing as a more appropriate and laser-targeted approach to advertising. But this? You know, I should probably not mention histrionic personality disorder anymore than…