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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th March 2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 1,492
Views: 69,871
Posted By Arcade22
She didn't stop aging after she left for the...

She didn't stop aging after she left for the "Caliphate". That's the reason why the "she was just 15" excuse doesn't cut it. She continued supporting and working for ISIS for years despite knowing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 11:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
The thing that makes this whole situation feel so...

The thing that makes this whole situation feel so terrible is how Twitch was publicly acknowledging and talking up artists who streamed on their platform inspite of what they themselves described as...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2023, 05:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
Resentment and even outright hatred against women...

Resentment and even outright hatred against women that use their appearance and sex appeal to make a living is indeed unreasonably common.

"Why does my life suck when women can just spread their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2023, 05:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
I realize that there are people who no doubt feel...

I realize that there are people who no doubt feel wrongfully called out by my kind of response and i apologize. There are indeed people who DON'T want to prevent people from making nude artwork on...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2023, 03:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
The situation reminds me of when Steam was going...

The situation reminds me of when Steam was going to allow porn games. A small minority of people freaked out and claimed that steam was going to be ruined. Children were using steam and porn being on...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2023, 03:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
You can make a very reasonable point that Twitch...

You can make a very reasonable point that Twitch should have made "explicit" art streams less conspicuous.

The changed "artistic nudity" rule only covered art streams, yet they showed up on the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2023, 03:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
First of all, "porn" was never going to be...

First of all, "porn" was never going to be allowed. "Sexual acts" were explicitly prohibited from being depicted. Now you can argue about what the term "sexual acts" cover (an erect penis was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th December 2023, 03:06 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
If you don't care about the subject why do you...

If you don't care about the subject why do you even bother to respond? The subject in this case being Americas ****** up social decency standards and how they affect public expression.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th December 2023, 02:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
Besides this the Twitch TOS, as interpreted by...

Besides this the Twitch TOS, as interpreted by Twitch, contained many weird arbitrary double standards, for example it was perfectly okay for streamers to show off their huge breasts and with their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2023, 01:50 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
I should note that a Twitch "ban" is not...

I should note that a Twitch "ban" is not necessarily permanent and ought more accurately be referred to as a suspension but "ban" is the term in widespread use.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2023, 01:37 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 963
Posted By Arcade22
Twitch walks back artistic nudity TOS change after less than a day

For those who are unaware, Twitch is a livestreaming website and the largest one with regards computer games but it has a lot of streamers that focus on other things such art or other forms of...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th December 2023, 05:47 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,792
Posted By Arcade22
"It will take time" just means she knows there's...

"It will take time" just means she knows there's no chance in hell Britain will pay anything other than a negligible symbolic sum to be absolved for ancestors sins, and even that is highly doubtful.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th December 2023, 07:18 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,792
Posted By Arcade22
Crap country demands money - pay up NOW Britishers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/barbados-pm-says-country-owed-49tn-as-she-makes-fresh-call-for-reparations

You took 5 trillion dollars from them now you must pay it all back. NOW!
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 02:00 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
"bombing an apartment block"? For someone asking...

"bombing an apartment block"? For someone asking me to "quantify" anything you put forth an example that is so utterly vague as to be worthless. "bombing an apartment block" could mean just about...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 01:44 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
This is what you might call red-herring excuses,...

This is what you might call red-herring excuses, in this case it's excuses for mass murder. You are literally excusing terrorists murdering whole families, and threatening to do it again while...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 12:49 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
And slaughtering whole families, one by one, in...

And slaughtering whole families, one by one, in their homes in just a small misstep isn't it. Its understandable.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 12:23 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
Yes because it's such a difficult choice not to...

Yes because it's such a difficult choice not to commit indiscriminate mass-murder. Palestinian just can't keep themselves from gunning down 300 people at a concert.

Your problem is that you treat...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
It's first and foremost Israel's fault that The...

It's first and foremost Israel's fault that The Palestinians in Gaza live under a brutal terrorist groups regime which shows them even less regard than their supposed enemies? It's not Israel that's...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 12:04 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
That "protest" took place for over 1 year and 8...

That "protest" took place for over 1 year and 8 months and a significant proportion of the "protesters" were Hamas militants or from other militant groups.

That's are not even close to being...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 11:53 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
Apparently so much that when Hamas starts...

Apparently so much that when Hamas starts slaughtering civilians in their homes and gunning down hundreds of people at a music concert your first impulse is to defend and excuse them.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th October 2023, 11:51 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Arcade22
Can you give an example where Israel sent...

Can you give an example where Israel sent soldiers to massacre 300+ civilians at a public event, taking survivors hostage and threaten to execute them infront of cameras and broadcast it publicly?
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th September 2023, 08:28 AM
Replies: 841
Continuation Prostitution part 2
Views: 16,341
Posted By Arcade22
Well it would not happen instantaneously, and I...

Well it would not happen instantaneously, and I think there are general psychological reasons for why people would find prostitutes objectionable even if they are not hostile towards them in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th September 2023, 08:06 AM
Replies: 841
Continuation Prostitution part 2
Views: 16,341
Posted By Arcade22
Yeah exactly that's what I'm saying. Thank you...

Yeah exactly that's what I'm saying. Thank you for distilling my post down to its most important part.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 09:29 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
I can't really think of many professions or jobs...

I can't really think of many professions or jobs that have been criminalized or "abolished" because they entail too serious risks as opposed to having become redundant or uneconomic because of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 07:43 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Instead of just citing those numbers you were...

Instead of just citing those numbers you were using to make your case you start insulting people for asking for them.

That's not very nice.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 07:38 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Well one can assume that there will be those who...

Well one can assume that there will be those who don't want to pay taxes on their work.

For example, with regards to the "Nordic model" as implemented in Sweden, prostituting oneself is perfectly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 07:11 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
It's not up to me to prove your case. I'm not...

It's not up to me to prove your case. I'm not going to sift through this entire thread for numbers you claim are there.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 06:57 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Go ahead and cite them again if they prove your...

Go ahead and cite them again if they prove your case, I know from elsewhere that sexual slavery And human trafficking is a far more extensive problem in the US compared to NZ relative to their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 06:08 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
We can't extrapolate anything because you have...

We can't extrapolate anything because you have not provided any numbers, moreover your analysis is severely flawed because you see to think that "frequent" in a NZ context is equivalent what...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 05:56 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
I don't know the specifics about New Zealand but...

I don't know the specifics about New Zealand but I imagine that rape is illegal whether or not one is a prostitute.

Are prostitutes getting raped and being subject to effective sexual slavery in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th September 2023, 12:23 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
No that's not what they said. They made a very...

No that's not what they said. They made a very reasonable value judgement that to them the possibility of being murdered while at work would be just as bad dying via a workplace accident, presumably...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 01:46 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Yes it is, which is why one questions how its...

Yes it is, which is why one questions how its possible for you to refuse to acknowledge them.



Nobody said that. No one has said that legalized prostitution is going to make everything perfect,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 01:09 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
I feel like I'm repeating myself here but It's...

I feel like I'm repeating myself here but It's incredible ironic that someone who treats women as incapable of making informed decisions and deciding for themselves demand that said incompetents have...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 01:01 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
So what? Do you think being female gives their...

So what? Do you think being female gives their arguments any more validity? This isn't a legislative assembly that's going to enact laws so your concern about the representation of women is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 12:57 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Actually it followed directly from what you have...

Actually it followed directly from what you have been saying: you treat women as if they were like children who can't be counted on to decide for themselves what's good for them and thus you decide...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 12:51 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
You are asserting that no one could ever want to...

You are asserting that no one could ever want to be "exploited" and "objectified" when quite clearly that is utterly false. You decide on behalf of all other women what they want and what's good for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Once again you completely deny women agency and...

Once again you completely deny women agency and treat them as being incapable of choosing for themselves, reducing them to the likes of children.

EDIT: Women are just passive and apparently let...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Would it blow your mind if it was revealed to you...

Would it blow your mind if it was revealed to you that yes, many women do indeed find it very satisfying to be "an object treated for male sexual satisfaction"? That satisfying others satisfies them?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 12:19 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Actually you outright deny these women their...

Actually you outright deny these women their existence.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 12:06 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Well thank you for finding time in your no doubt...

Well thank you for finding time in your no doubt busy schedule to come here and falsely accuse people of being rapists and supporting rape.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 11:49 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Another lie. Why are you lying?

Another lie. Why are you lying?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 10:00 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
It's funny. There a promiscuous horny people who...

It's funny. There a promiscuous horny people who love to have sex with just about anyone for free and we are supposed to think that none of them would think to get paid for doing it. No one would...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 09:34 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
If you had bothered to read the previous...

If you had bothered to read the previous discussion it should be clear that I was demonstrating the kind of twisted reasoning people use to deny others the ability to disagree with them.

It's not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 08:56 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
Note that like self-declared "feminist" who...

Note that like self-declared "feminist" who rejects the possibility that women are capable of genuinely disagreeing with what they "really" would think, the communist true believer similarly simply...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 08:28 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
This coming from someone who thinks Cuba is a...

This coming from someone who thinks Cuba is a wonderful democracy compared with Sweden pretty much validates my point.

EDIT: check the quote in my signature.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 08:11 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
I think your comparison falls apart because...

I think your comparison falls apart because indentured servitude was by definition a long term contract. One could not simply resign or quit, and if one were "let go" they were typically held to be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 04:25 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
With regards to that special pleading, one...

With regards to that special pleading, one twisted argument, borrowed from Marxism and communism, that I've heard is that women embody false consciousness and thus don't actually understand what is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2023, 04:05 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
There are indeed "feminists" (self-declared) who...

There are indeed "feminists" (self-declared) who say these types of things. They are not especially bright and do not really consider the implications of what "prostitution is buying women's bodies...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th September 2023, 07:53 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
How about we talk about the reason you are lying...

How about we talk about the reason you are lying about this so blatantly and obviously. Why is that? It's like you are parodying regressive anti-sex pseudo-feminist nonsense.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th September 2023, 07:51 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By Arcade22
I see that you didn't even bother to deny...

I see that you didn't even bother to deny anything, because its true.



I find it comical that someone who treat women as having the mental capacity of young children is pretending to care...
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