Lol
Someone asks for good comics so we recommend sunstone. We have never hidden the sex angle to anyone and we have always been upfront about the bdsm. So what is the problem?
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COMICS! |OT| October 2015. ...Are just something we do while the patch downloads.
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Lol
Someone asks for good comics so we recommend sunstone. We have never hidden the sex angle to anyone and we have always been upfront about the bdsm. So what is the problem?
WadiumArcadium
Member
He was good in Looper. I haven't watched him in anything else for years.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
It's blindly recommended because it's an amazing book, and it just so happens to be based heavily around sex. What's the problem?
I need to rewatch Looper, that was a pretty cool cinema experience. I forgot he was in Moonrise Kingdom as well and I loved that film.
James Bond is out tomorrow here not sure if I want to see it or not.
Maybe the sex part bothers people, which is fine because their sexual relationship is a pretty big component of the book. Each to their own and all that.
Spike Spiegel
Member
Is it wrong that I laughed at this cover?
Someone had fun. ;p
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Yes, that's fine, but he says he "hates" that we recommend it. What are we supposed to assume, people won't read good books because they are sexually explicit, especially when no one is intentionally hiding that information?
I dunno
As long as it's noted that "hey this book is upfront about sexual relationships in a BDSM setting" then yeah I don't see the problem either. Maybe he just didn't think it would be that up front. I usually google things I get recommended just so I have an idea what to expect.
This is awesome. I love that he's holding the Actions Comics car.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Don't pretend everyone's ok with the same level of stuff you're ok with. Maybe they always go comics shopping with their kids? Just one totally random example of thousands.
People are allowed to have their own personal tolerance levels for everything. He's not saying the book should be banned, I mean, Jesus.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
That's not where I'm coming from at all. It's recommended because it's good, and that's all. If someone has different sensibilities, that's fine, but I don't feel like it should be a huge thing that we are recommending a sexually explicit book. Nobody is hiding that information when it's recommended.
For your example, Sunstone doesn't have explicit covers. If you have kids, you should be reading the back label that shares that the book has mature content. It very explicitly states "erotica" as the genre.
Fupaman?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Except it's not always said it's that type of book and I'd argue most people aren't expecting that going in. It's sometimes mentioned but definitely wasn't when it was recommended to me. I don't know if it was or not for him.
Yeah, I don't get the reason why people have been big on attacking me lately.
This is why i called my Congressman and demanded Sunstone be banned in the U.S. There are innocent comic readers out there who only want to read fun comics and accidentally stumble into Lewdsville. This might be okay in some of the exotic European countries but not America, we care about other people.
you really have to go out of your way not to know what sunstone is about before reading it. Like avoiding descriptions or the back cover ect. Please stop trying to portray us as a community of people who are trying to trick people into reading sunstone by hiding he sexual side. We have been nothing but open about sunstone and the good it does for bdsm.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Well, I'm sorry nobody told you, but it's not exactly hard to miss. It's a best-seller on Amazon under erotica, lesbian, and romance books. The description states it's erotic. The women on the covers are in lingerie, and in one of them one is holding a rope. I'm pretty sure that whatever information was not shared, it was not omitted on purpose.
And again, I reiterate, we recommend it because it's good irrespective of its content. I don't see the issue.
I have no idea, but that might not be a coincidence.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
All my years of hard reviewing work down the toity
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Yeah, I think we're done here.
Being a reviewer really is a thankless job confirmed.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I'm just saying, if you seem to be attracting a lot of attention, I'm not sure that it's a coincidence.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
lol wow
listen dude, if you were to walk down a comic book rack there is virtually NO difference between the outfits on a Sunstone cover and the stuff that passes for female super hero costumes these days. Not everyone buys their shit on Amazonk.
You need to lay off this one. Bro took the time to mini-review all his stuff. This isn't some drive-by and Sunstone isn't your precious little flower to protect. Trying to front like the explicit bone zone in the book just oh my god happens but it's really about the story and isn't designed to be crispy sock fuel too is ridiculous.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
80% of it is from you so there's more than a little confirmation bias here.
Have you read Sunstone?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yup.
Then I don't believe you are being fair to sunstone in the slightest and I didn't expect that from you of all people.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
My only exposure to the character was the issue of Batgirl where he hung out with Steph and he seems pretty cool so I am definitely looking forward to that part. I'm really interested in seeing how Morrison handles him.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I said "too". I get that the sex in that book is critical to the characters, but its also depicted in a visual style and execution that is designed for a particular purpose.
Surely this isn't a controversial statement. People bone in comics all the time in less explicit scenarios.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
That's fine that he didn't realize the book was about erotica. Someone dropped the ball on that, apparently. But he's blaming us collectively (or at least the people who would recommend it) for recommending it on the basis that it's good but was erotic. How are we supposed to respond to that?
And no, I've never once pretended that Sunstone was not at least a good percentage intended for arousal.
Also, he's not the one who posted the mini reviews.
I don't even come in here enough lately to know what goes on with this guy, so I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean.
yup. Birthright should always be on those 'recommend me superman books' lists.
welcome to the future
smh
I don't think his issue was with the dude who did his mini review.
he had an issue with the idea that no one should 'recommend' it. If they like the book, there's nothing wrong with that. The responsibility to get more information on a book to see if it's something they might like isn't really on the person who offered the recommendation unless that content was specifically mentioned, I would think.
Schweinehund
Member
I wish they did silver age variants every month for superman.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Well, ok. I guess I misread that. I still don't think someone should be ganged up on for an opinion.
And I still think Sunstone is drawn and constructed to elicit a particular reaction.
And I still think Sunstone is drawn and constructed to elicit a particular reaction.
ONLY SHOOTING STARS BREAK THE MOLD!!!!! BIRDIE PLEASE LOOOOVE ME!!!
didn't make sense not to live for fun
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
thank you for lodging "someBODY" in my head for the rest of the day, possibly week.
I only said it because he was unfairly representing us.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
But that's just like his opinion man.
The optics are bad for new members is all I'm saying.
the ice we skaet is getting pretty thin the waters getting warm so youm ight as well swim
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Comics! OT November 2015. Do you even Sunstone, bro? #CrispySock
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Not for nothing, but I don't know if I consider him new. Kenpachi has been around for at least 2 months, I think?
well the years start coming and they don't stop coming fed to the rules and i hit the ground running!!!!!!!!!@!@@~WEADGSWDFSD
WadiumArcadium
Member
Your avatar is amazing, please never change it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I wasn't saying he was new. I'm saying people who are at lurk level would see that and be like "This is not a safe place for me to disagree with Launchpad. I'll just keep lurking and no one will ever hear about the time I introduced Matt Fraction to Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon."
Maybe he shouldn't make blanket statements about how often something is recommended if he is new. Also he isnt new.
so much to do so muuch to see so what'ss wrong with taking the backstreets!!?