You don't have to believe in a gay culture for there to be one lol
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yes and no but it's mainly just a big old chatroom where we can talk a lot freer and more randomly without worrying about post content
umop_3pisdn
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Do you believe that two people can get together and talk about literally anything?
That's culture.
That's too broad.
When I think of culture, I think of a close knit group that shares values, believes and similar life experiences.
When I think of "gay culture" I think of cis gay white males who share similar aspects of their life and their perspective on life is based on homogeneity.
If said culture is about all types of gays (of different ethnic backgrounds), then that's a big lie. Therefore, I don't think there exists such thing as "gay culture" as many like to believe.
Likewise, I don't believe in it.
umop_3pisdn
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Then culture doesn't exist.
Yeah, and completely disregard the rest of what I said.
umop_3pisdn
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k.
There's obviously no monolithic gay culture. It's weird that we'd even think of culture that way in the first place, because a centralized 'culture' like that is a production of widespread print media and the post-colonial period. Consequently it always raises questions about "k but who are the keepers of that culture" because it is always somewhat authoritarian and excludes other fringe cultures. So thinking of culture as some centralized thing in the first place seems like a mistake anyways. But gays clearly have culture. Good?
I agree. You said it better than I did!
Personally, I think thats a very limiting view of culture. Being close knit has little to do with a general culture. I'm a part of the culture of the United States, but I wouldn't say thats a necessarily close knit group. At the same time though I'd say there are general cultural norms which I share with a large number of Americans.
I also think this is at least partially correct. Gay culture, at least the most commonly known and covered parts of gay culture, is dominated by cis gay white dudes. However, that isn't to say that that gay culture is homogenous, but rather that other aspects of gay culture are simply overlooked. There is still variation (as there is in any culture) and that variation leads to subgroups and subcultures. Like, in my prior example, I'm a part of the larger US culture, but I'm also part of other distinct subcultures which formed because, while they are a part of the larger culture they are also overlooked by it or simply fall out of line with some aspects of the larger culture. The black community in the US for example.
kitchenmotors
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#slay
Mostmanlyman
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Astral Dog
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I I don't feel the need to and would rather not discuss the life change at the moment since it is still ongoing, but perhaps at a later date once the chapter has been closed for some time. Thanks for your interest and support.
I can only say no and I'm not sure if I ever was despite being raised Catholic, but I was very invested in the idea of spiritual perfectionI've been a perfectionist my entire life, and I was one to an absurd degree when I was a childand saw following rules exactly as a clear road to perfection.
And are you comfortable with that? is something you wish to change a bit, or part of how you feel? have you talked with a professional about this im not sure its healthy.
anyways hope you get better and wish you well on that life change
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Monolithic "gay culture" may not dominate the gay landscape or even have a gay monolith to actually operate on, but you can still establish topics that most contemporary gay individuals can either identify with, discuss in some capacity or at least recognize, much in the same way what people refer to as "black culture" can refer to anything and everything that can be identified as part of a culture between at least one party of black individuals, even though in reality what we consider to be "black culture" doesn't really affect people on a daily basis outside of a very specific subset of black middle-class men and women that actively participate in it. Obviously gay communities from various parts of the world aren't immediately going to click and share their favorite Cosmo articles via hive-mind telepathy, but you can view "gay culture" as two dudes who just happen to like dick (and only dick!) having a discussion about literally anything rather than trying to relativize it into something immediately palatable regardless of actual culture.
Did you call no lies on your own thread?
I think I'm more bothered that "Out" and "Attitude" is what its supposed to represent gay media, I've never read these magazines in my life.
Me neither. I didn't even know Attitude was a gay magazine or whatever.
Prototype Viktor
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5 chapter short film about a ex-inmate trying to reconnect with her family it's PBS so i think you got to be in the US to watch
Can't say I give a shit about lifestyle-fashion fluff either. I wonder how much this just because we're on a closed gaming forum or how much of gay culture isn't all about that life? Time I saw the world.
What kind of metal are you into?
Whoa, actually enjoyed that! Never heard anything like that before -what do you call that kind of music?
Did you call no lies on your own thread?
I think I'm more bothered that "Out" and "Attitude" is what its supposed to represent gay media, I've never read these magazines in my life.
I know the kind of gay media I enjoy...
Orniletter
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Fantastic !
Mostmanlyman
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I kinda like the drone metal or slower types of metal. I have been listening to sunn o)), earth, and the body recently.
Yeah i would call that experimental electronic, maybe ambient
BlueBadger
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Thanks friend!!
I know I mentioned this documentary about a gay gang, Check It, way back when they were crowdfunding. But now, it's coming out (Yes, I really made that pun. No, I'm not sorry).
Trailer. (Let me know if it doesn't work)
It looks really good, and with all the talk about gay culture I think this offers something that clearly is gay culture and clearly isn't of the narrow cis-white-men variety. Bonus points for the three seconds or so of Jean Grae.
Trailer. (Let me know if it doesn't work)
It looks really good, and with all the talk about gay culture I think this offers something that clearly is gay culture and clearly isn't of the narrow cis-white-men variety. Bonus points for the three seconds or so of Jean Grae.
CornBurrito
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Idk what DGS is.
Ace Attorney spin-off taking place sometime before the original series. (like there's a sherlock holmes expy and stuff edit: It's not an expy it's actually Sherlock Holmes).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Gyakuten_Saiban:_Naruhod%C5%8D_Ry%C5%ABnosuke_no_B%C5%8Dken
BlueBadger
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I think it was going to be called "The Great Ace Attorney" in the west.. It was to take place in Meiji era Japan, starring Phoenix's ancestor. It's a shame it hasn't been localized yet
It looks like a super fun game.Blood Diamonds
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don't make a thread about it sis you're going to get juniored again :l
Dead Prince
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Final Fantasy XV September 30
demo later today.
something about Mcdonalds
all is well in the world today
@DOWN
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1202506
go spam.
demo later today.
something about Mcdonalds
all is well in the world today
@DOWN
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1202506
go spam.
BlueBadger
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Oh wow for reals? :O Holy smokes..
RatskyWatsky
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kool will look forward to it!
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Anyone have thoughts on these PS4k rumors/leaks? I don't have a PS4, so I'm just watching from a distance.
I think it sucks. I buy consoles with the expectation that they'll last me a full generation without the need to upgrade. It's Sega all over again.
Yeah, I expected this to happen eventually, I just figured we'd have another generation before it started.
Not a fan, but it was inevitable.
unity of the void
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If the PS4K does actually mean Deep Down is happening then I'll be day one.
On a side note, waiting to play Dark Souls 3 is getting annoying with Youtube recommending me all of these videos which could potentially spoil all sorts of shit in their titles.
On a side note, waiting to play Dark Souls 3 is getting annoying with Youtube recommending me all of these videos which could potentially spoil all sorts of shit in their titles.
umop_3pisdn
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are you heckling the prof?
I think they used to call it IDM? Kind of a meaningless genre name though. A lot of their stuff is ambient, too. Autechre are kind off doing their own thing, though, they're kind of hard to classify.
Listen to this section of IO (mons), it's crazy.
CornBurrito
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I wish more people would relax about spoilers.
I think people wouldn't find them as game ruining if they didn't work themselves up into a fit and convinced themselves that they were game ruining.
She just told us this is the only time we're meeting all semester. I'm in love with her!!
Elitist1945
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Today a female co-worker randomly held my hand. The same thing happened at my old location. Is this something a lot of girls do? lol
Keep in mind my workplace is majority students.
Keep in mind my workplace is majority students.
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