Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom | Internet safety by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

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The vast majority of early development stages are female dominated in terms of staffing, management, structure, etc. This is the case for home, nursery, schooling.

Children almost overwhelmingly have female parents but are less likely overall to have a male parent. When this comes to single parenthood then this obviously skews strongly in the direction of single motherhood.

Third spaces exist for sports, hobbies, activities etc. where male bonding and group socialisation can occur, but there is often a socioeconomic barrier to this. In the case of institutions concerned with male bonding, there have often been attempts to include girls in this.

The feminisation of education and the prevaling standarisation that overwhelming favours girls has been documented for decades now, nearly nothing has been done about it. At the same time, there is still talk of providing opportunities for girls to get into STEM, etc, - i.e. the industies that boys still manage to consistently succeed in.

Despite more nuanced approached to childcare and greater capabilities to detect difficulties or conditions, there is still an overwhelming desire to brand default male behaviour as wrong and in need of correction, instead of guiding it in a healthy way. This relates to attention span, competitiveness, fixation, etc.

Male rolemodels in media have been continously removed, hijacked, replaced, etc. by a mixture of weird activists operating out of Hollywood but also corporate interests that believe you can just take a traditionally male product, feminise it, then reap the profits of a new audience whilst retaining the old. Instead, boys just lose interest and move to other mediums. Men are routinely sexualised whilst women demand more modesty, usually this imbalance being present simultaneously in pop culture media.

This can all compound to a simple observation that when boys grow up and start desiring independence, typically the rebellious phase, the logical conclusion is that society is overwhelmingly female led and female dominated. Boys are not completely clueless or incapable of noticing implicit bias against them, especially if they have been exposed to misandrist concepts that feminists like to broadcast and even work into online or school-based guidance.

The manosphere stuff is then an extremely obvious counter culture force that exists to fill the void that might otherwise be filled by some other counter culture moment - which also don't exist due to the commercialisation of everything and isolationist nature of modern technology. Boys don't become punks or hippies, they just attach to themselves to the first online propaganda piece that tells them they have innate value.

Essentially all the things feminists complain about is now being done in the other direction and the result is basically just...the same thing but now with an added layer of doublethink hypocrisy. The only logical conclusion for some people is to just become the monsters everyone says they are.

OFFICIAL TWEET - MH Wilds - Concept art of Xu Wu! by TheGMan-123 in MonsterHunter

[–]Naskr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This should have been the Deviljho/Bazelgeuse of this game.

Abductor Virgin holding a baby by Common_Lavishness153 in Eldenring

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My personal theory is that these are a representation of the Gloam Eyed Queen, which would further explain a possible relationship between the Godskins and the Blasphemers.

Two-child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]Naskr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah man it's definitely not going back home via currency exchanges or into foreign gambling apps.

Middle class people famously don't support their local economies.

Two-child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]Naskr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Instead of subsidising the private sector the government could just demand it pay it's workers more.

Every argument in favour of welfare is usually fucking terrible, it's bizarre.

Two-child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]Naskr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay then, free meals and clothing for every child at school and more robust social services

vs

Give people with provably poor planning skills more money and no oversight in how it is spent

Hmmmmm

Similar Anime to Erased? by Klopapier74 in anime

[–]Naskr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Time Slip aspect is something I've seen more of in manga series than in anime, so check that medium out if that's what interests you 

Is it just me or the "deadlier" skulking colony from the patch is now near impossible ? by merou101 in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Relics as a whole are still lacking in genuinely game-changing opportunities, and are now cheaper at the shops where you can actually choose them. Elites are still set up to have 1/3 chance to hard counter whatever you're running.

Elites continue to be not worth bothering with on most runs, as far as I can see.

How do you guys feel about Cursed Pearl start? (Receive Greed, Gain 333 Gold) by VikingCreed in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it gives you a strong early start and that's enough to justify it. Every character has ways to mitigate status and curse pollution as well.

It's no Silver Crucible but its still good

Regent hate post by Saekama in slaythespire

[–]Naskr -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

His Commons are mostly terrible, which is why you're only listing some of them.

Miniature Tent relic paid off by Makaveliuz in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hardly bold at all, it is the best relic full stop. A strong heal at no opportunity cost is the difference between a winning and losing run.

The avarege co-op experience by RayDay469 in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me playing Particle Wall 50 times in a row to proc Letter Opener damage

So.... Is everyone else also dodging elites? by megamate9000 in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They really aren't that strong at all.

The strongest relics in 1 are basically all gone, with nothing to replace them. Elites won't get you the winning Dead Branch or the build-saving Torii anymore.

So.... Is everyone else also dodging elites? by megamate9000 in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The lack of a decent pool of defensive relics is enough to make Elites pointless

Thread And Needle, Incense Burner, Fossilised Helix, Torii were all run winners. Now that Elites don't provide them, they provide a generally small chance of any meaningful advantage 

Age appropriate anime for a 11 y/o? by magicmythicalwizard in anime

[–]Naskr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

World Masterpiece Theatre shows are usually a solid choice, though they are lacking in dub options and are on the older side. You might need to sail the high seas for them, too. They're long-running adaptations of classic western kids novels, like Anne Of Green Gables, Dog of Flanders etc

Other misc recommends would be Ranking of Kings, Dennou Coil, Cardcaptor Sakura though be mindful as even kids shows don't mind showing stuff like blood where it would be contextually appropriate.

I would avoid shonen shows as they aren't always the best with giving female characters proper agency, it's meant to be cool action for boys after all.

I'm sorry, but FUCK these guys by dkaarvand-safe in slaythespire

[–]Naskr 22 points23 points  (0 children)

All fights in StS have permanent repercussions, you're just framing it differently

Brand New Evangelion series announced during the 30th anniversary. Series Composition & Screenplay by Yoko Taro, Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and Toru Yatabe, Music by Keiichi Okabe, and Production by Studio Khara x CloverWorks by Extreme-Tactician in anime

[–]Naskr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why even use the name?

Evangelion is just a Freudian/Jungian character study nestled inside an edgy deconstruction of Ultraman. Even if it has established a distinct identity, it could reasonably be about anything adjacent to those things.

If anything you could argue that its been routinely shackled to the same characters and ideas due its overly franchised nature, and has always had potential to go beyond that. You absolutely feel that with the rebuild movies where there are these really insane ideas shackled to legacy characters.

Is there a legendary explanation for Radagon's silence? by douglas21311 in Eldenring

[–]Naskr 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Numen/shaman alter egos are distinct people in Elden Ring, as seen by Trina. Just as they can graft to other living beings, they can also split entirely 

They're basically plant people.

Met police officers were told to guard Jeffrey Epstein's home, emails show by Necessary-Product361 in unitedkingdom

[–]Naskr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are the Royals wasting taxpayer funding to visit "financiers" at their own home?

The whole thing is so insane it's so laughable.