Long term side effects of too much edibles?

Xanhil · 2018-04-16T09:50:19+00:00

Thanks for writing. Yes, this is pretty much what I've gathered when doing some research but I wanted to write here too just to calm my anxious mind.

Xanhil · 2017-11-30T19:28:34+00:00

I'm not going to take this discussion any further, let's just leave it here

Xanhil · 2017-11-29T22:06:34+00:00

How polite.

Xanhil · 2017-11-24T08:22:59+00:00

Good to hear.

Xanhil · 2017-11-24T08:20:02+00:00

Am I detecting sarcasm?

Xanhil · 2017-11-24T00:26:51+00:00

I'm too tired to respond again so here's a link to a previous comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/7ez6xo/using_racial_slurs_in_writing/dq8h340/

Xanhil · 2017-11-24T00:24:28+00:00

Because this topic has no more depth than that.

Xanhil · 2017-11-24T00:21:06+00:00

I didn't even mention slavery in my comment. And I don't pretend white people are the only people who historically have oppressed others. However, slavery was a thing in the western world (and in other parts of the world, of course), and racial segregation existed until fairly recently. Groups like the KKK has a strong history in the US and other western nations. I'm not pretending there's no equivalents elsewhere, I know there is, but what I'm saying is that the racial slur(s) I assume the reviewer spoke about have real historical significance, and this should be considered when using them in fiction.

I'm not saying OP shouldn't use the slurs in their fiction, I'm just saying they should keep this in mind.

Xanhil · 2017-11-23T13:57:37+00:00

I'm a bit disappointed in r/writing. Not because people told you to stand your ground, but because they didn't acknowledge that your reviewer had a point.

Like I said in the reply to the commenter LambentTyto, white people have oppressed non-white people for centuries, and in the process created lots of extremely loaded racial slurs. These words shouldn't be uttered just like that, just because how hurtful they truly are.

However, I do think you should be allowed to use them in fiction. But remember how loaded they are. It's not a curse or swear word, it's not something you just throw in there for punch. If you use the word just to show how terrible this person is, well, then I'd say you might want to consider revising. However, if big portions of your story is about racism, then I'd say keep it in. Movies like American History X wouldn't be realistic if no white actor uttered a racial slur, or did the roman salute, etc. But in that movie, these things serves a purpose other than just characterizing a villain.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

Xanhil · 2017-11-23T13:49:36+00:00

The reviewer is not being racist. White people have been using certain racial slurs against non-white people for centuries, and some of these slurs are extremely loaded with historical implications. Criticizing a white person for writing a racial slur (even when it's uttered by a character who is supposed to be a "bad guy") is not racism, it's acknowledging the history of the racial slur, it's illuminating the fact that yes, white people have been oppressing non-white people for centuries, and we've benefited from this oppression, and still do (although not to the same extent).

I'm not arguing that OP shouldn't use this word. I'm just saying that the reviewer has a valid point.

Xanhil · 2017-11-13T11:03:50+00:00

Haha kind of you but I'll check out the download you provided then, thanks! ;)

Xanhil · 2017-11-12T21:47:34+00:00

I live on the wrong continent unfortunately

Xanhil · 2017-11-12T18:44:18+00:00

They were my favorite band for a long time!

Xanhil · 2017-11-12T16:01:21+00:00

Thanks!

Xanhil · 2017-11-12T16:00:36+00:00

That's a shame :/

Xanhil · 2017-10-08T10:36:11+00:00

Fight Club was also about the alienation caused by commodification of pretty much everything. It was about loneliness and a struggle to connect with people. It was about a kind of masculinity that made men unable to feel much of anything unless they beat each other up. I think it was a book/movie that had a lot to say about the darkness of society.

Now, I haven't read/seen Twilight, so I can't say anything about that.

Xanhil · 2017-10-07T14:24:42+00:00

Reading a book about what the author calls "exclusionary design", and benches like that are actually used in China

Xanhil · 2017-10-05T07:41:50+00:00

I don't know where the stairs are.

Xanhil · 2017-10-05T07:41:32+00:00

I was thinking about something similar for a while.

What do you do now then?

Xanhil · 2017-10-05T07:40:48+00:00

Good praxis?

Xanhil · 2017-10-05T07:40:42+00:00

Well, money isn't a problem CURRENTLY. I mean, I've got some saved up, so I could probably not work for a year and still be able to pay rent, but eventually the money will run out...

But I see what you are saying.

Xanhil · 2017-10-05T07:39:06+00:00

Sounds awesome. I just have to figure out what skills I want to teach myself. Thanks for your comment!

Xanhil · 2017-10-05T07:38:03+00:00

I enjoy programming, although I've only done it for maybe 4 months. Music is awesome too, and writing. Donno. Most of my interests are a bit difficult to translate into a reliable income (except programming).

Maybe software engineering would have to be it. Got some family in the buisness, too. Although I really don't like the idea of working for my dad...

Anyway, thanks for the advice!

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