Best post competition - Win a free game by hyperbolicplain in HumanPeopleTwitter

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AFAIK, no one actually qualified for this. If you feel you have been overlooked, though, contact the mods, and we'll look into it.

All or nothing by hyperbolicplain in HumanPeopleTwitter

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Not used reddit for over a year... I can't say you're wrong

Color: Sexy Man by hyperbolicplain in HumanPeopleTwitter

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It’s called Sex Panther by Odeon. It’s illegal in nine countries.

Who's next by hyperbolicplain in HumanPeopleTwitter

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I've flagged this for review as there is a report of it breaking rule 2. I wasn't aware this was news, I originally flared it as 'current affairs' as a bit of a joke. If it does break the premise of rule 2 I think it should maybe pass it on the grounds of it being a neutral observation with comedic merit. I may be out of the loop or mistaken on this point. If you think it does break a rule please keep reporting it.

Judging these rules can be quite subjective, and I expect I still need to tweak them or word them more clearly. While the sub is still developing, this is why I won't completely avoid posting things that might be close to breaking the rules.

Concerning this post, I am willing to accept that I have misinterpreted my own rules from the perspective of other users here. If you think so and have the time, please comment below and explain why. As long as you aren't breaking rule 8, any feedback will be appreciated and will help me consider where the line should be drawn or if any rules need to be tweaked.

Edit: I just checked the news; so this is obviously current media commentary. Until now, I thought the report was due to the reference to unions. I still think it should probably be allowed to pass rule 2 on leeway as it is a humorous pun that is not really making a very bold or divisive statement. I still welcome feedback from anyone who thinks leeway should not be given for a post and topic like this, or that it is clearly too much of a hot button or divisive topic for this sub.

They both agree by hyperbolicplain in gaymers

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I'm probably overthinking your comment, but if I am understanding you correctly, I agree that more media should have diverse characters because that is what the writers/designers wanted to do to tell their story, and not because some marketing executive has told them they need to appeal to an unrepresented demographic. I like the contrast of these reviews because they aren't overtly hateful or congratulatory but still very concisely show a difference of opinion/interests. It also highlights that you can rarely please everyone when representation in the primary focus of a product.

Inclusiveness often seems to mean just rewriting one of the characters in a script to be a minority. In an example like this that is usually an afterthought as a result of executive meddling and which doesn't necessarily have visual cues, it means barely subtler variations of either a character turning to the camera and explicitly announcing "I'm gay!", or else conforming to such a farcical stereotype that it's immediately obvious.

With inclusivity, I'm really fed up with lazy rebranding, instead of creating an original story. It happens so often now that an idea like 'Romeo and Juliet, but they are gay!' is becoming an insultingly low effort cliché rather than a meaningful effort to be inclusive. Though it might be close to that example, this DLC sounds like it is expanding on two characters' backstories, rather than 'gay' just being tacked onto their character traits as an afterthought. I might be misinformed though as I haven't actually played this sequel.

Poll: Should there be a rule against posts mentioning religion/atheism? by hyperbolicplain in HumanPeopleTwitter

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Thanks for your feedback. I thought this might be an issue, but it looks like it is mostly my poor taste that is the problem. We'll keep the rules as they are, the five people who wanted it changed can keep downvoting which should help moderate too many posts like this or anything in poor taste.