Originally posted by Jilkon

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But I seem to be the only guy who's really into anime, manga AND games. The others are like split up in factions and I'm the mediator who knows a lot about everything.

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Originally posted by Wurl

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It's pronounced "Colmes." Hannity is a 'tard and Colmes is a pussy.

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Originally posted by Piranha

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But I´m sure that they sing in German, though.

Even if it´s a russian song.

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Originally posted by Kutske

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I'm sure it is, but he said, "The whole idea of misogyny is not supported by Islam." That's utterly contradictory to everything I've ever learned about a woman's role in the Islamic world, and I've seen excerpts from - among books - the Quran to confirm this. Now, I don't for a minute doubt that Jin must come from a community that supports women in the way he claims, but my original question wasn't, "Jin -- how are women treated in your specific Muslim community?" The question was why Islam in general places women so low (what with the thirty-howevermany virgins promised to a man in his afterlife, among other examples). It can't all be blamed on extremists and cultural setting, most of it has to trace back to the core belief system.

Not that I'm here to vilify Islam or anything -- Christian and Jewish texts are equally terrible to women, it's just that since I live in a country with many Christians and Jews, I can see from firsthand experience that by and large, their misogyny has been abandoned and is attributed to customs and cultures of days gone past, with a focus being on the more positive things the Christian and Jewish texts promote, what with the charity and caring for the sick and needy, etc. I haven't been able to observe this sort of thing first-hand with regards to Islam - most of my knowledge comes from my own admitedly-loose understanding of the Quran and Islamic tradition - so I figured I'd take the opportunity to ask an actual Muslim straight up, "What's with the misogyny?" I'm more inclined to believe an individual's testimony (that is, Jin's) over the scholarly disambiguation of Islamic texts made by outside observers which, unfortunately, is all I've had access to up until this point, I just need him to elaborate and give examples.

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Originally posted by Wurl

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The fact that you don't know about the genocide in Rawanda disproves the fact about media preventing genocide somewhat.

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Originally posted by PrincessPeach

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Link is not only a Nintendo-Character, but also a Standard Character in every Smash Bros. Game released to date.

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Originally posted by Skydude

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Trunxy, I promise that I will make that scene, and other memorable FF scenes, upon my return to the states. Be sure to remind me in a few weeks in case this thread goes under.

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Originally posted by Exploding Kittens!

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needs more koji sideburns

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