Ben

Can't find a publisher for your game because it's no fun and because it hatefully mocks a major American religion? Now you don't need one! You can get some money that was stolen from your neighbors to finish your game!

Just send in your grant proposal, along with a list of your recent political contributions and the details on which religion you want to mock*, to the NEA. Our board will consider it and hopefully approve your grant!


* The sacred Islamic faith must never be mocked. Grant proposals mocking Islam will be forwarded to the Justice Dept. Office of Civil Rights Enforcement for immediate action.

@Colin That's a fair definition of harassment.

I'm not sure how that justifies what the name-callers do though.

@Colin "Since when is human decency giving in?"

When it is 100% one-sided. When it isn't reciprocated with human decency in return. When it just provides a new platform for new attacks. Or when you use force to take something away from one person in order to be "decent" and give it to another.

Who is doing the name calling? Who said or implied I'd enjoy murdering people? What is decent about that?

Why should one side be "decent" in response to indecent attacks from the other? Why reward name-callers and censors with understanding? Every time you reward it, they'll keep doing it more and more until you stop rewarding it.

@Colin That will work. Until you disagree or raise a question about something specific. Then get ready to be censored and name-called at least.

Or sued or arrested or worse, depending on how many people like you give in to these pressure tactics between now and then.

@Colin "There are far worse crimes committed against gay people." So that makes anything and everything OK, I guess.

That might not be what you are saying, but it describes exactly what "Athena" is doing.

Bad things happened to gays in the past, therefore gays should never be questioned, they should never be held to any standard, they should automatically get whatever they want, and everyone in society has the duty to cater to their preferences on every subject. And if you don't, you're just like the murderers.

Some of us don't think society should be set up with those sorts of rules. I'm not willing to be pushed around by grievance-mongers and censors. You, apparently, are.

@Colin Sliwinski did it by implication:

"We think BioWare should seize this opportunity and release some DLC: the big, gaudy, golden "Necklace of Nohomo" that grants +2 against "unwanted advances" -- then donate the proceeds to the Matthew Shepard Foundation."

Athena said I wanted to stone gays. But then that message got deleted somehow.

The message is clear: not wanting to be repeatedly propositioned by gay guys is wrong and probably means you are a violent criminal.

(And I didn't even say that, I was just pointing out the double standard and the ridiculous political correctness of people exactly like Athena who are ready to censor and name-call anyone who doesn't openly show favoritism to gay people.)

@Colin Ask Athena and Alexander Sliwinski to stop equating opposition to harassment with murder then. If they don't think that, they should stop saying it.

@Athena Ok, I read the first couple lines of your long rant.

What did I say about gay people? Nothing. (Seriously, go back and read my comments. I said exactly nothing about gay people.)

Censors and name-callers like you, on the other hand, are a menace.

@Athena So you're saying I'm a monster and I must be shut up.

That was quick.

@cbartell77 Should we encourage it so it gets more common? Do you want to be propositioned by gay guys 10 times a day?

Be very careful how you answer this.