Where are you successful with men / women?

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21 May 2012, 9:34 am

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I don't think that joke was implying rape, though. He was just joking that his only possible way of finding people was to capture them.


What usually happens when someone is captured and thrown in the trunk of a car?

They sure as hell arent getting a tour of the wonka factory



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21 May 2012, 10:00 am

I think the joke should be removed. I made a joke once that implied rape, and it was removed and I was given a warning.
Precedents, my friends.



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21 May 2012, 11:03 am

Goth clubs! You would be surprised how many goths are on the spectrum!



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21 May 2012, 11:04 am

I wouldn't.



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21 May 2012, 1:37 pm

smudge wrote:
I don't think that joke was implying rape, though. He was just joking that his only possible way of finding people was to capture them.

Pretty much.

Part of a joke is that it is an absurd statement. I live in America, have you seen the average American? It was absurd to even imply that it is possible to stuff something that fat into a trunk. Therefore the statement was a joke.


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21 May 2012, 1:52 pm

You know proper response when someone is offended by what you say is either fix a possible misunderstanding or say you're sorry and didnt mean to offend. Its not to say how they are in the wrong for being offended



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21 May 2012, 2:39 pm

People can always just shrug their shoulders and move on instead of letting themselves get all bothered what a few faceless strangers on the internet think about everything.

It would be a special sort of hell to be forced to go through life giving a crap what everybody thinks, especially with aspergers.



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21 May 2012, 2:53 pm

I agree with cyb0rg. But then, if I thought someone was joking about rape, I wouldn't be too happy either, because I hate rape jokes. I still don't think it was, but I guess we beg to differ.



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21 May 2012, 3:45 pm

People can't go 10 minutes without being angry sad and bitter in this place lol
Come on, back to the topic!



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21 May 2012, 5:13 pm

zero friends,zero girlfriends,underappreciated :(



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21 May 2012, 5:23 pm

JanuaryMan wrote:
People can't go 10 minutes without being angry sad and bitter in this place lol
Come on, back to the topic!


That's because for some of us, we have had so many failures, so often, these attitudes are all we are familiar with.



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21 May 2012, 11:30 pm

It's not about being offended it's about this board being a safe place for everyone to have fun, including people who are triggered by assault/rape "jokes". They're just completely uncalled for. Not finding disgusting bs amusing doesn't mean I lack a sense of humor, it means I have taste.
MHX gets it.


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22 May 2012, 12:23 am

rabbittss wrote:
JanuaryMan wrote:
People can't go 10 minutes without being angry sad and bitter in this place lol
Come on, back to the topic!


That's because for some of us, we have had so many failures, so often, these attitudes are all we are familiar with.


This. It's hard not to be cynical after all you've experienced, in terms of romance, is rejection after rejection. One or two rejections happens to everyone. But if you get rejected CONSTANTLY and are nearly 30, and have never had a GF, clearly something is very wrong.



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22 May 2012, 12:36 am

Adam82 wrote:
rabbittss wrote:
JanuaryMan wrote:
People can't go 10 minutes without being angry sad and bitter in this place lol
Come on, back to the topic!


That's because for some of us, we have had so many failures, so often, these attitudes are all we are familiar with.


This. It's hard not to be cynical after all you've experienced, in terms of romance, is rejection after rejection. One or two rejections happens to everyone. But if you get rejected CONSTANTLY and are nearly 30, and have never had a GF, clearly something is very wrong.


Woah man, keep your voice down, or else the usual suspects will descend and tell us it's all our own faults, again. See that is the thing, we, as men, are supposed to, ney, obligated, to look below the surface whenever we see a woman, be she morbidly obese, or purple polkadotted, and see the glorious Venus, aching to be loved by us, lurking beneath. If we don't do this, we are misogynistic bigots. However, if Women we are actually interested in enough to approach sense we are bitter or negative, they are perfectly justified in not wanting anything to do with us. They are under no obligation to give us a second chance, or look for our positives, after all, if we really wanted a girlfriend, we'd be more apt to look beneath the surface of those girls we claim we aren't interested in.

Since we aren't, it obviously means it's all our own faults we don't have girlfriends, and this of course has nothing to do with the other side of the societal coin. That being the one where guys are supposed to be large, domineering alpha personalities with a take charge jaw and a can do attitude.. just as much as women are supposed to be svelte and shapely and look good with no clothes on.



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22 May 2012, 12:50 am

While I respect your opinions, using freedom of speech and "because" shouldn't be a get out of jail free card to go in and wreck every positive thread in a forum. Fair enough, guys, if you haven't had any good fortune you're welcome and can brainstorm or just mention it. Have the remote decency to at least take this discussion to another thread. It's not much to ask of (any) human being with a keyboard and access to a forum.



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22 May 2012, 2:58 am

temporary lock while a warning is issued.


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