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Re: Best Political Cartoons
« Reply #1770 on: December 11, 2012, 10:40:36 pm »
Are American political cartoons this unintelligible to y'all across the pond?
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Re: Best Political Cartoons
« Reply #1771 on: December 12, 2012, 03:14:48 pm »
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I have heard people quoting a study (but haven't seen the actual study) which claims that in ships that sank slowly women have a higher survival rate (because the crew and passengers have time to organise the escape to the boats) but on ships that sink quickly the survivors are those who were most physically fit (because in a panicked scramble for safety fit young men have the edge.)

But I think it was an old study anyway. With modern ships and safety measures things should be a bit more organised anyway. (unless we remember those recent cases where the crew abandoned the ship and the passengers...)

I read that too

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1969142,00.html

Basically the theory goes that since the Titanic sank slowly, there was time for social order to be restored and had time to consider not being such dicks to one another.

On the Lusitania, people panicked and it was everyone for themselves.

However not everyone agrees with this.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22119-sinking-the-titanic-women-and-children-first-myth.html
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Re: Best Political Cartoons
« Reply #1772 on: December 13, 2012, 04:49:56 pm »
hopefully no one has posted this yet..

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Re: Best Political Cartoons
« Reply #1773 on: December 18, 2012, 03:23:10 am »
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« Reply #1774 on: December 18, 2012, 05:12:45 pm »
I assume Calvin and Hobbes has showed up at some point on this thread, so I won't waste your time, and just leave you with this and this.

Nah, just kidding, I'll leave you with this.
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Re: Best Political Cartoons
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« Reply #1776 on: December 18, 2012, 06:14:36 pm »
So they chose the wrong government?   ???  I don't like the new government but it's better then a dictator

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« Reply #1777 on: December 18, 2012, 06:27:43 pm »


Yeah, I know. People fighting for democracy and freedom will only lead to worse governments. They should shut up and let the adults figure it out.

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« Reply #1778 on: December 18, 2012, 07:29:43 pm »


Yeah, I know. People fighting for democracy and freedom will only lead to worse governments. They should shut up and let the adults figure it out.

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« Reply #1779 on: December 19, 2012, 01:33:00 am »
Well, a dude did just get locked up for blasphemy he committed on Facebook. It seems like they're not off to that good of a start really.
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« Reply #1780 on: December 19, 2012, 04:00:14 pm »
Well, in their defense, developed democracies don't always elect the best leaders either.

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Re: Best Political Cartoons
« Reply #1781 on: December 21, 2012, 10:48:43 am »
Now for double standards and general sexism against women











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« Reply #1782 on: December 21, 2012, 01:59:19 pm »
Now for double standards and general sexism against women


I find that men and women can both be what is defined as 'bitchy,' and most men may try to define themselves as assertive, but most people would prefer the word 'dick'. And the reason why a woman might be defined as 'nag' because generally a nag is either A: A parent to a lazy child or B: a person of equal or inferior position acting insistent that their ideas are superior apart from their real value and women tend to be in either roles a great deal, thus definition comes up more. I've told my brother to stop nagging me when I've been playing a game before, so hey. Stud/slut is starting to change. Slut is either gaining a better meaning to people or men who are particular to playing the field are gaining the title of manslut and shamed equally; though which depends on the area and person. I tend to dislike the 'play the field' types, but hey. I think Articulate and Chatty have completely two different meanings, and I've never had any gender connotations with them. Someone who uses a wide vocabulary is articulate and someone who is chatty is someone who talks to talk. Women tend to be more prone to chattiness due to social constructs while men tend to try to be articulate to seem 'superior,' but that's a different double standard that defining the same term differently.

The breast feeding stuff and the cosplay stuff I'll agree are pretty strong double standard.

The final one though, well. Main question is with that "Do men and women have the same reaction to see the chest of the opposite gender?" As a bisexual, I have a much stronger sexual reaction to female chests than male ones, though both inspire some reaction. Sexual reactions in public tend to be discomforting to some. If it's cultural inertia? We need to go slow, but make the shift. If it's more biological, than there's probably good reason why a woman should wear a top. Though I know in the past men wore swimsuits that covered their chest and thighs.
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« Reply #1783 on: December 21, 2012, 05:13:05 pm »
The final one though, well. Main question is with that "Do men and women have the same reaction to see the chest of the opposite gender?" As a bisexual, I have a much stronger sexual reaction to female chests than male ones, though both inspire some reaction. Sexual reactions in public tend to be discomforting to some. If it's cultural inertia? We need to go slow, but make the shift. If it's more biological, than there's probably good reason why a woman should wear a top. Though I know in the past men wore swimsuits that covered their chest and thighs.

It's entirely cultural. There's plenty of places in the world where women run around topless (and some of those places tend to see our fascination with breasts as really strange and/or childish).
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Re: Best Political Cartoons
« Reply #1784 on: December 21, 2012, 09:55:30 pm »
The final one though, well. Main question is with that "Do men and women have the same reaction to see the chest of the opposite gender?" As a bisexual, I have a much stronger sexual reaction to female chests than male ones, though both inspire some reaction. Sexual reactions in public tend to be discomforting to some. If it's cultural inertia? We need to go slow, but make the shift. If it's more biological, than there's probably good reason why a woman should wear a top. Though I know in the past men wore swimsuits that covered their chest and thighs.

It's entirely cultural. There's plenty of places in the world where women run around topless (and some of those places tend to see our fascination with breasts as really strange and/or childish).

I had not heard about those. I can understand though. But cultural inertia is strong, so the change would require a measured change and approach. Just diving into it would be bad...
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