The Hierarchy of Disagreement. Learn it. Use it. Live it.

During the past year or so, upon returning from the hallowed halls of the Judicial System to the Wild West of Otakudom, I have been subjected to many arguments from people who think calling someone “GAY” is equivalent to scoring some sort of metaphysical point. Coming from a line of work where precision of argument is of the utmost importance, I would like to disabuse these people of their delusions.

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(If you haven’t already done so, please lend a hand either by volunteering at your nearest relief centers or by donating to any of the organizations on the list in my previous entry. There are still people who need help, so let’s do everything we can.)

It’s easy to ignore someone else’s plight, or to inflict cruelty on someone, once you learn to dehumanize them.

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Lelouch Vi Britannia commands it!

I’ve had an exciting couple of days, haven’t I? First my Otaku Taiki comments page bursts into flames, and then I get accused of stirring up trouble.

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If I hear the word costripper one more time you know where I'm putting this leek.

I’m talking to the cosplayers in the crowd, the so-called ‘costrippers’, the ones who dress up because they enjoy it, not because of the contests or attention-seeking.

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Everybody has an opinion. This is mine.

Let me tell you a story.

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Most people who aren’t pirate fans themselves tend to be confused at the enthusiasm and gusto with which pirate otaku throw themselves into the part. (For the sake of clarity, I am referring to the “Yo ho hoist the colors” type of pirate, not the “Burn fake DVDs with torrents off the Internet and sell in bazaars” kind.)

For starters, pirates tend to have bad teeth and bad breath. Jack Sparrow could knock out a man by breathing on him. It’s true!

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I was reading through my RSS feeds this morning when I found a spectacularly awesome (read: insane and scary) website  called godhatesgoths.com. (Thank you MakeUseOf!)

According to the Rev. R.G. Green, “Goths are more dangerous to children than pedophiles.” Considering the fact that I have quite a few goth and loligoth friends, I needed to check out this very important and very timely warning. (And by ‘very important and very timely’, what I really mean is, ‘very dumb and very irresponsible’.)

The site goes on to say that “While all sub-cultures are inherently bad [!!!], goth is the worst of these sub-cultures.” Oh crap. I’m a member of so many sub-cultures! Am I inherently bad multiplied by the number of sub-cultures I belong to? I must be… Superbad!

Frightened by the state of my immortal soul, I checked his handy-dandy list of WHO might belong to this evil sub-culture:

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