I have to say, I loved your "long, boring summary" of this. I went to watch it with my best friend. We got out of the cinema and he was very quiet, I was chatting away, just an unbelievable film, one of the most tragic love stories ever told. And we got to the car and he just sobbed and sobbed. It touched him so much. Of course it didn't touch me in the same way, although there are plenty of love stories that do, but it was so nice, because finally someone had told a proper story about real love between two men. Anyway, i'll try and find an embed for it if you haven't got round to it. Just thought i'd share that with you, as what you wrote made me think of it and i'm sure you got a similar experience as he had
Oh that's great and I really do understand what you've been saying now. For me it's like i'm not very pc, notoriously bad for it, so I am aware I can personally be offensive sometimes and such, as can a lot of us. If it's not one thing it's another, but what I really wanted to achieve with this thread was just to back you up a bit so you didn't feel like you were talking to a brick wall. Because that's really fucking aggravating for anyone. And although I think it's not going to change much and it's not gonna stop people making gay jokes (along with midget, women, mental disability, religion etc etc) at least it will make people a tiny bit more aware when they do, that includes me. I think that the more accepted things become the more people will use it in humour, kind of like being overfamiliar and at ease with someone you don't really think about how you interact with them. Jibes at any given group of people are rife when you really break it down, it's just the more taboo are more glaringly obvious. Anyway i'm really glad you brought it up berti and it's cool you've been so laid back about things in general. Thanks for kicking some arse back there, you're cool
In reply to this comment by berticus: Hey! You don't need to apologise... I don't feel that you singled me out. I'm really pleased that it's important to you and that you want to discuss it. But much like you I don't feel militant enough to pursue it, so I was backing off. In any case I don't want you to think that you need to apologise to me for anything, and actually, I'm sorry if I said anything that seemed harsh or overly negative.
In reply to this comment by alien_concept: Hey berticus. Look I in no way meant to single you out. My chief aim was to rehighlight it as you seemed to want to back off from it having gotten "tired of policing it." I just didn't want you to feel like that. I wanted it to be an important topic that even if not resolved was at least looked at and not brushed under the carpet. But i'm done, i'm not militant enough for all this haha. Sorry man
Hey, what happened to your previous avatar? The white one with the drawn bunny, if I'm not mistaken? I really really loved that one (then again, I'm an insufferable, biased bunny lovah), and it doesn't matter that much, because all rodents are totally cool. Is this one (rat/hamster?) yours?
Hey berticus. Look I in no way meant to single you out. My chief aim was to rehighlight it as you seemed to want to back off from it having gotten "tired of policing it." I just didn't want you to feel like that. I wanted it to be an important topic that even if not resolved was at least looked at and not brushed under the carpet. But i'm done, i'm not militant enough for all this haha. Sorry man
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my favourite musical discovery of 2008!
In reply to this comment by berticus:
my favourite musical discovery of 2008!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why
http://www.videosift.com/video/Cry-Little-Sister-The-Lost-Boys-OST
In reply to this comment by berticus:
cryyyyy little sister!
In reply to this comment by berticus:
maybe you could get one of these!
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Had a CD alarm clock for a while and this track played every morning at five am. I voted for it anyway.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Man-Boobs
In reply to my other, other rabbit imaginary friend:
like the new user pic
http://www.videosift.com/video/Scene-from-Brokeback-Mountain-The-Seeds-of-Fear
I have to say, I loved your "long, boring summary" of this. I went to watch it with my best friend. We got out of the cinema and he was very quiet, I was chatting away, just an unbelievable film, one of the most tragic love stories ever told. And we got to the car and he just sobbed and sobbed. It touched him so much. Of course it didn't touch me in the same way, although there are plenty of love stories that do, but it was so nice, because finally someone had told a proper story about real love between two men. Anyway, i'll try and find an embed for it if you haven't got round to it. Just thought i'd share that with you, as what you wrote made me think of it and i'm sure you got a similar experience as he had
In reply to this comment by berticus:
Hey! You don't need to apologise... I don't feel that you singled me out. I'm really pleased that it's important to you and that you want to discuss it. But much like you I don't feel militant enough to pursue it, so I was backing off. In any case I don't want you to think that you need to apologise to me for anything, and actually, I'm sorry if I said anything that seemed harsh or overly negative.
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Hey berticus. Look I in no way meant to single you out. My chief aim was to rehighlight it as you seemed to want to back off from it having gotten "tired of policing it." I just didn't want you to feel like that. I wanted it to be an important topic that even if not resolved was at least looked at and not brushed under the carpet. But i'm done, i'm not militant enough for all this haha. Sorry man