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Use the right name, people.
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Feminism. That's what this journal is about, and if that is not something you're interested in, or somehow offends you, you may want to close this journal now. However, for those of you willing to read about this, you might learn a little something, like the real meaning of the word.
Let me start off by saying that I, a white, heterosexual male, am a feminist, in it's truest definition. That definition being this, as defined by urbandictionary.com, agreed upon by wikipedia, and the Merriam-webster dictionary website.
It is NOT the idea that women should be superior to men. It is NOT the idea that men have screwed up the world, and women should come in and fix it, and it is NOT the idea that all women are victims, and should strike back at their male oppressors.
It is the idea that women, despite having different biological features than men, are intellectually and skillfully equal to men. Let me quote one of my favorite books, Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.
"'What is a woman's place in this modern world?' Jasnah Kholin's words read. 'I rebel against this question though so many of my peers ask it. The inherent bias in the inquiry seems invisible to so many of them. They consider themselves progressive because they are willing to challenge many of the assumptions of the past. They ignore the greater assumption- that a "place" for women must be defined and set forth to begin with. Half the population must somehow be reduced to the role arrived at by a single conversation. No matter how broad that role is, it will be- by nature- a reduction from the infinite variety that is womanhood. I say that there is no role for women- there is, instead, a role for each woman, and that she must make it for herself. For some, it will be the role of scholar; for others, it will be the role of the wife. For others, it will be both. For yet others, it will be neither. Do not mistake me in assuming I value one woman's role above another. My point is not to stratify our society - we have done that far too well already - my point is to diversify our discourse. A woman's strength should not be in her role, whatever she chooses it to be, but in the power to choose that role. It is amazing to me that I even have to make this point, as I see it as the very foundation of our conversation.'"
This more than any other quote that I have seen or heard, says how I feel on the subject, but not just about women. Men as well. Each man and each woman has their own strengths, weaknesses, flaws, and specialties, and they must make for themselves their niche in the world, their role to be played. No one can do what you do as well as you can do it, and you should be treated as such, be you male or female. This means, yes, females should be paid the same amount as men for the same job, the same work, and same responsibility.
But somehow, the word 'feminism' has become associated with "Female power!" and "Men suck!". Somehow, possibly media, has connected 'feminists' with the radical extreme of the idea that females aren't being given their due, and should be, dammit, to the exclusion, and degradation of males. And feminists role with this idea. Plenty of feminists yell and argue about how men suck, and are vile scum and misogynistic assholes. But they misuse the word feminist. They misuse and misconstrue the word feminism into this dark, hateful thing.
And feminism isn't hateful. Feminism is full of love, and understanding, that each and every person is their own person, to make their own role in the world, and to be treated as themselves. To be given the same rights, privileges, ideas, pay, and consideration as every other person. It's not that females should be treated above males, but that each person should be evaluated for their skills, and ideas, regardless of gender. In that regard, I am a feminist, in the truest sense of the word.
And to the rest of you, the people who DO believe in that 'female power', the only problem, the ONLY problem I have with you as a whole, is that you are perverting the use of the word. Find a new word to use for your agenda, a new word for your ideals, because you aren't using the word right, and it's annoying to those of us who are TRUE feminists.
Let me start off by saying that I, a white, heterosexual male, am a feminist, in it's truest definition. That definition being this, as defined by urbandictionary.com, agreed upon by wikipedia, and the Merriam-webster dictionary website.
The belief that women are and should be treated as potential intellectual equals and social equals to men. These people can be either male or female human beings, although the ideology is commonly (and perhaps falsely) associated mainly with women.
The basic idea of Feminism revolves around the principle that just because human bodies are designed to perform certain procreative functions, biological elements need not dictate intellectual and social functions, capabilities, and rights.
Feminism also, by its nature, embraces the belief that all people are entitled to freedom and liberty within reason--including equal civil rights--and that discrimination should not be made based on gender, sexual orientation, skin color, ethnicity, religion, culture, or lifestyle."
The basic idea of Feminism revolves around the principle that just because human bodies are designed to perform certain procreative functions, biological elements need not dictate intellectual and social functions, capabilities, and rights.
Feminism also, by its nature, embraces the belief that all people are entitled to freedom and liberty within reason--including equal civil rights--and that discrimination should not be made based on gender, sexual orientation, skin color, ethnicity, religion, culture, or lifestyle."
It is NOT the idea that women should be superior to men. It is NOT the idea that men have screwed up the world, and women should come in and fix it, and it is NOT the idea that all women are victims, and should strike back at their male oppressors.
It is the idea that women, despite having different biological features than men, are intellectually and skillfully equal to men. Let me quote one of my favorite books, Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.
"'What is a woman's place in this modern world?' Jasnah Kholin's words read. 'I rebel against this question though so many of my peers ask it. The inherent bias in the inquiry seems invisible to so many of them. They consider themselves progressive because they are willing to challenge many of the assumptions of the past. They ignore the greater assumption- that a "place" for women must be defined and set forth to begin with. Half the population must somehow be reduced to the role arrived at by a single conversation. No matter how broad that role is, it will be- by nature- a reduction from the infinite variety that is womanhood. I say that there is no role for women- there is, instead, a role for each woman, and that she must make it for herself. For some, it will be the role of scholar; for others, it will be the role of the wife. For others, it will be both. For yet others, it will be neither. Do not mistake me in assuming I value one woman's role above another. My point is not to stratify our society - we have done that far too well already - my point is to diversify our discourse. A woman's strength should not be in her role, whatever she chooses it to be, but in the power to choose that role. It is amazing to me that I even have to make this point, as I see it as the very foundation of our conversation.'"
This more than any other quote that I have seen or heard, says how I feel on the subject, but not just about women. Men as well. Each man and each woman has their own strengths, weaknesses, flaws, and specialties, and they must make for themselves their niche in the world, their role to be played. No one can do what you do as well as you can do it, and you should be treated as such, be you male or female. This means, yes, females should be paid the same amount as men for the same job, the same work, and same responsibility.
But somehow, the word 'feminism' has become associated with "Female power!" and "Men suck!". Somehow, possibly media, has connected 'feminists' with the radical extreme of the idea that females aren't being given their due, and should be, dammit, to the exclusion, and degradation of males. And feminists role with this idea. Plenty of feminists yell and argue about how men suck, and are vile scum and misogynistic assholes. But they misuse the word feminist. They misuse and misconstrue the word feminism into this dark, hateful thing.
And feminism isn't hateful. Feminism is full of love, and understanding, that each and every person is their own person, to make their own role in the world, and to be treated as themselves. To be given the same rights, privileges, ideas, pay, and consideration as every other person. It's not that females should be treated above males, but that each person should be evaluated for their skills, and ideas, regardless of gender. In that regard, I am a feminist, in the truest sense of the word.
And to the rest of you, the people who DO believe in that 'female power', the only problem, the ONLY problem I have with you as a whole, is that you are perverting the use of the word. Find a new word to use for your agenda, a new word for your ideals, because you aren't using the word right, and it's annoying to those of us who are TRUE feminists.
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A topic of discussion.
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A friend and I were discussing the trope of Deus ex Machina. Details aside, I'd like to ask you all.
Is a DeM a good thing, a bad thing, or does it depend? On what? What reasoning do you use?
Is a DeM a good thing, a bad thing, or does it depend? On what? What reasoning do you use?
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For the fun of it.
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Comment and I will tell you
(1) Tell you something I learned about you by looking at your DA page.
(2) Tell you a color you remind me of.
(3) Tell you what element I believe you belong to (water, fire, air, etc.).
(4) Tell you which one of your OC's is my favorite.
(5) Ask you a question, and you must answer.
(6) Tell you something I like about you or your art.
(7) Give you a nickname.
(8) Tell you what am I doing right now.
(9) Tell you what food/ flavor/smell you remind me of.
(10) Tell you to do this in your journal too, if you haven't already.
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Death Battle Analysis: Goku Vs. Superman
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For those of you who haven't seen this, this is "screwattack.com"'s 'Death Battle' where they "Examine their weapons, armor and skills to see who would win a death battle."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyl97T…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyl97T…
First off, I loved this fight. I thought it was incredible, and awe-inspiring the entire way through.
Second off, I think Goku was cheated out of his "full power". Give me a chance to explain before you bite at me.
Third off, Superman still should have won. Sorry if I spoiled it, and give me a chance to explain my reasoning before you bite my head off.
Third off, Superman still should have won. Sorry if I spoiled it, and give me a chance to explain my reasoning before you bite my head off.
For the first point, I loved it. I enjoyed it, it was entertaining. I laughed, I cheered. It was awesome, and the Earth couldn't take it. 
Now, the second part, cause I know you're curious. The way I see it, yes, the determined his "Strength" by watching him just before the World Martial Arts Tournament, and while he COULD lift them off the ground, that was mostly due to him using his Ki to fly. He then turned Super Saiyan, and was doing punches like it ain't no thing. I know that sounds like I'm saying they GAVE him strength, but the point I wanted to make was that this is before the entirety of Babidi, Majin Buu, the training he did, pushing to SS3, and so on. Even the battle with Buu itself would enhance his strength, let alone the training he would have done after, in preparation for Buu to be reborn as Uub. And it's not taking into account the entirety of GT as training. Sure, no one liked GT, but if you're going to use SS4, then it's part of it. It also doesn't take into account how much his Speed, and Endurance would have improved, even in base form, from the points they were measured at. Speed was taken at the start of DBZ, not taking into account the improving he would have done on the way to Namek, training to fight Cell in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (which also includes Endurance considering they measured it at the start of the Cell Saga), Training in Otherworld in general, and then fighting Buu, and the GT adventures, which admittedly I stopped watching soon after it started. It just seemed.... stupid to me, but it is an important part of Goku's development, even in child form. I have no problem with the "Gravity Formula" as I find it a very good idea to find his max power. I just think they stopped measuring before his power stopped growing. Thus, he was "Cheated" out of his real full power.
And lastly, the third part, for which I will bring up 6 points.
1. How do you beat Superman?
You stack the odds in your favor in every way imaginable, jump on every opportunity to increase these odds in your favor, and pray to God that it's enough.
2. How does Superman fight?
He lets whatever his opponent has come at him and weathers it. He'll wait out his opponent thinking that if they have nothing left to throw at him, they'll stop fighting, OR if he shows how much stronger than they are he is, he won't have to kill them. If he has to, he has to.
3. How do you beat Goku?
You prove you are stronger than Goku. Cheat if you must, but it's as simple as be stronger than he is. Don't threaten his friends/family/home, and he won't pull out the stops on you.
4. How does Goku fight?
Attack in Base form. If that doesn't work, Kaioken. Then Super Saiyan, SS2, SS3, SS4, pull out a new move or two. Fusion. Essentially pull out bigger and better guns until you blast a hole into your enemy.
5. How does a Superman Big Bad go?
Spend time building up Big Bad. What does he do? Why is he evil? What is he doing to stack the odds in his favor? Come up against Superman. Let Superman show that no matter what you do to stand against him, he can take it all and dish it back.
6. How does a DBZ Big Bad go?
Meet Big Bad. Fight Big Bad. Lose to Big Bad, perhaps eliciting a transformation or two. Traintraintraintraintraintrain, while Big Bad devastates humanity. Fight Big Bad again, at a higher plateau of power, maybe use a new attack, maybe elicit a transformation or two again. Pull a win out of thin air as you pray for SOMETHING. Use Dragon balls to reverse damage. Rinse and repeat.
So, with this in mind, how would Superman Vs Goku go? Goku doesn't fight dirty, he won't press an unfair advantage, and, like in the video, he'd destroy any Kryptonite they came across. In short, he wants a fair fight at their best. Superman is practically invulnerable, and his whole gimmick, is that he is as strong as he needs to be. Rarely will he push himself in a fight, as opposed to just fighting on par with who he's dealing with. So, Goku goes through his list. Base form. Kaioken. Etc. And Superman will match it all because he can. Because that is what he always does. Let his enemy do what they need to to feel justified, and then end it. Even with Goku's stats different from what Wiz and Boomstick projected, Superman is just that kind of guy. Like they said at the end, stats aside, that's just who they are.
I hope I didn't bore you too much. Thanks for reading.
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