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All your life you've probably heard that fat is ugly. Most SJWs say no, fat is beautiful. Beauty is subjective, it depends on the viewer. Which means people will have different opinions on what it's beautiful or ugly. I don't have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is the notion that every fat person is unattractive. This does not mean people who think like that are the ones to blame. Society is at fault here. Because of this toxic notion, many people try desperately to lose weight, end up having eating disorders, and sometimes are even driven to suicide. This is not fine. So, how can we end that toxic notion? I say the easiest way is through media. Media can alter the way we think and perceive the world. It has done that for both good and bad causes, including the perpetuation of the present beauty standard. And that takes us to the second point: lack of fat characters on VNs. (doesn't include characters whose fat is almost entirely concentrated on their chest) Take a look at the eroge releases of this month. And at the otomege. I bet not a single game features a fat person as a heroine or as the protagonist. "But", you might argue, "Japanese do not find fat females or fat males attractive." Yeah, one of the reasons they do not find fat people attractive is because they ALMOST NEVER APPEAR IN ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA. Yes, I'm aware they had this notion before entertainment media was even a thing. But if media stopped fully supporting that notion, probably people would change their mindset. Also, I don't mean they should put a 100% fat cast, as such VN would probably be a failure in sales, but at least including one fat heroine would be nice. This way, if players didn't like that fat character at all, they could just skip her route. (but I'm sure some would eventually, by knowing said character better in the common route, come to like her). So, as more players started accepting more fat heroines, they could slowly become a very common thing. This would be a great way to change people's mindset about beauty. "But", you might argue again, "there are almost no fat people in Japan." Yes, you are correct. There are very few fat people on Japan. But you know what else almost does not exist in Japan? Blonde people. Does this prevent Japanese eroge players from liking blonde heroines? In no way! Also, most people in Japan probably don't even believe nekomimi exist. And this doesn't prevent them from liking them as well. Fat people should be the same way. So, that's it for today. Hope you enjoyed the post!

Yes, I very much agree with you here. Of course the outsider isn't responsible for his lack of knowledge. That's why we're trying to spread information so that people can acknowledge us and respect us. I won't blame someone for misgendering me, but I correct them politely, and explain to them what they don't know about gender. I recognize that most people see some assumptions as necessary or preferred, and that's why I try to make people realize they aren't. The problem with those assumptions is that they cause a lot of issues. For example, when most people see a manly guy, they assume he's straight. And that makes things a lot more difficult for him to come out, as he would be breaking everyone's expectations. If people didn't assume that and asked the guy's sexuality if they were curious, things would be a lot easier. Of course people shouldn't freak out because of that, but unfortunately, many do. But honestly, it's not hard for me to see why. Most people don't know how hard it is to live inside a closet. You see people telling jokes that are indirectly making fun of you but you can't say anything, you are put in difficult situations and you fear with all your heart they do not suspect you are what you are, you can't tell your parents because you're afraid of their reaction... We try our best (most of us, in fact) to control ourselves, but living with secrets within yourself because of societal impositions is not easy in any way, and sometimes, we end up exploding. I think both sides should try to look through the other perspective, but that is a really hard task. But like, if a person with Asperger's Syndrom has difficulty discerning people's feelings based on their facial expressions and such, can't that person ask others to keep that in mind while interacting with them? To make their intentions clearer or stuff like that? Different people must be treated differently to reach equality. That is the basis of second generation rights (social rights). I don't really get what you mean with 1.

Well, just saying that comment of yours made me actually ponder more about the subject. Now I don't think calling me a monster will back up your point of view. Anyway, I'm tired of discussing about this subject now. Tomorrow it's gonna be about Fat Acceptance. If you want to discuss about that, feel free to drop a comment.

You know what? You should have said that from the beginning. This has been your best argument so far imo. I can definitely see where you're coming from...

Apparently a lot of people do. Including me. And also, have you ever thought about the possibility of you being a cassgender? Because you definitely sound like one. Cassgender: the feeling of gender is unimportant to you (definition)

This means most of us all would have to force ourselves to be agender. You would have to live your whole life pretending to be something you aren't. Seriously, do you really think that idea can work? Taking out a portion of whom people have been throughout their whole lives out of the blue. I think we are born with it, we can't simply get rid of it.

Gender expression is a social construct, not gender itself. Actually, if we could do that (with gender), things would be way easier. But I don't think we can.

How do you know it wouldn't be a yaoi-topia? Is male the very core of your identity? In the same way, my gender is not the core of my identity. It's just my gender, nothing else. You don't have to try to understand if I'm one gender or another. You just have to ask me. That simple. What exactly do you mean by non-objective? Gender does not have a purpose. It just exists. It's like what's the purpose of the universe? None, it's just... There.

Possible, you say... It is possible, but I find it highly unlikely. Like, lots of people go through surgeries to feel better with their body because of their gender. I don't think this would happen if there was only one gender. The only thing I know with 100% certainty, is that, right now, I am third gender.

Um... Not sure what you mean with this question. Do you mean if is it possible for one person to have a universal gender or if everyone is the same gender but noone knows?

One common misconception most people have is that gender = sex. There are only two sexes, but genders? Probably thousands. This is the way most people think of gender: And this is how gender actually is: Gender does not come from one's genitals. Doctors, unfortunately, assign genders to children at birth based solely on their genitals. In fact, gender comes from one's mind. How said person identify themselves: either male, female, agender, 75% male and 25% female, bigender, third gender (also called third sex, but it's actually a gender, not a sex), genderfluid, genderflux. Each person has their own pronouns, which make them feel more comfortable. Calling an agender person a "she" feels as bad as calling a cis male a "she". To further understand the pain of misgendering someone, imagine you, a cis male, being taken to a female dorm, with female clothes and called by a female name. Although VNs are famous for idealizing this kind of situation, in real life it would actually feel terrible. ^No, this would not be funny in real life. If you want to know more about the different kinds of genders, see this link: http://genderfluidsupport.tumblr.com/gender Of course, it does not include all genders, but there's a lot there.

true (I also want to know what MP means. SP= Sekai Project, unless you meant MG= MangaGamer) next person likes Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

You know, I don't really think you're wrong here. I don't think you should be asking whatever person you see their pronouns or gender, because most might even not have any idea of what you're talking about. I think you should just wait for the person talk about it (usually non-binary people will tell you when they can). Because, honestly, some people we will just meet once or twice, so learning their pronouns will be useless. And the ones that will become part of your daily life will probably tell you at some point. My advice is just to try as best as you can not to assign any gender to anyone. What I said in my last post is about perpetuating social issues. It's about seeing a situation which privileges you and emphasizes other people's suffering, and doing nothing about it. Although you yourself wouldn't be racist, or transphobic, ableist or whatever if you did that, you also wouldn't be contributing for the world to be a better place. That's why some individuals (that's kind of a discriminatory term, but keep in mind I used it because I don't like repeating the word "people") from minorities don't like privileged people at all. No, I don't think others must always understand nor do I expect that to happen. People don't need to understand to respect something. It's like atheism. One of my friends once told me that, on her former school, the teachers forced her (an atheist) to attend the church mass. I don't think the teachers should understand how she felt to respect her lack of belief. Actually, respect is about treating people well even if you do not understand them. I don't think I understand exactly what you mean. So you think identity is a choice? Well, there's no way to actually be sure if you were born a certain way or if you became that way as a result of environmental stimuli. But either way, it doesn't really matter. It's still not a choice. Like, back to the atheism example. I don't think anyone is born an atheist, but it's not like we chose to be one. What we saw, what we heard, what we experienced in our lives, all that led us to the lack of belief in a god. If a person was raised in a religious family, and does not want to go through all the stress of coming out, they would obviously choose "not to be an atheist" if they had that choice. I've even seen some of my friends saying they wish they could believe in something, but they can't. So, despite not being something genetic, it's still part of what a lot of people are, and those people must be respected, even if they aren't comprehended. Again, why does acknowledging someone's identity must involve understanding and sharing it? If I tell my straight friend I'm gay, he needs neither to be gay as well nor to understand how it feels to be one in order to acknowledge my identity.

No... False Next person is a SP hater

Yes... But I do not like to use this term to refer to myself, as it has become quite derogatory. I prefer social justice contributer.

Hello, I'm Sana and I'm starting a blog about social justice. Social justice, you might ask, what is that? Social justice is mostly about left-wing people trying to make the world a better place. We want equality for all kinds of people, no matter what their gender, race, body, sexuality and any other thing is. However, such equality can only be achieved through differences in treatment. It might seem a bit weird requesting different treatments for equality, but that's actually the way it works. I'm gonna delve into this later, but the majority of people are already born privileged. This means that, if we were to treat everyone the exact same way, we would be only perpetuating privileges and discrimination of the minorities. If you read any constitutional law book, you will see this. This is not my mere opinion, it's actually a fact. For example, if there were no special parking lots for disabled people, those people would suffer. You cannot simply deny that because "equality". Extreme liberalism is an outdated concept, that never really worked, as it only emphasized the status of the privileged people. Equality in rights is in no way enough, there must also be social equality. And that, my friend, is our ultimate goal. As this is a very broad topic, there will be lots of issues to cover. By learning about those things, you will learn to treat people better and try to make the world a better place for all humans (and non-humans) to live. As I'm very open-minded, feel free to drop your comment whenever you feel like it, whether you agree with me or not.

Hitler wouldn't have gained German people's sympathy and WWII would never have occurred What if you were married to dovac?

False, next person knows a language besides japanese, english or any latin-derived idiom

Did you say sci-fi? I think Natsukumo Yururu and Harumade, Kururu. are what you're looking for. Haven't finished Akiyume Kukuru yet, but it's great so far.

perhaps, idk yet next person followed their parents' career

they would all die, and so would we. What if Donald Trump was transgender

belongs to a cat.

false, because i have no idea what that even is next person knows what phantasia rice cooking contest is and will tell me

But it reached more than 200k in just two days... Maybe 2,000k isn't that unlikely for Nekopara. *nods* Nekopara and Kajitsu are keeping Sekai from bankruptcy. Perhaps Koikuma will be successful and help them as well, though.

How much exactly are we talking about? Also, is Nekopara unpopular in Japan? Because otherwise, I see no reason why an anime studio would choose not to adapt it.