[OOC] The Heroes of Beacon

[KabenSaal]

harinezumikouken said
You have a thing for scythes, don't you? xD

I invented the word 'Scythegasm'.

[harinezumikouken]

That looks like a character from Vindictus.

[KabenSaal]

harinezumikouken said
That looks like a character from Vindictus.

It is. Eviee. Well, Eviee from Mabinogi Heroes, which is basically what Vindictus is if your in the Orient.

[harinezumikouken]

KabenSaal said
It is. Eviee. Well, Eviee from Mabinogi Heroes, which is basically what Vindictus is if your in the Orient.

I know, I used to play it. Odd to call it the 'orient', I never liked that word for some reason.

[KabenSaal]

harinezumikouken said
I know, I used to play it. Odd to call it the 'orient', I never liked that word for some reason.

Ohh, and I guess you call the North 'that way' because you don't like that one either.

But Vindictus is cool, it has a good deal of characters, adn they all have a unique play-style. Except Lann and Vella. Vella is just, the superior female form of Lann. But Lynn has a interesting play-style, and I love Eviee's asskicking Scytheness.

[harinezumikouken]

Well, my reasons for not liking the word 'orient' is because it was once used to refer to me in a derogatory way when I was younger, so I grew up not liking that term. I hope that provides enough explanation as to what I was talking about. But, I don't understand your 'North' statement.

I played as Lann, Vella, and Fiona. No matter how hard I tried to like the game, I could never play it long enough to really get into it.

[Lucius Cypher]

Orient is one of those "Politically-(In)Correct" way of referring to someone who appears vaguely asian. Sort of like just referring to all European people as "White", in a more informal case. I hear Asians can be pretty nitpicky about people getting their ethnicity right.

[KabenSaal]

Ahh, the psuedo-insultive phrase. Never got how saying where you where from was insultive.

But, yea. You played the Shit Half. I only ever really connected with Eviee and Lynn, the rest bored me.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Lucius Cypher said
Sort of like just referring to all European people as "White", in a more informal case.

Mixed-white ethnicity blessings rain down on me! My mother tried to get me and my family to hold our Italian ancestry dear (even if it was less than a quarter of our ancestry), but failed miserably. I was always a red-white-and-blue bleeding 'Merican at heart.

[harinezumikouken]

The problem is, I'm not from the 'Orient'. To be from the 'Orient' by my definition is to be from China, which I'm not. My ethnicity is Vietnamese and you would be right, Lucius. Either politely ask which ethnicity we are instead of assuming, or just call us 'Asian' which is all-inclusive and general.

However, I may have taken this the wrong way, but 'pseudo-insultive'? What insults me as an individual, is insulting to me. The same goes for everyone else, don't dismiss or devalue what may or may not be to other people.

[Lucius Cypher]

Indeed, I don't really have much qualms about being refer to as orient seeing that I never put much emphasis on my actual ethnicity anyways, and it's not like i expect racists to be intelligent enough to bother to figure out my actual race in the first place. Still, I understand the meaning even if the delivery varies. If you're insulting me, what you say doesn't change that fact you're trying to insult me.

[KabenSaal]

harinezumikouken said
The problem is, I'm not from the 'Orient'. To be from the 'Orient' by my definition is to be from China, which I'm not. My ethnicity is Vietnamese and you would be right, Lucius. Either politely ask which ethnicity we are instead of assuming, or just call us 'Asian' which is all-inclusive and general.However, I may have taken this the wrong way, but 'pseudo-insultive'? What insults me as an individual, is insulting to me. The same goes for everyone else, don't dismiss or devalue what may or may not be to other people.

Orient in my understanding was the easten part of the world. China, Japan, Korea. Them sorta places. And by psuedo-insultive, I mean phrases that I can't find any way could be insultive, but are held extremely so by society.

[harinezumikouken]

Lucius Cypher said
Indeed, I don't really have much qualms about being refer to as orient seeing that I never put much emphasis on my actual ethnicity anyways, and it's not like i expect racists to be intelligent enough to bother to figure out my actual race in the first place. Still, I understand the meaning even if the delivery varies. If you're insulting me, what you say doesn't change that fact you're trying to insult me.

Exactly. All in all it was very confusing and hurtful for me as a little boy to be called such a thing. Even if I didn't quite understand why it was hurtful at the time.

[Sho Minazuki]

Am I waiting on anything still?

Because really, maybe I should just change Jack into a teacher.

[harinezumikouken]

KabenSaal said
Orient in my understanding was the easten part of the world. China, Japan, Korea. Them sorta places. And by psuedo-insultive, I mean phrases that I can't find any way could be insultive, but are held extremely so by society.

I just either referred to the country by their specific name or referred to them as the 'East' or 'Eastern' countries. I'm not sure if society doesn't like the term 'oriental' but all I know is that I don't for whatever reason.

Anyways, change in subject.

'Murica.

[KabenSaal]

So much more, serene. Just needs some tea.

[harinezumikouken]

Corgis are so adorable. I intend on getting one in the future. So why the Scythe obsession?

[KabenSaal]

harinezumikouken said
Corgis are so adorable. I intend on getting one in the future. So why the Scythe obsession?

Dunno. Same reason I am scared of needles. For no reason I know.

[Guess Who]

MULTI_MEDIA_MAN said
Mixed-white ethnicity blessings rain down on me! My mother tried to get me and my family to hold our Italian ancestry dear (even if it was less than a quarter of our ancestry), but failed miserably. I was always a red-white-and-blue bleeding 'Merican at heart.

'Merica

[Lucius Cypher]