I am again curious, why are the spiders themselves a heath hazard?
*Fist pump* Yes! Controversy!
But it's mostly that 'unestablished definitions' thing again. I was talking about trigger warnings in the internet sense of an alert that something may be uncomfortable angering, or disgusting to the viewer, not trauma triggers (seriously, going from movie creepy crawlies to PTSD is quite a leap), not bullies or phobias (it was strongly indicated, and has been confirmed, that ihaveavoice was fearful, not phobic) or NSFW tags or parental advisements or whatever else. I was strictly arguing against giving such warnings because they ignore the responsibility people have to inform themselves (does this movie have bugs? let's check!), to analyze (this), and to avoid (mute/power/back button).
Also, Shjade, that sucks for your friend, but if she has such a serious condition I put it on her to ask a person if something is alarming (unless said person was a good friend that already knew)
before going to an unknown link and scrolling down.
J was pretty much spot on as far as I'm concerned.
Sorry I didn't link to specific comments, but they are long and this is already very long.
Comparing a recognised clinical condition with a non-clinical "phobia" which is in fact prejudice is indeed belittling. Of course, it would be better if homophobia was referred to as homomisia (meaning hatred of or disgust for homosexuality) - but that won't happen.
I did not realize until checking after your comment that it wasn't a clinical definition. Darn culture and it's appropriation of words for inaccurate uses.
What did Gandalf say about staying on the path?
I didn't realize I had crossed into Mirkwood!
You forgot the obvious:
"Nuke it from orbit. Just to be sure."
But the Federation inexplicably doesn't do orbital bombardment, just masses of troops with mininukes and assault rifles. Pity the mobile infantry.
SIGH
You know, a lot of people have a visceral reaction even to the idea that Intersex people might exist.
It's a lot like their reaction to the idea of intelligent spiders.
I know the poll's a joke. No offense intended. I shouldn't take it too seriously, and I don't.
But you know what? In my mind I substitute "Zoe Brain" for "Intelligent Spider". Then look at the responses from the good, cluey, kinder than average people here.
Tell me - would your vote changed if an intelligent spider wrote a comment like this one?
I was surprised at the number of people that focused on 'spider' and went the kill route, not 'intelligent' and running or befriending. Since all the options are available and equal, it is known to the person choosing that the spider is intelligent and befriendable.
There's a scifi series I'm reading called The Lost Fleet which a couple books ago introduced a species that was half spider, half wolf, and all ugly, and human sized to boot. Despite that, it's the only alien species that humanity has run across whose response to contact isn't hiding, fighting, or suicide, so the characters comment on suppressing their gut reactions to the first friendly species they've met- and the aesthetic beauty such outwardly ugly creatures create, from ships and programs that make their engineers and techs drool to shipmanship that makes the military command very impressed, and very grateful they aren't enemies.
A good chunk of the last book was escorting a diplomatic contingent of the 'Dancers,' as they get nicknamed after the less savory ones get stamped out, to Earth, for reasons they wont explain, which makes the characters very nervous and suspicious (it should be noted that humanity has long since spread to the stars and adopted an ancestor based religion, so Earth is the holy of holies to them). It turns out the reason was to return the body of a human explorer of hyperspace they found, and hadn't molested with any kind of physical examination, to the place a postcard in his capsule named- Lyons, Kansas.
I didn't include a study without capture option because I figured befriending it would be enough for that.
Lastly, here is what you get when you cross spiders with crabs and press 'supersize.' I love these things.
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Topic: WCDT: 2465-2469 (10-14 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread (Read 71709 times)