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beckyogg posted:Has he been evaluated for mental illness? Having problems with nutrition at such an early age suggests either a biological cause or parents who really failed at sticking to their guns about food. Yeah, Kirk's giving off a more "Has an undiagnosed mental disorder" than a "Goony goon goon" vibe.
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beckyogg posted:Has he been evaluated for mental illness? Having problems with nutrition at such an early age suggests either a biological cause or parents who really failed at sticking to their guns about food. Nope. My mom just let him eat what he wanted to. He would sit out of family dinners. Usually he'd grab a white bread bun and a few pieces of garlic sausage and go sit in the van. He'd play his DS or watch movies on his portable DVD player. It's only the last couple years where we've made him sit at the dining table with the rest of the family. The first time we made him have Christmas dinner with us, he put a little white meat turkey on his plate and started eating it with his bare hands, like a neanderthal. I had to tell him to use his fork like a civilized human being.
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I know people wear masks when they're ill or have allergies (or are murderers on the run from justice), but it seems ridiculous even for this level of attention whoring that a person would need to make a dance video when they are sick with the flu. Thank you, the kawaiiest, for bringing yet another bit of weirdness to our attention.
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Not to take this all E/N, but Nessa, it really sounds like Kirk needs to be evaluated by a psychologist. This all sounds a little bit autistic-spectrum-y, probably aggravated by some lax parenting. (Seriously, your parents didn't even make him sit at the table? I was a picky eater as a kid, but even when I wouldn't eat half of dinner, I had to sit at the table with my parents and eat family dinner like a human being.)
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nanomachines posted:Glue Guy/Savage Bandito loving hell, I ran into this too many times to count since my best friend is a girl who looks younger than her age. He had a small cult following at Animaritime, a con on the east coast of Canada, where he would come up with these stupid rear end skits to meet young girls and do the whole glue thing with individuals after getting on youtube. . When I was working with another con, Shimo-Kon, he was in constant contact with the Con Chair all the time. She kept on telling everyone that he kept on asking her for pictures of her feet. In all of his videos, people in his glue HAVE to take off their shoes and walk away from them to be "unglued". Then it dawned on me that he uses the glue to get girls to take of their shoes so he can take video of it. The guy has a foot fetish. I pointed this theory out to a few con friends and they pretty much agreed with me and disgusted he was even let into conventions. So before Animaritime 2009, he tried to put on a cosplay pageant aimed at his favorite target audience with one of the categories being "best stuck in glue". So I decided to throw my hat into the ring as the organization was taking place on the convention forums. Wanting to be a participant, he signed me up without even asking anything about me, which pretty much confirmed that only stupid or young girls like this poo poo. It got to the point where he wanted "headshots" of the participants in the cosplay pageant. I made a mockery of it by saying I had a hard time getting the top of my swimsuit on and posting a picture of myself with my girlfriend's bra on my head. He closed the thread afterwards. Later, he began to whine like a big gay baby because the con rejected all his event and panels. He tried to rally popular support to stroke his ego but no one cared at that point. After I began to volunteer with Animaritime, I come to find out the guy likes to make claims that have no truth, such as calling himself a special guest to Animaritime and no offer was even considered to a rear end in a top hat creep.
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Antivehicular posted:Not to take this all E/N, but Nessa, it really sounds like Kirk needs to be evaluated by a psychologist. This all sounds a little bit autistic-spectrum-y, probably aggravated by some lax parenting. (Seriously, your parents didn't even make him sit at the table? I was a picky eater as a kid, but even when I wouldn't eat half of dinner, I had to sit at the table with my parents and eat family dinner like a human being.) You could be right, but I think it has less to do with him having a mental disorder, and more with him being raised in a single parent household, and rarely seeing his father (who was the disciplinarian when I was a kid). Also, living in a hoarder house and being spoiled rotten. My family is a bit of a train wreck. Anyway, Kirk Hates Bathing When he started coming over to our place to hang out with my boyfriend on the weekend, we'd have to keep the windows open and spray him down with Febreeze, because he simply didn't wash. Apparently, he got a rash from some soap he used, so he took that to mean that he was allergic to all soaps. He just uses hand sanitizer on his hands to kill all the icky germs. We've since made him shower before he comes over, because we couldn't stand the reek anymore. His hair is still always a greasy, unwashed, unkempt mess, though. But I know you get used to the stench when you grow up in a hoarder house. This kid has never learned how to clean up after himself because he knows our mom will do anything for him. "Moooom! I want pizza!" "Moooom! I want more Yu-Gi-Oh cards!" "Mooom! I want Bleach season 3 and Naruto season 2!" "Mooom! I want "insert video games here"!" "Moooom! I need a new DS 'cause I lost mine!" "Mooom! My PS3 hard drive is full! I need a new PS3!" "Mooom! My pants and socks are covered in cat hair! I need new ones!" My mom is constantly buying him new clothes because rather than wash the ones he has (that get covered in grime and pet hair), he'd rather just throw them out and buy new ones. He really doesn't like wearing the same piece of clothing twice. He also only ever wears 3 colours. Black, red and gold. Usually he's in black, from head to toe, but sometimes he will wear a red or gold, button-up shirt. Give him something blue and he will throw it back in your face. "I HATE blue! Aaaauuggghh!" That kind of behaviour is par for the course for him. He was never forced to be polite to people. He'd refuse to talk to my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. A couple years ago, he went so far as to growl at my cousin. Like a dog. It was my birthday and we were at a family restaurant. Kirk was playing his DS and had his game cases next to him. My cousin sat next to him and asked him what he was playing. No answer. Then she picked up the game case to take a look at it. That's when he growled like an animal and grabbed the game case out of her hands. That's when my boyfriend told him he can either behave himself or sit in the van. He shut up after that. I should also note that he has been gradually improving over the last year or so. The next year, the same situation happened, but he didn't growl! He just told her she was stealing from him. He was also surprisingly polite at his birthday party and actually responded to my Oma. He didn't have a temper tantrum and he didn't speak in a completely disgruntled tone! As bad as he's been, I do think his worst days are behind him and that he's gradually starting to mature. At 17, he's finally starting to act like a teenager, and not a child.
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Nessa posted:Kirk stories I have a half brother with asperger syndrome who sounds a LOT like your brother in a lot of ways. Won't eat certain things for reasons that make absolutely no sense, aversion to bathing, actively objects to having manners(but expects everyone to treat him like he's special) and for some reason goes ballistic if you try to cut his bangs. e: also, this: Nessa posted:You could be right, but I think it has less to do with him having a mental disorder, and more with him being raised in a single parent household, and rarely seeing his father (who was the disciplinarian when I was a kid). Also, living in a hoarder house and being spoiled rotten. My family is a bit of a train wreck. My dad isn't living with my half-brother, and his mom is pretty worthless. Not that my dad is much better, but still. If he were in a stricter environment from the getgo where he couldn't act out to get what he wanted, he'd probably be fairly well adjusted instead of being a constant drain on everyone around him, so I think you're right on the money there. Dazh fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Jan 30, 2012 |
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Nessa posted:You could be right, but I think it has less to do with him having a mental disorder, and more with him being raised in a single parent household, and rarely seeing his father (who was the disciplinarian when I was a kid). Also, living in a hoarder house and being spoiled rotten. My family is a bit of a train wreck. No. Dude. Seriously. Lame trainwreck upbringing or not, this is not how a normal person acts. You probably lack perspective because you've just always known him, but holy goddamn there's undiagnosed poo poo going on there.
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Seriously, every Kirk tale you tell makes me think an autism disorder more and more. The weird sensory aversion issues are stereotypically autistic-spectrum, and I don't think coming from a hoarder house is exactly an excuse; Hell, hoarding itself is generally indicative of mental issues, so that might indicate some level of familial inheritance. I'd really suggest having Kirk see a psychologist and figure out if there's some pathology there before he's faced with entering adult life that way.
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Dazh posted:I have a half brother with asperger syndrome who sounds a LOT like your brother in a lot of ways. Won't eat certain things for reasons that make absolutely no sense, aversion to bathing, actively objects to having manners(but expects everyone to treat him like he's special) and for some reason goes ballistic if you try to cut his bangs. My mom's reasoning for being so lax with him is:  "Well, you turned out just fine!"I also had issues when I was younger. I had poor hygiene, poor self esteem, and very few friends. It's a little bit of a miracle that I turned out so relatively sane. I actually did go to counseling when I was in elementary school because I was an over sensitive crybaby and a perfectionist. I'm actually quite surprised that my parents didn't get me tested for autism spectrum disorder when I was 3. I only experienced a lot of personal growth when I was 16 and got on the Internet. I then got involved in a poly relationship with a guy 7 years my senior and ended up hanging out with people a lot older and more mature than me. My ex is still terrible and has gone back to dating 12th grade girls. I don't really think my brother will get that kind of life changing experience. He still thinks girls are icky and averts his eyes if he sees a boob in a video game. If he somehow gets someone to take him in when he goes to college, he might be forced to clean up after himself, learn to cook, and be a responsible human being. Speaking of cooking, Kirk really hates Home Ec. My brother loves Drama class and always has. It's always his first choice when it comes to picking optional classes. Last year, second semester came and he didn't get Drama. He got Foods. He hates food! And cooking! So he started to cry. And I don't just mean sniffle, but outright bawl in the middle of the Home Ec room. The neighboughing Shop teacher heard him and pulled him aside. He told Kirk that he would take him into his Shop class for the rest of the year if he would just calm down. The shop teacher is a really great guy, and I'm glad he took him in, especially considering his appalling behavior. Most teachers wouldn't voluntarily take such an emotionally unstable kid into their class. Kirk spent the rest of the year enjoying Shop class. Fortunately, he got Drama class this year.
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the kawaiiest posted:I was just looking it up to make sure I didn't say something dumb and I've noticed over the years that dancing videos have become more popular. Anyone heard of Beckii Cruel? or Yukapon who is ~eternally 13~? (I think she's actually 17.) While they're not as horrid as Denis, I find people like Yukapon interesting and weird lol.
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Oh he definitely has a foot fetish, but he also legitimately has a fetish for girls who have been "stuck" and are thus helpless. He also likes girls who are trapped in fetish gear (think like... the Gimp from pulp fiction only more feminine?) and can't get out, or girls chained with dog collars to posts. I also suspect the "glue" is also some bukkake thing, as he was pretty specific to me that the girls be COVERED in it. I think over the years I was in the artist alley at Anime North, he tried to commission for a few hundred dollars worth of art of those subjects. He also bought some fetish-y themed art I had done (very tame pinup stuff, mostly girls in latex looking outfits) because he could "imagine they were stuck in the clothes". And while whatever people can have fetishes or like what they want, it's a whole other ball game to have children act these things out for your pleasure, whether you're touching them or not. He's so creepy.  It horrifies me just how many people seem to have encountered him and have creepy stories to tell. nanomachines fucked around with this message at 07:05 on Jan 30, 2012 |
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Antivehicular posted:Seriously, every Kirk tale you tell makes me think an autism disorder more and more. The weird sensory aversion issues are stereotypically autistic-spectrum, and I don't think coming from a hoarder house is exactly an excuse; Hell, hoarding itself is generally indicative of mental issues, so that might indicate some level of familial inheritance. I'd really suggest having Kirk see a psychologist and figure out if there's some pathology there before he's faced with entering adult life that way. You're right, and I have told my mom to get him to a mental health specialist before. She agrees that he could probably use some counseling, but doesn't really think he'd be diagnosed with anything serious. I don't think she'd take me seriously if I suggested he could be on the autism spectrum. She's a teacher and has worked with autistic kids before, and apparently sees none of that in my brother. I think my boyfriend has been a good influence on him, because he really likes and respects him. He respects me to some degree too, since I'm the one who will call him out on acting terrible or suggest that he try new foods. I once yelled at him to help my mom clean out the garage and he got all pissed off at me about it. Later, he came out and apologized for being rude to me. Both me and my mom were shocked, 'cause he never apologizes to anyone of his own free will. I'm seeing my family later this week and will try to suggest something then. He graduates next year, and he definitely wants to go to college, so it would probably be a good idea to start some form of therapy before then.
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Milky Boy posted:I actually think it's because some Japanese niconico/youtube dancers wear them to conceal their face? (In regards to that youtuber). I know about Beckii Cruel. I think she's a huge weeaboo, but she has found a way to make a living doing what she loves (and she apparently moved to Japan, the ultimate weeaboo wet dream) so I guess I'm happy for her. You know, she's certainly achieved a hell of a lot more than I have (and probably ever will) so I don't want to be all "heh, she's so lame  ". I gotta say though that her singing is, uh, well, not as good as her dancing. Her accent when she sings in Japanese really throws me off, too. But she'll probably get better at it.
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Reading some of these stories has brought up something I guess I somehow repressed. After I went to visit the long distance girlfriend at the time he somehow got in contact with her. I honestly have no idea how he got her e-mail but she got an MSN message from him one day where he told her that I was constantly talking about what a whore/slut/terrible person she was. Having to explain the entire story to her, and truly convince her that what really happened did in fact happen was one of the worse things I ever had to deal with. Him Not her. JimsonTheBetrayer fucked around with this message at 08:25 on Jan 30, 2012 |
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Nessa posted:You're right, and I have told my mom to get him to a mental health specialist before. She agrees that he could probably use some counseling, but doesn't really think he'd be diagnosed with anything serious. I've seen this before. When I worked at a day care there was a little kid Billy (name changed). Billy needed help. He was autistic but his parents were in denial about it so instead they spoiled him to hell and back while screaming at anyone who tried to help him. He shared a lot of things in common with your brother, but had the added bonus of being violent. Very, very violent. If he didn't get the toy/food he wanted he would attack the other children without restraint. My main job at the time was to pull him off the other kids and try to hold him down while his mother was called in so she could stop him. I'd come home covered in black and blue marks that my job would shrug off as "part of the job". Finally he got kicked out when he bit a kid hard enough the break their skin. I still remember the mother leaving with little Billy in her arms screaming that we just didn't understand how special her little boy was, and that she found a private school that would love him! The private school kicked him out a month later. That was five years ago, and I pray little Billy's gotten the help he's needed since.
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Nessa posted:You're right, and I have told my mom to get him to a mental health specialist before. She agrees that he could probably use some counseling, but doesn't really think he'd be diagnosed with anything serious. If he isn't going to be diagnosed with something, then what's the fear of taking him to get checked out? If he does need a specialist, then not taking him is a disservice and may be making his condition worse. Me may not be fully autistic, but he has all the hallmarks of someone on the autism spectrum. There may be some parental blindness involved, and anyway is she trained to actually diagnose symptoms? It's good that your brother has good role models. Some people can sometimes grow out of the less severe forms, but it's a risky gamble because the behavior can also get a lot worse. Having a role model to pattern himself after will definitely help, and giving him a reasonable amount of discipline is probably why he respects you. Children test boundaries to see what is and isn't allowed. If everything is permitted they will keep trying to find that boundary using more and more outlandish behavior, possibly learning how to manipulate people for what they want in the process. Having the power to check him is something worthy of respect, as is using a rational explanation rather than just a bare assertion of power. As something sort of on-topic, I've experience this first-hand with relatives. Two separate relatives' families had a Downs Syndrome child: one named Darryl, the other Charlie. Darryl's parents were religious ministers, and he was given strict rules of behavior and taught what was and was not acceptable. He's still a total flirt (he likes to get pictures taken with women, any woman really, including family members) and has occasional bathroom accidents, but he is welcome to any family gathering and restaurant. Charlie was originally going to be adopted, but when the biological father learned that he could get additional money for keeping the child he refused to sign the papers. He then proceeded to give token support to him and his mother, right up until Charlie's 18th birthday... and disappeared for good. In the meantime, Charlie had learned all the bad habits that come from a dissolute father and no discipline. He would steal money when visiting relatives' houses, he would rarely shower or wash his hands, he would track mud, oil, and grease through the houses, he was disrespectful and cursed inappropriately, and he would try to get young girls to sit on his lap. He had a few other distasteful habits, too, but you get the picture. When it comes to discipline I'm not saying "spare the rod and spoil the child," because if anyone was beaten it was probably Charlie, just that clear expectations and clear boundaries make things less stressful for everyone involved. It's especially true for people that may not be able to read body language or aware how their actions are being perceived. That goes for the "creepy but harmless" types - they literally cannot read when people are giving them the cold shoulder. A clear, no-excuse, no-ambiguity answer like "NO, this is not acceptable, it will NEVER be ok, stop doing this right now or I will call the police, I have no interest in you" has worked well in my experience. If it doesn't work, it's a lot easier to call the authorities because then it's clear they have no interest in your feelings and are probably dangerous. DarkHorse fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Jan 30, 2012 |
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Nessa posted:I'm seeing my family later this week and will try to suggest something then. He graduates next year, and he definitely wants to go to college, so it would probably be a good idea to start some form of therapy before then. I think you should really do this - 17 isn't too late to change. I was diagnosed with Aspgers Syndrome at 16, three years ago now. While I was always a bit "different", no-one really picked up on it when I was a kid because I kept myself to myself, didn't act out, and was polite when spoken to. And honestly, since I started to be treated, and take medication, I've felt a lot better - the dpression, OCD and anixety are easier to manage for sure. Sorry for the E/N, but best of luck with it, Nessa. You're a pretty rad poster.  As for content, I've been posting the exploits of "Titanic Guy" on the Idiots on Facebook in PFY. Should I crosspost them here? There's nothing overtly creepy or offensive about Titanic Guy, just his bizzarre obbession with James Cameron's Titanic. I'm guessing it's too tame for this thread?
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Lemon Cello posted:Oh man, this thread. My story is nowhere near as horrific as anything here, but this girl is possibly the biggest goony goon I've encountered (I think that means I've been lucky). The homestuck fandom is indeed very scary. The story itself is inoffensive though--it's just the fact that it's about 16 13-year-olds and now 4 15-year-olds makes it a huge pedo magnet.
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OldMemes posted:I think you should really do this - 17 isn't too late to change. I'll definitely bring it up, thanks! When he was 14, he was going to get a copy of Pokemon Platinum, but he wanted to play it like he plays all his other Pokemon games. Get a Charmander, name it Kirk and go through the whole game with only Charizard. I told him that was a dumb way to play and refused to give him a Charmander. My boyfriend also refused to give him one. Then he sat in the corner and cried until my mom came to take him home. Before he left, I told him I was going to breed him a team of cool Pokemon that he hadn't used before, and he could play with those. The next week, he happily accepted my team of eggs and hatched Tropius, Magby, Gible, Staryu, and Duskull. He finally learned to like other Pokemon besides Charizard. Another thing I forgot is that he didn't sleep in his own bed for the longest time. He slept in my mom's bed until he was around 12. My mom gradually cleared out his room so he could actually sleep on his own bed, but I'm pretty sure he just sleeps on the couch instead. His bedroom literally had toys piled up to the ceiling, and at one point was completely impenetrable. He would absolutely refuse to throw away things, or give away things, even the toys that were broken and he hadn't used in 10 years. The more I think about it, the more I realize how deep in denial my mom must be. Every time I mentioned it, she said she honestly didn't think it was odd for a boy to sleep in the same bed as his mother till the age of 12. She'd read him picture books and kid's novels as well. I had told her to stop reading to him every night, because he was fully capable of reading on his own. She thought it was perfectly fine to read him Garfield comic strips until he fell asleep. Oh geeez, my family is so  .
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Lemon Cello posted:She's not awful, but good god does she have the potential. A few more years in an internet hug box and she'll slide down to their level. I once knew a guy who seemed nice and normal enough for a geek. Lurking underneath the friendly facade were massive self-loathing issues which fed his hellacious misogyny. I had no idea about that, or what he did in his spare time, until he shacked up with a girl he met on WoW. She convinced him he was a great writer (of erotica), and that he had absolutely nothing to be ashamed about. Turns out that from the very beginning he spent quite a lot of time on Second Life and World of Warcraft playing druid rapists, nazi dominatrixes, and god knows what else. Over the course of a year he went from keeping the secret so well no one ever guessed, to loudly bragging about his erotic adventures. And if you didn't like it you were a prude who couldn't appreciate mature roleplaying. Little does he know that supposedly being awesome at chat sex does not necessarily mean you can write smut that sells. He's still considering dropping out of college so he can devote all his time to it. That's if constantly skipping class to cyber a girl who is in the next room hasn't got him kicked out already. Oh, and he's gained at least 30 pounds.All Christina needs is someone constantly telling her to ignore the haters, that's she's awesome, and the downward spiral can begin in earnest. Anoia fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Jan 30, 2012 |
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OldMemes posted:As for content, I've been posting the exploits of "Titanic Guy" on the Idiots on Facebook in PFY. Should I crosspost them here? There's nothing overtly creepy or offensive about Titanic Guy, just his bizzarre obbession with James Cameron's Titanic. I'm guessing it's too tame for this thread? The stories are enjoyable either way (they're among my personal favorite parts of the Idiots on Facebook thread) so I'd say there's no harm in posting them here, just because the dude doesn't like anime children doesn't make him not weird
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This seems similar to the girls I am growing up with who believe their male teachers are wedded to them, particularly one girl who was perma-expelled for sexually assaulting her bald and possibly (?) handsome male teacher.
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the kawaiiest posted:I was just looking it up to make sure I didn't say something dumb and Chiming in to say that you see tourists in Tokyo walking around wearing these all the time. They think it's super-fun! However, while I have issues with part of the philosophy- they only stay sterile for fifteen minutes, but I'm in favour of anything that prevents drunk train gropers from coughing all over me- there are two things that weeaboos don't know: One, wearing masks on public transit and in crowded areas isn't confined to Japan. I've seen it done in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur that I can remember, and probably other places, and Two, it's the one thing that Japanese people have said to me really, really annoys them about Western tourists. I've had Japanese friends actually say to me, when I was sick, "Oh, don't put on a mask; foreigners always look so stupid in those."
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bringmyfishback posted:Chiming in to say that you see tourists in Tokyo walking around wearing these all the time. They think it's super-fun! The one important thing about masks you missed that nobody seems to get is that they don't stop you from getting sick, they only stop you from spreading your diseased spittle everywhere. All a surgical mask is for is to stop your germs from getting where they shouldn't. They literally aren't designed for and don't do much of anything to stop you from inhaling crud. And yet so many people seem to wear them during outbreaks thinking they'll do something. Sorry for the spergy derail, it just annoys the heck out of me when I see perfectly healthy people wearing masks on public transit because they're deathly afraid of catching a cold.
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Reading this thread has both been interesting and a massive relief. I very nearly ended up being one of these people. I kindof was, on and off. It's so nice reading about these things and thinking goddamn I got out of that, I was so close and now I'm so loving far from it. When I was seven I was determined that Vincent from final fantasy was my boyfriend and told everyone. I find this very adorable to look back on. The only adorable thing.
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Solis posted:The one important thing about masks you missed that nobody seems to get is that they don't stop you from getting sick, they only stop you from spreading your diseased spittle everywhere. Didn't miss it, totally agree.
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I think the mask was around for a long time in Japan and China (Japan moreso) as something people wear if they have the flu and still need to go to work/school. The SARS and bird flu epidemic was the one that made it widespread with misinformation about how it would prevent you from contracting diseases, and people didn't just want to have a white mask so all the Hello Kitty and Garfield ones pop up. I've seen a lot of varieties here in Malaysia, but the fad has died down several years back.
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Feb 2, 2012 03:43
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Kerafyrm posted:I went 'WTF!' at him a lot, and he hemmed and hawed and started trying to argue with me that this was his way of showing his feelings and being romantic and ohgod why didn't I understand him? and I eventually blocked him on AIM. This was about 9 PM or so, and at around midnight there was a knock on my door. Then several more knocks. I looked out the peephole and he was standing outside my door wearing a fox tail and ears and holding flowers. You should've rubbed up against the trees outside your house to mark your territory. Scare him off with your pheremones of anger and disgust. Seriously though this dude sounds sad and horrifically maladjusted. At least he left you alone from then on. Do you still have the images? I'm curious as to how horrible they are. Are they like, Denise-level art?
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Feb 2, 2012 04:41
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ShadowCatboy posted:Seriously though this dude sounds sad and horrifically maladjusted. At least he left you alone from then on. Do you still have the images? I'm curious as to how horrible they are. Are they like, Denise-level art? Didn't she mention that he commissioned them? They could be reasonable art (although God knows there are a lot of commission-taking furry artist who are working at Denise's level or worse), just creepy as gently caress because of context. The sad thing is that, if the artist who took the commission has been working in furry fandom for a while, they probably thought it was actually a non-squicky job. "Oh, okay, you just want a romantic picture and then vanilla sex? No diapers? No gigantic dicks? No farting? No ooze-tentacles? I can do that!" I have a friend who does furry commissions for a living, and she gets some absolutely nightmarish requests, although she doesn't actually do anything that extreme.
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Feb 2, 2012 04:54
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Antivehicular posted:The sad thing is that, if the artist who took the commission has been working in furry fandom for a while, they probably thought it was actually a non-squicky job. "Oh, okay, you just want a romantic picture and then vanilla sex? No diapers? No gigantic dicks? No farting? No ooze-tentacles? I can do that!" I have a friend who does furry commissions for a living, and she gets some absolutely nightmarish requests, although she doesn't actually do anything that extreme. That's actually the funny thing. I also know a couple artists who work on commission. They're pretty good and they make pretty decent bank (maybe 10-15$ for an hour's worth of sketching, or 30$ for a colored piece, etc). But if you do furry, your rates are apparently double that for the same level of technique. Furry art is in just THAT high of a demand. Of course these artists I know do anime (they are not horrible sperglords). And thankfully they have too much self-respect to go down the furry route. Not that furry is inherently BAD, per se. They just know the horrible cost of doing that sort of business.
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Feb 2, 2012 05:05
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I'm visiting my mother for a bit, and I didn't realize that I was basically another goon that somehow dodged the bullet of anime. Case in in point, I found 2 years of Newtype magazines in my bookshelf. This poo poo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtype_(magazine) Pretty sure the only thing that saved me was switching to heavy drinking, turning into a music nerd, and smoking in high school. Now I get to figure out what to do with the mags. Ebay maybe. That, or a bonfire.
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