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[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@Cjpearson It's amazing they dont realize that they're doing the same thing as the kkk did.
They just claim solidarity vs superiority.
What happened to justice is blind?

[SirD 🇺🇸 @Sir_Dammed]

"Window of tolerance" is an important phrase in the context of fiction. It's one that I think a lot of you guys, especially westerners, don't fully understand or haven't put enough thought into.

Essentially, there exists myriad things that we as humans aren't okay with. "Not okay" can range from a simple turn-off, to something that would literally be traumatizing to witness.

To give an example: imagine if you witnessed someone, a real person, being beaten to death. For this example, let's say a young woman. This would be horrifying to witness and probably affect your mental health, right? It would be even worse if you weren't allowed to look away, right?

So why, then, can we witness all manner of horrifying and atrocious acts in fiction and be completely unaffected by it? The reason is simple: our window of tolerance has been stretched to a massive degree, because we understand that the thing that we're seeing isn't real.

It is well-known in psychology that humans are morbidly curious and thrill seeking, by nature. To be clear, "morbidly curious" means we are naturally prone to look into or observe things that are bad, dangerous, or unknown. Thrill seeking means a desire for "adventure," aka to have intense or complex experiences and do things that are risky.

With all of this in mind, ask yourselves a question:

If someone enjoys something in fiction, does that enjoyment carry over into real-life? If your answer is still "yes," you haven't been paying attention, as I just laid out, step-by-step, the psychology behind our ability to enjoy things that we otherwise *wouldn't* enjoy, in reality:

>Our window of tolerance is stretched massively.
>We are morbidly curious and desire to see things we know we shouldn't.
>We get a thrill out of things that are unknown, taboo, or adventurous.
>Therefore, we enjoy all manner of things in fiction, especially things we would not enjoy seeing in reality.

I get it. We all have "embarrassing" fantasies that we'd be ashamed to admit or talk about. Or at least, most of us do; those of us who aren't boring. It's only natural that you don't wish to admit it to strangers on the internet... but if nothing else, do yourselves the service of being honest with yourself about it.

We live in a world surrounded by humans who are morbidly curious about things, and we desire to explore these things through escapist fiction. "Storytelling" isn't just written words on paper, we experience storytelling everyday through our lived experiences. This is why even the most mundane of scenarios can be turned into a funny story.

Fantasy is meant to amplify this, to allow us to experience things that we otherwise wouldn't. When you blur the lines between fantasy and reality and shackle yourselves to the limitations of daily life, your rid your fantasy of its charm and purpose.

Yet we dance around these subjects, cowering away from the more "sensitive" or touchy elements of fantasy and fiction because we don't want to be judged by others. And you know what? That's perfectly fine. You don't have to expose yourself. But perpetuating the cycle that is needing our fiction picked apart, scrutinized, and approved by moral busybodies is endlessly frustrating and serves no one, least not yourselves. Let people enjoy their harmless escapist hobbies, and for fucks sake, have fun.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@uncledoomer Nah, my money is on the illegal immigrant that isnt employed and has 6 kids is obviously getting the organs.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@lemuria89058029 @thricethethal @milk_moloko Were the women who didnt buy GoW before this misandrynist fools for not buying before it had a female MC?
Time will tell how many fools there are.
A handful of crazy fools killed DA: Veilguard, but they were the the creators.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@M000N__0 @AINO_X_Channel You have an avatar from Reincarnation Colosseum, where a dude has fight to survive and then fucks the loser. One of which is a tsundere loli.
You've heard of glass houses right?

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@ExamplePrime @TheRealKitty019 I'd say a reason to argue with them is to counter their bad ideology with verified truthes to keep others that are less knowledgeable from falling for their opinions and beliefs.
But for entertainment can work as well.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@ShitpostRock2 It is misogyny to arbitrarily care about some women.
Luckily all I see is people arguing about fictional characters' looks.
Are people actually this stupid or is it just part of the engagement game on here.
I wanna give people the benefit of the doubt, but damn they make it hard.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@ReviewsPossum Praise Space King!

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@JoeLuckyman209 @MinEffortLive Hasn't released yet.
Horizon spinoff.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@SomeBitchIIKnow I have since middle school through college.
Even lent it to a teacher before.
I say create a new religion.
Knifeology or Bladism.
Since all it takes is claiming its part of my heritage/lifestyle. I'm sure there's some fiction author, who could make a decent blade Bible.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@ChopsITMC4real @GunWashington @GOP_is_Gutless It seems that's the way a lot of society is going. More tribalism every year. No holding your demographic to higher standards; just endless they did this so we'll do that
No reflecting on principles.
So tiring, but all we can do is take honest account of ourselves as individuals.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@ChopsITMC4real @GunWashington @GOP_is_Gutless They very much are, but so are benevolence, consideration, and farsightedness.
Unfortunately those qualities aren't as good at self-preservation in society and are used and abused.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@lemuria89058029 @thricethethal @milk_moloko They dont necessarily have to. However, if you want men to buy it it helps.
If you like it, that's fine.
It's a majority male audience, that women are welcome to join (not change).
Do you think the twilight movies would have been successful if they were designed more for men?

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@MadamSavvy @Awk20000 It's the ultimate "haters to lovers" story for the modern audience. A tale old as time.
Don't you see? This long fued of different factions/families, fighting against the odds! Love conquers all. It's the next "The Notebook", I'm telling you.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@skymagpie I agree the female gaze is different to the male; neither is superior or inferior.
Im sure there's a magazine cover that features Halle Berry as a sex symbol and another as a successful woman.
Like what you like and stop trying to justify it with others' opinions.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@rem39207765 @Dagoth___Ur You may be thinking of David Kennedy; he took in a klan member that had a kkk store after he became destitute. They made a movie about it called "Burden". There was also the activist Daryl Davis who talked 200 members out; he has a Netflix doc named "Accidental Courtesy".

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@Sofia50020Sofia I think in one comic line Bruce is killed and his dad becomes batman and his mom the Joker.
Anything is possible, but doing it well is an entirely different thing.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@Plazaphyte @Uknowwut1 @GarrusVNBadger Not literally saying "need" no.
However, the response to this AI pic has almost seemed like a starving man finding an oasis.
It just seems like a weird hybrid of representation bs mixed with ethical gooning to me.
Never said it had to be a dude; love me some Bayonetta & 2B.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@Yuplifeishell It's truly a shame you made it to adulthood and think those comparisons work.

[Guy @GoodHunter07]

@Plazaphyte @Uknowwut1 @GarrusVNBadger Why exactly do we NEED to have a fat black female protagonist? In an action game no less.
When the game comes out just mid her in, if you want her so badly.