Not Amused

[Reverend L. Lamb]

Holy fucking shit... I am agreeing with Macethump

Most of you people are being assess, he has just as much right to his opinion as anyone else, especially since it's been clear from the start that he's not trying to have such atrocious humour banned. That's where my agreeing ends though, Sexual Harassment laws, especially in the states are the worst joke of them all made up by the silly PC crowd.

Yes, expressing your opinion on subjects that have been closed by admins (which we all assumed was the case at the time) is against forum etiquette, and is likely to result in your own thread being locked. What your opinion was in this case is beside the point.

We're quite capable of exacting harsh vengeance on our own if we feel something is out of place thank you very much, where as I doubt you are.

[Bellum]

We're quite capable of exacting harsh vengeance on our own if we feel something is out of place thank you very much, where as I doubt you are.

Yes, I've already made that point.

[macethump]

It was just concerning to me that, for those who didn't get the joke, it was so well tolerated. G36E had some appropriate responses to what seemed like a serious situation (to me).  Like I said before, it took an insight into the personalities of those involved to see through the joke, insight I did not posses.  So I took things at face value.  But I didn't miss the point.  As I said on the first post, I just didn't find it funny, and said why.

Since Bulle closed her own thread, I guess we can discuss it until I or an admin shut the party down.

Holy fucking shit... I am agreeing with Macethump

I feel a heart attack or stroke coming on!  HELP!

[Raz]

Now that's different, and I agree with you on this point. I too fell for it, and had been real, I don't think I would've supported Pavlov either.

[The most sinister Mr. Pavlov and The Pavenis]

It was just concerning to me that, for those who didn't get the joke, it was so well tolerated. G36E had some appropriate responses to what seemed like a serious situation (to me).  Like I said before, it took an insight into the personalities of those involved to see through the joke, insight I did not posses.  So I took things at face value.  But I didn't miss the point.  As I said on the first post, I just didn't find it funny, and said why.

And again, you're fucking up here. 90% of the people knew it was a joke, again, because they have hung around the forum long enough to A) know that Bulle would not complain about getting a dick pic, in fact she would find it awesome, and B) LL would be the first to receive a pic of my cock, should I commit to something like that The other 9% got the joke after reading certain parts of the thread. Honestly, the only person who I think was fooled till the end was Hershey, and he did say that is was pretty fucked up.

 And you comparing the forum environment to a work environment is like comparing oranges to anal sex. Which is why your shit has been flawed from the start. If you want to have a thread about "sexual harassment and intimidation in the workplace" then fuck me, go right ahead, but don't compare it to our exposed thread, since you know, we aren't at work, or any sort of place of business, rather an online forum, the "off topic" section.

I have a little sister so I do get the whole father trying to protect his daughters thing. Do NOT worry, I would never send them pictures of the Pavenis. 

[Dryvus]

I don't get it, macethump... you're assuming that our job is to spend time on TaleWorlds? Or are you naughtily surfing the boards while you're at work?

[macethump]

And again, you're fucking up here. 90% of the people knew it was a joke, again, because they have hung around the forum long enough to A) know that Bulle would not complain about getting a dick pic, in fact she would find it awesome, and B) LL would be the first to receive a pic of my cock, should I commit to something like that The other 9% got the joke after reading certain parts of the thread. Honestly, the only person who I think was fooled till the end was Hershey, and he did say that is was pretty fucked up.

 And you comparing the forum environment to a work environment is like comparing oranges to anal sex. Which is why your shit has been flawed from the start. If you want to have a thread about "sexual harassment and intimidation in the workplace" then fuck me, go right ahead, but don't compare it to our exposed thread, since you know, we aren't at work, or any sort of place of business, rather an online forum, the "off topic" section.

Well, I already said that, when it comes to some aspects, I'm humor impaired.  And poor taste is poor taste, no matter where you find it.  But isn't it great that we're all different.

I have a little sister so I do get the whole father trying to protect his daughters thing. Do NOT worry, I would never send them pictures of the Pavenis. 

Good. Fine. A-OK. No harm done.

I don't get it, macethump... you're assuming that our job is to spend time on TaleWorlds? Or are you naughtily surfing the boards while you're at work?

For some reason, I have this insane urge to remind people that this place doesn't operate like the real world, just in case they don't realize it.  Silly me.

[Bellum]

And poor taste is poor taste, no matter where you find it.

I hate bringing this sort of thing up everywhere I go, but poor taste doesn't exist.

[Velmu]

This is a far better joke.

[13 Spider Bloody Chain]

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 Do NOT worry, I would never send them pictures of the Pavenis. 

LIAR! 

[Hershey]

 Honestly, the only person who I think was fooled till the end was Hershey, and he did say that is was pretty fucked up.

I had my doubts. I went against my better judgement and trusted Bulle, simply because it was on msn, and therefore exclusive of the Taleworlds horsing around. Or so I hoped.

I was asking people for pics to verify, but thread closed before I could call bullshit.

/salvagedignity

[Sir Devlyn]

I think where the area of confusion lies Macethump, is that you may not understand the vibe of the off-topic section.  Off-topic is quite different from the rest of the forum, or even most forums.  Most of the posters here are very open-minded on matters of sex and sexuality.  It is for precisely this reason that I like it so much, as I tend to get rather tired of the sexually repressive and prudish attitude I find in American society.  In fact, I find it rather impressive that some of the minors here who have never even had sex share such an attitude.  I find such healthy sexual attitudes refreshing.

I think the reason you're so surprised at how indifferent and blase we all seem to be is because of this.  We're all 'cool' with it, because we're not easily offended by such things, not to mention that most of us knew it was a joke.  Let me point out that you didn't have to know the personalities involved at all to be able to recognize it as false.  The fact that the title of the thread made a punny ("sexposed"), and also that Bulle praised Pavlov's dick size while complaining about it, should have raised flags in your mind; women invariably call a man small when complaining about them.  You could also consider Mage's comment on Pav sharing the pic, something most guys don't do.

I believe that the people here can appreciate the context of the joke, and are able to separate it from reality.  Lest you think that I'm not grounded in reality, let me tell you that I just spent five years working with teen rapists.  I am very well aware of the seriousness of rape, sexual harrassment, and child abuse, but that doesn't prevent me from laughing about such things in the proper context.  One of my favorite jokes is about necrophilia, but that doesn't mean I at all support such a thing, nor that I can't separate it from reality.

If your concern is about a "boy who cried wolf" result, I do not believe that will be the case.  Raz already indicated that he wouldn't have been sympathetic if it had been real.  I personally would have only started to become concerned, assuming I believed it, if Bulle had complained as she had and staff here did nothing.

With that said, here's a training video on how to detect sexual harassment.

http://www.blinkx.com/video/tom-brady-snl-sexual-harassment-psa/h7nIkQjgII_oYNH7gQfUpA

EDIT: fixed link, added sentence.

[macethump]

I think where the area of confusion lies Macethump, is that you may not understand the vibe of the off-topic section.

That's for sure!

Let me point out that you didn't have to know the personalities involved at all to be able to recognize it as false.  The fact that the title of the thread made a punny ("sexposed"), and also that Bulle praised Pavlov's dick size while complaining about it, should have raised flags in your mind; women invariably call a man small when complaining about them.

I'm not so sure.  Previous posters said that they were almost taken in, but knew better the personalities involved and sensed a joke.  The size thing rang a little strange to me, but, hey, I was alredy misreading everything else.

I personally would have only started to become concerned, assuming I believed it, if Bulle had complained as she had and staff here did nothing.

Well, that's exactly what happened.  There were no actions taken by the staff that I would have expected if this were not a joke (which I was unaware of at the time).  So I did get concerned, just as you would have.  Still, your analysis is appreciated.

[Sir Devlyn]

I'm not so sure.  Previous posters said that they were almost taken in, but knew better the personalities involved and sensed a joke.  The size thing rang a little strange to me, but, hey, I was alredy misreading everything else.

While I think I have a feel for their personalities, I don't know them nearly as well as other people here.  I decided the story was false based on clues from the thread, not on their personalities.

Well, that's exactly what happened.  There were no actions taken by the staff that I would have expected if this were not a joke (which I was unaware of at the time).  So I did get concerned, just as you would have.  Still, your analysis is appreciated.

I would've given it at least 24 hours before I became concerned.  Admins and staff aren't on 24/7, and they may need time to discuss with each other or communicate with Bulle for proof, all of which would take time.

[Papa Lazarou]

It appears that the contact some of you have with the real world is tenuous and sporadic.
Still, we're all M&B fans here, and reality is not necessarily our forte.

An irrelevant and ill-evidenced point? I'll use my turn better.

Hardly irrelevant or ill-evidenced...

Look again haha. The irrelevant and ill-evidenced part was your (inductive *hint hint*) generalisation about the forum members.

When venturing into "sexual harassment" territory, aesthetics have no consequence whatever.

I'm talking about the joke. You seem to think it's immoral. Also my point applies to your views on sexual orientation, among others.

Just last week our newspaper had a story of a teenager who just wrecked his academic career and is facing criminal charges for sending photos of "himself" to a minor classmate, after she told him to stop.

What does that have to do with it haha. It was a joke, nothing unethical has been done here.

And your "Iran" comment seems to say that you don't believe a civilized country should have laws against sexual harassment.  Am I misinterpreting?

This comment seems to say that you think the contents of this thread should have people done for sexual harassment.


Edit: But at least you gave real points rather than false ad hominem this time.