Takadanobabaalien

I don't have an issue with third party input, but I do have an issue with the way that the input is given. No matter how valuable or sage the words you'd like to contribute are, if you're a third party, you NEED to approach the situation with a certain amount of tact and sensitivity. The way your post read to me was like "oh I don't care about the situation, but you guys should do watch what words you use". You can't seriously expect to be received well with such a crass and insincere tone can you? I felt the same way about @Carmelzors post on the previous page - it wasn't so much what he was saying, as much as it was his authoritative and didactic tone, as if  he were an expert on the situation. I know neither you nor carmerlzors meant any harm by your words, but just as 3rd parties want people to be open to their opinions, you also have to be open enough to understand that oppressed people are far too downtrodden to want to hear "nitpicky" opinions or "know-it-all" solutions from people who aren't even affected by the issue in the first place.

I'm not saying that outside opinions are invalid or not welcome, but that's like me trying to tell @Pho and @beni how to feel about Brexit when I have no idea what it's like living in England, or me telling @seurong and @saishuu what's the best direction for their government (post-presidential crisis) when I know nothing about Brazilian politics. Outsiders simply have no idea what it's like to actually be on the inside. Sure, you may have comparable experience and knowledge from elsewhere, but every situation is different. You guys see headlines, social media/online posts, and probably talk with a few people, but at best your knowledge is anecdotal. For people like @Zeus and I, when we log off - the injustice doesn't vanish. It's there - in our faces every fucking day. It's easy for people who exist outside of the oppression at hand to sit calmly and analyze each new situation from a neutral standpoint, examine each wayward opinion with "equal rational scrutiny", and nitpick about word choice, but for most black people, these recent killings have been like the icing on a shit-filled cake that we've been fed our entire lives.  
 
The injustice against blacks in America is so rich, so deep, so prevalent, and so consistent that at this point, whether you call these recent killings "murder" or not is irrelevant, because no matter what word you want to dress it in for semantics sake - it's all the same to black people at this point. The media does its best to take advantage of this and rile the masses into their bullshit, racially divisive propaganda, and while many ppl on both sides feed into the nonsense and effectively transform the actual issues into a never-ending reality tv show,  the issues that plague black america are still very real. I know I'm not alone when I say that, sometimes, I have to ignore it all just to attempt to continue living a "normal" life - all the while knowing in the back of my head that the system is not for me. But no matter how much I try to explain this perspective to you guys, you will never completely grasp the picture. And that's perfectly ok. If you're an outsider or on the opposite side of oppression, you HAVE to honor and respect that gap. That's all I ask. If you're an outsider and you want to contribute something to the conversation, you must do so with grace and compassion. Or else why should your opinion even matter?

I understand that this is something that probably doesn't affect you, and perhaps an issue that you may not fully be able to grasp, but as someone that has experienced the effects of this, distinct racism both explicitly and implicitly for the entirety of their life, from my perspective, this comment reads as highly insensitive.  And so with all due respect, you'll understand me when I say the last thing that THIS particular debate needs is nitpicky, tactless opinions from people who are, admittedly, unconcerned about the issue at hand.
 
As for the choice of words - murder, homicide, manslaughter,  premeditated/unintentional killing  - whatever term you'd like to append to it -  I'm sure that's a REALLY minor detail to all of the people who are affected by all of the senseless, and very preventable deaths. I doubt it makes a difference to the little girl who lost her father right in front of her eyes, or the little 15 year old boy on the news crying how he wants and misses his dad. I doubt it makes a difference to my sister, mother of three young boys, who actually has to worry about the fact that she is raising her sons in a country where it has been proven time and time again that they are not valued, simply because of their skin. Where she has to teach 3 young boys that even if you do everything "right", you can still be punished because of your skin, and that the punishment may just be fatal. How do you even do that?
 
You know I got love for you, WB, and I'm certainly not trying to come at you sideways or anything - but for me, this is an issue that touches at home, so I wanted to let you know how I feel. I know all of this stuff seems like a fairy tale when you exist outside of the quagmire, but I was literally born into this, and it is very real for me. I would have talked to you about this privately, but since this is an extension of a public discussion (and this is an international forum with many ppl who may not quite grasp the situation), I wanted to put my perspective out there too!
 
 

Someone please save the Cuartet guy or at least get him a job to hold him over for a bit

My old smartphone died so this is probably the only one I have... Besides a pic with Yu-ji (Angel+dust) and one with Yoichi (SPY). On my old phone I had one with most of Dead popstars and one with Ruji or w/e his name is and Kenzi from Anti feminism.

I guess I have to be the one to say it, but the most shocking thing about GG is his extremely small penis. :v

Cannot wait to see how certain nordic fanboys will defend this effort this time

Mei has been hinting that he is the one who drew the cover art for the new mini album

Loudness - Loudness (original 1992 release, first pressing): I only bought this version opposed to the two newer reissues because I wanted the bonus booklet.
Loudness - 8186 Live
Octopus Cult - Smashing Peaceful Society
 

Strawberry Fields - Kaleidoscope VHS
Billy & the Sluts - One (~Just the way you are~) VHS
 

An issue of PLUM and EX-CITE featuring Kamaitachi and an issue of Rockin' F featuring Ladies Room.
 



Two Kamaitachi magazine posters and a Color Magazine poster.
 
I don't have it yet, but I finally bought this Masaki-Taiji era Loudness poster.  I've been wanting this poster for years. 

 

グリーヴァ -混沌ノ匣【CD+DVD+photoset】
己龍 - 己龍単独公演「FAMILY PARTY」千秋楽-己龍編-～二〇一六年一月八日 Zepp Tokyo～ 【DVD】
マルコ - 雨路 【TYPE B】

Oh dear, I'm double posting.  But I got some "new-to-me" CDs today.

Valentine D.C. - Parody
Lindberg - Lindberg VIII
Pink Sapphire - From Me To You
Kill=Slayd -Peripheral
La'Mule - ナイフ
JILS - Jil Noir
Sleep My Dear - Φ[phi]
GLAY - Guilty
Eins:Vier - Timeless Words
Penicillin - Missing Link
我孫子神音会 - Go Fuck Yourself! #3 (This is a side band that features George of Ladies Room.)
Charisma - First
 

Gilles de Rais - Because
Aion - Aionism
Luna Sea - Image
Buck-Tick - 残骸
Stella Maria - Spilt Milk
Gargoyle - 天論
Gargoyle - 禊

that t-shirt is ugly af

that t-shirt is ugly af

that t-shirt is ugly af