IcaroRibeiro

Oh, are you learning Python? That's nice, It was my first language 

Edit: This was my result, as I expected

91.6 % certainty for Elsecaller or Willshaper

    Elsecallers are the seventh order of the Knights Radiant, and they have a focus on doing what is logical. They are known to be very wise, and they try to consider all of their options.
    Willshapers are the eighth order of the Knights Radiant, and they have a focus on experiencing new things. They are known to be very adventurous, and they seek to have an impact on the world.

17 hours ago, king of nowhere said:

 

Calm down.

the question did not specify any action taken. Are we talking about people who actively persecute gays? Or are we talking about people who simply do not like them?

Because the first kind of people, they are criminals, no arguments about it. and we do have laws against randomly assaulting people on the street, with hate being a further aggravating circumstance.

but the second kind of people, the ones who simply do not like gays but are not doing anything against them, they have every right to exhist. The key here is that just not liking somebody - not liking everyone who does a certain thing - is not a criminal offence, nor is it an offence of any kind. It actually falls under freedom of thought.

the thing is, we have hundreds and hundreds of different cultures on our world. most of them evolved for centuries mostly isolated from others. most of them evolved really conflicting values. but it was all fine, because membres of those cultures were unlikely to come across each other.

now we have cheap air travel and even cheaper and faster communication, so we are coming into contact with dozens and dozens of cultures that do stuff we don't like. And we disapprove of them. I myself could make a list of things i disapprove that would end up covering over 90% of the human race.

So, you can't really ask people to not disapprove of other cultures. it would require massive brainwashing and destruction of identities anyway. but if we are to avoid a worldwide war among supporters of different ideologies, the only way is to recognize that even if we don't like them, even if we don't like what they do, they have a right to keep exhisting as they are, as long as they recognize the same right to us.

this is the final goal of the "live and let live" phylosophy. It is not an hymn to apathia. Not an invitation to mind your own business - though there is some of that. No, it is an attempt to avoid conflict. It is an attempt to reconcile two people who disagree on a fundamental level, in that as long as they can agree to disagree and leave each other alone, there is no need for conflict.

I can see the criticism "but if we allow this way of thinking, we encourage homophobic people to turn their head when they see a gay being beaten". No, that's not how it works. Live and let live requires that people are willing to treat each other as equals. All those low-key acts of small discrimination are against the ideal. the ideal is that if you disapprove someone's culture you can be curt, cool, businesslike with them. you don't have to be their friend, to be nice. but you  are not supposed to turn a blind eye when injustice is done to them. Treating everyone with fairness is the least you can ask to anybody. It's also the most you can ask.

So, people who are mildly homophobic but who are not supporting active discrimination should not be attacked.

Finally, also consider that until some 50 years ago, homosexuality was regarded somewhat like paedophilia is regarded today. Consider that people were raised in that environment. In the light of that, can you really blame them for "not liking gays"? Can you really expect more from them than "eh, I don't really like them, but they are free to do whatever among themselves"?  Personally, considering how much society changed, I already consider it a minor miracle that a majority of people could come that far.

Well, I never said that I expect anybody to change its mindset. Neither I said that I have the right to attack a regular person who dislikes homosexuals but don't actively express this, neither try to diminish their civil rights. I liked the words you used to describe them, mildly homophobic, it's a nice term. 

However Sanderson is an author, so he's mildly homophobia can be reflected in their work if he's not wise enough. That's why he avoid writing about LGBT characters. In the momento someone (like my father) who dislikes homosexual relationships, but not commit any kind of violence against them, have some platform to express freely there is a high chance of been unintentionally offensive.

Since Sanderson seems to be someone who enjoying portray humans as best they can he will obviously not been satisfied if he ended been depreciate with his own gay characters and worse, alienating some of his fans in this process who will be severely dissatisfied with verifying stupid and / or stereotyped representation

That's why he's having his own time before feeling comfortable enough to write about a major LGBT charactes. And I don't think we need to put pressure on him. It's better no gay/lesbian casting at all than have a pretty bad one.

Can't wait for August!

10 is already enough, I like the idea of each book focusing in one order

7 hours ago, Toaster Retribution said:

what word should you use on people who wants to lock up or kill gays for their sexual orientation?

Well, in my society? Criminals. In tradition/honor based societies, I would say just hateful/dangerous people 

Like, we're talking about killing right? This is really way too far. A sane human being will hardly cross the line of killing anyone just for "honor". Most of prejudice isn't manifested with direct or clear violence at least not in secular societies because:

a ) Most laws don't allow it;

b ) Society in general don't accept free violence;

c ) They are members of the same community, so it's harder to desumanize another person that much

Most of prejudice are, instead, manifested in minor behaviors, such as, for instance, not giving a person a job for a person based on their gender, or their skin color, or nationality. Or even a parent who don't let their kids play with poor or immigrant children in school. An homophobic is just a regular person who have contempt, aversion, antipathy, disdain or hatred for LGBT people, yes hate is here, but it's not the only thing that makes someone homophobic. There are even gay people who are homophobic and shows it when interacting with other LGBT people, transgender people are the most likely targets about suffering prejudice in their own community.

I hope now I could displayed a bit better my understanding about what is prejudice and one of the various forms it manifests (in this case, prejudice against LGBT people)

5 hours ago, Toaster Retribution said:

This will probably lead to a discussion, but here we go anyway, because I find this to be a really flawed statement. 

Brandon is a mormon, and mormons, like a bunch of other religious communities, both christian and others, consider marriage to be something that can only exist between a man and a woman. Men sleeping with men and women sleeping with women is also regarded as sinful (as is having sexual relationships before marriage). This is very much rooted in various religious scriptures. If I remember Brandons early statements on the subject right, this was basically what he said as well. He followed the teachings of the mormon church (correct me if I’m wrong here). 

So, my issue is this: labelling younger Brandon homophobic means labelling tons and tons of religious people and institutions as homophobic, just for having a different idea regarding what right and wrong is. The majority of the ”homophobic” religious people do not hate, persecute or lock up gay people. The ones who does that, who consider people with a different sexual orientation to have less value as humans, those are homophobic. Those who just have different ideals regarding what the right way to live your life is, but also respect everyones right to do as they please, are not homophobic: they just have a different view of life than you. 

So, TL;DR, don’t apply a negative label to a huge amount of people from specific groups due to them seeing the world through a different lense than you do.

 

So we have a deeply different opinions about what homophobia is. Mormons can view the world whatever they want, been homophobic doesn't imply actively hating or persecute anybody. Have a prejudice is just not seeing a group of people in the same way as other group of people based in whatever preconception the person has. I this case, Sanderson find every single LGBT relationship sinful? So it's a prejudice for me

I didn't even stated anything about his religion btw, I talked about him as individual, you're reaching a bit here . For me the way he sees (or used to see) the world is/was homophobic. Been homophobic doesn't mean the person is a monster or anything, both my parents are a bit homophobic specially father, and was even surprised to discover that some years ago because I never saw him treating bad any gay person, I only discovered that after a private conversation, but I still labeled him as homophobic, and well, I love dad anyway so don't care that much since I'm not gay myself. 

I think Sanderson is probably a great guy, actually having some gay friends and probably even love them and want just good things for them, but it's not block him of his homophobia. Hell, will I judge him for having bad thoughts? Who Am I? God? No, I'll never do that, I think as long he isn't going anything harmful by any means he can still have some eventually homophobe thoughts just fine.

I don't even know why we are having this discussion. I make that comment because it's how I see he's feelings based in his own past and current words. Moral is individual, so according to my OWN moral I see him as homophobic. If you want to discuss this in a more ethic or even legal/lawful field, then it's another discussion 

I would LOVE to see Navani as the main character. It would be the first time the main character is not a flashback character, and also the first time the main character is not a Radiant, but rather a common person, a incredible noble smart talented and important person, but just a human and not a demigod Radiant

Ngl, Sanderon used to be pretty homophobic when he was younger. Now he matured he seems to be slowing reviewing his opinions about LGBT community 

He's very conscious of his own prejudices (even if he's fighting against them) so he not feels comfortably to written about them yet because he's afraid of not depict gay/lesbian characters in a positive, respectful and credible way 

 People are forgetting that high budget movie can flop hard and destroy any possibility of future adaptations 

I don't know why we need a cinematic live action movie. I daresay a Netflix animated series would do much better gathering new audiences than a movie from this completely unknow studio Sanderson signed

You want a loyal adaptation to finally see with your eyes what he's writing without any budget limitation? Go for an animation. This is no Game of Thrones, there isn't any HBO ready to spend over 5 million each episode (and Mistborn is much more fantasy heavy, would need far more visual effects than GOT ever needed). In the current state a live action will just be a disaster.

Hoping for an animation

Live action will need a big budget to work 

No, I like him as a non radiant 

He's great, but my third least favorite POV radiant so far behind Szeth which I truly hate and Venli which I don't have a real opinion yet

Dalinar, Shallan and Jasnah are my favorites, followed by Lift and Renarin 

Awesome quiz

79% Lightweaver

59% Elsecaller

42% Truthwatcher 

24% Bondsmith

24% Edgedancer 

17% Skybreaker 

11% Windrunner

11% Dustbringer 

9% Stoneward

I only played five entries, Ocarina of Time,  A Link to the Past, A Link Between Worlds, Brewth of the Wild and a borrowed Skyward sword that I never finished 

I really wanted to play Wind Waker and I'm rooting for a Skyword Sword for Switch so I'll can finally finish it  

He's so accessible and caring with his fans that I actually believe he may indeed answer lol 

16 hours ago, The Awakened Salad said:

What are you impressions so far?

I find the multiplayer just awesome and really addictive. Too bad my internet connection is lame, but overall it's was very pleasant and it's literally nothing alike other shooter games. I'm suffering from been a noob, but despit my lack of weaponry and skills I'm surviving (level 9 already). Works for sure better docked. The only downside it's as I said, internet connection, so I will need to play mostly at home.

Fortunately the story mode is good too. It's a different concept of shooter game as well, slightly more inclined to a more action based gameplay. It 100% works as a handheld game, which is great because Switch is a hybrid console so games needs to satisfy both experiences. The downside is the story mode looks pretty small, only 5 maps for what I see, and I'm already in half of the second one 

@The Awakened Salad just bought it. Hoping to play it during carnival break starting this friday

16 hours ago, The Awakened Salad said:

What are you looking to get out of the game? And what don’t you want to see in it? 

Not sure If I understand the question 

I'm not into traditional shooter games like Counter Strike because I don't like... shooting people neither like blowing things up? 

However Splatoon comes with a more cartoonish design and a different game dynamics, more focused on territory control. I like it. Seems like a game I can play with my younger cousins without any troubles

I'm also curious to see discover how enjoyable is the multiplayer mode for me

I'm considering to buy it

Author Brandon Sanderson explains:

The time has come! Though I’ve had an instinct for many months that the title of Book Four would be Rhythm of War, I had to make certain it fit into the last chapters of the book as I wrote them.

Indeed it does, and I feel comfortable announcing this at long last as the official title of the book. Like previous titles in this series (The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, and Oathbringer) this one is taken from the title of an in-world volume of text. To tell you more would, of course, be a spoiler. Let’s just say that this is the first of one of these in-world books that has involved the writings of someone who is not human.

I’m hard at work on revisions, and am excited for the end of the year—when I can finally share Rhythm of War with you all!

 

Buy Rhythm of War from:

She's clearly Timbre 

I like him without surgebinding. Don't want him to be a radiant at all

2 minutes ago, Karger said:

90%

Is this man living ? Like eating, sleeping, bathing, having sex or something? 

Thaylenah or Iri

Shallan, Lift, Dalinar and Jasnah

I really like Adolin and Renarin too