I’m not sure what I’m more sad about, judging by cover most would say PHP developers are smart individuals….I like how they indirectly say I was spitting lies.

<impl> I don’t think there should be arbitrary age restrictions on drugs
<cmanns> Maybe govt could say you abuse by selling so much non taxed, but you’d pass out from being baked before you could at all nearly overdose off weed
<feti> cmanns: yes you can.

^Oh so you can overdose (or did he mean abuse?) marijuana, oh okay these guys are gonna be fun.
<aka-> cmanns: just fyi there is never a need to notify us when you are or not on topic.
<cmanns> They had to inject rats or w/e with insane ammounts of thc to cause them harm, theres never been a documented fatality from weed
<aka-> feti: you can abuse weed just like you can abuse food
<feti> Just like you can abuse alcohol.
<feti> What he said was pretty stupid.
<aka-> yes
<cmanns> yeah but alcohol’s going to poison you when you “abuse”
<feti> cmanns: Anything can be abused without moderation.
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<aka-> to assume death must accure for something to be considered abuse is retarded
<cmanns> and regardless getting drunk is bad for your body anyways
<impl> I dunno, potheads are pretty fucking dumb.
<feti> cmanns: I’m pretty sure every time you toke, abusing or not, you’re poisoning yourself.
<aka-> smoking weed is NOT good for you
<aka-> wtf
<feti> cmanns: Another stupid statement. Maybe it’s time to think before you open your mouth
<aka-> ^^ good idea
<cmanns> Wow a threat
<feti> cmanns: A little ejumakation ;d
<feti> That wasn’t a threat.
<cmanns> Well first off matey
<feti> That was a statement.
<cmanns> Smokign anything is never good
<feti> No shit?
<cmanns> but thc it’s self is harmless and a natural substance animals eat
<impl> but you could vape
<aka-> I love how weed smokers act like smokign weed is good for the body
<cmanns> Well I’d be in pain without it
<aka-> ok take thc pills then
<feti> I feel like a pirate now.
<feti> Yarrrrrrr.
<Two9A> Don’t pills cost more?
<feti> Shiver me timbers.
<cmanns> and the problem with pills
<cmanns> ugh
<Two9A> feti: Arr.
<impl> VAPE
<impl> VAPE
<impl> VAPE
<sth_> pills are like 50p a pill
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<aka-> we are talking about smoking weed… not THC specifically you fucking idiot
<Two9A> That went well
<sth_> pills are amazingly cheap
<aka-> it never does
<cmanns> I’d vape but cbf
<cmanns> sth_, weed pills?
<Two9A> I doesnae have the PEUWAER
<aka-> why can’t most weed smokers argue the use of weed without making shti up
<aka-> THC pills not weed pills
<feti> aka-: ABUSE! DUH!
<cmanns> Same shit man stop nit picking
<feti> Not really.
<aka-> no it is noit
<aka-> not
<aka-> at all
<aka-> god you are fucking stupid
<cmanns> its thc extracted from weed
<cmanns> Now shall I go on to say it’s not weed it’s marijuana you fucking idiot
<cmanns> hey i sound like you pricks now
<cmanns> bye
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One of the things I hate most in the world is ignorant people. Smoking anything, ingesting anything could potential have cancer causing effects. It’s not 100% proven but many scientists believe pot aids against cancer, some believe it has a low risk of causing it (and is still beneficiary as no direct links to it causing cancer) but as with smoking anything there is carcinogens and such. In laymans terms marijuana compared to a cigarette smoking and you’re a straight edge non drinking non smoker. Compared marijuana user and non-maryj user, you may find the two could be similar, or one a slob bag wasting his life. It all depends on how you do life, you can’t just pound away any substance however you won’t be ending up in the Emergency Room for smoking one too many blunts; may find yourself waking up on the kitchen floor with every box of cereal and a empty jug of milk at the worst….

By the way, about Sailor Moon and other manga/anime that is geared towards girls (shoujo), there was a character, Zoisite who was heavily edited due to his relationship with another man, Kunzite (or Malachite for the US version). Now, the US version rewrote Zoisite as female, HOWEVER, he had long, wavy hair, long eyelashes, was much shorter than many of the male characters, was constantly surrounded by pink petals, has crossdressed, and tended to put his pinky to his mouth, like Dr. Evil of Austin Powers fame, only in a more dainty fashion, like how we used to make fun of rich people sipping tea when we were younger. I personally think that this is more insulting to gay men than just rewriting him as a woman. In the manga, Zoisite did crossdress, but was drawn to look a little more masculine and did not have a relationship with Kunzite.

As for Haruka and Michiru (Amara and Michelle), Men and women stopped in their tracks to admire their beauty throughout the series. I found it quite annoying, as if the only purpose of lesbians was to be admired for your beauty and your partner's beauty. Michiru had medium-length, flowing turquoise hair, adored arts and music, and spoke and acted eloquently like a princess. Haruka had short dark blond hair, was stoic, loved cars and racing, wore a boy's uniform to school (in Japan, you can't really dress in the uniform meant for the opposite sex), and spoke in a deep voice, loudly and clearly. So, I can certainly tell that Haruka and Michiru are pretty much a stereotype of a heterosexual relationship. In the manga, Haruka was drawn as VERY masculine when she did not transform. It was even told that Haruka was "both a guy and a girl", when I know that it originally meant "androgynous". I hate how people who've only watched the English version get a bad reputation. Anime is expensive and until recently, hard to come by. But not all computers can download bootlegged episodes.

Utena does have shoujo-ai/yuri as its main focus, and it does have its stereotypical moments (Utena dislikes dresses and skirts and is bossy and even lashes out at authority figures; Anthy is passive and a 'trophy', always in a dress), however, Utena's desire to be a prince is because she was rescued by one, which means that because she was helped, she now has a strong desire to help others.

I see someone beat me to Azumanga Daioh, but I honestly can say that it's one of my favorite aneime/manga series. The thing I like best is that the character designs look much like real people, with the exception of the classic big eyes and heart-shaped face as well as idealized bodies. But, all the teenage girls have different breast sizes, the biggest, being Sakaki, the smallest being Osaka. And it has no impact on their characterization whatsoever, although there is some gentle teasing among the girls. I'm relieved that the reason why Miss Yukari, and English teacher (Yukari is her given name, but she's called 'Miss Yukari' sometimes), is a bad driver is not because she is a woman, but because she's absolutely crazy. Even her best friend, Ms. Kurosawa, a gym teacher is wary of letting her borrow her car. I like how the series plays on the insecurities of teenager girls in a non-negative way most of the time. Sakaki is tall with big breasts, but feels uncomfortable about it, especially around Chiyo-chan, the 10-year-old prodigy in her class. Yomi (Koyomi), who has a body much like Sakaki's only shorter and slightly smaller breasts is obsessed with her weight to the point where she gets defensive about her classmates eating what they want, or getting too full easily. Now, this kind of annoys me as clearly, Yomi isn't fat. Everyone knows how fat women are portrayed in anime. But I have to laugh anyway, since she goes as far as to take off her glasses to make sure the number on the scale stays as low as possible. The only real problematic character is Mr. Kimura, who is a pervert who admires high school girls, even Chiyo-chan ("High school is high school!"), but thankfully never gets what he wants.

I'd have to reccommend Angelic Layer, which is actually shounen, but it has much more appeal to girls than boys, IMO. The main character, 12-year-old Misaki gets lost in Tokyo when she first moves by herself, then discovers the game, Angelic Layer. This might remind you when you were little, and you probably played with Barbies/Bratz, and yes, most of the characters who play this game are female, but most of the players are teens. Only one little girl is a serious competitor. There is one teen male enthusiast of the game, though. Each of the characters has her (or his) own reason to play Angelic Layer. Misaki wants to prove that age and size don't matter when you're having fun playing a game; that she can accomplish anything despite her short stature and young age.

An anime I really DON'T reccommend is Wedding Peach. The plot centers around three seventh-grade girls who aspire to get married someday. All three of them chase a star soccer player. They all become magical girls whose purpose is to protect love. In this case, love is heterosexual love. The main character, Momoko is introduced when she dreamily watches a wedding video of her mother and father. The only reason she aspires to be like her absent mother is because she married her father. There is a typical love interest who at first bullies the girls then becomes attracted to Momoko and then there are fat jokes in the anime. I had to stop watching it after the first DVD. The manga was pretty weak. Even the opening song, "Dreaming of a Lovely Angel" ("I dream of/full frills/please, a wedding dress") tells you that it's full of heteronormative brainwashing.

It's been a long time since I left the anime fandom and am currently re-entering it, so please bear with me, if any information is incorrect. I'm actually more of a gamer than an anime/manga fan. Though, a lot of the sexism with anime and manga can apply to games, too.