Off-Topic Thread vol. 2

[Melisma_Ramijozana]

I’m tired of repeating myself, so:

@Arrendis

Seriously, what the hell are you smoking that ‘they’ is ‘dehumanizing’?

@Melisma_Ramijozana

Pay attention to that word: “they.” I identify as female. If you wanted to pay any respect to me, you would have said “she.” Your choice of pronoun here is a deliberate attempt to dehumanize me. This, again, is manipulative.

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@Arrendis

Yeah. Yeah, you literally did.

@Melisma_Ramijozana

Constantin is Archbishop of the Hinterlands, which makes him a leadership figure over all the faithful in Republic space and pretty much everywhere else that isn’t Amarr.

@Melisma_Ramijozana

The “pretty much” is there because I know his operations do include space beyond the Republic, but I can’t remember exactly how much, because I am not an expert on the subject at all.

(And by the way: Samira agreed and apologized.)

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@Arrendis

So you’re ok with people being coerced and deceived into swearing allegiance to the Amarr Empire while living in the Republic?

@Melisma_Ramijozana

Since then, many more Matari have adopted the faith, yes. But not because they were born into it and required to practice it; not because they were never made aware of other options; not because they were kidnapped and forced into a Reclaiming. They adopted it because they saw something in the faith that they liked.

As I said before, I personally believe that that’s beyond gross. But there’s probably something comforting about the idea of one creator god that makes good things happen for you if you just worship him enough. I dunno.

And as I also said before, everyone should have the ability to choose, and there’s nothing wrong with Matari openly choosing to join the faith while aware of their options and what their conversion means (ie: being Reclaimed).