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Comment on Cosplay Kickboxer: “I Want To Be Strong Like Nanoha’s Vita” by ArcheR:

Damn, Ragu. I’m just speechless. I’m saving your comment somewhere. That’s possibly the strongest argument I’ve ever seen. For anything. “Artificial construct”… Wow.

And seriously, Tyrenol. What is with you? I remember you played the homo card one time before.

Throwing my two cents into the well… Honestly, I understand where there can and should be a difference between men and women, but I’ve never been a fan of this rigid line that gets drawn by – as Ragu said – “sexually insecure alpha male types”. They have to feel dominant, so they gravitate towards things 98% of women either don’t do, won’t do, can’t do, or just aren’t allowed to do.

The superiority complex just bothers me. Anything that doesn’t fit this mold of perfect masculinity is labelled gay instantly.

Why so sensitive, guys? …Did your balls fall off?*

(* That’s a Joker/Dark Knight reference, for any trolls who think I’m insulting them.)

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