I'm going to move our conversation here from the "rate my avatar" thread, since we've gone way off topic.
It's ok. These are only thoughts. When it comes to good, thoughts count, provided the intention is honest, but when it comes to bad, thoughts don't count unless the bad is practically done. This is part of our teachings.
Don't blame them, they are probably worried about their loved ones. Including you.
Eh. I wish it was like that. I've pretty much been rejected by most of my family. They dislike a lot more than middle eastern people, and I happen to fall into one of their targeted groups. I guess you could say it's because they care about me, but the reality is more that they care about their imaginary version of who I should be, rather than who I actually am. I hope that makes sense.
Either way, I tend to avoid those who are outright hateful to other people for no reason. Even if they don't do anything directly harmful, I have no interest in being surrounded by that type of person. I'm definitely not one of those over-sensitive/politically correct type people either, but having to sit through Christmas dinner while listening to family members rant about how "the niggers" are destroying the country while most of the table sits there nodding in agreement just isn't enjoyable.
Btw, I never knew of those celebrations until recently (about a month ago) when someone not in favor of Islam told me about it. Do they take place in Iraq? Or maybe Syria? Possibly in Saudi Arabia (big country)?
It was an isolated group in Palestine. Some footage got to the American media and they kept showing it without giving proper context. Over the years, it's been exaggerated more and more in people's minds.
Try showing them some of Yusuf Estes's youtube videos. He's an American Muslim who used to be a pastor. His way is convincing.
Yeah, we're talking about people who are willfully ignorant here. There's no video I could show them that would change their minds. As I said above, I don't even have contact with most of these people anymore. I just used that anecdote to give some context to what I was saying.
Seen all youtube links you posted. Loved them. The Cajun dialect is new to me. Sound to me like the Cockney dialect in parts of London.
Interesting. It actually gets more intense than those video, but I couldn't find any examples. There's some people who I can't understand at all.
Yup, just downloaded the first episodes of some of them. Magi S2 continuing is a very good news. The first season was great. Some of what I really like to have continued is Gantz and Berserk in the first anime style.
I've seen Monster and loved it. I'm a little picky in many things like the main character(s). Certain specs are needed for certain genres. Don't like weak boys as main characters in action shows for example. If you like psy. stuff, try Technolyze. English dubbing was done very well on it as well.
Texhnolyze was good. It's by some of the same people as Lain, so you'll probably like that. Lain was way better though. Just be prepared to be very confused for a while.
Actually, it is 70% Batman 20% Superman and the Flash and 10% the rest of them all.
In other words, Batman is what I first look for. His latest movies were top notch, specially Batman Year One and Batman under the Red Hood. Lots of drama too. Contents are becoming more like those of live action movies. Now blood and violence are presented unlike what we knew about WB as kids.
Justice League the Flashpoint was great too, specially that Batman was presented in a very different way. The main character is the Flash, but Batman was a secondary just a little less important character.
I don't know anything about these, so no idea what to say. haha.
