So... Bungie, one of the few gaming companies that stood up to SOPA, doesn't have cleavage-bumping nymphos for female characters, and is run by people from [i]Washington[/i] is actually run by a bunch of socially-regressive troglodytes? Gooby pls. Foman gave advice for how he deals with discrimination. I hardly think that's evidence of him trying to endorse discrimination. There are moderators who have actually (unsuccessfully) argued that sex=gender. Go after them if you want to write a conspiracy theory that's actually believable. What [i][b]you[/i][/b] need to understand is that, first of all, you are not the sole voice and arbitrator of trans sexual rights. People deal with it in different ways, and casting judgement on them because they don't support your methods is hypocritcal*10^3. I'd say more but you wouldn't listen to it anyways. Second, you're exaggerating and distorting the nature of those PMs, and you know it. Third, Bungie doesn't need you or me to "defend" them. Fourth, I know if my first point didn't go through this won't, but I'd like you to consider something. You don't know the history of everyone on this forum. You don't know how they were raised, where they come from, or what they've gone through. Given this, [i]assuming[/i] that they should "know better" is an illogical assumption. A lot of these people are the kids with single parent homes, whose closest things to role models growing up were action heroes, and whose perception of women comes from equally base media. If you think they're going to grow up with a "healthy" view of gender politics, you're insane. Hell, you'd probably start a charity for them if a celebrity told you they were "disadvantaged." Sorry; couldn't resist. Regardless, you have to accept then that this, ugly as it is, is their culture. They, in some kind of mythical "absolute" sense, don't need to be "fixed" anymore than transsexuals do. It's possible some could be persuaded to better ends, and it's possible they'll change as they get older, and you could be a positive part of that change. sigh... But instead, like nearly every other "open-minded" activist, you throw your arms in the air at the first sign of political incorrectness and point your shame finger at everything you can. That doesn't turn homosexuals straight, so why the hell would you think that it would change these kid's view of women? It's because you don't actually want to help them. You want your message to reign supreme, and for all facets of knowledge and grace to flow from you. Hell, with the mute feature, you could make this forum look like the politically correct intellectual paradise you want it to. But that wouldn't be enough would it? Because people would still have the audacity to think differently than you on the other side of the wall. The only difference between Sapphire and the flood is that you have control over who gets to talk in Sapphire. If you're too embarrassed of this community to help it, then just go, and stop antagonizing these people for your own amusement. In terms of them accepting your views, you're doing more harm than good. I realized I just wrote a novel for what will probably be a one sentence condescending reply, but I wrote this to put my own thoughts in order anyways.