THE NEW Miscellaneous Talk That Doesn't Deserve A New Thread Thread Thread (Part 1)

Well, we are approaching the end of 2019. What music have you been listening this year?

It’s Thrive Odyssey lol

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Sometimes I test other people’s reaction when I tell them I think Minecraft Villagers are based off Jews and wait for them to call me racist or anti-semitic before explaining that I meant in the form of the iron golems they summoned might be based off of the golem of Prague. Then I call them out for assuming the worst. I need validation from other humans to determine if that is a healthy behaviour.

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Wait, are the villagers based off jews, or are the golems based off of jewish folklore?

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Golems are littelary a jewish creation.

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well, today is friday the 13th!

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Let’s see who will be killed with a machete today.

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I don’t consider this behavior healthy at all.
Actions can be hard to separate from intentions. In this case, you’re being intentionally obtuse for shock value, instead of misguided didactry (teaching). You are implying that villagers, in their entirety, are based after an unfairly maligned group - even embodying the stereotypes of long noses and money grubbing. I’m not Jewish, so I can’t really evaluate the lacking culture that villagers have to see if there’s inspiration other than that and the golems.
Golems themselves aren’t based on Jewish people, they’re just invented by them. Since both players and villagers can summon golems, that doesn’t imply much about the ethnicity of the creator.
You could have just said that golems are creatures in Jewish folklore, and not have had made a scene, but alas. Being intentionally wrong for shock value reflects negatively upon you - people have boundaries and subjects they are not comfortable with, and your actions aren’t respectful of that.

Also, please don’t say “Jew” if you’re not part of the community. “Jewish people” is preferred.

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Is it normal to stalk this entire forum and not find anything good to say?

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Thanks for the serious reply. This has been nagging my head for the past few days and made me wonder Am I really that bad?. I guess this is a good wake up call for me to take a hard look at myself and start self improving. Or for all I know, maybe I was just subconsciously seeking attention. Either way, thanks for bringing up my behaviour so I can fix it.

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If we are living in a simulation the probability of another sentient life form in OUR universe is extremely unlikely because why make another species (that could possibly waste computing power) when you can convince your simulations inhabitants that they just aren’t looking hard enough.

If our universe was a simulation, let’s be glad GrayStillPlays isn’t running it

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I love that channel.

slime death
Here I made this
Up scaled version.
slime death

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i also really love GrayStillPlays.

What is the difference?

It’s the same way gay people would rather not be called “gays”, it makes people uncomfortable.

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Ok, now. I see. Sorry for my misunderstanding.

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