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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 12:07 am
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Thanks to the internet, I've seen things you would not believe. Footage of people actually getting killed and tortured, for instance, didn't disturb me as much while watching it as it did and does while contemplating later what I've just seen. On the other hand, seeing my first and only dead person in real life and knowing there was no life there is still the single most affecting thing I have ever seen. I'm the type of guy who can get upset over killing virtual baddies in, say, GoldenEye or Medal of Honor.
(February 3, 2014 at 10:39 pm)Shaggy Wrote: The only thing that really grosses me out is puking. Puking makes me sick.
Yeah, I'd have to second that. Even if someone isn't actually throwing up, just that horrible retching sound is enough for me. Back in the day, doing the gentlemanly thing of holding Sam's hair back so she wouldn't puke over it was truly a test of mind over matter - in this case, stomach matter. I've done the same for Shell after a particularly alcoholic night out; how I didn't actually lose it myself must be one of those miracles I hear tell about.
(February 3, 2014 at 10:39 pm)Shaggy Wrote: Also, I don't watch or listen to anything that involves or mentions Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber.
Ok, now I think I really am going to be sick...
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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 2:37 am
The news. I simply do not care to be reminded about how screwed up humanity is since I already know it as fact.
Reality shows. Pure staged garbage depicting the lowest of humanity.
Sports. What is the point?
Theistic/televangelists. Self-explanatory.
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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 3:20 am
(February 3, 2014 at 11:43 pm)whateverist Wrote: Fox news.
Aw man, I'm sorry. Did you flick over by accident when channel surfing? That's tough. Here for you if you need to talk.
For myself, I'm pretty much gore proof (of necessity). However do have a problem with anything which shows fear / suffering / abuse of children. I get the red mist. The Joseph Kony stuff for eg turned me into a send the troops and burn the fuck er out Republican for a few hours!
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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 3:45 am
Anything regarding children suffering.
Pointing around: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!"
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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 6:54 am
(February 4, 2014 at 2:37 am)Kitanetos Wrote: Sports. What is the point?
Entertainment. What other point does it need?
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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Well if it's the javeliln, or darts, lots of points.
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RE: What Crosses Your Squick Threshold?
February 4, 2014 at 3:10 pm
Bad writing. I don't care what it is you're writing about, in what format, whatever: it just damn well better be internally consistent, emotionally true, and written in such a way that I can't easily see the seams in the scene. You keep up that goddamn suspension of disbelief, or you'll never hear the end of it. 
In terms of more visceral squickiness, I can usually do any amount of gore just fine, but it depends on the way its presented, really. Torture porn movies squick me out, because without that all important context, the whole thing falls apart to me. That sort of "this isn't happening for any reason but to gross you out" setting generally means it'll succeed.
Oh, and bodily fluids. I'm really not a fan of any of them.
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