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EclecticDreck t1_j6iiu6j wrote

Reply to comment by Sheeplearehypmotized in Some words of wisdom from Rose of Sharon Cassidy [Fallout New Vegas] by amplyDoff45

Some context might help. This bit of dialogue is from a conversation with the lady in question who is from the New California Republic - one of the few coherent nations to have risen from the ashes of the Great War that ultimately ended in an apocalyptic nuclear exchange. She is generally defensive of the NCR, even if she spends most of her time on its frontiers, and will tell a curious Courier (the player) that the NCR generally has the right idea. She summarizes that point nicely by saying that even with its faults, should the NCR be under threat, she'd happily be on the NCR side of the line.

But she is also very much a realist who makes a living on the frontier running caravans, noting that the Legion (a coherent state that controls much of what would have been the southwestern US including almost everything on the other side of the Colorado River and which is in the middle of a years-long cold war with the NCR) would be able to provide far better security on the roads. This, it turns out, is a deeply personal observation because when you meet her, her caravan had been ambushed and killed in part because the NCR couldn't provide adequate security.

If you keep pressing her on this point, clearly seeing that her devotion is far from blind or total she says "I'm not some blind, flag-saluting do-as-they-will NCR lover. They're family, but let me tell you what family means. You ever had a brother? Some dumbass younger brother, say, who knocked up the pastor's daughter, can't hold a job, and his home-away is a jail cell? That's the NCR. Their compass is spinning, all the time. They try to put their stake in everything. Nobody's dick is that long, not even Long Dick Johnson, and he had a fucking long dick. Hence the name."

Emphasis mine. It is not a prurient statement, but a concise use of crudity used to give her opinion in the form of a metaphor: the NCR is reaching too far trying to control New Vegas.

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MisterForkbeard t1_j6it95u wrote

You're not wrong, but this particular commenter isn't worth engaging.

But this is a fantastic explanation of her character. Love it.

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EclecticDreck t1_j6iucrc wrote

Oh, I know. Indeed, I waffled between calling out the bigoted nonsense or simply explaining how the context made their bigoted nonsense extra silly and opted for the latter. She is a fantastic character, and I'd rather spend a few minutes on a short essay giving people context (and invite a discussion) should they, for some reason, go plumbing this dank basement of the thread.

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Sheeplearehypmotized t1_j6l2jzj wrote

I'm a man dont call me a they. If you use pronouns you're not as strong minded as you believe lmfao

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EclecticDreck t1_j6le6nm wrote

Your first sentence contains eight words, three of which are pronouns.

Pronouns are a common part of English. You can write around it, but it will sound incredibly awkward. For example:

"/u/Sheeplearehypmotized is a man. /u/Sheeplearehypmotized does not want to be called a pronoun. If /u/EclecticDreck uses pronouns, /u/EclecticDreck is not as strong minded as /u/EclecticDreck believes."

See? Awkward.

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Sheeplearehypmotized t1_j6lrap5 wrote

You look weak. A strong man wouldnt go out of his way to type something so petty and childish. A liberal male that calls a man a woman would.

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EclecticDreck t1_j6mrynk wrote

Oh my goodness! You're still using so many pronouns! It is terrible to see, given how much these trivial parts of language bother you. Please take this list of offending words so that you might better avoid them in the future.

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