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Boy or girl?

Boy
30 (47.6%)
Girl
33 (52.4%)

Total Members Voted: 62

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Chupperson Weird

  • Not interested.
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2009, 11:34:16 AM »
Which they'd still have more of if not for crazy Westerners coming and telling them they were doing it wrong.
Japan just has less taboos, which I think is good, personally. I wouldn't mind a language with no distinction on what words you can and can't say.
That was a joke.

CrossEyed7

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« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2009, 04:20:19 PM »
Except for the honor system. Use the wrong word for "the" when you're talking to your aunt and you'll be exiled for like ever. In a desert. A desert made of blood. The blood of those you have wronged.
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ShadowBrain

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« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2009, 04:33:20 PM »
Sure, they've got porn left and right, but I understand the rape rate is way lower there than in most other countries.
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Forest Guy

  • Anything else?
« Reply #48 on: July 26, 2009, 09:25:40 PM »
Yeah they have their own taboos Chupperson, just in different places. Like CrossEyed said, something like addressing your friend's mother with the wrong verb conjugation would be an example. Japanese people may look at America and go "Oh thats terrible. How can they not make any distinction when talking to one who is in a higher position than you?!"
Another fun thing is that despite all the porn left and right, they still feel the need to censor it, regardless of all the other insane things going on it.
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Kojinka

  • Bruised
« Reply #49 on: July 27, 2009, 01:08:37 AM »
I think it's mainly penises that they are worried about.  Here, we have angry soccer moms that whine whenever they see just one second of an exposed boob.
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Chupperson Weird

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« Reply #50 on: July 27, 2009, 01:28:53 AM »
Those censorship rules were actually imposed by the US government in the '40s and aren't actually in effect anymore as I understand it... just a lot of people over there don't realize it.
That was a joke.

The Chef

  • Super
« Reply #51 on: July 27, 2009, 08:08:48 AM »
I think it's mainly weenuses that they are worried about.  Here, we have angry soccer moms that whine whenever they see just one second of an exposed boob.

You do realize that a "weenus" is the little cluster of skin on one's elbow, right? :P

« Reply #52 on: July 28, 2009, 01:36:54 AM »
You have the censor to thank for that.
If my son could decimate Lego cities with his genitals, I'd be [darn] proud.

« Reply #53 on: August 10, 2009, 01:10:03 AM »
My guess is that The First Birdos you meet that Only Shoot Eggs are Girls, and the ones who Shoot Fire are Boys!

ShadowBrain

  • Ridiculously relevant
« Reply #54 on: August 10, 2009, 09:51:06 AM »
Well, that makes as much sense as anything at this point. Of course, it's apparently established that (the same) Birdo keeps coming back over and over, so...

This thread suddenly made me think of the Neil Gaiman story "Changes" I just read yesterday.
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Kojinka

  • Bruised
« Reply #55 on: August 10, 2009, 04:16:58 PM »
Let's close the poll, and leave it as a tie
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lexc123

  • EXPERT
« Reply #56 on: March 06, 2011, 08:19:37 AM »
Honestly, it's hot pink, has eyelashes and a bow, talks in a really girly voice, so, it's definately a girl. Also, i found out yoshi likes her.
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BP

  • Beside Pacific
« Reply #57 on: March 06, 2011, 06:57:45 PM »
All your dreeeeeeams begiiin to shatterrrrrr~
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« Reply #58 on: March 27, 2011, 10:21:02 AM »
I think Birdo's a girl, because she spits and lays eggs and wears a bow. Everyone knows only female birds make eggs. Also, the booklet that refers to Birdo as a "he" could have some loss in translation. In English, we don't really have any gender-neutral words, but I know that in Spanish, "su" can mean "his/her/your". Maybe there is a word in Japanese similar to this Spanish word that is sort of gender-neutral, and it was translated wrong.
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The Chef

  • Super
« Reply #59 on: March 27, 2011, 03:46:40 PM »
Watch the video posted in this Satellaview blog post. (Birdo comes up much later on)

Now tell me Birdo isn't a guy. :J

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