I understand that IMDb wishes to remain accurate, but their current policy most certainly needs to be changed, as it can be dangerous to some actors. As an actor, I believe that an actor’s feelings should come before “accuracy.” Actors are real people with real feelings and real experiences. Transgender actors exist, as do actors who have suffered an abusive past.
I can understand connecting “typos” to the same name, as I wouldn’t care so much if I was connected to “Rory Roach” or “Rory Roache,” etc. However, the name in question, which I will NOT be typing again because the very sight of it makes me PHYSICALLY ILL, is from a part of my life that in keeping it plastered on my IMDb credits, puts me in great danger. I will not and should not have to explain my personal life in order to have this name removed. I simply expect this request to be understood. I’ll explain in more detail.
As I said, transgender actors exist. Some, in fact, have acted since before coming out as transgender, and some have been out since before IMDb even existed. That said, transgender people face many dangers. Forcing them to be known as a name that they don’t associate with could out them and in turn, result in their murder. Your policy forces this, and therefore, in that case, should be held responsible for any murder committed because of this. I’m sure you don’t want that. Furthermore, it can and does cause them harm to see a name they never wanted in the first place.
As for abuse survivors, forcing this alternate name could result in the actor’s abuser finding them and causing more harm. Do you wish to cause harm to the actor?
I’ve been more than patient with this issue. I’ve expressed how seeing this name, attributed to a very bad part of my life, makes me feel. I understand you wish to give accurate information, but it will not hurt someone to be a little confused by different credits. It does, however, hurt me greatly every single time I see this name.
I’ve offered the solution of deleting, but as I had to fight tooth and nail for a credit in the first place, from abusive directors, I’ve opted to keep my credit. However, the solution now is to mark it uncredited. Accept this solution. This is no longer a request. You are hurting me and I believe that my feelings and my health come before “accuracy.” The “alternate name” is no longer connected to any existing human, and certainly not to me, so in truth, regardless of film credit, your forceful policy is creating the largest inaccuracy. This alternate name does not exist. Listing me as [uncredited] is a solution for both of us. The alternate name doesn’t exist, and Rory J. Roche did not receive credits despite participating in the film. I’ve already expressed that Savior never made it to DVD, so I cannot provide “proof” of any credit.
I also deleted credits that I do not want. I want nothing to do with the three credits due to personal trauma to do with the show. Things happened that I do not need to discuss, but I do not want to be known for these things.
Please reconsider your policy, and make it safe for actors that do not fit into your tiny boxes. And while you’re at it, please add more genders to the list. Not everyone is male or female. Intersex people exist. Transgender, nonbinary, genderfluid, and agender actors exist. If you’re confused about a pronoun to use, provide a slot in which the actor in question can tell you their pronoun. Simple.
Thank you,
Rory J. Roche
This is what I had posted to IMDb support. They accepted the change to uncredited, however, they have since changed it back to a name that I do not associate with and it's sickening. I am absolutely sick of this battle. I only want to be credited as Rory J. Roche, or uncredited, or simply not credited at all. Their constant issue with this is transphobic and disgusting. At this point, it is harassment. They're forcing me to use a name that isn't mine. They need to fix this and they need to make it more trans friendly. The actor and their feelings/health/safety should come before "accuracy."
I can understand connecting “typos” to the same name, as I wouldn’t care so much if I was connected to “Rory Roach” or “Rory Roache,” etc. However, the name in question, which I will NOT be typing again because the very sight of it makes me PHYSICALLY ILL, is from a part of my life that in keeping it plastered on my IMDb credits, puts me in great danger. I will not and should not have to explain my personal life in order to have this name removed. I simply expect this request to be understood. I’ll explain in more detail.
As I said, transgender actors exist. Some, in fact, have acted since before coming out as transgender, and some have been out since before IMDb even existed. That said, transgender people face many dangers. Forcing them to be known as a name that they don’t associate with could out them and in turn, result in their murder. Your policy forces this, and therefore, in that case, should be held responsible for any murder committed because of this. I’m sure you don’t want that. Furthermore, it can and does cause them harm to see a name they never wanted in the first place.
As for abuse survivors, forcing this alternate name could result in the actor’s abuser finding them and causing more harm. Do you wish to cause harm to the actor?
I’ve been more than patient with this issue. I’ve expressed how seeing this name, attributed to a very bad part of my life, makes me feel. I understand you wish to give accurate information, but it will not hurt someone to be a little confused by different credits. It does, however, hurt me greatly every single time I see this name.
I’ve offered the solution of deleting, but as I had to fight tooth and nail for a credit in the first place, from abusive directors, I’ve opted to keep my credit. However, the solution now is to mark it uncredited. Accept this solution. This is no longer a request. You are hurting me and I believe that my feelings and my health come before “accuracy.” The “alternate name” is no longer connected to any existing human, and certainly not to me, so in truth, regardless of film credit, your forceful policy is creating the largest inaccuracy. This alternate name does not exist. Listing me as [uncredited] is a solution for both of us. The alternate name doesn’t exist, and Rory J. Roche did not receive credits despite participating in the film. I’ve already expressed that Savior never made it to DVD, so I cannot provide “proof” of any credit.
I also deleted credits that I do not want. I want nothing to do with the three credits due to personal trauma to do with the show. Things happened that I do not need to discuss, but I do not want to be known for these things.
Please reconsider your policy, and make it safe for actors that do not fit into your tiny boxes. And while you’re at it, please add more genders to the list. Not everyone is male or female. Intersex people exist. Transgender, nonbinary, genderfluid, and agender actors exist. If you’re confused about a pronoun to use, provide a slot in which the actor in question can tell you their pronoun. Simple.
Thank you,
Rory J. Roche
This is what I had posted to IMDb support. They accepted the change to uncredited, however, they have since changed it back to a name that I do not associate with and it's sickening. I am absolutely sick of this battle. I only want to be credited as Rory J. Roche, or uncredited, or simply not credited at all. Their constant issue with this is transphobic and disgusting. At this point, it is harassment. They're forcing me to use a name that isn't mine. They need to fix this and they need to make it more trans friendly. The actor and their feelings/health/safety should come before "accuracy."
Posted 2 years ago
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Hello, Rory.
Is that your page?
Unfortunately, IMDb is a database which covers factual information about films and people involved. If you were credited by this name in your previous works, then filmography should display that. Likely the name could have been added by people who have seen the film, discovered the difference in the credits and did the right thing by correcting the listings according to the credits. However if you were not listed by that name on any title, that should indeed be removed and "(uncredited)" attribute should be instated.
IMDb's policy is not in any way transphobic. It is quite progressive. It's just that IMDb collects factual information, which should be preserved, because it is plastered all over the film. Even if changed, it will eventually be corrected by someone, because movies are watched and people are re-checking end credits from time to time. A good example of a transgender person's page (in my humble opinion) is Alexis Arquette.
That said, there are indeed problems with that. I won't pretend that I have full understanding of such situations, but I will try to help in any way I can.
Is that your page?
Unfortunately, IMDb is a database which covers factual information about films and people involved. If you were credited by this name in your previous works, then filmography should display that. Likely the name could have been added by people who have seen the film, discovered the difference in the credits and did the right thing by correcting the listings according to the credits. However if you were not listed by that name on any title, that should indeed be removed and "(uncredited)" attribute should be instated.
IMDb's policy is not in any way transphobic. It is quite progressive. It's just that IMDb collects factual information, which should be preserved, because it is plastered all over the film. Even if changed, it will eventually be corrected by someone, because movies are watched and people are re-checking end credits from time to time. A good example of a transgender person's page (in my humble opinion) is Alexis Arquette.
That said, there are indeed problems with that. I won't pretend that I have full understanding of such situations, but I will try to help in any way I can.
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Oh really? I recently went to look up Kinley Mochrie and noticed how she was labeled an 'actor' and had he/him pronouns used on here and felt that using her deadname was all right. How is that progressive or acceptable?
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Trying to update Mochrie's page now to change the gender to "Actress" with "He" and "Him" changed to "She" and "Her". Trivia section seems to be intact with the right gender. It will hopefully change in 48 hours or less if nothing gets in the way. If you know of any more such cases I encourage you to submit information here or correct it yourself which is done by pressing "Edit Page", choosing a field of "Gender" and then correcting one by unticking "Male" and ticking "Female" plus providing the explanation in "Miscellaneous Comments".
As for that concept of a "deadname" - I have already said what is the problem here. If the person was credited under that name in the credits, it should be indicated in the IMDb listings. Otherwise it would create a mess and a constant edit war between users who will try to update the listings according to what end credits say and it will be constant, because there are a lot of users like me who do casual updates re-checking the end credits and there is no way to have everyone informed that a single person out of a few millions listed on database shouldn't have alternate name listed. Making some people having more rights then the others in that field is not very acceptable and progressive either.
In case of Rory, by the way, that name is seen all over the official site of hers on the cover of the novel she wrote. I don't see how IMDb listings are endangering and disrespectful while official site is not. Then again, I have never been in the situation myself so I'm not trying to pretend I have a full understanding of it. In order to have such IMDb should probably consult transgender people specifically.
As for that concept of a "deadname" - I have already said what is the problem here. If the person was credited under that name in the credits, it should be indicated in the IMDb listings. Otherwise it would create a mess and a constant edit war between users who will try to update the listings according to what end credits say and it will be constant, because there are a lot of users like me who do casual updates re-checking the end credits and there is no way to have everyone informed that a single person out of a few millions listed on database shouldn't have alternate name listed. Making some people having more rights then the others in that field is not very acceptable and progressive either.
In case of Rory, by the way, that name is seen all over the official site of hers on the cover of the novel she wrote. I don't see how IMDb listings are endangering and disrespectful while official site is not. Then again, I have never been in the situation myself so I'm not trying to pretend I have a full understanding of it. In order to have such IMDb should probably consult transgender people specifically.
Although I have no problem whatsoever with transgender people, I do agree with Nikolay that if you were credited under a particular name, regardless of the reason for the past or present use of another name, then you should remain listed as having been credited under that name. Rory, I do understand your concerns, but a balance has to be found between those concerns that many transgender people have vs. the public's right to know the connection between a credit and who had the part.
There are some cases where a transgender person would have a justification for not having their birth name posted - such as if they had no pre-transition credits and do not want to be outed (IMDb does not normally remove information like that upon request, but since their policy is also not to post information about one's sexuality or medical history, you'd have a tangible case there since your old name would merely be trivial and not necessary to identify what you've done). However, if work under your birth gender is already an integral part of your filmography, then it should stay for reasons that have been mentioned.
ETA: In case you're wondering, IMDb does not split a person's filmography up either for any reason.
There are some cases where a transgender person would have a justification for not having their birth name posted - such as if they had no pre-transition credits and do not want to be outed (IMDb does not normally remove information like that upon request, but since their policy is also not to post information about one's sexuality or medical history, you'd have a tangible case there since your old name would merely be trivial and not necessary to identify what you've done). However, if work under your birth gender is already an integral part of your filmography, then it should stay for reasons that have been mentioned.
ETA: In case you're wondering, IMDb does not split a person's filmography up either for any reason.
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It's the same as with any other kind of employment - you cannot leave out pre-transition parts of your work history (if asked) without risking it being construed as a misrepresentation, even if you don't want to be associated with your birth gender/name anymore.
Firstly, I didn't ask for the opinion of cis people. I gave you a suggestion to make the policy better and safer for everyone. Cis people wouldn't understand what it's like because they've never experienced it. Secondly, you don't get to determine what is or is not transphobic. You've proven with your language that you and your policy is transphobic. My imdb itself refers to me as an actor and uses they pronouns but you went ahead to call me "she" which is rude and disrespectful and guess what? TRANSPHOBIC. The book you mentions isn't even out anymore for the same reason but your stupid site is being so difficult that I didn't get the dead link taken down yet.
It really wouldn't kill you to make it so that an actor doesn't need to have credits they don't want. It could kill them though. You could even make it so that an actor can opt that only people they give permission to can alter their credits. Why should a random stranger be able to? That's dangerous! People are sick. People make things up. People start rumors. If you're not going to fix this, take me off imdb altogether because I want absolutely nothing to do with such a willingly transphobic company.
It really wouldn't kill you to make it so that an actor doesn't need to have credits they don't want. It could kill them though. You could even make it so that an actor can opt that only people they give permission to can alter their credits. Why should a random stranger be able to? That's dangerous! People are sick. People make things up. People start rumors. If you're not going to fix this, take me off imdb altogether because I want absolutely nothing to do with such a willingly transphobic company.
Rory - MANY people in the entertainment industry, for many different reasons, have asked IMDb to remove their credits. I do not know of any cases where IMDb has removed a factually correct credit associated with a publicly released work due to personally not wanting to be associated with it. All these cases include among others those who once worked in the porn industry, films that they now disagree with for political or other reasons, directors they didn't liked, and transgender people like you.
We have even had an actress sue IMDb in court to remove her date of birth because of age discrimination. Guess who won? Not her. To counteract that California has even tried passing a law forcing sites like IMDb to remove ages or dates of birth upon request. IMDb is challenging that law, and while it's still pending, the court suspended enforcement of the law for now given its questionable constitutionality (in terms of free speech rights). That indicates about how much luck you'll probably have if you'd like to legally challenge this policy.
We have even had an actress sue IMDb in court to remove her date of birth because of age discrimination. Guess who won? Not her. To counteract that California has even tried passing a law forcing sites like IMDb to remove ages or dates of birth upon request. IMDb is challenging that law, and while it's still pending, the court suspended enforcement of the law for now given its questionable constitutionality (in terms of free speech rights). That indicates about how much luck you'll probably have if you'd like to legally challenge this policy.
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Credits can be updated and so can policies. The current policy willfully ignores how third parties can, and do, use information provided on the site to discriminate trans people in employment, housing, and their social life.
The policy is also at odds with Amazon's recent statement of support for the trans community. Amazon signed on a letter with other tech companies this fall, that said “What harms transgender people harms our companies.”
The policy is also at odds with Amazon's recent statement of support for the trans community. Amazon signed on a letter with other tech companies this fall, that said “What harms transgender people harms our companies.”
IMDb's policy is not in any way transphobic.Any page that excuses deadnaming with "facts" is trans discriminating. "Factual information" should not stand above the well being of trans actors.
"You can never expect to achieve what you would like by being hostile to the powers that be"
A good recipe for cowardice.
Tell George Washinghton that. If Martin Luther King, or Ghandi had thought like that, we would still have separate lunch counters and drink fountains, and India would still be a colony of England. Regards, #TheResistance
It's weird that IMDb prefers to have transgender people beaten up or worse, for the sake of "accuracy".
Bet if it was about Jewish-Americans, it would be done. Do transgenders have to have six million of theirs killed too, before you listen? Or is the present number of 1000s getting beaten up or publicly humiliated enough?
A good recipe for cowardice.
Tell George Washinghton that. If Martin Luther King, or Ghandi had thought like that, we would still have separate lunch counters and drink fountains, and India would still be a colony of England. Regards, #TheResistance
It's weird that IMDb prefers to have transgender people beaten up or worse, for the sake of "accuracy".
Bet if it was about Jewish-Americans, it would be done. Do transgenders have to have six million of theirs killed too, before you listen? Or is the present number of 1000s getting beaten up or publicly humiliated enough?
In George Washington's case, he was the power that be. In Martin Luther King's case, he wasn't particularly hostile, and he had a lot of help from people belonging to the "majority group", thanks largely to not antagonizing the helpful ones. Likewise for Ghandi. Take care not to go around picking a fight with somebody is not explicitly against you.
Following on what I said when this topic was originally posted, the reason this transperson's birth name is shown is not to intentionally harm him, nor is it even done for trivial/biographical reasons. He is credited in publicly released works under that name, and since IMDb has a very strict policy about not deleting factual credits or splitting a person's filmography for reasons of not misleading the public into thinking the works are done by two different people, those credits under his former name should stay. If anything, creating a carve-out here for transgender people is not fair to those who may want their filmography redacted or split for other reasons.
ETA1: Your analogy of racial segregation fails because there black people were wanting the same rights as whites, no more and no less. This transperson wants IMDb to create a special exemption to its credit rules.
ETA2: I agree that a transperson's birth name should not be publicized or asked for when it is not relevant to the issue in question (same thing about their surgical status, etc.). Rory's case on IMDb is different because the old name is relevant since he had been credited under it. In the context of IMDb, an example where the birth name would not be relevant would be a transperson whose filmography entirely postdates their social transition (and there I agree that the birth name should not be mentioned in the biography unless it's already "common knowledge" to the public since then there's no practical need to know the name to identify credits unlike in this discussion's case).
ETA3: Notice that I am not transphobic (e.g. I refer to Rory using the pronouns of the gender he identifies with), but a balance needs to exist with not "deadnaming" a transperson for an inappropriate or no reason vs. mentioning the name to properly identify what they've worked on.
ETA1: Your analogy of racial segregation fails because there black people were wanting the same rights as whites, no more and no less. This transperson wants IMDb to create a special exemption to its credit rules.
ETA2: I agree that a transperson's birth name should not be publicized or asked for when it is not relevant to the issue in question (same thing about their surgical status, etc.). Rory's case on IMDb is different because the old name is relevant since he had been credited under it. In the context of IMDb, an example where the birth name would not be relevant would be a transperson whose filmography entirely postdates their social transition (and there I agree that the birth name should not be mentioned in the biography unless it's already "common knowledge" to the public since then there's no practical need to know the name to identify credits unlike in this discussion's case).
ETA3: Notice that I am not transphobic (e.g. I refer to Rory using the pronouns of the gender he identifies with), but a balance needs to exist with not "deadnaming" a transperson for an inappropriate or no reason vs. mentioning the name to properly identify what they've worked on.
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I'm surprised that an IMDb Employee or Board Administrator has not chimed in on this!
Why so surprised?
7 Months old?
Quite frankly, it is surprising that the topic was not deleted or archived with expediency. Perhaps a sort of nullification was and remains afoot.
Nikolay Yeriomin is a forum administrator, by the way, and he replied almost immediately. Notice the remark, "I didn't ask for the opinion of cis people", from the creator of this topic? That right there kind of shutdown all reasonable dialog on the matter. Two can play that game, so to speak. Whatever.
Back to My surprised part again. As for the chimed in. That would include closing the thread.
Well, "nullification", as I call it, is not really all that unusual around here.
There is a lot of things to notice overall. Plus people have things that interrupt them.
If no one replies and it's a busy post day, this could have been 10 pages down and forgotten.
If no one replies and it's a busy post day, this could have been 10 pages down and forgotten.
Not wrong.
This is not a democracy.
You are .6% of world population.
You are not even in a majority in a democracy!
There are for more pressing things in life.
And think about this........are you more entitled to alteration here than you would be if this was "The Washington Post", or CNN?
This is not a democracy.
You are .6% of world population.
You are not even in a majority in a democracy!
There are for more pressing things in life.
And think about this........are you more entitled to alteration here than you would be if this was "The Washington Post", or CNN?
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Although .6% is nowhere near a majority, it is a blip on the radar.
There are for more pressing things in life than.... preserving people's dignity?!
Dignity is what one person extends to another. Hiding things or not disclosing things is undignified. Dignity is garnered when one is 100% honest to another.
This is why this is not pressing. You are asking for another person (Or IMDb) to leave out a truth. Omitting the truth is no more than a lie by another name.
IE: Undignified.
This is why this is not pressing. You are asking for another person (Or IMDb) to leave out a truth. Omitting the truth is no more than a lie by another name.
IE: Undignified.
The problem is that unprecedentedly militant gender anarchists (who have created nonsensical gender categories like "intersex", "genderfluid" and "agender", and even more ridiculous new pronouns) demanding the world cater to a tiny group of people who comprise fewer than 1% of the world's population has gotten so hooked on the political clout accorded from the media, Hollywood, Broadway, academia, etc. A generation of people has already been indoctrinated to believe that an infinitesimal percentage of the population is actually a massive alternate population of underdogs, despite the fact that the LGBTQ+++++ cartel is the most powerful, influential, and affluent special interest group in the United States, the most powerful country (until now anyway), in the history of the world.
They are not underdogs but OVERLORDS, who have the power to extort concessions and force businesses and cities and states to do their bidding by having their minions threaten economic boycotts over bathrooms and locker-rooms and, as noted on another thread, rewritten birth certificates and school curriculum manipulation. IMDb probably should re-consult its legal department given the relentless litigiousness these days.
I keep hearing about "health" and "danger" but do not understand how IMDb articles pose such threats and I would like a valid answer not obnoxious arrogant agitprop like the examples below:
a) TheMelancholicAlcoholic: "Bet if it was about Jewish-Americans, it would be done. Do transgenders have to have six million of theirs killed too, before you listen? Or is the present number of 1000s getting beaten up or publicly humiliated enough?" -- ANSWER: What does IMDb have to do with any of that, and the antisemitic language is dangerous and offensive to me so I demand you delete instantly. (This is what I would say if I had a chip on my shoulder the size of the Washington Monument)
b) Rory Roche: "Firstly, I didn't ask for the opinion of cis people. I gave you a suggestion to make the policy better and safer for everyone. Cis people wouldn't understand what it's like because they've never experienced it. Secondly, you don't get to determine what is or is not transphobic." --
ANSWER: Ummm, YES WE CAN (to paraphrase Barack Obama), because WE comprise 99% of the world's population, and -- your affluence, dudgeon, and clout notwithstanding -- WE fund society and keep it functioning through our work and taxes so people can make and see plays and films and documentaries and television programs, which all disproportionately feature the 1% as though they were some sort of hidden majority or abused minority. And while the terms health and danger keep getting trotted out, almost all of those who are being assaulted or victimized by hate crimes these days are Republicans, conservatives, pro-lifers, etc.
I DO, HOWEVER, HAVE A SOLUTION :: Anyone who dislikes their IMDb page so much should be free to request (in a notarized letter sent via snail mail) that such page(s) be removed from IMDb. Then the transgender, intersex, genderfluid, agender community can create its own database with no pesky cis staffers and with their own new pronouns and avoiding the thoughtcrime they keep trying so hard to extirpate. Trust me, Google will bend over backwards (pardon the expression) to help.
Otherwise, unless everyone can freely self-edit their own pages or pages in general (as on Wikipedia), then nobody should be able to do so. Everyone knows Chelsea Manning was formerly Bradley Manning and Caitlin Jenner was once Bruce Jenner. There is no way IMDb could know the birth-names of people who have legally changed their names unless independent data, i.e. prior credits or other reliable sources. IMDb is far TOO slow and unwilling to update or change data as it is -- given the edits I already keep having to resubmit -- to add the above-referenced birth names ("deadnames") and other apparently offensive material unless those names ALREADY EXISTED somewhere else online. No hierarchies and no trigger warnings and no revisionism. We are all free to reinvent ourselves but no one owes anyone anything.
They are not underdogs but OVERLORDS, who have the power to extort concessions and force businesses and cities and states to do their bidding by having their minions threaten economic boycotts over bathrooms and locker-rooms and, as noted on another thread, rewritten birth certificates and school curriculum manipulation. IMDb probably should re-consult its legal department given the relentless litigiousness these days.
I keep hearing about "health" and "danger" but do not understand how IMDb articles pose such threats and I would like a valid answer not obnoxious arrogant agitprop like the examples below:
a) TheMelancholicAlcoholic: "Bet if it was about Jewish-Americans, it would be done. Do transgenders have to have six million of theirs killed too, before you listen? Or is the present number of 1000s getting beaten up or publicly humiliated enough?" -- ANSWER: What does IMDb have to do with any of that, and the antisemitic language is dangerous and offensive to me so I demand you delete instantly. (This is what I would say if I had a chip on my shoulder the size of the Washington Monument)
b) Rory Roche: "Firstly, I didn't ask for the opinion of cis people. I gave you a suggestion to make the policy better and safer for everyone. Cis people wouldn't understand what it's like because they've never experienced it. Secondly, you don't get to determine what is or is not transphobic." --
ANSWER: Ummm, YES WE CAN (to paraphrase Barack Obama), because WE comprise 99% of the world's population, and -- your affluence, dudgeon, and clout notwithstanding -- WE fund society and keep it functioning through our work and taxes so people can make and see plays and films and documentaries and television programs, which all disproportionately feature the 1% as though they were some sort of hidden majority or abused minority. And while the terms health and danger keep getting trotted out, almost all of those who are being assaulted or victimized by hate crimes these days are Republicans, conservatives, pro-lifers, etc.
I DO, HOWEVER, HAVE A SOLUTION :: Anyone who dislikes their IMDb page so much should be free to request (in a notarized letter sent via snail mail) that such page(s) be removed from IMDb. Then the transgender, intersex, genderfluid, agender community can create its own database with no pesky cis staffers and with their own new pronouns and avoiding the thoughtcrime they keep trying so hard to extirpate. Trust me, Google will bend over backwards (pardon the expression) to help.
Otherwise, unless everyone can freely self-edit their own pages or pages in general (as on Wikipedia), then nobody should be able to do so. Everyone knows Chelsea Manning was formerly Bradley Manning and Caitlin Jenner was once Bruce Jenner. There is no way IMDb could know the birth-names of people who have legally changed their names unless independent data, i.e. prior credits or other reliable sources. IMDb is far TOO slow and unwilling to update or change data as it is -- given the edits I already keep having to resubmit -- to add the above-referenced birth names ("deadnames") and other apparently offensive material unless those names ALREADY EXISTED somewhere else online. No hierarchies and no trigger warnings and no revisionism. We are all free to reinvent ourselves but no one owes anyone anything.
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“They are not underdogs but OVERLORDS”
It might seem like that to you, since you seem like someone who would like us to not exist and thinks our identities are fake. We gained *some* acceptance in the media, but in America we’re controlling none of the politics. Media is not going to give us rights or anything. Politicians are still not granting us the rights we need to live without struggle and they’re even rolling it back. They’re pulling some real nazi methods on trans people right now. They’Re stripping us of more and more rights until it is legal to do whatever to us. But sure, we’re overlords.
I also love how you completely contradict your point that we’re powerful by saying you’re the majority of the population and you make the rules.
What was that about antisemitism and how you’d only denounce it if there was “a giant chip on your shoulder”? What does that even mean.
It might seem like that to you, since you seem like someone who would like us to not exist and thinks our identities are fake. We gained *some* acceptance in the media, but in America we’re controlling none of the politics. Media is not going to give us rights or anything. Politicians are still not granting us the rights we need to live without struggle and they’re even rolling it back. They’re pulling some real nazi methods on trans people right now. They’Re stripping us of more and more rights until it is legal to do whatever to us. But sure, we’re overlords.
I also love how you completely contradict your point that we’re powerful by saying you’re the majority of the population and you make the rules.
What was that about antisemitism and how you’d only denounce it if there was “a giant chip on your shoulder”? What does that even mean.
Hi, Rob Sieger. You make some interesting points, but it seems that you need to be made aware that "intersex" refers to in some general way to people that include people historically referred to as "hermaphrodites" (which involves a chromosomal and thereby physical abnormality that places a person between or in both sexes), so even though the word "intersex" is a new one, the concept is not, and it sort of has little to do with the gender pronoun fiasco, apart from the fact that somebody physically could be both a "he" and a "she".
Kati. You have lost the debate and any support you may have garnered by your lack of skills in rebutting a statement and defending your point of view.
Please quit while your behind.
Further replies as you are framing them only solidifies what has been stated by many other here.
You are never going to sway anyone here or at IMDb.
For your own sanity and well being, move along please.
Further replies could be misinterpreted as trying to agitate rather than trying to inform.
Cheers
Thanks
Ed
Please quit while your behind.
Further replies as you are framing them only solidifies what has been stated by many other here.
You are never going to sway anyone here or at IMDb.
For your own sanity and well being, move along please.
Further replies could be misinterpreted as trying to agitate rather than trying to inform.
Cheers
Thanks
Ed
You’re completely ignoring what I’ve said and just resort to “You’ve lost”. That’s the level we’re on now.
Read all the replies above. You have lots sympathy, but no real support.
Your replies are repetitive and have no further information to provide.
If, and if I missed it I'm sorry, but you have little to zero support here.
You have been totally unconvincing in regard to your stated goal.
To get IMDb to stop (And I dislike using this absolutely ridiculous word) deadnaming.
This whole topic is a silly fiasco. It is a non-issue.
And finally by saying that I completely ignored something is absurdity at it's best.
That's proof positive of your failure.
Move along to facebook, twitter, and wherever you can get soothing replies that stroke your ego.
Your recent replies have brought forth no new information and are doing nothing to sway anyone's thinking on the matter.
You have lost the argument.
Move on please.
Your replies are repetitive and have no further information to provide.
If, and if I missed it I'm sorry, but you have little to zero support here.
You have been totally unconvincing in regard to your stated goal.
To get IMDb to stop (And I dislike using this absolutely ridiculous word) deadnaming.
This whole topic is a silly fiasco. It is a non-issue.
And finally by saying that I completely ignored something is absurdity at it's best.
That's proof positive of your failure.
Move along to facebook, twitter, and wherever you can get soothing replies that stroke your ego.
Your recent replies have brought forth no new information and are doing nothing to sway anyone's thinking on the matter.
You have lost the argument.
Move on please.
Nah. I’ve been pretty reasonable, you just really hate trans people or just really don’t care.
Kati, as I stated that can be considered as inflammatory. Saying that one individual is a hater is not allowed here. You are stating nothing new and your replies as just witnessed are meant to incite. Not Inform.
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You keep saying I should be silent about discrimination and abuse. You’re saying I’m unreasonable. You’re defending discrimination. Why do you do it? Because you love trans people? :)
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A convincing argument as to why we should do something for a transgender person that we would not do for a cisgender person has not been made.
Suppose there was somebody conceived having XY chromosome pair, developed normally in gestation, subsequently born and easily identified by qualified physicians as being male. But then the legal guardians assign a feminine name to this person for whatever reason and subsequently raise the child in as a "girl" and even talks the child into performing in numerous publications under the birth name thereof. But as the child gets older he feels that he is cisgender and masculine, thus demands to live as boy fully with the intention of becoming a man, and so he does. He either talks his legal guardians into changing his legal name before adulthood or he proceeds to do it himself upon emancipation or adulthood. Somehow he winds up back in a line of endeavor whereby his name is being published. Let it be clear, the policy that would apply to him would be the same as the policy being complained about here framed as if it is strictly a transgender issue. The policy is the same regardless of somebody being cisgender or transgender (or gender neutral, or gender ambiguous, or gender fluctuating, or gender chameleon, even gender "N/A"). It is the same. Capisce?
As for "harm", no particular individual, family, organization, charity, business, tribe or even state/regime is responsible for eliminating or even so much as mitigating harm for which he/she/it is not at all responsible.
Suppose there was somebody conceived having XY chromosome pair, developed normally in gestation, subsequently born and easily identified by qualified physicians as being male. But then the legal guardians assign a feminine name to this person for whatever reason and subsequently raise the child in as a "girl" and even talks the child into performing in numerous publications under the birth name thereof. But as the child gets older he feels that he is cisgender and masculine, thus demands to live as boy fully with the intention of becoming a man, and so he does. He either talks his legal guardians into changing his legal name before adulthood or he proceeds to do it himself upon emancipation or adulthood. Somehow he winds up back in a line of endeavor whereby his name is being published. Let it be clear, the policy that would apply to him would be the same as the policy being complained about here framed as if it is strictly a transgender issue. The policy is the same regardless of somebody being cisgender or transgender (or gender neutral, or gender ambiguous, or gender fluctuating, or gender chameleon, even gender "N/A"). It is the same. Capisce?
As for "harm", no particular individual, family, organization, charity, business, tribe or even state/regime is responsible for eliminating or even so much as mitigating harm for which he/she/it is not at all responsible.
Inflammatory remark Kati.
Please move on
You are not giving new info.
Please cease.
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@Jeorj Euler: Detransitioners should be able to do this as well. This is a very special case you’re describing. They would probably be as hurt by that as we would be.
I don’t understand what you mean with that last point, but calling trans people “it” is very classy from you...
I don’t understand what you mean with that last point, but calling trans people “it” is very classy from you...
Inflammatory remark Kati.
Please move on
You are not giving new info.
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You’re stuck in a loop, sir.
Inflammatory remark Kati.
Please move on
You are not giving new info.
Please cease.
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Please move on
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"'They are not underdogs but OVERLORDS' It might seem like that to you, since you seem like someone who would like us to not exist and thinks our identities are fake. We gained *some* acceptance in the media, but in America we’re controlling none of the politics. Media is not going to give us rights or anything. Politicians are still not granting us the rights we need to live without struggle and they’re even rolling it back. They’re pulling some real nazi methods on trans people right now. They’Re stripping us of more and more rights until it is legal to do whatever to us. But sure, we’re overlords." -- LOL.
What USA are you living in, Kati? The one where whites, heterosexuals and Christians are not discriminated against, harassed, doxxed, calmunied, etc. The one in which Republicans, conservatives, pro-lifers and whites are not assaulted and attacked and discriminated against daily, evidently. You are detached from reality, Kati. Seek help.
What USA are you living in, Kati? The one where whites, heterosexuals and Christians are not discriminated against, harassed, doxxed, calmunied, etc. The one in which Republicans, conservatives, pro-lifers and whites are not assaulted and attacked and discriminated against daily, evidently. You are detached from reality, Kati. Seek help.
I will clarify: a group; a family, a organization, a charity, a business, a tribe, a state or a regime is an "it". Any one of them can be referred to as some particular "they", but that would mean "they are" rather than "it is". Understand? Basic grammar, in the English language. I was not referring to a natural person at all. By the way, just as side note, for human fetuses, human embryos and human zygotes, a given one of them is often referred to as "it", and nobody seems to give enough of a damn to complain about that.
Kati Knitt:
"I also love how you completely contradict your point that we’re powerful by saying you’re the majority of the population and you make the rules." -- MEA CULPA.
You are right. Allow me to clarify: the former is the truth politically, the latter demographically. My bad. Writing this stuff impromptu is not easy and the truth can be complicated.
"I also love how you completely contradict your point that we’re powerful by saying you’re the majority of the population and you make the rules." -- MEA CULPA.
You are right. Allow me to clarify: the former is the truth politically, the latter demographically. My bad. Writing this stuff impromptu is not easy and the truth can be complicated.
"What USA are you living in, Kati? The one where whites, heterosexuals
and Christians are not discriminated against, harassed, doxxed,
calmunied, etc. "
Discrimination against white people. That's where I'm out.
Discrimination against white people. That's where I'm out.
But you are OK with harassing and marginalizing the others I mentioned??!!
Kati Knitt:
"I also love how you completely contradict your point that we’re powerful by saying you’re the majority of the population and you make the rules." -- MEA CULPA.
You are right. Allow me to clarify: the former is the truth politically, the latter demographically. My bad. Writing this stuff impromptu in the middle of the night is not easy and the truth can be complicated.
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Emma Arpin notes, "Until about a month or two ago, IMDb also had a policy that said, 'We generally use people’s biological or surgically reassigned gender' to determine the designation of gender specific titles, like actor or actress. I noticed that this changed after it was pointed out that the policy was at odds with the corporate stance of Amazon, IMDb’s parent company."
SO, despite the complete support of the Democratic Party, Amazon (owned by Jeff Bezos (liberal Democrat owner of Amazon and The Washington Post), Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Hollywood, Broadway, academia/public education, and the all-powerful LGBTQ cartel, the trans-community is facing cultural genocide at the hands of evil conservative cis people. GMAFB.
"I also love how you completely contradict your point that we’re powerful by saying you’re the majority of the population and you make the rules." -- MEA CULPA.
You are right. Allow me to clarify: the former is the truth politically, the latter demographically. My bad. Writing this stuff impromptu in the middle of the night is not easy and the truth can be complicated.
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Emma Arpin notes, "Until about a month or two ago, IMDb also had a policy that said, 'We generally use people’s biological or surgically reassigned gender' to determine the designation of gender specific titles, like actor or actress. I noticed that this changed after it was pointed out that the policy was at odds with the corporate stance of Amazon, IMDb’s parent company."
SO, despite the complete support of the Democratic Party, Amazon (owned by Jeff Bezos (liberal Democrat owner of Amazon and The Washington Post), Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Hollywood, Broadway, academia/public education, and the all-powerful LGBTQ cartel, the trans-community is facing cultural genocide at the hands of evil conservative cis people. GMAFB.
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Parroting another persons words is not acceptable behavior.
Please cease Kati
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Please cease Kati
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Cheers
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Criminal or more especially unethical things happen to people of all colors, orientations and faiths. The justice system is supposed to react without discrimination on account of such human qualities, but sometimes that does not happen. In the United States, maybe not most countries; the victims ignored (sometimes hostilely ignored) by the justice system may form militias and independent media outlets to protect themselves or safely go their own way, which if things get to that point, it is indicative of societal controversy. Identity politics is poison, but we all have a vague idea of where it comes from and why it arises, basically all the time throughout history, all over the world.
Some bad things happen to white people sometimes, true. But that's not comparable to the institutional and social racism that people of colour face. Racism against white people is not a thing. I feel like this video could be for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfLa64_zLrU
Kati Knitt: "Some bad things happen to white people sometimes, true. But that's not comparable to the institutional and social racism that people of colour face."
COLOUR -- UK national, apparently (or maybe Australasian). And now we are talking about racism not transphobia. Tiresome identity politics. As a white nontrans man in the US, I can say without fear of contradiction that transpeople and people of color wield more political clout than the stick figure villains that whites have been turned into by the media, Hollywood, etc. The violence and racism of "people of color" is ignored by the mainstream media.
COLOUR -- UK national, apparently (or maybe Australasian). And now we are talking about racism not transphobia. Tiresome identity politics. As a white nontrans man in the US, I can say without fear of contradiction that transpeople and people of color wield more political clout than the stick figure villains that whites have been turned into by the media, Hollywood, etc. The violence and racism of "people of color" is ignored by the mainstream media.
Ed Jones (XLIX) --- comment above (posted 17 minutes ago) went through twice -- can you please delete one. Thanks.
It's un-removable. A reply follows it.
And it has been a couple of hours!
Ed is kind of bossy, but he does not have any administrative privileges in this forum, so he wouldn't be able to delete other participants' replies. Oddly, the people who do have the privileges rarely seem to delete these unintentional duplicates (caused by a bug in the forum software) that occur once in a while.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Rob Sieger if anyone here sounds "unprecedentedly militant" it's you with your rhetoric about "powerful" special interest group bordering hate speech.
My philosophy on that issue might seem odd, but I when you're trying to persuade majority to continue ignore minorities you should actually think about one simple thing: minorities is an outdated concept in itself. We should stop dividing people into groups, no matter how large or small and treat them individually, case-to-case. Of course, for society that for centuries used simplified idiotism that leads to segregation, discrimination, and witch-hunting such ideas might seem to be to radical because they directly contradict our society's inherent vice of laziness and opposing changes. It's much easier to continue dividing people into groups and find some groups to oppose then actually confront yourself about the fact that differences are so scarce that effectively you might as well put yourself in the group and no one will notice.
It is very much ironic since adaptibility is what made people so widespread and our ability to somehow supress our natural instincts (instincts, which in many cases prevent rational thinking in the modern world) is perhaps our only truly unique feature as a species. People pathologically don't want to change. They don't want to change their habits, their vocabulary, they oppose changes at every direction and every corner, not understanding a simple thing: changes are inevitable.
P.S. I've also removed your double comment.
My philosophy on that issue might seem odd, but I when you're trying to persuade majority to continue ignore minorities you should actually think about one simple thing: minorities is an outdated concept in itself. We should stop dividing people into groups, no matter how large or small and treat them individually, case-to-case. Of course, for society that for centuries used simplified idiotism that leads to segregation, discrimination, and witch-hunting such ideas might seem to be to radical because they directly contradict our society's inherent vice of laziness and opposing changes. It's much easier to continue dividing people into groups and find some groups to oppose then actually confront yourself about the fact that differences are so scarce that effectively you might as well put yourself in the group and no one will notice.
It is very much ironic since adaptibility is what made people so widespread and our ability to somehow supress our natural instincts (instincts, which in many cases prevent rational thinking in the modern world) is perhaps our only truly unique feature as a species. People pathologically don't want to change. They don't want to change their habits, their vocabulary, they oppose changes at every direction and every corner, not understanding a simple thing: changes are inevitable.
P.S. I've also removed your double comment.
Nikolay Yeriomin -- Thanks but you appear to have removed both. There is plenty Orwellian and dystopian about present-day United States, which is what I was referring to, and there are powerful special interest groups whose interests coincide with what the IMDb database was (apparently) created to compile.
I am not 100% sure what "but I when you're trying to persuade majority to continue ignore minorities you should actually think about one simple thing: minorities is an outdated concept in itself" means, but I certainly agree that we should not divide people. That is what identity politics does. That is what Rory Roche's opinions of cis people are an example of. And that is why "transphobia" and "diversity" manias are but the tip of the iceberg of the destructive and divisive dystopia in which the US finds itself.
I am not 100% sure what "but I when you're trying to persuade majority to continue ignore minorities you should actually think about one simple thing: minorities is an outdated concept in itself" means, but I certainly agree that we should not divide people. That is what identity politics does. That is what Rory Roche's opinions of cis people are an example of. And that is why "transphobia" and "diversity" manias are but the tip of the iceberg of the destructive and divisive dystopia in which the US finds itself.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
I've deleted a duplicate of this one and it seems to be in place:
And where exactly such example of behavior towards your situational enemy group came from?.. Of course minorities get angry and bitter overtime, turning to use exact same methods that opression does. I know because I am a minority in several different aspects: I have a diasbility, I am an internally dislocated person (a refugee but within one country) and I am also just plain too "weird" which in minds of too many people unties their hands and language in regards of harassment. That made me bitter and agressive towards anyone who tries to disregard other people's opinion. I hate to see that happen on both sides of any conflict. So far most of our society's attempts at fixing our problems is fighting fire with fire, which mostly doesn't work.
And where exactly such example of behavior towards your situational enemy group came from?.. Of course minorities get angry and bitter overtime, turning to use exact same methods that opression does. I know because I am a minority in several different aspects: I have a diasbility, I am an internally dislocated person (a refugee but within one country) and I am also just plain too "weird" which in minds of too many people unties their hands and language in regards of harassment. That made me bitter and agressive towards anyone who tries to disregard other people's opinion. I hate to see that happen on both sides of any conflict. So far most of our society's attempts at fixing our problems is fighting fire with fire, which mostly doesn't work.
Faraday Speaks makes excellent points about the way radicalization via the Internet works and how halfway-informed identity politics exhibitionists and borderline fringe elements can be mistaken for "authority" by ordinary folks or others. In addition, he is right about how it may be a mistake for "progressives" and advocates of social "justice" to plainly write off conservatives, objectivists, libertarians and nationalists as foolish, delusional or insidious. On the other hand, he has not exactly clarified where he stands on the concept of cultural "authority", linguistic "authority", conceptual "authority", likewise dogma or so, and he may have set up two particular YouTube personas of the social "justice" advocacy flavor as substitute "authority", in the process of thanking them, and likely he owes them thanks in the context of guidance, but his presentation comes off as blind to the corruption that exists in the "left" regardless of how imperfect certain youthful pro-Trump loudmouths are.
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What is electromagnetic induction?
Electromagnetic induction is the process by which a current can be induced to flow due to a changing magnetic field.
In our article on the magnetic force we looked at the force experienced by moving charges in a magnetic field. The force on a current-carrying wire due to the electrons which move within it when a magnetic field is present is a classic example. This process also works in reverse. Either moving a wire through a magnetic field or (equivalently) changing the strength of the magnetic field over time can cause a current to flow.
How is this described?
There are two key laws that describe electromagnetic induction:
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The electromotive force or EMF refers to the potential difference across the unloaded loop (i.e. when the resistance in the circuit is high). In practice it is often sufficient to think of EMF as voltage since both voltage and EMF are measured using the same unit, the volt. [Explain]
The take-away point here is that a wire moving in a field does not necessarily represent an ideal voltage source; the voltage you might measure with a high-impedance voltmeter would only equal the EMF if the load is small.
Lenz's law is a consequence of conservation of energy applied to electromagnetic induction. It was formulated by Heinrich Lenz in 1833. While Faraday's law tells us the magnitude of the EMF produced, Lenz's law tells us the direction that current will flow. It states that the direction is always such that it will oppose the change in flux which produced it. This means that any magnetic field produced by an induced current will be in the opposite direction to the change in the original field.
Lenz's law is typically incorporated into Faraday's law with a minus sign, the inclusion of which allows the same coordinate system to be used for both the flux and EMF. The result is sometimes called the Faraday-Lenz law,
E=−dΦdt\mathcal{E} = -\frac{\mathrm{d}\Phi}{\mathrm{d}t}E=−dt
dΦ
In practice we often deal with magnetic induction in multiple coils of wire each of which contribute the same EMF. For this reason an additional term NNNN representing the number of turns is often included, i.e.
E=−NdΦdt\mathcal{E} = -N \frac{\mathrm{d}\Phi}{\mathrm{d}t}E=−Ndt
What is the connection between Faraday's law of induction and the magnetic force?
While the full theoretical underpinning of Faraday's law is quite complex, a conceptual understanding of the direct connection to the magnetic force on a charged particle is relatively straightforward.
Learn what Faraday's law means and how to use it to determine the induced electro-motive force.
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What is electromagnetic induction?
Electromagnetic induction is the process by which a current can be induced to flow due to a changing magnetic field.
In our article on the magnetic force we looked at the force experienced by moving charges in a magnetic field. The force on a current-carrying wire due to the electrons which move within it when a magnetic field is present is a classic example. This process also works in reverse. Either moving a wire through a magnetic field or (equivalently) changing the strength of the magnetic field over time can cause a current to flow.
How is this described?
There are two key laws that describe electromagnetic induction:
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Faraday's law, due to 19th century physicist Michael Faraday. This relates the rate of change of magnetic flux through a loop to the magnitude of the electro-motive force E\mathcal{E}E induced in the loop. The relationship is
E=dΦdt\mathcal{E} = \frac{\mathrm{d}\Phi}{\mathrm{d}t}E=dt
dΦ
The electromotive force or EMF refers to the potential difference across the unloaded loop (i.e. when the resistance in the circuit is high). In practice it is often sufficient to think of EMF as voltage since both voltage and EMF are measured using the same unit, the volt. [Explain]
The take-away point here is that a wire moving in a field does not necessarily represent an ideal voltage source; the voltage you might measure with a high-impedance voltmeter would only equal the EMF if the load is small.
Lenz's law is a consequence of conservation of energy applied to electromagnetic induction. It was formulated by Heinrich Lenz in 1833. While Faraday's law tells us the magnitude of the EMF produced, Lenz's law tells us the direction that current will flow. It states that the direction is always such that it will oppose the change in flux which produced it. This means that any magnetic field produced by an induced current will be in the opposite direction to the change in the original field.
Lenz's law is typically incorporated into Faraday's law with a minus sign, the inclusion of which allows the same coordinate system to be used for both the flux and EMF. The result is sometimes called the Faraday-Lenz law,
E=−dΦdt\mathcal{E} = -\frac{\mathrm{d}\Phi}{\mathrm{d}t}E=−dt
dΦ
In practice we often deal with magnetic induction in multiple coils of wire each of which contribute the same EMF. For this reason an additional term NNNN representing the number of turns is often included, i.e.
E=−NdΦdt\mathcal{E} = -N \frac{\mathrm{d}\Phi}{\mathrm{d}t}E=−Ndt
- dΦ
What is the connection between Faraday's law of induction and the magnetic force?
While the full theoretical underpinning of Faraday's law is quite complex, a conceptual understanding of the direct connection to the magnetic force on a charged particle is relatively straightforward.
Please everyone.
We have all stated our opinions on the matter. Continuing to engage Kati is counterproductive.
We are not going to change her mind.
She is not going to change our minds.
She has nothing new to say.
Let her post away to herself.
She is SAYING NOTHING NEW!
She is inciting others to reply with inflammatory remarks.
We are better than that.
Silence will eventually result in her disappearance.
The sooner the better.
Thanks all.
Cheers.
We have all stated our opinions on the matter. Continuing to engage Kati is counterproductive.
We are not going to change her mind.
She is not going to change our minds.
She has nothing new to say.
Let her post away to herself.
She is SAYING NOTHING NEW!
She is inciting others to reply with inflammatory remarks.
We are better than that.
Silence will eventually result in her disappearance.
The sooner the better.
Thanks all.
Cheers.
It's not solely about and should not be solely about Kati, Ed. The bonus is that we can draw out "concerned citizens" who play identity politics that run contrary to the half-cocked half-truth narrative espoused by the mainstream media.
Kati says "Deadnaming is dangerous and leads to Dysphoria. Dysphoria can lead to death" -- Wrong, the opposite is the case. Sexual "dysphoria" (suffered by fewer than 1% of the population) is what leads to the desire to call one's birth name a "deadname" and demand it be written out of existence (even on birth certificates, retroactively) -- Orwell, anyone?
Your response is that we should just not be trans, so we wouldn't have this problem? That's not how it works. And dypshoria is not the reason people are trans. We don't choose this. Dysphoria is a condition that some trans people have. It's not the only reason deadnaming is wrong. But deadnaming can contribute to dysphoria.
No wars ever existed. The edited (Censored) Books say so. If we don't know what war is, how could we start one. Accidents never happen. So the world must be perfect. This very point was raised in the movie Minority Report . The perfect world is a fantasy.
Kati want's this perfect world that cannot happen due to societal constraints.
Or does she want an Orwellian existence?
One thing is for sure, her grasp on the big picture is not based in reality. Academia run amok.
Kati want's this perfect world that cannot happen due to societal constraints.
Or does she want an Orwellian existence?
One thing is for sure, her grasp on the big picture is not based in reality. Academia run amok.
Kati, you have said that already.
If you have nothing new.
Stop.
If you have nothing new.
Stop.
Respecting trans people is an orwellian fantasy?
"Your response is that we should just not be trans, so we wouldn't have this problem?" I'd imagine the answer to that is simply that there is no such response. So, is the confusion cleared up now, or what? If so, what is next?
Inflammatory remark Kati.
Please move on
You are not giving new info.
Please cease.
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Respecting trans people is like the government in 1984?
Inflammatory remark Kati.
Please move on
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I do not think it has anything in common with the goverment in 1984, that's a creepy nightmare state. Being respectful to trans people is an act of kindness and will hurt no one.
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Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Rob Sieger, please don't bring Orwell into this. If anyone sounds like Big Brother apologist, it's you.
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Kati Knitt -- "Respecting trans people is an orwellian fantasy?" -- NO but rewriting science and changing the norms and punishing those who disagree (anyone heard of Brendan Eich?) and rewriting birth certificates are large steps towards Orwellian dystopia.
Kati Knitt -- "Respecting trans people is an orwellian fantasy?" -- NO but rewriting science and changing the norms and punishing those who disagree (anyone heard of Brendan Eich?) and rewriting birth certificates are large steps towards Orwellian dystopia.
Science never stops evolving, if it would, we'd stll think the earth was flat. And as our understanding of the world evolves, norms do too and new rules are necessary. It's not that scary.
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Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Rob Sieger science is based on doubt and doubts itself constantly. Your approach to science basically replaces religion in your system of values, ignoring it's own core principle of critical thinking.
Kati Knitt, unfortunately, recent resurgence of flat Earth ideas can tell a lot about the state of modern society.
Kati Knitt, unfortunately, recent resurgence of flat Earth ideas can tell a lot about the state of modern society.
Hahaha, they really can
I contend that hardly anybody actually ever believed the earth to be flat or structured in such a way that traveling in any direction for too great of a distance would lead to an edge of a bottomless pit. The perpetuation of the claim that older or ancient societies believed such a thing is largely a misconception in the educational systems or even an error in findings leading to the misconceptions. The notable antiquated disputes, at least in the context of Europe, were actually about the idea that all other celestial bodies in the universe revolved around planet earth, which they do not, and the size of the earth in regards to being able supply a sail ship with enough provisions to safely travel from Spain to India by sailing only in a non-westward direction.
I meant "non-eastward" rather than "non-westward".
I will never disappear until this policy is changed. And I will publicly campaign against IMDb on this decision.
Inflammatory remark Kati.
Please move on
You are not giving new info.
Please cease.
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If someone is going to become a nuisance or worse then they should be blocked or banned, period.
She is not very far away from that
I just defend my point, the person copy and pasting the same text over and over is you.
How many times did your parents tell you not to do something until it finally sunk in?
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Thanks
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I feel this thread trending in the direction of being a general philosophy topic. We may wind up covering psychology, geography, history, physiology, climatology, spirituality and metaphysics, all too arrive at a revealing agreement to disagree, multiple times. We will see.
You left out Re-in-Carnation Evaporated Milk.
The Theory of Relativity.
The Big "Bang" Theory.
Dating.
Parenting.
Macro-biology
Warp Theory.
Ginger or Mary Ann
And lastly this.............
The Theory of Relativity.
The Big "Bang" Theory.
Dating.
Parenting.
Macro-biology
Warp Theory.
Ginger or Mary Ann
And lastly this.............
Annie Savoy : What do you believe in, then?
Crash Davis : Well, I believe in the soul, the c***, the p****, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, s***-c*** p**********, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Jeorj Euler if anything it proves that life is never simple and everything is interconnected.
This topic has been widely reported in the press at this point, and IMDb has yet to provide a response with substance. The only response so far from IMDb was a generic, short policy statement.
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/imdb-harms-transgender-actor-actress-birth-name-lgbt-1202055599/
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/imdb-harms-transgender-actor-actress-birth-name-lgbt-1202055599/
A good statement.
Read my reply to your ridiculous statement on the other topic.
Quit while you are behind.
Read my reply to your ridiculous statement on the other topic.
Quit while you are behind.
@Emma: Their statement sounds a lot like the mails I got when I tried to contact IMDb, they have zero self awareness or interest in changing anything. They don’t really see a problem here at all.
They are 100% aware that .6% is not a problem
They are 100% aware that the problem is psychosomatic.
When are you going to realize that if you chose to do "Anything" that there is going to be cause and effect in play. You can't ask anyone to protect you from a situation you chose and selected.
You can type all you want here and there. But you are changing ZERO.
Repeat..............you are changing zero.
Further replies should be considered inflammatory and categorized as spam.
They are 100% aware that the problem is psychosomatic.
When are you going to realize that if you chose to do "Anything" that there is going to be cause and effect in play. You can't ask anyone to protect you from a situation you chose and selected.
You can type all you want here and there. But you are changing ZERO.
Repeat..............you are changing zero.
Further replies should be considered inflammatory and categorized as spam.
IMDb strives to represent an individual’s gender identity while also accurately reflecting cast and crew listings as they appear in a production’s on-screen credits at the time of original release.The above statement is substance enough. People who do not like it would be wise to make every effort to get over it and also get used to the fundamental properties of the concept of publication.
Nope. Misgendering still hurts people and is inhumane.
How is it inhumane that nobody can escape his or her published record? The same applies to everybody except for autocrats with the power to create a safe space that extends tens of thousands of square miles.
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IMDb partially updated their policy, allowing trans people to remove their deadnames from the birth name category of the biography section of the site. The policy change applies to cases where they were not widely known to the public by their deadname. There is still a lot that needs to be changed with how IMDb treats trans performers and entertainment professionals, but this is a start.
https://variety.com/2019/film/actors/imdb-alters-policy-publication-birth-names-1203300451/
https://variety.com/2019/film/actors/imdb-alters-policy-publication-birth-names-1203300451/
Thanks for the update, Emma Arpin.
this is a start.You might want to read some Orwell.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
Marco, not a fan of "1984" used as a comparison in modern times. Moreover, not a fan of surname Orwell associated exclusively with dystopia: man was an incredible writer, but people remember one book by him and fewer ever read anything else he wrote.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950),
better known by his pen name George Orwell,
was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic,
whose work is characterised by lucid prose,
awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism,
and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
As a writer, Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry,
fiction and polemical journalism;
and is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945)
and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell_bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950),
better known by his pen name George Orwell,
was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic,
whose work is characterised by lucid prose,
awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism,
and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
As a writer, Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry,
fiction and polemical journalism;
and is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945)
and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell_bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction
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Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
ACT_1, the comment was caught in the spam filter, fished it out.
Yes, I'm talking about that Orwell. That "best known" is a dangerous thing as it often gets people to think that it's the only important thing the person has ever done. I personally think that Orwell's essays are just as valuable as 1984, if not more valuable.
Yes, I'm talking about that Orwell. That "best known" is a dangerous thing as it often gets people to think that it's the only important thing the person has ever done. I personally think that Orwell's essays are just as valuable as 1984, if not more valuable.
Marco, not a fan of "1984" used as a comparison in modern times.Fair enough, but this whole situation just really reminds me of Winston's work where he constantly changes facts of the past into new "facts".
man was an incredible writer, but people remember one book by him and fewer ever read anything else he wrote.I've so far only read 1984 and Animal Farm, but I did buy Burmese Days recently, so I'm getting there slowly but surely :)
I thought imdb’s long standing policy was to never alter or delete accurate information...
It is kinda sorta IMDb’s long standing policy not to never alter or delete accurate information.
You can rewrite this anytime as it is no longer valid.
I tried to delete data, but it still appears on IMDb. Why?
I tried to delete data, but it still appears on IMDb. Why?
IMDb aims to be the most comprehensive and reliable source of information on movies, TV and celebrities. We are committed to accuracy and it is our longstanding policy not to alter or remove correct factual information from our records. If you notice an error or omission in our data, please submit a correction or deletion via the "Edit page" button located at the bottom of every name and title page and our staff will be happy to review it and make all applicable changes. We have a guide to adding data here.
However, IMDb will not remove accurate information. If you try to delete an item of data which is accurate, your delete will not be processed. Please be aware that attempts to delete accurate data will count against your overall accuracy rating and may result in all your submissions taking longer to process along with additional proof requirements.
Also please allow sufficient time for any deletes to be processed. See this page for more details about our data processing times.
Why does someone's deadname need to be accessible on a film database? IMDb also doesn't allow private medical information, or rumors about sexual orientation, to be published in the trivia section of the site.
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Old names need to be listed on IMDb when they appeared in credits. Whether IMDb should list birth names is a different matter. What is on the original film credits is what must be on IMDb.
We've already answered that question in this thread or others, Emma Arpin. There are a few things that everybody has: name, birth date, birth place, biological mother and biological father. (Maybe feral children are the only who do not have names.) These are basic biopic things. They cannot be conflated with private medical information or lifestyle rumors.
I thought imdb’s long standing policy was to never alter or delete accurate information...It used to be...
Why does someone's deadname need to be accessible on a film database?(Almost) everybody who ever lived was given a name around the time they were born. This is called someone's birth name because it was the name they've been given at birth. A database stores and publishes data about a certain topic. IMDb is a database about films, series and video games and the people who worked on them. Therefore, IMDb lists, among other things, the names of said people as well as the birth names of these people.
Why does someone's deadname need to be accessible on a film database?(Almost) everybody who ever lived was given a name around the time they were born. This is called someone's birth name because it was the name they've been given at birth. A database stores and publishes data about a certain topic. IMDb is a database about films, series and video games and the people who worked on them. Therefore, IMDb lists, among other things, the names of said people as well as the birth names of these people.
Exactly, this will literally open a flood gate, i’m almo Sure of it
"It used to be..." Well, there have always been exceptions. The accurate information has to be relevant and non-abusive; possibly reasonably interesting as well. This is why there is a guideline about not posting information about people's children or their favorite colors, how many flower pots sit in the window seals of their houses. I'm glad that IMDb avoids what is known on Wikipedia as "instruction creep", but it is somewhat inevitable. Neither one is an indiscriminate repository of information.
(The window sills even.)
there have always been exceptions.Yeah, but these exceptions are there because they are so general that they don't really tell us anything about the person. Favorite colors and the like are shared with literally millions of people, it's hardly unique.
Specific information about a person (for example, a name a person was given around the time they were born) is extremely unique and can help identification along. (especially for people with a common name and no photos on IMDb).
there have always been exceptions.Yeah, but these exceptions are there because they are so general that they don't really tell us anything about the person. Favorite colors and the like are shared with literally millions of people, it's hardly unique.
Specific information about a person (for example, a name a person was given around the time they were born) is extremely unique and can help identification along. (especially for people with a common name and no photos on IMDb).
Might I remind you of the subject heading of this thread, Marco? A tort is being alleged.
Just saying, if imdb starts caving in to everyone.. they will no longer be the Internet’s most reliable film database..
Right, but I cannot really praise IMDb for reliability. It is crowd-sourced after all and, for many, kind of difficult to properly update. IMDb is renown for being the most comprehensive film database (quantity) the world has ever known, not necessarily the finest film database (quality).
Well it’s incredibly well known and popular for a reason
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http://www.imdb.com/pressroom/stats/
IMDb stats - Titles: 5,980,614 | People: 9,880,784 | Total Items: 336,394,426 (May 2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795100/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10908100/
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1874-01-01, : 5,653,700 titles.
https://www.imdb.com/search/name?gender=male,female : 5,379,590 names.
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No pages of Odd Numbers for Tites ?
The Effects (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795000/
The requested URL was not found on our server.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795001/
Rich and Jay Talk About The Boys (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795002/
The requested URL was not found on our server.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795003/
What Does MAGA Mean to You?/Ilhan Omar and Anti-Semitism in the Democratic
Party/Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Washington Post Fact-Checkers. (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795004/
The requested URL was not found on our server.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795005/
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Liverpool (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795006/
The requested URL was not found on our server.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795007/
Catch the Wave Kodawari Navi (TV Series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795008/
The requested URL was not found on our server.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795009/
Talking Normies Podcast! - Episode 12 - Hereditary!! (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795010/
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Amazon may be that reason. However, of course, what got Amazon interested in the first place is the pioneering aspect of IMDb, as there may have been nothing else like it (on the Internet) back in the early 1990s. Of course, I'm sure Blockbuster, Home Box Office, TV Guide, the studios, the cinemas and the libraries had somewhat extensive internal databases of movie information to accompany movie copies in stock, but they never really bothered to capture and publish the relationships among movies, casts, crews, other participants thereof and brands in a meaningful way. Thus, as it stands, IMDb is one of the only outlets that makes it easy (or at least easy to have the opportunity) to track professionals like stunt performers, set designers, prop designers, costume designers, special effects artists, makeup artists, lighting technicians, sound technicians, publicists etc. They may all get credit but not recognition the way that storytellers, directors, actors, cinematographers, musicians, singers, poets and animators and executive producers do.
Yes, and if IMDb continues to use advances in tech, including AI, the database can continue to grow in size, scope and accuracy.
I am hopeful. IMDb has made many good decisions in recent years. Removing data for ideological reasons will never be among them.
I am hopeful. IMDb has made many good decisions in recent years. Removing data for ideological reasons will never be among them.
I support Trans people and address them in the way they feel represented as an individual, respectively, but after googling the term "Cis People" (I recognize my ignorance), I found this very offensive
It's basic common sense, if you don't respect the ones that are different from you, don't expect them to respect you. Not only regarding sexual identity, but in any aspect of life.
I excuse myself for reviving an old thread, but that sentence was very hateful and shocking to me, a simple (ignorant in this topic) human being.
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Firstly, I didn't ask for the opinion of cis people...
It's basic common sense, if you don't respect the ones that are different from you, don't expect them to respect you. Not only regarding sexual identity, but in any aspect of life.
I excuse myself for reviving an old thread, but that sentence was very hateful and shocking to me, a simple (ignorant in this topic) human being.
Cisgender
How dare anyone label anybody in any fashion.
One name for both sexes. The loony left is outta control.
Yeah, if you think for one minute a cop is EVER gonna get on his radio and say,
"I'M IN PURSUIT ON FOOT OF A CISGENDER OF UNDISCLOSED HEIGHT AND UNDISCLOSED WEIGHT AND UNDISCLOSED AGE"
Can't say what color skin. It's offensive.
Can't say what sex. It harms everyone's self esteem.
Can't say how tall. If they are short that self esteem thing creeps in again.
Can't say how much they weigh. If overweight or anorexic someone may be offended.
Can't say how old. Middle aged people may get offended if they overestimate your age.
Heaven forbid if you actually catch the criminal. They would probably sue you for being in better shape than they are.
Just how crazy is this going to get before the "Majority" in this country stops the minority fringe groups and an out of control academia from brainwashing the populace with their nonsense.
How dare anyone label anybody in any fashion.
One name for both sexes. The loony left is outta control.
Yeah, if you think for one minute a cop is EVER gonna get on his radio and say,
"I'M IN PURSUIT ON FOOT OF A CISGENDER OF UNDISCLOSED HEIGHT AND UNDISCLOSED WEIGHT AND UNDISCLOSED AGE"
Can't say what color skin. It's offensive.
Can't say what sex. It harms everyone's self esteem.
Can't say how tall. If they are short that self esteem thing creeps in again.
Can't say how much they weigh. If overweight or anorexic someone may be offended.
Can't say how old. Middle aged people may get offended if they overestimate your age.
Heaven forbid if you actually catch the criminal. They would probably sue you for being in better shape than they are.
Just how crazy is this going to get before the "Majority" in this country stops the minority fringe groups and an out of control academia from brainwashing the populace with their nonsense.
I have do admit that in neither of my both countries, I have ever heard that term "cisgender". And I have friends in the LGBT community.
I don't mind if someone wants to label me that way, it's not my problem, it's theirs. But to act all offended and then offend someone with a "slur", rrejecting their opinion for their sexual identity, it's not helping the Trans community.
We need to relax and think about other people's feelings too, that would be my advise to Rory Roche.
Cheers!
I don't mind if someone wants to label me that way, it's not my problem, it's theirs. But to act all offended and then offend someone with a "slur", rrejecting their opinion for their sexual identity, it's not helping the Trans community.
We need to relax and think about other people's feelings too, that would be my advise to Rory Roche.
Cheers!
"Just how crazy is this going to get before the "Majority" in this
country stops the minority fringe groups and an out of control academia
from brainwashing the populace with their nonsense."
Oh great.... now you've done it. Don't you know that that is like a challenge to them?
Oh great.... now you've done it. Don't you know that that is like a challenge to them?
Yep I do
Yeah, some transgender people believe that all cisgender people (non-transgender people) are incapable of understanding them. They may even claim that lack of representation of transgender people in government or public "authority" is necessarily a dire threat to transgender people. Regardless, I doubt any transgender legislator would be silly enough to cop an attitude with another legislator, right on the floor of the legislature chamber, purely on account of that other being cisgender. I doubt the same the other way around as well. It's too unprofessional. (Note: When if ever legislators belonging to the same legislative body start behaving extremely nasty toward each other on a regular basis, it is usually close before, all during or close after a period civil unrest.)
