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CidHazard September 16th, 2016 7:57 AM

Can we not call this new gen Pokemon S&M
 
I mean come on seriously lets not shorten it to, Pokemon S&M... Sun and Moon is short enough thank you. You should all know what the term S&M is commonly used for right? Lets not expose younger children to it please... XD

CidHazard September 16th, 2016 8:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colours (Post 9411986)
Your fault for having a dirty mind, tbh.

I know... but I really just don't want it to be a thing. XD

Frozocrone September 16th, 2016 8:51 AM

Or just SM. Like how people always used RBY, GSC, RSE, DPPt/HGSS, BW, B2W2 and XY/ORAS.

Melody September 16th, 2016 9:26 AM

Too late; it's already a ThingTM. When dealing with shorthand like that; and in the context of PC and Pokemon; I'm pretty sure people know you don't mean what you thinking, they know it means Sun and Moon.

Kenchiin September 16th, 2016 11:10 AM


Guest123_x1 September 16th, 2016 1:00 PM

Nearly everybody that's a PokéFan of some sort will shorthand paired Pokémon games. Doesn't matter if it's Generation I, II, or the games featuring Hoenn, Kalos, Sinnoh, and Unova. Same goes with the episode number prefixes since at least the Unova saga.

This new "controversy" reminds me of how certain songs are claimed to have subliminal messages in their lyrics when played backwards (backmasking).

Mister Coffee September 16th, 2016 5:00 PM

I've noticed quite a few of people around here (including myself), call it Su/Mo, which I think is a way better acronym for Sun and Moon, I also think it's sort of catchy.
If you just call it Su/Mo I think most people you talk to about pokemon will probably know what you're talking about.

LennieFrost September 16th, 2016 5:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister Coffee (Post 9412637)
I've noticed quite a few of people around here (including myself), call it Su/Mo, which I think is a way better acronym for Sun and Moon, I also think it's sort of catchy.
If you just call it Su/Mo I think most people you talk to about pokemon will probably know what you're talking about.

From now on for me it is Pokemon SuMo

Entermaid September 16th, 2016 6:29 PM

I refer to games in two ways:

1. By each version's full name with an ampersand between, i.e. sun & moon, X & Y, red & blue

OR

2. By abbreviation, i.e. S/M, R/B/Y, XY

I would not say S&M, nor would I say R&B...which obviously would be either red and blue or rhythm and blues.

Also, we indoctrinate children(and adults) with norms that often negatively impact their sense of sexual expression as adults...the abbreviation of S&M doesn't really harm children in the grand scheme of things, lol.

clbgolden September 16th, 2016 6:29 PM

What young child is gonna come on Pokécommunity anyways? Unless I'm mistaken there's an age limit for here.

Adding to this, SM is only an abbreviation for typing. No kid is going to say "S&M" out loud.

Bobbylicious September 16th, 2016 6:36 PM

Can you please not tell me what to do thx

Desert Stream~ September 16th, 2016 6:41 PM

idk what S/M means, and frankly idc :p

Nah September 16th, 2016 7:37 PM

I just prefer to type it as Sun/Moon really. I don't like S/M and SuMo for some reason.

Ullion September 16th, 2016 7:59 PM

I say "S and M" when I say it outloud, doesn't bother me.

I do giggle like a little child everytime though :)

thedarkdragon11 September 16th, 2016 8:11 PM

I think there's nothing wrong with calling Sun and Moon as "S&M"... And that mentality you're raising isn't also good for younger people...

Say for instance, here in our country, the abbreviation "ORAS" means "time" in English, "SM" can also be associated with a mall... But if we're talking about Pokémon, it's already understood that "ORAS" is different from the usual usage...

Even some posts above this, "SuMo" and "R&B" can mean differently... In the end, it will still depends with the context or usage of the term...

Hikamaru September 16th, 2016 9:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clbgolden (Post 9412760)
What young child is gonna come on Pokécommunity anyways? Unless I'm mistaken there's an age limit for here.

Adding to this, SM is only an abbreviation for typing. No kid is going to say "S&M" out loud.

Our members here have to at least be 13 due to the COPPA law, but personally I don't see anything wrong with using the S/M abbreviation for this generation. Especially considering our age limit makes this site less exposed to young kids who may be curious about what S/M means.

Salzorrah September 16th, 2016 11:08 PM

no.

CidHazard September 17th, 2016 4:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clbgolden (Post 9412760)
Adding to this, SM is only an abbreviation for typing. No kid is going to say "S&M" out loud.

Oh I doubt that :D I've met kid's who just say things just because it sounds amusing. take it from someone who lived in japan... and have seen 12 year old's with wearing T-shirts with swear words on them. When I asked them if they knew what it meant they replied with "nope it just sounds cool."

But I guess thats just the japanese not understanding other cultures I guess...XD

Kabocha❤ September 17th, 2016 4:28 AM

It's only as dirty as your subconscious and it's not like children on the internet will get their souls eaten (seriously, it's the internet and most children already know what sex is). If they ever google Pokemon SM, they would have to really dig deep to find any semblance of pornographic or suggestive content anyways. Really, I don't understand why this is a thread, might as well complain that Pokemon have moves like Selfdestruct and Guillotine.

clbgolden September 17th, 2016 7:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CidHazard (Post 9413176)
Oh I doubt that :D I've met kid's who just say things just because it sounds amusing. take it from someone who lived in japan... and have seen 12 year old's with wearing T-shirts with swear words on them. When I asked them if they knew what it meant they replied with "nope it just sounds cool."

But I guess thats just the japanese not understanding other cultures I guess...XD

I wouldn't really say the letters "S" and "M" sound cool.

Rengoku September 17th, 2016 7:46 AM

And to think one of the big 3 companies in Kpop is SM (Soo Man) Entertainment.

I associated SM with them, it's nifty enough.

Mobile Tsk September 17th, 2016 8:35 AM

Maybe this unfortunate entendre will be alluded to in the games

EC September 17th, 2016 9:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CidHazard (Post 9413176)
Oh I doubt that :D I've met kid's who just say things just because it sounds amusing. take it from someone who lived in japan... and have seen 12 year old's with wearing T-shirts with swear words on them. When I asked them if they knew what it meant they replied with "nope it just sounds cool."

But I guess thats just the japanese not understanding other cultures I guess...XD

Well done in making a thread that will likely get young children who don't know what S&M means to say it out loud and ask their parents.

Lycanthropy September 17th, 2016 10:31 AM

You know, I never even noticed this. Now I will never be able to unsee this. Thanks. >_>

smocks September 17th, 2016 2:52 PM

As long as we know it means Sun & Moon we should be fine, however you abbreviate it we'll know what you'll mean ;)


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