Vanguard 1998's definitions

Straight but tolerant

An individual who is attracted to the opposite sex, but is willing to date them regardless of what gender or sexual orientation the other individual identifies as being

David is only attracted to women, but he is willing to date them if they are romantically attracted to him; regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identities. He is straight but tolerant.

by Vanguard 1998 April 28, 2021

Individual societal value erosion effect

or ISVEE; The process where, after somebody dies, society and the government value the person who died less as time passes by. The more time that has passed since the person died, the less society and the government value them as an individual. How rapidly this process occurs depends on how important society viewed the person as being, how they died, and how many close friends and family the individual had.

Person 1: Isaiah was nice guy. Its a shame more people don't remember who he was and how much he helped this community. Its only been five years since he died.
Person 2: Yeah. Unfortunately, a lot of people have forgotten about him and value him that much anymore. He is a victim of the Individual societal value erosion effect, which is very unfortunate.
Person 1: I agree with you there.

by Vanguard 1998 January 23, 2021

High Romantic Standards Dilemma

A major social problem that arises when an individual sets their romantic expectations and standards too high for decent people, who the individual likes, to be able to achieve. Normally it is fine to have some standards, but when descent people are unable to fulfill those expectations because of the large number of them and or because the expectations require extremely large amounts money and resources, require the individual to be in perfect physical shape that most people are not able to achieve, and or require the individual to be skilled at doing things that most people don’t know how to do that well, then the individual's expectations may be set too high. This is highly unethical to do, because extremely high standards tend to be very unreasonable and can prevent decent people from being able to get into a romantic relationship due to factors far beyond control.

Annabeth: Why is Emma so upset?
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.

by Vanguard 1998 March 3, 2021

Political camouflage

1: The unreasonable expectation by mainstream society that supporters of nonmainstream political parties must conform to the goals, expectations, and norms established by the mainstream political parties, the Republicans and Democrats, and accept that those parties’ agendas and priorities are supposedly more important theirs is in order to fit in. This often leads to lack of imagination when dealing with various political issues and designing policies, which can render a lot of policies ineffective.
2: A camo pattern that always has blue and red, sometimes with two or more of the following colors, which are white, grey, and or black. These patterns are used to indicate opposition to the suppression of nonmainstream political parties; as well as indicate you support the nonmainstream political parties, such as the Reform Party, Pirate Party, Libertarian Party, Alliance Party, and Constitution Party.
3: A camouflage pattern that uses certain colors which are used to represent a specific political party. Usually, it is done to show support for a nonmainstream political party.

Sophia: Hey. Earl that is a nice colorful shirt you’re wearing. Where did you get that?
Earl: It is a political camouflage shirt, which is used to show opposition to the political suppression of nonmainstream political parties. I had to custom order this from a special company online that lets you put your own designs on the product.
Sophia: Nice.

by Vanguard 1998 July 20, 2021

Child irrelevant romantic preference

Aka. C.I.R.P.; When an individual is romantically attracted to people regardless of whether or not they want and or have kids

Maxwell said he is interested in dating Carmen regardless of whether or not she has or wants kids. He has a child irrelevant romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 11, 2021

Societal avalanche

Or S.A.; When a major, unexpected, unfortunate event happens, which was caused by hatred and or corruption, it usually prompts the government and various populations in society to quickly mobilize to address the issue that caused the event occur, even if relatively little is known about the problem. The result of this mobilization is an avalanche of social, economic, and or political changes and reform efforts meant to prevent the issue from reoccurring and or to make it less severe when it does occur. The event produces many consequences, some are noticed immediately, while are others don’t get quite so much attention until a later point in time.

An example of a societal avalanche is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. When the oil spill happened, governmental agencies from numerous countries found in and around the Gulf of Mexico rushed to try to clean up the oil spill. People volunteered with various environmental organizations to save as many of trapped fish, birds, and turtles as they could. Many members of the public, environmental groups, and local fishing companies pushed politicians to pass stricter regulations for companies drilling for oil offshore, pass policies to get the U.S. to get more of its energy supply from more renewable sources that are safer to employ, and pass laws to provide financial relief to the local fishing companies that were negatively impacted by the accident. An investigation from BP and the U.S. government later revealed that lack of regard for safety policies and the rushed, cheap construction of the rig were responsible for the accident.

by Vanguard 1998 April 5, 2021

romantic responsibility

A term used to describe a series of responsibilities that should be expected to be practiced whenever people are involved in a romantic relationship. Some of these include:
Actively work to help your partner become and stay physically and mentally healthy and safe
Listen to what your partner has to say and respect their feelings, opinions, and choices, but speak up if you feel something they said was hurtful to you
Try to be understanding of the person you are seeing’s feelings when you or your partner make a mistake or are dealing with problem, take responsibility for your mistakes, and cooperate with them to see if you can help them figure out ways to effectively address the issue
Don’t expect your partner to do something you, if you are not willing to do the same for them
Work to try to make your partner happy when and where you can
Recognize the person you are seeing’s needs and try to fulfill the needs
Respect the limits your partner places for doing certain things with you and know your own limits and communicate about them to your partner so they can react appropriately
Recognize that your partner may want space and privacy and respect their choice operate in that way
When your partner needs you, try to be there for them, no matter how challenging it may be for you to do so; even if they have not said anything to indicate something is wrong.
Support your partner when they are trying to achieve their goals

Romantic responsibility is an important because it helps to prevent abuse in relationships and ensure that the romantic relationship you are in is beneficial to both you and your partner.

by Vanguard 1998 March 13, 2021