Vanguard 1998's definitions

illusionist’s game

An approach where an individual makes up and or exaggerates stories to try to conceal what really happened at specific events and or to try to glorify themselves, in order to portray the situation in a way that works in their favor. People often do this to improve their reputation, attack their enemies, and push people to support their goals. This approach is often unethical as it falsely portrays what happened at certain events and who you really are. It is also quite risky to the individual using this approach, because if people find out what really happened, they will stop believing the stories told by the individual, which reduces their credibility and trustworthiness.

Ventis: I heard that Donny supposed got attacked by five guys, but defeated them all without suffering a scratch.
Henry: Yeah right. A guy with no self defense training and a boat load of arrogance at all defeated five guys without suffering any injuries. He is lying through his teeth.

Emma: Based on what I know about him there is no way in ninety years he could pull that off. He is playing an illusionist’s game, in order to improve his reputation.

Henry: I agree with you there.
Ventis: I agree with both of you. He can't be trusted to tell the truth about what really happened.

by Vanguard 1998 February 25, 2021

Religiously aligned romantic preference

Aka. R.A.R.P.; When an individual is only romantically attracted to people who practice same religion as them

Chelsea is an active parishioner of the Falun Gong faith and she is only interested in dating people who practice Falun Gong. She has a religiously aligned romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 10, 2021

Politically homeless

An expression used to refer to an individual who don’t support a specific political party or ideology, but are active in politics

Terra: Diane seems to be very passionate about politics. I wonder what political party they support.
Luxord: If I’m recalling correctly, I thought they were politically homeless because I don’t ever recall them supporting any specific political party.

by Vanguard 1998 July 1, 2021

Child irrelevant sexual preference

Aka. C.I.S.P.; When an individual is sexually attracted to people regardless of whether or not they have and or want children

Martin is sexually attracted to other people regardless of whether or not they want to have kids. They have a child irrelevant sexual preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 11, 2021

American dream paradox

A harsh reality that many people come to the United States in order to start over and live a better life by having freedom, social equality, better education, and money, but yet for most people who come to this country, this dream will be impossible to completely achieve until several generations later, assuming they have a family with children, because of limited resource access and education, poor understanding of the social norms that most people in America actually follow, and distrust of immigrants in some parts of the country.

Pema and her family moved to America from Nicaragua in the hopes of starting over and help her children live better lives than what they had in their homeland, but they found it was exceedingly difficult to live in the U.S. because of the differences of America’s social norms compared to Nicaragua’s social norms and difficulty getting a job and finding decent housing. They are experiencing the American dream paradox.

by Vanguard 1998 September 11, 2021

political underdog

An individual or group that is actively involved in politics who deal with issues that deal with a lot of political topics that most politicians that are from the political mainstream won't deal with, and take positions on issues that most politicians will not take. Often times the odds of them being successful are slim, even if their positions are good ideas, or the topic is worthy of the government's time and resources, and they have a decent amount of support among the civilian population, because of the amount of opposition they receive from other politicians and or political groups.

Kailani: I heard that U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle reintroduced the STABLE GENIUS Act, which would require presidential candidates to have a medical exam, including a mental health examination, and publicly disclose the results before the general election.
Ian: I heard about that. Regrettably, after the house voted to send the bill to the House Committee on House Administration, they never heard back about it. I suspect the bill might have encountered a large amount of opposition because most of the political candidates don't want to publicly admit that they have a mental health issue.

Kailani: It was generally a good idea nevertheless. Brendan is a good example of a political underdog.

by Vanguard 1998 March 2, 2021

Pet irrelevant romantic preference

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

Jenise is romantically attracted to other people regardless of whether or not they have pets. She has a pet irrelevant romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 2, 2021