45954 pts ยท March 6, 2016
Long time lurker turned member. I once posted OC... never again.
Damn it, the top comment and reply were just the exact two thoughts I had and now I have zero reason to comment.
As a reminder, because trans women are women, when you harm trans women you harm all women. The arguments against trans women ALWAYS can and will be used to then harm cis women. It is proven again and again and again.
@iusedtodream, you're spot on, fwiw. All the data shows that for all developing minds (basically anyone under 20), and for most even developed minds, grace and owning up to a bad choice is the only way for people to actually learn and change. Other methods of response do exactly what you said: teach folks to hide.
Scrolled down to double check someone mentioned this. The whole goal of the Trump admin was to have SCOTUS claim that birthright citizenship is NOT constitutional. Even though Kavanaugh joined the majority "against" the admin, he wrote an independent ruling (making it a 5-3-1 ruling), that said it is NOT constitutional, but IS the current law unless congress changes it. That's still a ruling that declares the constitution unconstitutional. He still gave Trump what he wanted.
100 percent. Publications like the Times will often publish absurd opinion pieces because letting someone write out their absurd ideas leads to necessary clarity; an op-ed is not an endorsement of a view, and often the goal of publishing it is to make a mockery of it.
It seriously annoys me SO much
I mean, the world didn't stop exactly, but it was literally all over the news and social media. Notre Dame is iconic and important for a huge number of people outside of Paris.
In general the majority of people prefer to live within the confines of established systems. It's literally in our nature as social creatures whose brains are formed around social norms. But it's also in our nature to seek out good things that make us and others feel good and improve life. So when cost and access to art and entertainment is reasonable, people will pay for it. When it isn't, people will find other ways.
Whoa! I was like 30 minutes away from music class, which would've put me in one of those during the quake as well!
@OP, I'm a full-stack dev but been working primarily in JS for ages, and I happen to be in charge of the JS and CSS architecture in my org. I've started trying AI code as a way to write some basic stuff faster (because high-key I have too many responsibilities as it is). I am gobsmacked at HOW FREAKING BLOATED AI CODE IS. And with so many obviously functionality and security holes in a whole swath of things. In other words: I feel ya and stay strong not letting AI add to the tech debt.
Can someone explain what's wrong with "Goyim" per #51? Obviously teaching that all non-Jews are evil is absolutely terrible. But why would they also apologize for using the term 'goyim?' It has no moral significance, and is used by like every Jewish person from most conservative religious and zionistic, to completely non-religious hyper progressives. I mean, the word is said in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Fwiw, Rowling views herself as Hermione, and her use of others mocking Hermione for standing up for the house elves is her attempt at analogizing basic slavery and the reduction of women to tend to the household, because Rowling views herself as a "true" feminist, willing to stand up against those who mock her.Of course, her "feminism" is reductive, unnuanced, and hateful.
Appreciate the response. Makes sense. I do think there's a tendency to over assume bad faith online in general, but I also should've worded my first question better. I wasn't objecting, but see how it could read that way. I went in assuming I didn't have the right info, because obviously where things are now prove she's in the wrong - I just wasn't sure why, haha.Cheers to you for the time of day :)
Damn.
Thanks for the clarity! I was literally asking as the sources I was finding didn't have any of the original content available. (Not sure why the downvotes on a question, but c'est la vie.)
Can anyone explain more of the whole process here? It looks like the original video she posted she thought the person was pretending to be asleep with his pants down and door wide open (in 57 degree weather), which is absolutely something I'd think was intentional if I was a young woman. Obviously filming it is a dumb idea, but clearly more info was gained after the fact?
I always thought a Freudian Slip was that sexy little nightgown my mom used to wear to bed.
The tragic thing is that "Never Again" has already been proven false at least twice (Cambodia and Rwanda).
I mean, somewhat right but also, what "olden day Christians" are you referring to? I'm assuming you're referring to the gnostics? Because if so, worth noting that's a pretty small group of people, and not the majority of "olden" Christians. Christians of old took their view of Adonai from the Jewish post-exilic view, which was distinctly of a good God.Interestingly, its obvious in the OT that this wasn't always the Hebrew view of Adonai, but one that developed over time.
The only risk is when women lead with the same modality and rules that patriarchy has already established, which is unfortunately likely in a democracy that elects people steeped in the patriarchy. Prime example: Margaret Thatcher.We need women in leadership who lead in a totally different way.
I definitely was thinking of Gates while typing :( I'm a Washington native in tech and he has just made me so sad and disappointed.
100 percent yes... but also not really. She's referring to politicians who sexually assault/abuse others, whether by force of position of power. Her handy in the theater was at least consensual. (Well... unless you were a third party near her.)But, let's not mix up consensual exhibitionism with sexual assault.
Totally understand what you intend by this, and I'm 100 percent for critiquing religious groups of any sort that refuse to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of others (and I'm particularly incensed by evangelicals for the very reasons you said). But for context, this film does a pretty good job showing that religion can have two modes - one of loving character-forming storytelling, and one that is hateful and vengeful. The quote in this is the former.
#5 the reason is capitalism. Other economic systems still create an oligarchy of wealth (just like capitalism), but when unlike other systems (where the end goal is legacy/honor/fame/etc.), the end goal of capitalism is just wealth. So billionaires, who by their very status prove they are bought into the system at the highest degree, don't have any desire to do anything but hoard, as that is *winning* in capitalism.
Israel doesn't need to be mocked; it is itself the joke. I mean, a country that was founded after a genocide of a people group whose very foundational religious text is pretty much just a warning not to treat other nations with the same type of violence and oppression they'd experienced in exile (and exile their religious texts blame on how they'd mistreated people), and that country is now proudly committing genocide? What a disgusting fuck of a fucking joke.
If you liked this post by @OP, I HIGHLY recommend reading "Human Kind: A Hopeful History" by Rutger Bregman. In short the book shows that modern psychology, philosophy, and sociology shows that humans are instinctually good and helpful to each other and that the only reason we find ourselves prone to violence is because of thousands of years of fear-mongering about manufactured scarcity due to narcissistic leaders.
THANK YOU. I was trying to be gentle, tbh, but the idea of "leaving them alone" when they are five in a tub is absolutely batshit.
And I'm not asking about having your own kids as some sort of high ground, just that it really really makes a difference to be able to picture just how normal the situation there is. Like, I have three kids, grew up babysitting, helped care for my 4 younger siblings, am an uncle to 6, and all my dearest friends are parents who talk about the silly parts of parenting frequently.
Damn it, the top comment and reply were just the exact two thoughts I had and now I have zero reason to comment.
As a reminder, because trans women are women, when you harm trans women you harm all women.
The arguments against trans women ALWAYS can and will be used to then harm cis women. It is proven again and again and again.
@iusedtodream, you're spot on, fwiw. All the data shows that for all developing minds (basically anyone under 20), and for most even developed minds, grace and owning up to a bad choice is the only way for people to actually learn and change. Other methods of response do exactly what you said: teach folks to hide.
Scrolled down to double check someone mentioned this. The whole goal of the Trump admin was to have SCOTUS claim that birthright citizenship is NOT constitutional. Even though Kavanaugh joined the majority "against" the admin, he wrote an independent ruling (making it a 5-3-1 ruling), that said it is NOT constitutional, but IS the current law unless congress changes it. That's still a ruling that declares the constitution unconstitutional. He still gave Trump what he wanted.
100 percent. Publications like the Times will often publish absurd opinion pieces because letting someone write out their absurd ideas leads to necessary clarity; an op-ed is not an endorsement of a view, and often the goal of publishing it is to make a mockery of it.
It seriously annoys me SO much
I mean, the world didn't stop exactly, but it was literally all over the news and social media. Notre Dame is iconic and important for a huge number of people outside of Paris.
In general the majority of people prefer to live within the confines of established systems. It's literally in our nature as social creatures whose brains are formed around social norms. But it's also in our nature to seek out good things that make us and others feel good and improve life. So when cost and access to art and entertainment is reasonable, people will pay for it. When it isn't, people will find other ways.
Whoa! I was like 30 minutes away from music class, which would've put me in one of those during the quake as well!
@OP, I'm a full-stack dev but been working primarily in JS for ages, and I happen to be in charge of the JS and CSS architecture in my org. I've started trying AI code as a way to write some basic stuff faster (because high-key I have too many responsibilities as it is). I am gobsmacked at HOW FREAKING BLOATED AI CODE IS. And with so many obviously functionality and security holes in a whole swath of things. In other words: I feel ya and stay strong not letting AI add to the tech debt.
Can someone explain what's wrong with "Goyim" per #51? Obviously teaching that all non-Jews are evil is absolutely terrible. But why would they also apologize for using the term 'goyim?' It has no moral significance, and is used by like every Jewish person from most conservative religious and zionistic, to completely non-religious hyper progressives. I mean, the word is said in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Fwiw, Rowling views herself as Hermione, and her use of others mocking Hermione for standing up for the house elves is her attempt at analogizing basic slavery and the reduction of women to tend to the household, because Rowling views herself as a "true" feminist, willing to stand up against those who mock her.
Of course, her "feminism" is reductive, unnuanced, and hateful.
Appreciate the response. Makes sense. I do think there's a tendency to over assume bad faith online in general, but I also should've worded my first question better. I wasn't objecting, but see how it could read that way. I went in assuming I didn't have the right info, because obviously where things are now prove she's in the wrong - I just wasn't sure why, haha.
Cheers to you for the time of day :)
Damn.
Thanks for the clarity! I was literally asking as the sources I was finding didn't have any of the original content available. (Not sure why the downvotes on a question, but c'est la vie.)
Can anyone explain more of the whole process here? It looks like the original video she posted she thought the person was pretending to be asleep with his pants down and door wide open (in 57 degree weather), which is absolutely something I'd think was intentional if I was a young woman. Obviously filming it is a dumb idea, but clearly more info was gained after the fact?
I always thought a Freudian Slip was that sexy little nightgown my mom used to wear to bed.
The tragic thing is that "Never Again" has already been proven false at least twice (Cambodia and Rwanda).
I mean, somewhat right but also, what "olden day Christians" are you referring to? I'm assuming you're referring to the gnostics? Because if so, worth noting that's a pretty small group of people, and not the majority of "olden" Christians. Christians of old took their view of Adonai from the Jewish post-exilic view, which was distinctly of a good God.
Interestingly, its obvious in the OT that this wasn't always the Hebrew view of Adonai, but one that developed over time.
The only risk is when women lead with the same modality and rules that patriarchy has already established, which is unfortunately likely in a democracy that elects people steeped in the patriarchy. Prime example: Margaret Thatcher.
We need women in leadership who lead in a totally different way.
I definitely was thinking of Gates while typing :( I'm a Washington native in tech and he has just made me so sad and disappointed.
100 percent yes... but also not really. She's referring to politicians who sexually assault/abuse others, whether by force of position of power. Her handy in the theater was at least consensual. (Well... unless you were a third party near her.)
But, let's not mix up consensual exhibitionism with sexual assault.
Totally understand what you intend by this, and I'm 100 percent for critiquing religious groups of any sort that refuse to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of others (and I'm particularly incensed by evangelicals for the very reasons you said). But for context, this film does a pretty good job showing that religion can have two modes - one of loving character-forming storytelling, and one that is hateful and vengeful. The quote in this is the former.
#5 the reason is capitalism. Other economic systems still create an oligarchy of wealth (just like capitalism), but when unlike other systems (where the end goal is legacy/honor/fame/etc.), the end goal of capitalism is just wealth. So billionaires, who by their very status prove they are bought into the system at the highest degree, don't have any desire to do anything but hoard, as that is *winning* in capitalism.
Israel doesn't need to be mocked; it is itself the joke. I mean, a country that was founded after a genocide of a people group whose very foundational religious text is pretty much just a warning not to treat other nations with the same type of violence and oppression they'd experienced in exile (and exile their religious texts blame on how they'd mistreated people), and that country is now proudly committing genocide? What a disgusting fuck of a fucking joke.
If you liked this post by @OP, I HIGHLY recommend reading "Human Kind: A Hopeful History" by Rutger Bregman. In short the book shows that modern psychology, philosophy, and sociology shows that humans are instinctually good and helpful to each other and that the only reason we find ourselves prone to violence is because of thousands of years of fear-mongering about manufactured scarcity due to narcissistic leaders.
THANK YOU. I was trying to be gentle, tbh, but the idea of "leaving them alone" when they are five in a tub is absolutely batshit.
And I'm not asking about having your own kids as some sort of high ground, just that it really really makes a difference to be able to picture just how normal the situation there is. Like, I have three kids, grew up babysitting, helped care for my 4 younger siblings, am an uncle to 6, and all my dearest friends are parents who talk about the silly parts of parenting frequently.