GiantChickDicks

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Only because of the sniffing actually

Brand new sentence, and I love it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Only because of the sniffing actually

Brand new sentence, and I love it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You're accusing others of extremism in the same breath as you make one of the silliest slippery slope arguments I've come across. You think those who choose not to have children due to climate concerns are sitting back, over consuming resources, and thinking they've done enough? That's not an extreme assumption?

Be careful, you're treading awfully close to hypocrisy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Be as sarcastic as you like, but I'm grateful for my education. We thoroughly covered these types of topics from elementary through high school. These, and many other topics, gave me a small window into other cultures that left me wanting to learn more. It gave me an open minded curiosity about people who were different from me, even though the area was about as homogeneous as it gets. It made me excited for opportunities to go out in new communities and talk to people from different backgrounds.

I find now that I'm older that this type of genuine curiosity about other people pays off in a number of ways. I'm sorry that you don't seem to have had a similar experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

True, but not people they care about. I can only imagine the mental gymnastics it must take to be this apathetic about such drastic increases in maternal mortality and trauma, and yet still sincerely believe you're a moral and decent person.

Women are dying, being jailed, and forced to carry unwanted pregnancies because this archaic soapbox is getting its long awaited crawl out of the dark ages. It costs zero dollars to mind your own fucking business, and now we're paying in lives because some people are weirdly obsessed with controlling strangers' lives.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can only speak to my own experience. Most of their communities I've seen are not a place where nuanced views are appreciated. I saw a particularly 4Chanesque take where a guy was trashing a girl he dated for her interest in astrology. He was more than fine supporting it and humoring it while they were together. Once dumped, though, he had to use it as an example of everything he had to be tortured with in the relationship.

I had a couple of things to say about that kind of attitude, but the whole of my response centered around learning to pick partners who are aligned with our own values and goals. They banned me because of my username. I have no idea why, other than making assumptions about my views and values in a negative way. A peep into my post history should suggest otherwise, but anyway.

I don't have a lot of respect for people with strong views that are sensitive about having them challenged. It isn't a good faith argument.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Agreed! I had a get together with a friend on Friday, and among our many wonderful snacks was a loaf of picante cheese bread from the bougie bakery owned by our employer. That shit slaps, and people deserve to experience the carb-rich glory.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, no. We covered this in elementary school, along with Japanese internment. I grew up in a small town of almost exclusively white people, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I live in Wisconsin, and I can assure you Scott Walker is a gigantic piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

We've been enjoying momma Madeline and her little cookies on the cams at work for weeks. They're so big now, though, so we are trying to mentally prepare for not seeing them again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Thank you so much for mentioning Tailchaser's Song! It is one of my favorite fantasy books.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a slippery slope. I heard if you listen to too many sea shanties you will start aggressively lactating.

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