I was replying to someone who wasn't just talking about the problems. He was attacking it, calling people who go there willfully ignorant and supporters of atrocity, and then when someone called him out on how the US had and still has slave labor, he shouted the other guy down that it was totally different.

Can it be both?

It's interesting and a really tricky area that I have a lot of trouble understanding. I guess it is up to the culture you're borrowing from whether it's appropriation or not. But thanks, a lot of people in this thread should try to understand that.

Well, I'm a guy, so unless I'm cosplaying the Moonlight Knight from Sailor Moon I probably wouldn't be wearing one (was he racist? Or just kinda dumb?). I just have far more appreciation for women's fashion than most heterosexual men.

First time I heard it, when the kids' choir got to the verse about Labor Day, my eyes crossed. Literally. I have no idea why or how, but suddenly they were glued to the tip of my nose.

Only so much I can say in one post before I start sounding like the last 5 minutes of "The Most Unwanted Song" (search for it if you want to know...it's...an experience)

I was gonna go with "Girls, you're both pretty," but that'd probably get me run out of town around these parts.

Yeah, it kinda is. What else do you consider it when working 60 hours a week at minimum wage is barely enough to get by, and either you're at 30 hours at two jobs (thus ineligible for health insurance) or your full-time job uses health insurance as a job lock to keep you working there just to pay your medical bills,…

I see people ready to jump on her for appropriation, until they learn she was doing it in a mosque. Me? *shrug* I just think it's really, really hot and love how it focuses your attention on her eyes. I wouldn't begrudge a woman who wanted to wear a veil despite never even setting foot in a mosque or a muslim country,…

What I thought of when I saw the phrase "bat play":

That's a really good idea. I have a cane I haven't used in a long time, so I think next time I go on the bus I will take it.

Eh, seen worse. That's just hair. You should see what happens when a tummy tuck becomes septic.

*sigh* I know I came on a bit strong, but this is a major, personal issue to me. Giving up your seat is not all you were doing: You were judging people who, by your view, were less deserving of their seat than others. I wanted to show you why that is wrong. That's all I'm doing. Give up your seat if you want, that's…

I will admit, I'm a bit of a Stickler. Mostly because my passions are "anything nerdy" and enjoying such things is so important to me, I can't imagine any woman without an appreciation for nerdy stuff tolerating me. The moment I realized this was the moment I realized that I did not, in any way, want the stereotypical…

No, not really. I mean, think about what you just said! How can you even know without walking up to someone like that and asking? We don't have handicapped signs hanging around our necks, though suddenly that sounds like a good idea to me when on public transit. My girlfriend* had cystic fibrosis, and aside from being…

Don't forget invisible disabilities. Disabled veteran here with a really bad knee, and I regularly get yelled at on the bus when I don't automatically give up my seat. I don't ask for a seat either, because I've had bad experiences with that, so I just stand until it becomes unbearable. So under the heading of "don't…

Okay, bit of an issue with this. I'm a disabled veteran. Some days are better than others, but I often suffer knee pain if I have to stay upright for any reason for a long period of time. But from all outward appearances, I'm a perfectly healthy 30 year old. I cannot tell you how many times I've gotten dirty looks or…

A quick google image search of "men with crossed legs" brought up a trove of celebrities doing exactly that. Yet, some men swear up and down that it is impossible or hugely uncomfortable because their junk gets in the way. Wow, you might need to go to the doctor for that. You could have something like testicular…

You're a pilot, so perhaps you know more than me about this one. I know that South Korea had to change the way they trained copilots because a reluctance to tell superiors about problems (particularly when the superior is at fault), was leading to some issues. Do you know anything about this? I read an article on it a…

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