I will. Good luck, take care, don’t be too hard on yourself, and don’t forget to get enough sleep or water!

Dammit, for a second I hoped you were Ken M. I’ve never seen one of his posts outside of captivity...

Too sweet.

It’s not hard to lose hope. We still have a lot of crap to unpack that society has forced on us, and maybe true equality won’t happen in our lifetimes, but even small successes are worth fighting for and celebrating. I’m actually kind of impressed with how far women in the US have come in just around 150 years. If you…

What the fuck don’t share that omg

Okay, are you generally considered a normal human tho? Coz I have questions about how to talk to them...

Most people can’t control themselves. :(

I found an amazing superfood that cures diabetes! Want to sit for a few hours and listen to me tell you everything EXCEPT the name of the food?

Context matters. In the case which is offending, men are “men”, but women are “females”. I’m glad he’s been calm and conversational too, but there’s no reason to be satisfied with merely being alive, when you can be alive AND be referred to in equal terms by the opposite sex. That is nice, too!

This is an example of what I am talking about: “Men don’t understand females!” Note the difference between how men are “men” and women are “females”. This is what we are objecting to. I want to make that perfectly clear, because I think you’re not quite following specifically what we are upset by. Now that I have…

When you ask someone to stop doing something that upsets you, do they usually come back with an argument in favor of doing the thing, and say you’re overreacting? If not, then please ask yourself why you have done so. If they do, then consider if that actually makes you tolerate the behavior better, or if you just get…

The military kind of goes for dehumanizing as much as possible. Mostly in the first three months, but it’s hard to unlearn that habit.

Actually, it’s because usually the men who use the term “females” are still calling men “men”. It’s not limited to one racial group, it’s a certain kind of man who will do this. Sometimes they don’t even realize that it comes across dehumanizing, but it does. Lady’s way of telling him to stop it seemed firm, but calm,…

But they also say “males”. In most instances, guys who say “females” will still refer to men as “men”.

That’s absolutely dreadful! Poor guy, his parents absolutely ruined him. I mean, his Mom didn’t deserve to die, but he didn’t deserve to be left untreated until his illness compelled him to kill her either. Scientology is just as responsible for that shit as his Dad is. But they’re packed with lawyers, so... I don’t…

That sucks so hard, I’m sorry. When you say ‘life’, you mean he is not going to be able to be independent, ever, even with meds? Are you able to visit him? All of that is just so chilling, and they make it worse with their absolute blacklisting of anyone who leaves the cult...

Subjugating women for the glorification of men, yes I know. Trust me, both are scary as hell! Just wondering if one out-crazies the other by any degree.

Scientology seems like slightly less of a threat, because it’s been so widely ridiculed, but obviously people are still getting snagged by them, like your friend. I hope they’ve escaped? Quiverfull seems like a subtle, creeping horror, because they’re having so many children who are being raised to believe all the…

I don’t know. I think going into her brother’s protection, where she can learn that her brother who was cast out of her family still loves her and her kids, and she can have a moment to decide what she actually feels for once is the most immediately necessary step. Coming into her own as a woman with a new…

Can’t figure out if Quiverfull or Scientology is cultier. I mean, they’re both all about brainwashing, unquestioning obedience, shunning/condemning those who leave. But Scientology has lawyers and extorts it’s victims of money, where Quiverfull has God and false moral-superiority and is attempting to out-breed the…