Thanks. And yeah, I do think it is getting better, and I hope that continues in a more inclusive direction. I feel wary about progressive causes, it’s like we’re just  over the hump, and can regress if the bigots some day figure out how to reframe the topic so the zeitgeist goes all bigoted again. The current bigots…

Like I said, your issue is not in changing the past, that is purely you choosing to define it that way to create a canard that trans people are asking for too much. Any person’s gender identity is a social construct, and the onus is on you to accept that the identity you knew a person as, when they’ve come out as…

Trans people don’t evolve like Pokemon. You’d have to be thick if this is your best troll.

You should learn to be less sensitive to how a person chooses to live their life.

Thanks, I’m trying to learn about this whole thing myself and it’s good to know there’s some logic to what I’m saying.

I think it’s totally clear that you don’t have some insidious intent, so I didn’t mean to portray what you’re saying as if you did.

eh, breakups aren’t 100% not terrific either, it’ll hopefully lead to better times- just like coming out is complicated too.

Trans people are changing their name in large part alongside with their transition into the identity that best represents how they feel- ie. their name is an expression of their identity. The way you are treating their deadname is for you to better understand the person on your terms- maybe you aren’t doing it to be…

It is so hard to watch. I’m pretty sure my nose was running as hard as my tears were.

I’m not entirely into the “Stump Sohla” completely myself, I am more into the instructional cooking videos, not challenges or competitions. Still, Sohla’s does great features elsewhere and I hope she does a lot more. What Brad, Chris, or Andy do, I really don’t fuckin care- I won’t be watching if they’re in it.

I was sad to see the BA brand implode, but ultimately I’ve been really happy to see that the chefs worth following were the ones that left Conde Nast’s video channel. I haven’t followed any of those that chose to say nothing an stick around, and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything.

It’s funny to see what nominations Hillbilly Elegy received, it just confirms everybody’s feelings on the film: a bunch of people tried too hard on a story and direction that is utterly forgettable.

At least your country’s rollout is moving well enough along. Up here in Canada it’s moving along more slowly than maple syrup in tire sur neige. My province just started on vaccinating the boomer age group, and there’s no sign when it’s realistically aiming for a group I apply in (I might end up being in an “essential…

It’s the essence of most predatory schemes- it’s not that they provide groundbreaking knowledge- from the outside it is always evident how stupid the grift is- it’s always the use of tried-and-true abusive processes to groom eventual victims that would be caught unaware on what’s happening. All cults, online scams,…

I don’t get how it’s not glaringly obvious to every Democratic member that the establishment needs to change. Surprise! This governor you’ve been comparing Trump against has also been detestable to women, has also been sheerly unscrupulous in his handling of COVID response for his self-serving needs. The Democratic…

Wait, has anybody consulted with McCain on whether this was actually Antisemitic?

It wasn’t too long ago that triple parentheses became super common, or Charlottesville protest chants included “The Jews will not replace us”- many armed- outside the only synagogue in Charlottesville. Even the “George Soros controls everything” conspiracy is rooted in the Jewish conspiracy.

I think this sort of apologies also signal a lack of respect. These are just PR moves to minimize how much you have to say on the matter, and likely made out of the intent to avoid apologizing in a way that somebody might use as ammunition in court. Leonard is still, at best, somebody who hangs out with people that…

Peterson doesn’t offer anything original, even with his “follow the monomyth to find structure”- plenty of other self-help grifters have the same snake oil for sale. Take his “12 rules”- they are functionally the same as what the Church of Satan doctrine states- provide structure and meaning to your life, place strict…

I had heard of the Jordan Peterson connection, but I didn’t know that he defended it by saying he’s “interested in Peterson’s philosophy”. What a load of horseshit- there is no layperson that cares or follows Peterson for anything beyond his guru quackery/fleece he’s been doing since his bigoted pronoun tantrum.