I don’t know. That’s interesting. I was wondering about something similar. It’s hard to tell what is effective and what just makes you feel better. Was the security before entering the airport as well? I mean, can anyone walk into the public area near ticketing and pickup?

Dozens of people then, so sad. It never stops, and it’s heartbreaking. Airport attacks are becoming a thing again. Last time I flew out of Delhi, they wouldn’t let anyone in the general area without a ticket. I mean, you had to show ID and a ticket even to enter the airport- not just to go to the secured area. I’m…

Not sure I see the annoyance about this here. IF we assume this report is worth anything, then it shows that men spend more time at work and in leisure because women spend more time on chores and WAY more time on childcare. That sounds about right.

Here’s another analogy. Let’s use last week’s ruling on affirmative action in universities.

I think it’s very generous to assume the joke even considered the point of view it was taking. Absolutely, it was lampooning the right in the way you said- at least that was the intention and the punchline. But there’s no way the joke is so smart and meta that they took a male point of view to lampoon that as well.…

I think that’s what the Tweet INTENDS to do- make fun of the prolife view of abortion. Sure.

Yuck you’re right. I didn’t even think of it that way.

I don’t think the Tweet was a super big deal either- just mildly annoying. But that bros can’t help being bros attitude makes me rage- blood in the eye rage. YES YOU CAN HELP IT, BRO.

That joke (making fun of the right wing pov) would be fine. Not really funny as tweeted, but fine and probably would work live when you could add tone and facial expression. But that’s not what’s offensive about it. It’s the male point of view here and assumption of male audience and all that implies about…

EXACTLY. Though I’m more in the not-funny and annoyingly-clueless camp, not the vile and outragey camp.

Yes, but for it to be an accurate analogy, it would be like congratulating straight people on gay marriage by telling them that they can marry their dogs. And even still, it’s not an exact analogy because it doesn’t remark on any of the ways that straight people objectify gay people.

I agree with that. I would even say that he’s making fun of the antichoice movement’s attempt to paint abortion access as contributing to irresponsible sex. He missed the mark (you need tone for that sort of sarcasm) but that’s not offensive- just not funny.

I’m not. I’m only surprised that you questioned her. You can’t have a country that has such a high rate of gun violence, gun suicide, and incarceration without also having high rates of families and friends who are indirectly affected. When you see those numbers, keep in mind they all have dozens of family members and…

BTW, if it’s obvious that there are people who know dozens that balance out the stats, why did you express disbelief (possible but unlikely in your words) that the poster to whom you were responding could possibly have so many experiences with gun violence?

Yup, sounds about right. What I’m responding to is your surprise (disbelief?) that many Americans have experienced multiple cases of gun violence and/or imprisonment in their families/immediate friend circle. To say this is not normal implies that your experience (urban white middle class in a state that has gun…

No doubt, and I agree with all of that. Doesn’t change the fact that a full third of the country owns guns and that hunting/land management is a norm for a huge chunk of the country. Depending on where you live, it could range from a little overprotective to flat out hysterical to make a blanket statement that your…

BTW, yes I grew up in the Houston area.

Again you are making assumptions about my ethnicity and background. This article and my comments and those I was responding to are NOT about what causes children to have problems. This topic, my comments and those that I responded to are about the public’s perception of how teachers should behave. And in that regard,…

That’s just plain wrong, and the facts are very easy to find. Just go to the CDC. I suspect that what you misunderstand here is that you are looking at the number of all gun deaths rather than the number of accidental deaths of children. There is really nothing to compare between adult crime-related homicide and the…

I have no idea what you read that made you conclude that. Perhaps you are not responding to me? I have been advocating for parents to teach their kids gun safety in all of these conversations.