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- Comment on [deleted] 11 hours ago:
That’s what I would do too in this case, most likely.
- Comment on [deleted] 11 hours ago:
It’s an edge-case for sure. There is nothing wrong with having hairy pits in public, in general. As others have said, it’s completely normal for students to wear pajamas to most lectures. And if you had worn it to a large lecture hall with ~200 other students, probably no one would notice or care. Vs. wearing swimwear or something which would definitely seem odd.
However, this particular professor noticed it and said something, so unless you want to battle with them, probably better to just respect their wishes and not wear one.
The interesting thing with the other comment comparing it to a woman wearing a swimsuit with pubic hair showing: first of all I don’t consider armpit hair to be in the same category as pubic hair, and not the same thing if it shows in public. Even so, there is nothing illegal about having visible pubic hair showing outside of a swimsuit, but it does defy a social expectation of female beauty standards, just like visible armpit hair of any kind. So for someone to show either risks getting pushback at the beach for how people ought to look, even if it isn’t anyone’s business. Because it also extends to “girls shouldn’t dye their hair green,” “girls shouldn’t have short hair,” etc., it’s all social expectations and conformity, just to different degrees.
For you as a male, visible armpit hair might defy some people’s expectations as what is “polite” to show in a serious environment like college. Some other professors might not like pajamas either, but they know that ship has sailed. It is up to you how much you want to self-censor to “go a long to get along” vs show up how you want to show up and push the boundaries of society.
- Comment on [deleted] 11 hours ago:
Not an expert but to remind myself of this intention I wore a pair of red shoes.
- Comment on Are you annoyed by lemmy crossposts? 1 day ago:
Not annoyed, usually just confused.
I understood what cross posts were on Reddit, but here they’re sometimes connected somehow? I don’t get it.
- Comment on Caption this. 1 day ago:
“How do you like my grasshopper cosplay?”
- Comment on Why do some drivers turn off the signal sound so quickly? 1 day ago:
In the US highway driving, sometimes the traffic is so heavy that if you waited for a safe opportunity to put on the blinker, you might not be able to get over at all. But you have to because your exit is on the other side and you have limited time to get over, etc.
What I’ve had to do is put on my blinker indicating my intention, and then wait, and change lanes when it is relatively safe to do so – sometimes only if people let you in. Otherwise you have to cut someone off or trust that they will stop in time. Obviously this is undesirable.
But while I’m waiting for my chance, the drivers behind me will know my intention and can better predict my future actions. They won’t think I’m driving slow and unpredictably. They’ll understand what I’m doing and why.
- Comment on What are the best options for computers that explicitly support linux operating systems? 1 day ago:
I haven’t been a fan of Mac OS for several years now, however I am kind of curious what it is like to use these days. My biggest concern with Mac OS is that the system will stop getting updates and new web browsers especially will stop working – this is what happened to my parents’ Mac systems. I guess that was an unspoken requirement – I expect with Linux that my hardware will be supported 15+ years, and I could still use it for some purposes even when the hardware is slow. With apple hardware and software they seem geared towards getting you to buy the latest and greatest hardware. And it looks like it is unclear whether or not community support and reverse engineers will be able to support the hardware in the long run.
- Comment on What are the best options for computers that explicitly support linux operating systems? 1 day ago:
Yeah I think I will have to avoid high DPI for the time being.
- Comment on What are the best options for computers that explicitly support linux operating systems? 1 day ago:
Hey thanks for asking! It looks like there may be a patch from this November that fixes it: www.spinics.net/lists/…/msg48479.html
The problem was that the keys weren’t sending any input events, so there was nothing the distro or DE could do. But now that there has been a patch I may try it out. :)
- Comment on What are the best options for computers that explicitly support linux operating systems? 1 day ago:
Thanks! It’s really good to hear from folks who have had a positive experience trying this.
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- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
A minority in a major role challenges the unspoken norm that culture is for white Americans. When anything challenges these norms, conservatives decry the “politics” in movies, video games, etc. But having a white person in the role is also political, in that it reinforces those norms. It’s just politics that they agree with, so they don’t notice it as political. It’s just How Things Should Be.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
I am not sure, since my public university did not require freshmen to live on campus.
The freshmen who did live on campus though had the most limited choice of residence halls and parking lots to choose from, however, because of limited space and wanting to give seniority to the students that stuck with it.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 4 days ago:
I most likely agree with you, except I think we do this a little differently:
you shouldn’t even be starting to signal if there’s not room.
I disagree with this because I think it’s better to signal your intention to change lanes as soon as it’s practical to let others know. For example, if there is heavy traffic and I need to get over, I’ll put on my blinker and wait for my safe chance to merge. That way the person behind me knows why I’m slowing down, and the cars to my right can either speed up or fall back, if they notice at all. I may have to wait until it’s safe to change lanes, but I’m being courteous to those around me by signaling my intention.
The only time I wait is if there is a single car passing me: I’ll wait until they pass before putting on my signal, since I don’t have to wait long, and that car might misinterpret my signal as a warning :p and slow down. If it’s multiple cars passing, I’ll put on my signal so people can predict my actions: that I’ll change lanes at my first safe opportunity.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 4 days ago:
it’s not a request, it’s a warning.
This way of thinking comes across as a devil-may-care attitude, and a threat, even, whenever I see it. “Warning, I’ll do what I want. Stay out of my way!”
A turn signal doesn’t give someone permission to make an unsafe maneuver, because they “warned” others. Rather it’s an indication to others of your intentions, so that other people can act accordingly. Maybe it lets someone turn onto a road from an intersection ahead of you because you’re going to turn in. Maybe they’ll leave you space in front or behind them. Maybe they’ll slow down behind you instead of trying to pass, because they know you’re about to leave the lane. It does not give you undue permission to change lanes right in front of somebody who will have to brake to avoid a collision.
It’s not the first time I’ve seen “warning” used so I wonder if this is part of driver’s Ed somewhere, but it has always seemed like a dangerous way of approaching turn signals.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 4 days ago:
Why would somebody forget to check their mirrors more often if they use turn signals?
It doesn’t logically follow to me.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 4 days ago:
If no one uses it, how will they ever learn what it’s like to be enlightened?
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 4 days ago:
Exactly right, if you make it part of your muscle memory, you don’t have to think about it, you just do it. Also, even if “no one’s there” 99% of the time you “didn’t need” to put on the signal, there will always be the 1% it helped somebody and you never even noticed.
OP should make fun of the people making fun of them.
- Comment on What actually came first? The chicken or the egg? 4 days ago:
This problem seems very similar to the impossibility of measuring a coastline accurately.
- Comment on What actually came first? The chicken or the egg? 4 days ago:
Every chicken is a dinosaur, but not all dinosaurs are chickens
- Comment on i want to tye dye my lab coat 4 days ago:
I tried it and the lab coat is slightly colored now, but the tie-dye pattern didn’t really show up.
- Comment on cool kids club 4 days ago:
Why does the picture say they don’t eat ticks :( it’s misinformation.
- Comment on Straight people, do you know what the Grindr notification sound is? 5 days ago:
I recently learned that the annoying two-tones “whistle” notification is/was Twitter, so that sort of counts right?
- Comment on It's a sin in Christianity to consume media based on ancient mythology and folklore? 6 days ago:
Sure, why not?
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 1 week ago:
I hate off by one errors
- Comment on Are any calls without caller ID legit? 1 week ago:
I had one person tell me that they were just trying to get past do not disturb by calling twice.
I was like… It was that important, but not important enough to leave a voicemail or text? Suspicious…
- Comment on What efforts would it take to strip the name Americans from the folks inhabiting the US? 1 week ago:
Already is normal on mastodon
- Comment on ain't your buddy, pal! 1 week ago:
You know that I’m crazy 'bout dem cupcakes, cousin!
- Comment on ain't your buddy, pal! 1 week ago:
I could have not clicked that video. But I did. And I regret it.
- Comment on ain't your buddy, pal! 1 week ago:
Can’t afford the ticket. . . . BACK TO SUFFRAGETTE CITY