owenfromcanada
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- Comment on My sister’s AMAB friend likes to look like a girl and even said she wanted to be a “Japanese woman”, why would conservatives think using she/her pronouns for her is forcing an agenda? 22 hours ago:
Even more apparent is when you draw the parallel to birth defects, diseases, or literally any reason we affect our bodies.
Pretty much all bigots don’t realize it. There are almost no Bond villains in real life–humans can’t really exist in a state where they truly believe they’re the “bad guy.” Some people know they’re wrong, but they see themselves as a victim, not a villain.
Not only do they not recognize their bigotry, they believe themselves to be the “good guys” in this situation, with opinions on other people ranging from condescending pity to complete disregard.
- Comment on My sister’s AMAB friend likes to look like a girl and even said she wanted to be a “Japanese woman”, why would conservatives think using she/her pronouns for her is forcing an agenda? 1 day ago:
If you’re genuinely curious, I can give you a glimpse into their rationality (though I strongly disagree with it).
Say, for just a brief moment, that you consider trans people to be mentally ill. Calling them by their preferred pronouns would be like giving a drink to an alcoholic–you’d be encouraging it, which would be to their detriment. And worse, you’d be liable to whatever diety might be displeased with your actions that caused someone else to continue in their sin.
Of course, that only works if you have a very poor understanding of both gender and theology. The real reason the bigots don’t like trans people is because it challenges their worldview, which is uncomfortable. And instead of facing that head on, they’d rather try to justify their current view.
The Oatmeal wrote a great info comic on this.
- Comment on Definitely wasn't late to work making this 1 day ago:
They’re very reputable. Sometimes biased to one side, but most are to one direction or another, at least a bit. Works just fine though.
- Comment on Definitely wasn't late to work making this 1 day ago:
I gotta go with 8. For reasons.
- Comment on I tried THIS and it actually works all the time 2 days ago:
You may fascinate just about anyone by giving them a piece of cheese.
- Comment on You can only imagine what is going on in there 2 days ago:
No, you can only imagine. Some of us are booked for a bathroom gig.
- Comment on Always guard against overrating your "talent" 2 days ago:
Bold of you to assume I’m not into that
- Comment on the pain of knowing you have no girlfriend but THIS door does 2 days ago:
[insert NSFW tag copypasta here]
- Comment on What TV series have the best intros? What TV series have the worst intros? 2 days ago:
Gotta say: The Simpsons. Danny Elfman made one of the most iconic intro songs, and while I’m not sure the Simpsons was the first to do it, the varying intros was another iconic element.
I really like the intro for Disenchantment as well.
- Comment on I love cheese. 🧀 Do you love cheese? 🧀😄 1 week ago:
Wisconsin is cheese country. They have hats and everything.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Rowlf
- Comment on C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism 2 weeks ago:
They already figured it out: howdovaccinescauseautism.com
- Comment on All hail Magnetoad 2 weeks ago:
ALL GLORY TO THE MAGNETOAD
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 show that the future of RPGs is in games way more ambitious, weird and unexpected than anything Bethesda and Bioware have to offer 2 weeks ago:
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. When you look through the classics, they’re not “typical”. Hell, one of the most iconic games involves a plumber fighting a punk-rock turtle to save a princess, with a variety of mushrooms both helping and hindering.
- Comment on Does it make sense to buy a lifetime supply of honey? 2 weeks ago:
Honey can change consistency, depending on how it is packaged and stored. In addition, you have to consider the cost and risk of storing it. But if you think the bees are going to die off, it could be a lucrative investment.
- Comment on work related: is this something only an autistic would ask? 3 weeks ago:
Maybe I just don’t have the context to understand this, but it sounds like some sort of a misunderstanding. I can’t say whether you might be on the spectrum, but I’d be equally confused at the person’s response. It’s possible they misunderstood or were otherwise having a bad day. But in this case, I’d say it’s probably not you.
- Comment on Is this green or blue? 3 weeks ago:
Yes
- Comment on Definitely will put a smile on your face 3 weeks ago:
That logic carries. I’ll allow it.
- Comment on Definitely will put a smile on your face 3 weeks ago:
Wait, this isn’t a shitpost, this is precious!
- Comment on 1987 3 weeks ago:
More of a bastardization of it. Not something I use often, it just carries a certain tone and energy with it.
- Comment on 1987 4 weeks ago:
How got-dang popular were those plates? Had me hundreds of (probably lead-tainted) dinners on those bad boys.
- Comment on Goblin care 4 weeks ago:
Consuming strange plants and yelling at technology they neither understand nor appreciate is textbook goblin behavior.
- Comment on It's pronounced giraffe 4 weeks ago:
Considering it’s an acronym for Graphics Interchange Rasterization And Formatting Format Enhancement, it’s pronounced giraffe.
- Comment on "Shia LaBeouf" 5 weeks ago:
Dang, it’s been 10 years since this legend entered my consciousness?
- Comment on Physics books are a classic 5 weeks ago:
Still more accurate than “assume spherical cow”
- Comment on How does this pic show that Elon Musk doesnt know SQL? 5 weeks ago:
TIL Elon doesn’t know SQL or have any basic human decency.
J/K, I already knew he doesn’t have basic human decency.
If he knew anything about SQL, he could have run a quick search to see whether any SSNs are actually duplicated. (spoiler alert: they’re not, he’s just stupid).
- Comment on my version is better 5 weeks ago:
Someone once told me that they thought the line in Uptown Funk was, “I’m too hot, hot ham!” and I’ve been hearing it that way ever since.
- Comment on Incoming!! 5 weeks ago:
If you’re going fast enough for it to fly off, yeah leaving it on is a dick move.
- Comment on Incoming!! 5 weeks ago:
As someone who lives in the midwest, I can confirm that people sometimes leave it on purpose for the extra weight, especially in vehicles like pickups and vans. Also you kinda just want to see what happens at that point.
- Comment on Advice on enjoying your life 1 month ago:
Wait, this isn’t a shitpost