some days i'm in favor of human extinction. that's an uncool conservative idea, right?
― bob lefse (rushomancy), Friday, 13 October 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
no, conservatives say don't immanentize the eschaton
― El Tomboto, Friday, 13 October 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
― El Tomboto
their mouths say no, but their eyes say "YES, LET US ALL BE PLUNGED INTO THE ETERNAL FIRE NOW"
― bob lefse (rushomancy), Friday, 13 October 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
rupi kaur's poetry is str8 garbage
― clouds, Friday, 13 October 2017 21:24 (six years ago) link
Also, that even in one's fantasy life, boundaries can be a good thing. Although I kind of lacked the distance to practice this until my 30s.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
did you imagine having more than one wife and the fantasy really got out of hand?
― mh, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 20:27 (six years ago) link
I think some restrictions on face-coverings are reasonable, not a total public ban but at least requiring removal in certain scenarios, e.g. where identification is required.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 20 October 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
I don't know if that's a conservative belief. The idea that someone could cover their face while taking a photo for their ID seems... insane???
― Mordy, Friday, 20 October 2017 16:01 (six years ago) link
pee is stored in the balls
― midas / medusa cage match (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 October 2017 16:09 (six years ago) link
The idea that someone could cover their face while taking a photo for their ID seems... insane???
Who does this?
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
it's an issue that has come up. afaik most places do not allow it tho some states allow accommodations.
http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/documents/LWVJ.pdf
Face veilsDepartments of motor vehicles vary considerably in their treatment of veiled women.Many states do not allow pictures with face coveringThe following twenty-two states fall in this category: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.Many states are silent on the issueNineteen states are included in this category. These are: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont.Several states offer specific accommodationsNine states fall into this category.South Carolina, Michigan and West Virginia allow veiled women privacy in taking a full- faced picture.Kansas, Pennsylvania and Indiana allow veiled women a no-photo driver’s license. Montana exempts religious veils from the requirement of a full-faced picture. Washington allows pictures of veiled women, but stipulates that such driver’s licenses are not valid for identification purposes.Nevada allows photos with “drastic alteration of appearance.”
Departments of motor vehicles vary considerably in their treatment of veiled women.
Many states do not allow pictures with face covering
The following twenty-two states fall in this category: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Many states are silent on the issue
Nineteen states are included in this category. These are: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont.
Several states offer specific accommodations
Nine states fall into this category.South Carolina, Michigan and West Virginia allow veiled women privacy in taking a full- faced picture.Kansas, Pennsylvania and Indiana allow veiled women a no-photo driver’s license. Montana exempts religious veils from the requirement of a full-faced picture. Washington allows pictures of veiled women, but stipulates that such driver’s licenses are not valid for identification purposes.Nevada allows photos with “drastic alteration of appearance.”
― Mordy, Friday, 20 October 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
I think Mumia is probably guilty and while there were some questionable details at original trial, probably doesn't deserve another retrial (note - not a belief I apply to other similar cases, just that one).
― Neanderthal, Friday, October 7, 2016 10:14 AM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Came here to post this. Also believe Leonard Peltier to be guilty as well. And that activism that supports them and disingenuously elides their likely guilt is unethical.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 25 October 2017 21:02 (six years ago) link
i've never watched more than a stray minute of it, and i know a lot of people that love it, but Democracy Now seems really bad to me
― flopson, Monday, 20 November 2017 23:20 (six years ago) link
Now or ever tbh
― fake pato is kind of racist, dude (darraghmac), Monday, 20 November 2017 23:21 (six years ago) link
democracy? in THIS economy??
― flopson, Monday, 20 November 2017 23:49 (six years ago) link
I kind of RMDE every time I see a social justice "educator" on facebook asking people to paypal them money for doing the emotional labor of posting stuff on facebook.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
that's a much more mild reaction than i would have
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
Yeah, that's not something I've seen on FB so far. Is it really a thing?
― Moodles, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:17 (six years ago) link
I've seen it a few times in the last few months, seems like a fairly new thing.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
The pattern I have generally seen is someone will make some "problematic" post, then an "educator" will step in and insist that they need to make it clear why the post is problematic, and they're right but usually do so in an extremely OTT and hand-wringy way, then they either mention their paypal account or one of their friends will say something like "Thank you so much, can I please send you some money for doing the emotional labor of educated everyone here?"
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
I've seen everything you describe up until the Paypal part.
― Evan, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
My sweet christ
― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:56 (six years ago) link
some colleagues in my field who do a lot of social justice work often complain about conference invites & speakerships & the "emotional labor" required to speak on these topics esp for white audiences and i understand the desire not to be tokenized as a "diversity speaker" but on the other hand you are getting recognition and people are interested in hearing you speak and want to learn from you! most people in our field are not getting that attention
― marcos, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 17:08 (six years ago) link
one person in particular tweets about this all the time and it ends up just looking like a humble brag
― marcos, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 17:09 (six years ago) link
How do become an "educator"
― brimstead, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
set up a paypal account obvs
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
The iteration of this I saw recently was where a kind of dumb and naive-seeming white lady posted something about wanting to ship her used clothing to some woman in Kenya that she met through facebook. A bunch of people were already sort of gently explaining why she might be making the wrong assumptions, why used clothing is actually over-abundant in places like Kenya, etc. so it was already kind of unnecessary and then the "educator" jumped in like "I'm sorry, but I really need to explain why this is so problematic and completely erases people of color and..." etc. with all the current catchphrases and jargon. And then somewhere along the line her paypal account came up.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
the sad thing is that she's begging for money on fb when there are plenty of diversity regime positions open to applicants that pay a steady wage
― Mordy, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:41 (six years ago) link
I have a friend who did this once. Seemed ridiculous but I admired the chutzpah.
― treeship 2, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
Maybe they're sensitivity readers (who sometimes get paid) who aren't getting any rough drafts sent to them.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:45 (six years ago) link
This would be a good schtick for a sockpuppwr though. Posting on social justice threads and then directing other posters to their paypal account.
― treeship 2, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
what happens when the educators start getting into disagreements with each other?
no wait, that's the internet
― after "after cease to exist" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:47 (six years ago) link
so you guys aren't subscribed to the safety pin box then?
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
No, but I actually have two acquaintances from the neighborhood who are, who are also involved in some kind of racial justice org called SURJ, and whose walls were one of the places I first encountered these educators-for-hire. So there seems to be a nexus to all of that.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link
oh yeah the white people anti-racism org. lol. such a great idea!
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:56 (six years ago) link
lol, the first time I met one of the people (at a meeting where people were saying what orgs they were from, tbc) she introduced herself like this "I'm ___, I'm from SURJ, and I organize white people."
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
i'm glad somebody's doing that, i'm a mess
― after "after cease to exist" (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
I was looking at a friend-of-friend's facebook profile after I saw she'd commented on the same post I had and was curious who she was and it was a white woman with a black husband who was posting about attending a SURJ event and I just blinked a few times and closed the browser. Still no idea how to feel
― mh, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
haha i hate the word "educator." i'm a teacher dammit. when did that become insufficiently fancy as a name for what we do?
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
it's pronounced "edjumicator"
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
some people need to get teached
― Evan, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:50 (six years ago) link
"learnifying engineerimicator" is the current term iirc
― didgeridon't (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
The thinky captain
― Evan, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
― horseshoe, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 12:31 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's like 'comedian' vs 'humorist'... you know just by the title that one could be funny, while the other DEFINITELY won't be
― sleepingbag, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 20:50 (six years ago) link
SJW Peddlerman
― sonnet by a wite kid, "On Æolian Grief" (wins), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 20:54 (six years ago) link
I think in the past I only saw "humorist" applied to someone who worked in writing, like James Thurber
― mh, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
It seems also like there has been a gradual shift in the meanings of humor and comedy, with the older meanings being less directly tied to "stuff that will make you laugh out loud."
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 21:23 (six years ago) link
But still, fuck that shit, it's boring.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 21:24 (six years ago) link
not related to uncool conservative opinions but wrt to paypal I just saw someone who tweeted a short 6-post thread on why the nyer "cat person" is a short story work of fiction and not a "piece" or an "article" after it got a little traction she said "if you are using this thread in your creative writing seminar here is my paypal link"
― marcos, Monday, 11 December 2017 14:09 (six years ago) link
niiiice
― mh, Monday, 11 December 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link