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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 15, 2019 17:04:38 GMT
J.K. Rowling Reveals That You, The Reader, Were Gay All Along “When writing, I always envisioned the reader as gay,” Rowling wrote. “This has been the case since the first page of Philosopher’s Stone, and as the dictator of canon, what I say now is established lore."Huh. Last I checked, after finishing the first book cover to cover, I was still attracted to the girl at the McDonald's drive thru.
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Post by endorbr on Oct 15, 2019 17:43:56 GMT
J.K. Rowling Reveals That You, The Reader, Were Gay All Along “When writing, I always envisioned the reader as gay,” Rowling wrote. “This has been the case since the first page of Philosopher’s Stone, and as the dictator of canon, what I say now is established lore."Huh. Last I checked, after finishing the first book cover to cover, I was still attracted to the girl at the McDonald's drive thru. It's satirical, unfortunately not much of a stretch from the usual drivel she spouts so not hard to believe it could be true.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 17, 2019 10:04:14 GMT
Reading for this class on Drugs that I'm taking in my final semester. This chapter is focused on collegiate drinking culture. The author is positing that masculine drinking is a badge of honor (gotcha, I'm right there with you) and that men look at women who drink heavily as "infringing on traditional masculine behavior."
Um, talking to everyone here: does anybody believe that? Guys: have any of you ever felt like women drinking somehow appeared masculine? Ladies: has anyone ever accused you of this?
The author tried to prove his point with an interview of an African American male student: (emphasis mine)
"I think that if a female is tanked (drunk,) like, I don't think that she is all that attractive. I'm not being sexist, but there is something about a woman chugging a beer that looks so masculine, you know what I mean? Just like, why doesn't she burp and fart in front of everybody or something? Men drink. They get violent, they rape. When women drink, that is really masculine. It looks masculine."
I wasn't tracking with his point in the beginning. "Men rape??" This is something masculine that we should aspire to do?
Okay, I've talked about Rapefrica before, specifically South Africa's outrageous statistic that more than 50% of the male population has admittedly committed a rape and, of those rapists, more than 90% have committed multiple rapes. Is Rapefrican culture here? Who fucking says things like this? Men rape? Fuck you, motherfucker, men don't rape... rapists rape. Men also don't look down on women who drink. Women who drink don't suddenly appear to be Caitlyn Jenner or some shit.
What the actual fuck?
Edit: Reading a bit further and I come across the term "Two Beer Queers" as a slight for men who can't hold their liquor. I've never heard this term before either and, believe me, I drank a LOT in college. (Who else here every played Roxanne? Where one team is Roxanne and the other team is Red Light and you drink when you hear your team's name? I have. Who played both teams at once? Right here.) Suddenly it dawns on me who this motherfucker is interviewing...
He's in a goddamn Frat House.
I loathe collegiate Greek culture. I despise it. Or course I do; the frats are full of bullies, jocks, and rich kids. What is not to hate about them?
I find this study worthless. You cannot study drinking culture and then just pick out and focus on the worst drinkers. Virtually everyone in college drinks. Frats are just places to keep horrible people until daddy finishes buying their degree.
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Post by endorbr on Oct 17, 2019 12:38:52 GMT
Reading for this class on Drugs that I'm taking in my final semester. This chapter is focused on collegiate drinking culture. The author is positing that masculine drinking is a badge of honor (gotcha, I'm right there with you) and that men look at women who drink heavily as "infringing on traditional masculine behavior."
Um, talking to everyone here: does anybody believe that? Guys: have any of you ever felt like women drinking somehow appeared masculine? Ladies: has anyone ever accused you of this?
The author tried to prove his point with an interview of an African American male student: (emphasis mine)
"I think that if a female is tanked (drunk,) like, I don't think that she is all that attractive. I'm not being sexist, but there is something about a woman chugging a beer that looks so masculine, you know what I mean? Just like, why doesn't she burp and fart in front of everybody or something? Men drink. They get violent, they rape. When women drink, that is really masculine. It looks masculine."
I wasn't tracking with his point in the beginning. "Men rape??" This is something masculine that we should aspire to do?
Okay, I've talked about Rapefrica before, specifically South Africa's outrageous statistic that more than 50% of the male population has admittedly committed a rape and, of those rapists, more than 90% have committed multiple rapes. Is Rapefrican culture here? Who fucking says things like this? Men rape? Fuck you, motherfucker, men don't rape... rapists rape. Men also don't look down on women who drink. Women who drink don't suddenly appear to be Caitlyn Jenner or some shit.
What the actual fuck?
Edit: Reading a bit further and I come across the term "Two Beer Queers" as a slight for men who can't hold their liquor. I've never heard this term before either and, believe me, I drank a LOT in college. (Who else here every played Roxanne? Where one team is Roxanne and the other team is Red Light and you drink when you hear your team's name? I have. Who played both teams at once? Right here.) Suddenly it dawns on me who this motherfucker is interviewing...
He's in a goddamn Frat House.
I loathe collegiate Greek culture. I despise it. Or course I do; the frats are full of bullies, jocks, and rich kids. What is not to hate about them?
I find this study worthless. You cannot study drinking culture and then just pick out and focus on the worst drinkers. Virtually everyone in college drinks. Frats are just places to keep horrible people until daddy finishes buying their degree. Nothing “masculine” about a woman who drinks. There is nothing gendered about drinking. Anyone who is sloppy ass drunk is pretty much by consensus seen as not attractive in that moment. Unless you’re a rapist and looking to score an easy mark. Or also shit faced. Definitely sick of hearing that BS about men being rapists. You can’t teach people not to rape. Normal people don’t rape.
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Post by endorbr on Oct 17, 2019 13:40:47 GMT
Fort Worth shooting: Officers weren't asked to do welfare check. Here's how it changed things Now here is a case of an officer involved shooting in which I agree with the officer being charged with murder. Every way he handled this call was just wrong. Now the lawful home owner is dead simply because she left her doors open to let the breeze into her house. The officer didn't check the front and proceeded immediately around to the back of the house. Why exactly? Yelling "Show me your hands!" Followed two seconds later by BLAM isn't really how that's supposed to work. If dispatch really thought this could be home invasion/burglary then why did they send only one officer? There's this, which I understand: "Some officers, younger officers, think every call is an extreme risk or high profile call," he said. "With seniority, maturity, experience, you can customize your mindset in approaching a lot of different calls." But the dude was 34, not 24 and been on the job 2 years. You'd think he would have learned some restraint and not to be so high strung after 2 years on a beat if he were properly trained.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 17, 2019 14:02:48 GMT
Fort Worth shooting: Officers weren't asked to do welfare check. Here's how it changed things Now here is a case of an officer involved shooting in which I agree with the officer being charged with murder. Every way he handled this call was just wrong. Now the lawful home owner is dead simply because she left her doors open to let the breeze into her house. The officer didn't check the front and proceeded immediately around to the back of the house. Why exactly? Yelling "Show me your hands!" Followed two seconds later by BLAM isn't really how that's supposed to work. If dispatch really thought this could be home invasion/burglary then why did they send only one officer? There's this, which I understand: "Some officers, younger officers, think every call is an extreme risk or high profile call," he said. "With seniority, maturity, experience, you can customize your mindset in approaching a lot of different calls." But the dude was 34, not 24 and been on the job 2 years. You'd think he would have learned some restraint and not to be so high strung after 2 years on a beat if he were properly trained. Well, turns out your view is slanted a little bit. Not your fault, its the slant the news wants you to see. If you watch the body cam, oh yeah. That looks like murder. But here's some facts to consider: - The officer on patrol noticed the door standing wide open at 2 am. - Inside the woman was playing video games with an 8 year old... at 2 am... with the door standing open. - She heard a noise outside (the officer) and got her gun and pointed it out the window at the cop. Keeping that in mind, the officer saw her in the window, said show me your hands, noticed the gun pointed at him, and fired. Did he make mistakes? Oh yes. A. shoulda waited for backup. B. shoulda went to the front door and announced. But keep in mind this: 1) He is trained to want to get the bad guy, in this case a burgler and 2) he is reminded daily that his life could end at any moment and to live in constant fear. This poster hangs at EVERY EXIT in the building I work in. It is HAMMERED into these guys that every interaction they have with the public, from domestics, to traffic stops, to people asking for directions COULD precede the moment when they get shot. They teach this fear in the academy and it is reiterated every shift by their superiors. COPS LIVE IN FEAR. (It's no wonder they are mostly conservatives) So having a gun pointed DIRECTLY at him... anybody would have fired. Anybody. Is it murder? No. He'll be acquitted of that. Is it manslaughter? Hell yes. He should have waited for backup. Then one could be in the backyard to catch a runner while the other announced. Tragic tale, the woman didn't do anything wrong, other than have an 8 year old awake at 2 am, but the officer did not MURDER her. Not 1st degree and not 2nd degree. I'm shocked they charged him with it.
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Post by endorbr on Oct 17, 2019 14:15:12 GMT
Fort Worth shooting: Officers weren't asked to do welfare check. Here's how it changed things Now here is a case of an officer involved shooting in which I agree with the officer being charged with murder. Every way he handled this call was just wrong. Now the lawful home owner is dead simply because she left her doors open to let the breeze into her house. The officer didn't check the front and proceeded immediately around to the back of the house. Why exactly? Yelling "Show me your hands!" Followed two seconds later by BLAM isn't really how that's supposed to work. If dispatch really thought this could be home invasion/burglary then why did they send only one officer? There's this, which I understand: "Some officers, younger officers, think every call is an extreme risk or high profile call," he said. "With seniority, maturity, experience, you can customize your mindset in approaching a lot of different calls." But the dude was 34, not 24 and been on the job 2 years. You'd think he would have learned some restraint and not to be so high strung after 2 years on a beat if he were properly trained. Well, turns out your view is slanted a little bit. Not your fault, its the slant the news wants you to see. If you watch the body cam, oh yeah. That looks like murder. But here's some facts to consider: - The officer on patrol noticed the door standing wide open at 2 am. - Inside the woman was playing video games with an 8 year old... at 2 am... with the door standing open. - She heard a noise outside (the officer) and got her gun and pointed it out the window at the cop. Keeping that in mind, the officer saw her in the window, said show me your hands, noticed the gun pointed at him, and fired. Did he make mistakes? Oh yes. A. shoulda waited for backup. B. shoulda went to the front door and announced. But keep in mind this: 1) He is trained to want to get the bad guy, in this case a burgler and 2) he is reminded daily that his life could end at any moment and to live in constant fear. This poster hangs at EVERY EXIT in the building I work in. It is HAMMERED into these guys that every interaction they have with the public, from domestics, to traffic stops, to people asking for directions COULD precede the moment when they get shot. They teach this fear in the academy and it is reiterated every shift by their superiors. COPS LIVE IN FEAR. (It's no wonder they are mostly conservatives) So having a gun pointed DIRECTLY at him... anybody would have fired. Anybody. Is it murder? No. He'll be acquitted of that. Is it manslaughter? Hell yes. He should have waited for backup. Then one could be in the backyard to catch a runner while the other announced. Tragic tale, the woman didn't do anything wrong, other than have an 8 year old awake at 2 am, but the officer did not MURDER her. Not 1st degree and not 2nd degree. I'm shocked they charged him with it. I wouldn't bat an eyelash if he gets convicted of 2nd degree murder. Given how the Amber Guyger case just went down I honestly expect it (and she wasn't even on duty at the time). I get it's ingrained to come home alive, etc. but this guy created the situation. Waiting for backup and announcing at the front door would have solved all of this problem. I 100% understand the homeowner pointing a gun at some guy (she had no clue was a cop) wandering around her backyard at 2 am. She did one thing I wouldn't have which is gave the officer time to shoot her first. Dude would have been dead before he got the chance to tell me to show me your hands.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 17, 2019 14:24:06 GMT
Well, turns out your view is slanted a little bit. Not your fault, its the slant the news wants you to see. If you watch the body cam, oh yeah. That looks like murder. But here's some facts to consider: - The officer on patrol noticed the door standing wide open at 2 am. - Inside the woman was playing video games with an 8 year old... at 2 am... with the door standing open. - She heard a noise outside (the officer) and got her gun and pointed it out the window at the cop. Keeping that in mind, the officer saw her in the window, said show me your hands, noticed the gun pointed at him, and fired. Did he make mistakes? Oh yes. A. shoulda waited for backup. B. shoulda went to the front door and announced. But keep in mind this: 1) He is trained to want to get the bad guy, in this case a burgler and 2) he is reminded daily that his life could end at any moment and to live in constant fear. This poster hangs at EVERY EXIT in the building I work in. It is HAMMERED into these guys that every interaction they have with the public, from domestics, to traffic stops, to people asking for directions COULD precede the moment when they get shot. They teach this fear in the academy and it is reiterated every shift by their superiors. COPS LIVE IN FEAR. (It's no wonder they are mostly conservatives) So having a gun pointed DIRECTLY at him... anybody would have fired. Anybody. Is it murder? No. He'll be acquitted of that. Is it manslaughter? Hell yes. He should have waited for backup. Then one could be in the backyard to catch a runner while the other announced. Tragic tale, the woman didn't do anything wrong, other than have an 8 year old awake at 2 am, but the officer did not MURDER her. Not 1st degree and not 2nd degree. I'm shocked they charged him with it. I wouldn't bat an eyelash if he gets convicted of 2nd degree murder. Given how the Amber Guyger case just went down I honestly expect it (and she wasn't even on duty at the time). I get it's ingrained to come home alive, etc. but this guy created the situation. Waiting for backup and announcing at the front door would have solved all of this problem. I 100% understand the homeowner pointing a gun at some guy (she had no clue was a cop) wandering around her backyard at 2 am. She did one thing I wouldn't have which is gave the officer time to shoot her first. Dude would have been dead before he got the chance to tell me to show me your hands. She probably never saw him. She was in a lit interior, he was in the dark. What gets me is why is she going to a window with a gun? I'd have headed out the open door and around. (Still woulda got shot though)
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Post by endorbr on Oct 17, 2019 14:31:49 GMT
I wouldn't bat an eyelash if he gets convicted of 2nd degree murder. Given how the Amber Guyger case just went down I honestly expect it (and she wasn't even on duty at the time). I get it's ingrained to come home alive, etc. but this guy created the situation. Waiting for backup and announcing at the front door would have solved all of this problem. I 100% understand the homeowner pointing a gun at some guy (she had no clue was a cop) wandering around her backyard at 2 am. She did one thing I wouldn't have which is gave the officer time to shoot her first. Dude would have been dead before he got the chance to tell me to show me your hands. She probably never saw him. She was in a lit interior, he was in the dark. What gets me is why is she going to a window with a gun? I'd have headed out the open door and around. (Still woulda got shot though) I just don't know what he thought he was doing. Doors AND windows are open and his first thought is home invasion or burglary? Not you know that people use nature to cool their house particularly in the Fall in Texas. Lights on and people up at 2 am is nobody's business as long as they aren't disturbing the peace. Thanks Glady's Kravitz.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 17, 2019 14:45:04 GMT
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Post by endorbr on Oct 17, 2019 15:01:55 GMT
Both can be correct in the right circumstances. Lebron is clearly wrong about China though.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 17, 2019 15:12:48 GMT
Both can be correct in the right circumstances. Lebron is clearly wrong about China though. Well, to play Devil's Advocate... As much as I sympathize with Hong Kong, support Hong Kong, and would love to see an independent HK and Taiwan, I cannot endorse getting into a tussle with China over this issue that might result in a nuclear war. But... Since Trump has already picked a trade war with China, why not use this opportunity to wean ourselves off of China? It'll be painful and destroy the world economy, but fuck it. How much worse can it be?
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Post by endorbr on Oct 17, 2019 15:19:07 GMT
Both can be correct in the right circumstances. Lebron is clearly wrong about China though. Well, to play Devil's Advocate... As much as I sympathize with Hong Kong, support Hong Kong, and would love to see an independent HK and Taiwan, I cannot endorse getting into a tussle with China over this issue that might result in a nuclear war. But... Since Trump has already picked a trade war with China, why not use this opportunity to wean ourselves off of China? It'll be painful and destroy the world economy, but fuck it. How much worse can it be?Oh I am absolutely fine with economic sanctions on China. Ultimately they need us more than we need their cheap products. Would it hurt the US in the short term? Sure. But it was within our lifetime that Made in the USA actually meant something more than just a slogan. We actually used to make most of our own stuff and we can again. Global trade is great and all but we've allowed ourselves to become too dependent upon it for the most mundane of stuff.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 17, 2019 15:21:21 GMT
Well, to play Devil's Advocate... As much as I sympathize with Hong Kong, support Hong Kong, and would love to see an independent HK and Taiwan, I cannot endorse getting into a tussle with China over this issue that might result in a nuclear war. But... Since Trump has already picked a trade war with China, why not use this opportunity to wean ourselves off of China? It'll be painful and destroy the world economy, but fuck it. How much worse can it be?Oh I am absolutely fine with economic sanctions on China. Ultimately they need us more than we need their cheap products. Would it hurt the US in the short term? Sure. But it was within our lifetime that Made in the USA actually meant something more than just a slogan. We actually used to make most of our own stuff and we can again. Global trade is great and all but we've allowed ourselves to become too dependent upon it for the most mundane of stuff. It's really sickening that I remember the pride in that slogan, pre-Wal-Mart, and to his credit Sam Walton wanted it to mean something. It's a joke now. A way to insure that your product is full of chinese junk parts and assembled by potheads.
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Post by Uesugi-dono on Oct 23, 2019 18:08:14 GMT
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