Okay, so I’m a queer woman who is gonna do her best to level wit you. The problem is that you’re trying to come up with a sexuality based on exclusion, which inherently is going to be bigoted.

If you’re a straight man, you’re attracted to women. But if you were to say “only white women tho” then it’s clearly coming from a racialized place, even if you insist that you’re not racist, your limitations on who you are willing to consider a dateable woman says other wise. Conversely, if you were a white man who says “only asian women tho”, that’s again coming from a racialized and fetishized place. Even if it’s subconscious and unrealized bias that makes sense in your head, the context of fetishized communities is still racism.

So on the same note, it’s hypocritical to say “trans women are women” while categorically insisting that you would never date one. Does this include Trans women who have bottom surgery and pass as cis? If so, then visual attraction isn’t the only factor. If not, then clearly “super straight” has some caveats making the term meaningless.

Anytime you’re trying to define “everyone but X”, you’re inherently embracing a bigoted stance. Does this mean you’re required to date any and all women who ask you out? No, of course not. But to defining an entire category undateable speaks to bias. Lesbian women are attracted to women instead of attracted to “not men”, gay men are attracted to men instead of “not women”. To say categorical trans folk do not apply there is by definition trans exclusionary. On a case by case basis, a trans person can be rejected without bias, but categorically doesn’t just imply bias, but is such.

It literally is about prounons. It’s super shitty to dismiss another’s identity because you found it troublesome to respect the correct way to address them.

Uhm. Hey, I know you are well meaning and I’m only saying this to inform, not to call out, shame or attack.

But most trans people deeply dislike what you’re doing, it’s called degendering and it’s not an appropriate or respectful way to refer to us.

Detransphobia was found to be rooted in cisnormativity and transnormativity, together with socio-politically-located anti-transgender stereotypes related to the process and the outcomes of detransitioning. Detransphobia compounds gender minority stressors and social exclusion in those who shift or reject their past transgender identity through the process of detransition.

I understand you are worried about saying the wrong thing, but this is a way to deny trans people their identity but talking around it. It’s extremely noticeable and as someone who has attended more than a few trans support groups, it’s dehumanizing and upsetting. Just as non-binary folk use they/them, binary trans folk use she and him. We have one correct way to refer to us, and apart from sentance where you are referring to a group, “they” is not a safe one size fits all.

Again, I say this respectfully in effort to inform. You seem well intending, but I implore you to reconsider.

Racism used to be a problem until Lincoln and MLK fixed it.

don’t believe that is the case at .08… that’s a little buzz.

And a little buzz is too much to drive with? Respectfully, that is just rearranging titanic deck chairs. Buzzed driving should be illegal too.

As a society, we have to draw the line somewhere. Personally I am happy the line for driving 2 tons of steel is BEFORE someone feels the affect of alcohol. Driving is dangerous enough as is, buzzed still slows reaction times.

Only four Republican senators Wednesday — Rand Paul (Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Susan Collins (Maine)

This is a wild list of hold outs. Couple of BS "center"ists, the functional leader of the GOP for the last few decades and a batshit libertarian extremist. Fuck all 4 of em anyways, monsters every single one. But gawdamn what a collection.

Well at least you had one good experience! If they are/were a decent restaurant then sure, makes sense. But to me it seemed like a spectacl restaurant akin to Rainforest Cafe, just something to look at with mediocre food.

But different strokes for different folks. Whatevs. ♥️

When I was 12ish I was taken there by my father to celebrate an extremely awkward family friends 18th birthday. I’ll never understand the appeal of lofi strip clubs, or well, strip clubs at all really?

Maybe I am just too ace for it, but the whole thing just feels uncomfortable and weird at best. Exploitative and depressing at worst.

Yeeeah… I’m coming in to this situation cold, aside from seeing King of Kong years ago. Billy is without question an asshole, but saying he was happy about a suicide AND that the suicide was linked to his lawsuit, are both pretty clear cut examples of defamation.

Everyone I know is nihilistic and numb. We know.

'MURICA!

It’s bad, but not even close to the worst this admin has done. However, with proper screeching of NATIONAL SECURITY and shameful reminders about BUT HER EMAILS, this might be the first thing that Dems could sell to the Republican base as grounds to remove people. And let’s be honest, that’s who the Dems are really angling to persuade.

Probably not tho, lol. Nothing will actually change. 🙃

Libby is an absolute blessing.

Jack Daniel’s is a Tennessee company, which voted overwhelmingly for Trump (60+%) in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

“But why did they eat MY face!?!”

Biden’s approval rating went negative in September 2021, around seven months after he was sworn into office, while for Trump it’s been just over a month.

There is nothing to gain from this weird BS rhetoric, but plenty to lose.

Millions of followers she has on x and meta

The ones that wouldn’t see a post on Mastadon? Even if an article was made about a Masta post, which it wouldn’t be, only a small fraction of her X followers would see that article. Far less than the existing followers she already has.

Look, you’re being intentional obtuse but I understand way. I wish more people would use defederated platforms too, but that doesn’t chang Le the fact that a politician has am existing way of mass communication. Being mad at her for using it is at best, unproductive.

No one would notice if she posted on Mastodon, it’s just not big enough for news sources to check on regularly. This article literally wouldn’t exist.

What.

The.

Fuck.

Nonono don’t you see? As the benefactor of oppression, you would be oppressing me by mitigating those privileges. Two wrongs don’t make a right so we now need to accept that the damage is done and just accept the world where white cis het men just have more safety, status and options.

/s

Fucking sad that people actually think this shit.