February 2012
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13. What’s your least “politically correct” opinion?
I’m going to go ahead and answer question 13 on my own.
For every -ism (for example, racism, sexism, etc.), there are two kinds: personal and institutional. They can exist independently, such that it’s possible to be personally racist (e.g.) toward a group for which no institutional racism exists. Specifically, for example,...
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@saynathespiffy: I'd like to hear how it's just...
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2. Prescription drugs are unnatural and therefore inherently bad.
OP uses this fallacy several times.
Example: “Cannabis grew from the earth as a substance that we were meant to use.”
Meant by who?
Other things that grew from the earth and therefore that we were meant to put in our bodies:
Apricot, cherry, peach, and plum pits
Raw kidney and lima beans
Rhubarb leaves
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saynathespiffy asked: 32. Weirdest item you've ever mourned?
dixiechicken asked: 5, 18, 27!
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40 weirdly intriguing questions...
Ask and I shall answer!
1. What’s a question you’re afraid to ask? To whom?
2. What’s something you hide about your personality?
3. What’s something other people think about you that you don’t agree with?
4. How do you deal with criticism?
5. What’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever done for you?
6. What’s the sweetest thing you’ve ever done for someone?
7. What’s something sweet you’d like someone to do for you?
8. Describe your favourite texture.
9. Which national or global tragedy were you closest to and how did it affect you?
10. Post a photo/draw a picture/write a poem (pick one) of a moment of personal significance.
11. Which fictional character would you most like to have lunch with and why?
12. Who would you say is your “anti” role model? Someone who serves as a warning rather than an inspiration?
13. What’s your least “politically correct” opinion?
14. What kind of underwear do you imagine Sherlock Holmes wears?
15. What’s one of the most difficult things you’ve ever had to do?
16. If you were an element on the Periodic Table, which would you be and why?
17. What’s the most infuriating thing your parents (or caregiver) do?
18. Which Disney Princess do you most identify with and why? Which is your favourite and why? And yes- ANYONE can answer this question.
19. You’re an Action Movie Hero. What’s your weapon of choice and the line you scream when defeating your arch enemy?
20. What’s the silliest fan theory you’ve ever come up with?
21. What did you think about before you fell asleep last night?
22. What’s the oddest term of endearment you’ve ever used or that someone’s used for you?
23. What motivates you in life?
24. What was something you used to enjoy, but was ruined for you? What’s the story behind that?
25. How do you think you will fare when the Zombie Apocalypse arrives?
26. Which mythological creature are you most like? Why? And if you could be any mythological creature, which would you want to be? Why?
27. Write a brief story about an actual adventure you’ve had.
28. Describe one of the most awkward experiences of your life.
29. What’s something that scares you about the future?
30. List 5 quirky things about yourself.
31. Describe your dream library.
32. What’s the weirdest item you’ve ever mourned?
33. If you could design an amusement park ride, what would it be like?
34. Do you have any “rules” about food?
35. What’s your opinion on age differences in relationships?
36. What’s something you want to do that you’d be embarrassed to tell other people about?
37. Describe a time/event in your life that you’re nostalgic for.
38. How do you approach social situations?
39. What is your ideal bed? Why?
40. Post a short excerpt of your life.
I have a strange thought about copyright and I can’t figure out how to Google it. Note that I’m not trying to make a point, I’m honestly not sure on this issue.
Let’s say AUTHOR has written a passage that’s exactly 100 words long. The passage has not been released into the public domain, with a Creative Commons license, etc. - it’s traditionally copyrighted....
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NJ: whoa, dragon outta nowhere
JSJ: #Skyrim
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rancidmilk:
Agreed. In response to previous comments.
She was not hired for writing good fanfiction, she was hired because she previously worked writing for RPG manuals and was also married to someone who already worked at Bioware. She’s said that games should be more like movies and books where you can skip around to the good parts. For a writer to skip sections in movies and...
You should have said something!
professorsteel:
…keep in mind that she said this in the middle of the period where people started to realize Bioware had changed for the worse. When Dragon Age II hit the shelves, the hate reached pretty much unstoppable levels among veterans of the genre. With ME3’s script and concept art leaks confirming a lot of worries that were anticipated after DAII, it’s getting another surge. She’s...
A stream of thought about physical education
“Nice guys” think that women go for jerks. I suspect that’s not true. I suspect that women go for guys who are confident, who are well-rounded, and who acknowledge their (the women’s) strengths.
I say “well-rounded” because the “nice guys” see themselves as being well-rounded, but they’re generally not - they may be...
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It occurred to me today that I’m surprised that I haven’t seen anyone rant that calling plugs/ports on computers “male” (has prongs) and “female” (has sockets) is transphobic (and homophobic, now that I think about it).
Then it occurred to me that just because I haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Sigh.
(For the record, as a trans...
May we have a chat?
Hi there. It’s Noëlle. I think we need to have a talk about words and sexism, because I see many of you using a couple words in a sexist way and I honestly think it belies a misunderstanding of how the world works. I know you don’t mean to be sexist. You probably don’t even understand that you are being sexist. It happens to the best of us. God knows I’ve done it.
The...
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Question: Have you ever heard about the word...
lesstitsnass:
Reposting as a blog so this can be reblogged.
Question from anonymous:
Have you ever heard about the word “style”? Honestly, while I do agree that artists like Liefield are complete hacks, drawing bodies in “unrealistic ways” isn’t wrong by default. Or are you just going to completely dismiss the concept of “caroony art” altogheter? People like Skottie Young or Humberto Ramos...
Moniquilliloquies.: The history of the "Two... →
saynathespiffy:
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alunasa:
I have been receiving many messages questioning my statement that the “Two Wolves” story is not Cherokee, nor is it Native American/First Nations in origin. In response to my credibility being questioned, I have done some fairly extensive research that will…
Eew, I once had a Billy Graham paraphrase-quote on my Facebook.
*facepalm*
The “dogs...
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Speaking of spreading the love... →
sockdreams:
You’re going to want to click this. You’re really going to want to click this…
Yay! @SockDreams has a present for us. :3
Shouting At the Internet: Fuck Sales People →
linksky14:
I normally do not tell work stories. I do this in part because I don’t want things I write online to filter back to work. Even if it’s good stuff, I don’t want that. The biggest reason, though, is because I like to keep my work life and my private life absolutely seperate. I don’t look at my…
As someone who’s in sales and marketing, I’d like to extend a very...
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saynathespiffy:
A Faint Taste of Bitter Almonds: Things You Shouldn’t Say To…
journeytoanewcreation:
People suffering from depression:
“Stop being so negative!” “You choose to be sad” “You don’t even have anything to be sad about” “There are millions worse off than you, just get a grip!”
People struggling with self-harm:
“You’re just doing it for attention!” “Those cuts aren’t even that...
Some troubling thoughts on isms
I’m reposting this because I never got a response and I think it’s an important question. If racism is definitionally institutional, how can we describe specific instances of non-institutional discrimination and bigotry on the basis of race?
I’m prefacing this with disclosure: although I am a trans woman I spent 32 years as a white male, and that is still how I present to non-internet...
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"I don't know how to help."
I hear this a lot when I talk about depression. It’s a hard topic for people to deal with, mostly because the concept is so alien to a lot of people - sadness that doesn’t just go away on its own, a lack of energy that can’t be overcome with coffee, an emotional state that causes physical pain. Depression just isn’t within the realm of everyday experience for most people...
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The big BC debate.
tinkered-rose:
I almost typed BS, because that’s exactly what this is.
Look, if you’re a man? I’m sorry, but you have zero right to tell me what I can or can’t do with my body. If you’re my partner (and you’re probably NOT, because my partner lives halfway across the country), or my doctor (which you might be, because I don’t know my gyno’s internet habits), or maybe my Dad (which you...
“The Monorail [at Disneyland] began continuous operation that day. After two...”
– Pat Williams, How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life
“Some people think that you can’t let same-sex couples get married without...”
– California attorney and semi-professional cynic Bill Smith on today’s Ninth Circuit decision regarding Proposition 8. Read the full decision here. (via cognitivedissonance)
“No, eating animals is not a natural part of human instinct. Animals that eat...”
– givemeaburger
BECAUSE BABIES CAN EAT APPLES AND THAT’S WHY MOTHERS LACTATE APPLES RIGHT
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Babies have no teeth, so they won’t eat either one, kittens can’t kill their own food either and learn to hunt from their parent. Have you ever had a grown cat that started bringing...
School/work
I keep running across a funny argument regarding school and jobs. It runs like this:
“Why do schools that are supposed to be preparing you for employment punish you when you get help on assignments, have someone else do part of your assignment, or work together (except when you’re explicitly supposed to), but in a job, you’re expected to delegate and work as a team? Why is it...
Imagine, if you will, a world that follows the these rules:
When people have sex, they have a certain chance of getting caught by the authorities. It’s possible to reduce the chance of getting caught, but it’s never possible to eliminate it.
If a (cis) man is caught having sex, he is sometimes made to pay fines. These fines are based on his income and the authorities often...
It really sucks that things can throw me so out of whack. A mean word can kill my productivity for hours. An argument can throw me for days. The stress of not getting paid on time has destroyed my ability to work for nearly a month (even after I did get paid!). And the gigantic, life-changing, disastrous event that I was handed last February?
Well, it’s been a year since then and I’m...
selfsamewoman:
sexxxisbeautiful:
It’s My Pleasure…: Know your Vagian Type
makemeyourgoodgirl:
vaginasoftheworld:
I adore vaginas. Each pussy is a work of beautiful body art and sculpture beyond the imagination of artist like Van Gogh, Rembrandt or Picasso. I hope my meager contribution here might help lost women finally able to determine your vagina can actually be categorized with…
Is a...
Reblog if it's okay to befriend you, ask...
January 2012
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Some questions about sex and the human body
These never got answered in sex ed, so I thought I’d ask them here! Note that I categorically reject any answer based even in part on religion and any answer which begs one or more questions.
If the only biological purpose of sex is procreation, why can sex feel good even when procreation isn’t possible?
If the only biological purpose of sex is procreation, what is the reason for the...
“Westerners are fond of the saying ‘Life isn’t fair.’ Then, they end in snide...”
– Barbara Alice Mann, Iroquois woman (via cultureofresistance)
How many fucking times did I/we hear this as a child?
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my father (European by birth) said this to me hundreds of times.
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That’s what social justice is about: instead of accepting that “life isn’t...
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“Many people look down on selling as somehow beneath them. I hope you don’t...”
– Pat Miller, How To Be Like Walt