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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (94 children)

Hey, just so you're aware, a lot of women and trans people find this joke pretty misogynistic and transphobic since it implies that it would be more demeaning for Elon to be a woman or queer than it is for him to be his regular cringey self. Something to keep in mind so we don't friendly-fire on our allies!

Edit for anyone still struggling with this: if 👏 you 👏 misgender 👏 ANYONE 👏 on purpose 👏 then 👏 trans 👏 people 👏 will 👏 not 👏 trust 👏 you 👏

ThePowerofGeek, you're great and appreciated and I hope you don't read anything below from the people who want you to have a worse reaction so their feelings don't get hurt vicariously.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Who's to say if it didn't change anything? If it keeps their camp in even slightly more disarray and distrust, the inefficiency in enacting terrible policies could save lives.

That said, I do think this time is a bit different since I believe Bannon is happy to play the role of sycophant, but Elon has a lot of ego going into this. Even with no outside pressure, Trump and Elon are going to have major personality clashes sooner than later.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Specifically on women's mental health deteriorating in this situation, often this can occur when she's still expected to pick up the majority (or all) of domestic labor in addition to her well-paying job. Women are still largely expected to "do it all" by not only their partners but by society. If you're not a perfect businesswoman, mother, and domestic servant all in one all the time, well you're failing your spouse, your children, your boss, your identity as a woman, etc. Women don't just need their male partners to step up for them in labor alone, but also to reevaluate their social role that they are propagating through their (in)actions. What are you teaching your kid if mom is the only one who cooks dinner? Or cleans regularly without reminders? Or keeps track of doctor's visits, field trips, etc?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Ah, yes, understanding where capitalism has produced a worse quality, minimally viable product that makes people a little sad but not enough to effect profit margins enough to change, is clearly due to class divide and not the estrangement of the general population from the products of their labor.

Also that's Ms. Bourgeoisie to you

[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 months ago (3 children)

All you spaghetti haters in this post need to get bronze die cut pasta. Modern machines produce pasta that's too smooth so sauce doesn't stick. The old school extruders/cutters leave a tiny surface texture that allows sauce to cling on!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

Good for her. Fuck the BBC for trying to spin this like it's a bad thing for standing up for trans people.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I do think there is one answer that would solve 90%+ of these: legal abortion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Be aware that if you're keeping up taking care of him, someday it may be in his best interests to keep you from excelling on your own. Please be wary of anything that could sabotage your life plans, and have contingency plans ready. Best of luck ♥️

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'll give the author this, it's definitely a thoughtful and lengthy piece. However, it does veer towards some unpleasant philosophies towards the end imo with a weird appeal to nature and introduction of pickup artist shit like sexual market value aka ranking attractiveness. Citing Aella as a source of information also put me off, she is definitely not a reliable resource. I think this one would've been better as an essay about lived experience and opinions rather than trying to tie it together into a neat bow with a half baked biological theory. People are messy and they're allowed to live messy lives, be it monogamous or polyamorus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

bro is gonna loose it when he learns about bisexuals

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

No protests from me, just stating facts that there are plenty of people who don't as well

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Bruh forgot about trans people, lesbians, and asexuals

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