These, on the other hand, are adorable.

What the actual fuck? What even is that? Why would anyone make, let alone buy this? I have so many questions and honestly I’m not sure I want them all answered…

It is a pejorative

No, it isn’t, just like TERF isn’t or like pointing out someone is white or male isn’t, they are all simple statements of fact, that those they apply to don’t like because, being used to always being the “default” that doesn’t need categorising, it gives them the tiniest of glimpses of being part of an out group, without all of the oppression people like them actually enforce on members of the groups they marginalise.

Don’t play in to the hands of the victimhood seeking bootlicker. This person is not being attacked or bullied or harmed in any way, they are literally just facing the consequences of their actions and words.

As they fucking should.

They’re also literally defending cops, probably the most well known group of domestic abusers out there. It really isn’t a big leap to make that if someone gets defensive over abusers (or racists), it’s because they’re actually getting defensive about their own behaviour.

E: also, the fact that the mods had removed your comment, but none of the racist bootlicker’s, tells you everything you need to know about who they prioritise in this space - when “don’t be a dick” becomes “don’t be a dick to fascists”, you’re actively platforming fascists.

I am entitled to my opinion in this community

As is everyone else!

And just like everyone else, your feelings of entitlement don’t protect you from having your shit opinion criticised, nor you, for having it!

So fuck off, racist bootlicker.

Careful not to choke on that rapey boot your deepthroating there! It’ll never get him to notice you exist, nor care, you’re just telling on yourself… ¯\(ツ)/¯

Accessibility in general seems to be a huge benefit to automation a lot of people here including op are overlooking, which is a great shame but unfortunately not surprising…

Yup, basically: rapist threatens to rape again.

You’re good, like I said, it clearly wasn’t intentional, we all pick up different bits of information along our ways, this is probably one of those things that circulated in feminist spaces more than celebrity ones, but either way, now more people know!

I appreciate the seconding, but also find it ironic considering the article we’re replying to that you (completely unintentionally, I don’t doubt) chose a meme featuring sex pest James Franco.

What in the world necessitates those?

A system designed to abuse and control.

You must be new here…

I’m so glad I only really like the cape so will only put a minor dent in my savings for the shattering spirits, I can’t believe I might actually be able to afford all of their cosmetics! 😁

For me it won’t stop it, but pushing my tongue up and forward against my pallet and clenching my jaw will help contain the sneeze (and often also give the sinuses a good clear).

Hey, at least it was clean!

My point exactly (I actually wrote a clarification that pointed out some of the ways in which the right has and currently co opts leftist ideas and language to gain power, including the father of fascism himself Mussolini, but I ended up rambling so I deleted it all and left it as is lol)

There is no compromise between two inherently incompatible views of the world, the one that wants to grow and expand and hoard power and resources at any cost simply won’t allow for any real equity or justice (E: or competition!) to exist, it depends on inequality, exploitation, division, and oppression to function, and will consume and destroy anything that gets in its way. It’s why capitalism cannot be reformed, it must be abolished.

Or TL;DR:

At least the names they give this shit are accurate: “AMBUSH” and “FARFETCH”? It almost feels too oniony to be true (not doubting you, it’s just that obscene).

Oof, that’s horrible but sadly not surprising.

And yeah, I think being exposed to lots of different people and situations from a young age, as well as being on the margins yourself, helps in opening one’s world view up, but not always, there are unfortunately so many examples of people who either witness or are even directly impacted by bigotry, who go the other way and almost barricade themselves in it because acceptance is easier for them than fighting. It goes to show how pervasive it all is.

As for psychedelics, they’re just not for me (I’m autistic, and other than weed I’m not comfortable with any other drugs, even alcohol and caffeine), but I can absolutely see how they can help some people with opening their mind, and think it would be great if they were more available in a therapeutic and supervised setting exactly for things like this (and working through trauma and other issues) but it’s also important to remember that things like ant-racism are a constant things we have to continue to do every day, not something we unlearn once and are “fixed”.

I’ve heard that, and it’s similar here in the UK - the “polite” racism that is so deeply ingrained in the culture that pointing it out is what’s seen as outrageous, not the racism. I’d say a parallel to your mask could easily be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golliwog which were still used in advertising in to the 21st century, though thankfully have lost popularity and acceptance (though still cherished and displayed by racists). It really is so deeply upsetting how we so casually get socialised from birth to have certain views of the world that we have to work for the rest of our lives to unlearn.