I would invite people to North Carolina if not for my burning seething unending infinite fountain of hatred for our no good, corrupt, racist, homophobic, transphobic, islamophobic, spiteful, stupid legislature. Sorry, I blacked out seeing nothing but red there for a minute
Because aside from that North Carolina is a pretty nice place to live. Low costs, lots of skilled labor opportunities, good community colleges to be able to apply for those skilled labor opportunities, good climate, best beaches outside of Hawaii (fight me California and Florida), best BBQ outside of nowhere. (fight me Texas and Oklahoma)
Oh well there's also the hurricanes too.
I spent like a decade doing a memorial day vacation with a giant group of my friends every year in Outer Banks. It really was a lovely place to relax. However, yes, after your unfortunate legislature went nuts we decide to speak with our dollars and have switched to a bit north in Virginia.
I dunno if I would say your beaches are better than here in CA, but beach houses for rent are way better there. (in that they exist in good quantity and aren't outrageously expensive)
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The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
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Man, I wouldn't even know where to start fighting North Carolina barbecue. It's like trying to debate whether or not sandstone is Republican, it's just not even close enough to the topic of debate to be an issue.
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Man, I wouldn't even know where to start fighting North Carolina barbecue. It's like trying to debate whether or not sandstone is Republican, it's just not even close enough to the topic of debate to be an issue.
It's interesting to me that maybe car innovations might actually dry up the used car market in the future (aside from collectors). I was thinking of this recently when considering the purchase of a hybrid car - normally I go for used first when purchasing a car, but the possibility of battery replacement has made me think used isn't a good choice with a hybrid. I guess in the case of safety features you can just go OK with the features not working if you bought an older car, but I don't know how integrated they are, if having a feature stop working would actually make the car less safe than it would be if it never had the feature.
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Man, I wouldn't even know where to start fighting North Carolina barbecue. It's like trying to debate whether or not sandstone is Republican, it's just not even close enough to the topic of debate to be an issue.
It's interesting to me that maybe car innovations might actually dry up the used car market in the future (aside from collectors). I was thinking of this recently when considering the purchase of a hybrid car - normally I go for used first when purchasing a car, but the possibility of battery replacement has made me think used isn't a good choice with a hybrid. I guess in the case of safety features you can just go OK with the features not working if you bought an older car, but I don't know how integrated they are, if having a feature stop working would actually make the car less safe than it would be if it never had the feature.
I know from my research when I bought mine, that after the first few generations of Prius, the battery lifespan has increased dramatically. Like, to the point where they are lasting long enough that the full 'average lifespan' of the newer batteries is unknown because they rarely fail now. Also, I know in CA at least they are fully warranted until like, 125k miles.
I believe they are also building a big new battery plant soon too.
There's no plan, there's no race to be run
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
I would invite people to North Carolina if not for my burning seething unending infinite fountain of hatred for our no good, corrupt, racist, homophobic, transphobic, islamophobic, spiteful, stupid legislature. Sorry, I blacked out seeing nothing but red there for a minute
Because aside from that North Carolina is a pretty nice place to live. Low costs, lots of skilled labor opportunities, good community colleges to be able to apply for those skilled labor opportunities, good climate, best beaches outside of Hawaii (fight me California and Florida), best BBQ outside of nowhere. (fight me Texas and Oklahoma)
My wife is part of a Facebook group that is helping put on a drag queen reading for kids at a local library. The idea was to promote acceptance and that kind of stuff. Well we live in the south so things went bad pretty fast. Lots of threats, lots of parents talking out of their ass, and even some radio dj encouraging people to harass the women in the group (it is a mom group). Some of the women are pretty loaded so lawyers are already in play to get the dj fired. Probably will not happen since it was on one of the many local Christian music stations. I don't use social media so this is pretty much the only place I can talk about it. My wife and son are going, I will be at work or asleep though. There are some people in our corner but, well, the Bible belt going to bigot.
Hey, @furlion are yall okay? Cause I am seeing stories they arrested a dude with a gun there.
My wife is part of a Facebook group that is helping put on a drag queen reading for kids at a local library. The idea was to promote acceptance and that kind of stuff. Well we live in the south so things went bad pretty fast. Lots of threats, lots of parents talking out of their ass, and even some radio dj encouraging people to harass the women in the group (it is a mom group). Some of the women are pretty loaded so lawyers are already in play to get the dj fired. Probably will not happen since it was on one of the many local Christian music stations. I don't use social media so this is pretty much the only place I can talk about it. My wife and son are going, I will be at work or asleep though. There are some people in our corner but, well, the Bible belt going to bigot.
Hey, furlion are yall okay? Cause I am seeing stories they arrested a dude with a gun there.
My wife is part of a Facebook group that is helping put on a drag queen reading for kids at a local library. The idea was to promote acceptance and that kind of stuff. Well we live in the south so things went bad pretty fast. Lots of threats, lots of parents talking out of their ass, and even some radio dj encouraging people to harass the women in the group (it is a mom group). Some of the women are pretty loaded so lawyers are already in play to get the dj fired. Probably will not happen since it was on one of the many local Christian music stations. I don't use social media so this is pretty much the only place I can talk about it. My wife and son are going, I will be at work or asleep though. There are some people in our corner but, well, the Bible belt going to bigot.
Hey, furlion are yall okay? Cause I am seeing stories they arrested a dude with a gun there.
I'm curious at what point do folks label it as a deadname? Like, I'm guessing for some it never felt like "their" name, and there's probably some people who have had to force themselves to think of it as "not my name" so I guess it's probably a spectrum with more poll/survey answers, just kind of curious what people's experiences have been.
Like did anybody begin identifying as trans, and mentally declare that their deadname, even before choosing a new one? Or maybe say "well I know that's going to be my deadname, but until I decide on a new one, it's still 'my' name" ?
e: This is totally intellectual curiosity (and kind of a conversation starter?)
I'm curious at what point do folks label it as a deadname? Like, I'm guessing for some it never felt like "their" name, and there's probably some people who have had to force themselves to think of it as "not my name" so I guess it's probably a spectrum with more poll/survey answers, just kind of curious what people's experiences have been.
Like did anybody begin identifying as trans, and mentally declare that their deadname, even before choosing a new one? Or maybe say "well I know that's going to be my deadname, but until I decide on a new one, it's still 'my' name" ?
e: This is totally intellectual curiosity (and kind of a conversation starter?)
It's not really a defined thing. "Deadname" is just a handy term to use to say "this name no longer represents me and should be buried", which you can decide at literally any time, as far as I'm concerned.
I considered it a deadname once I told people my new name
being unable to just come out everywhere at once makes it hard to say "this is when it became my deadname" because I reached the point of "I hate seeing this name" well before I told most of the people in my day-to-day life I had a new one.
I'm curious at what point do folks label it as a deadname? Like, I'm guessing for some it never felt like "their" name, and there's probably some people who have had to force themselves to think of it as "not my name" so I guess it's probably a spectrum with more poll/survey answers, just kind of curious what people's experiences have been.
Like did anybody begin identifying as trans, and mentally declare that their deadname, even before choosing a new one? Or maybe say "well I know that's going to be my deadname, but until I decide on a new one, it's still 'my' name" ?
e: This is totally intellectual curiosity (and kind of a conversation starter?)
I expect it varies. I have recently found myself using the term deadname after about four months of using my current name at work and like idk maybe a year of using it with some other people sometimes (not very sure about the timescale)
My old name or deadname is very much not dead though since I haven’t legally changed it, so it’s on the government ID I am mandated to wear at work, albeit in very small print...
Idk, I’m not quite there for using the term, I guess. But almost.
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ShadowenSnores in the morningLoserdomRegistered Userregular
D'Onofrio took down the FUCK TERFs tweet previously posted in the thread, but replaced it with:
Grammar's a bunch of made-up rules and mostly just exists to gatekeep discourse
Especially in a setting as informal as Twitter, as long as you can understand the message the means of conveyance aren't important
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My mom loves Vincent D'Onofrio and she will also love those tweets
I love my mom, guys.
She was never like, bigoted or anything. In fact, she raised me to be accepting and kind to everyone (and told me there were exceptions for shitheads), but as trans and non-binary people and issues became more... mainstream, I guess? she actively worked to learn about it so that she wouldn't hurt someone with her ignorance. That's more than most people, especially from her generation, would ever try, and I love her even more for it.
She's actually gotten like, Facebook woke and starts arguments with bigots in the comments sections of related posts, which I delight in reading.
One time my mother had noticed I'd been reading a lot about trans issues and she said "hey, are you actually a lady?" and I said "no, mum" and she said "ok. but it's fine if you are" and I said "I know, mum. Love you"
New Jersey boards of education must adopt instruction that accurately portrays "the political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, where appropriate," according to the text of the law.
Murphy said he was "honored" to sign a bill that will make teaching "about the rich contributions and accomplishments of our LGBTQ community and those with disabilities" mandatory.
"The Governor believes that ensuring students learn about diverse histories will help build more tolerant communities and strengthen educational outcomes," Murphy's office said in a statement.
The material will be in the social studies curricula for middle and high schools beginning with the 2020-'21 academic year. Each board of education will institute procedures regarding the selection of material and how lesson changes will be put into effect.
I don’t think it was at all? There are good parents and there are bad parents and as long as you’re not like “nyehhhhh my mom is better than your mom and you deserve mistreatment” I think it’s okay to tell the good stuff too
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I spent like a decade doing a memorial day vacation with a giant group of my friends every year in Outer Banks. It really was a lovely place to relax. However, yes, after your unfortunate legislature went nuts we decide to speak with our dollars and have switched to a bit north in Virginia.
I dunno if I would say your beaches are better than here in CA, but beach houses for rent are way better there. (in that they exist in good quantity and aren't outrageously expensive)
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
It's interesting to me that maybe car innovations might actually dry up the used car market in the future (aside from collectors). I was thinking of this recently when considering the purchase of a hybrid car - normally I go for used first when purchasing a car, but the possibility of battery replacement has made me think used isn't a good choice with a hybrid. I guess in the case of safety features you can just go OK with the features not working if you bought an older car, but I don't know how integrated they are, if having a feature stop working would actually make the car less safe than it would be if it never had the feature.
I know from my research when I bought mine, that after the first few generations of Prius, the battery lifespan has increased dramatically. Like, to the point where they are lasting long enough that the full 'average lifespan' of the newer batteries is unknown because they rarely fail now. Also, I know in CA at least they are fully warranted until like, 125k miles.
I believe they are also building a big new battery plant soon too.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
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Hey, @furlion are yall okay? Cause I am seeing stories they arrested a dude with a gun there.
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/01/armed-man-disrupts-houston-library-during-drag-queen-storytime/
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It appears to have been the DJ you mentioned.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Oh hey, technically I am too. Although that was ages ago as a young Muddbudd. Also Iowa. And Illinois... we moved a lot.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
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That is not in fact my area. I am in SC rather then Texas. I don't think it will come to that as most people are all talk.
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Oh, uncanny. The story was so similar I just assumed. Glad everyone is safe either way!
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Sadly, stupid bigotry is a real common occurrence everywhere.
Edit: lmao
I can't find it now, but I saw a tweet with that scene of Edgar at the house, going
GIVE ME FEMINISM
WITH TRANS
MORE
Yep, this is going well.
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Yup! Also you can include a link to an article about why misgendering and deadnaming is harmful
Like did anybody begin identifying as trans, and mentally declare that their deadname, even before choosing a new one? Or maybe say "well I know that's going to be my deadname, but until I decide on a new one, it's still 'my' name" ?
e: This is totally intellectual curiosity (and kind of a conversation starter?)
It's not really a defined thing. "Deadname" is just a handy term to use to say "this name no longer represents me and should be buried", which you can decide at literally any time, as far as I'm concerned.
Basically, same
being unable to just come out everywhere at once makes it hard to say "this is when it became my deadname" because I reached the point of "I hate seeing this name" well before I told most of the people in my day-to-day life I had a new one.
I expect it varies. I have recently found myself using the term deadname after about four months of using my current name at work and like idk maybe a year of using it with some other people sometimes (not very sure about the timescale)
My old name or deadname is very much not dead though since I haven’t legally changed it, so it’s on the government ID I am mandated to wear at work, albeit in very small print...
Idk, I’m not quite there for using the term, I guess. But almost.
I'm kinda sad he took it down because fuck terfs, but these are still good.
Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
Especially in a setting as informal as Twitter, as long as you can understand the message the means of conveyance aren't important
I love my mom, guys.
She was never like, bigoted or anything. In fact, she raised me to be accepting and kind to everyone (and told me there were exceptions for shitheads), but as trans and non-binary people and issues became more... mainstream, I guess? she actively worked to learn about it so that she wouldn't hurt someone with her ignorance. That's more than most people, especially from her generation, would ever try, and I love her even more for it.
She's actually gotten like, Facebook woke and starts arguments with bigots in the comments sections of related posts, which I delight in reading.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/us/new-jersey-lgbt-disability-curriculum-trnd/index.html New Jersey just became the second state to require public schools to teach LGBT and disability-inclusive material
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Mine were not so willing to.accept me when the rubber met the road. Which caused me to closet myself for way too long.
I'll never forget my Mother telling 12 year old me that when I found a girlfriend one day I would get over wanting to be a girl. . .
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