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[Eater of Clowns]

What's cool is that even if a woman spag like that is one in a million, there are SEVEN THOUSAND of them out there.

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It would need to be corrected to reflect the correct math, which would be fourteen thousand if we are expanding the search for EOC's lifemate to men.

I'm not sure how EOC feels about that, though.

I think it's more that the original figure should've been 3,500, but that doesn't roll off the tongue as well.

Oh, you're right. Good catch.

also LOL bi people. 7000 works for me

Yeah, I've heard of bi people. I was just still talking about EOC, who as far as I know isn't.

Is not, but hey maybe I just haven't ever met a dude I'm attracted to yet. Why close that door, ya know? 

And thanks for the encouragement, y'all.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I am just  wow. They are trying to school me on how "butthurt" and "niggardly" are both hurtful, oppressive words. One of them told me that I should just read and learn until I get my "101 basics".

These people are COMPLETE FUCKING IDIOTS. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm thrilled to have all these white middle-class baby wannabe social activists protecting my old brown bisexual ass against theoretical bigots who might use "butthurt" and "niggardly" against me. Without them, whatever would my people do? I mean, I wouldn't even understand oppression without them to explain it to me!

[Cain]

Picking on Islamic extremists and the Front National is "punching down"?  This is why the punching down/punching up thing is retarded: satire is a weapon, and a weapon doesn't care what purpose it is put towards.  A weapon can be used ethically, or not.  It can be used cleverly, or not.  It can even, occasionally, be used on deserving targets.

But to mistake a weapon in and of itself for an instrument of morality is a very basic error.  Especially on the naive understanding of power relations that most groups who use it expound upon.  Are ISIS a powerless group?  Mostly.  In the West, certainly.  Hasn't stopped them from slaughtering tens of thousands in the Middle East though.  Are the FN a "powerless" political party?  Compared to the French socialists and conservatives, yes.  Doesn't mean they're not a scary resurgent neo-fascist organisation, with political and financial backing from the Kremlin.

And I use those examples deliberately, as they were two extremely popular targets of Charlie Hebdo.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Picking on Islamic extremists and the Front National is "punching down"?  This is why the punching down/punching up thing is retarded: satire is a weapon, and a weapon doesn't care what purpose it is put towards.  A weapon can be used ethically, or not.  It can be used cleverly, or not.  It can even, occasionally, be used on deserving targets.

But to mistake a weapon in and of itself for an instrument of morality is a very basic error.  Especially on the naive understanding of power relations that most groups who use it expound upon.  Are ISIS a powerless group?  Mostly.  In the West, certainly.  Hasn't stopped them from slaughtering tens of thousands in the Middle East though.  Are the FN a "powerless" political party?  Compared to the French socialists and conservatives, yes.  Doesn't mean they're not a scary resurgent neo-fascist organisation, with political and financial backing from the Kremlin.

And I use those examples deliberately, as they were two extremely popular targets of Charlie Hebdo.

My take on it is that these kids know a lot of buzzwords, but they don't know much theory or philosophy, and are profoundly sheltered from the reality of being an oppressed minority. They don't even have the slightest rudimentary understanding of why it's condescending to act as the Great White Protector.

[Cain]

Hey now, you should be happy to serve as a prop explaining why they are far more moral than all the other white people they know.  Did you never want a morality pet as a child, Nigel?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Hey now, you should be happy to serve as a prop explaining why they are far more moral than all the other white people they know.  Did you never want a morality pet as a child, Nigel?

I confess that I did not. But I am going to have to start saying things like "I'm not racist, one of my best friends is white, but..." and see how that goes over.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I have a fairly strong feeling that if I were to bring up my educational background they would just dismiss it as being "mainstream". They already dismissed the actual origin and popular usage of the word butthurt as "historical" and "anecdotal".

Which was kind of fucking hysterical. I can't wait until these little twits get done having their adolescent rebellions and get back to Mummy and Da to have them pay for a college education so they can go get nice corporate jobs and houses in the suburbs.

Which most people on the planet would be grateful for, but no doubt they will always be resentful of. The majority of the group REEKS of blind, blind privilege.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

(No doubt they would say that the above is ableist... and besides, I don't know the pain of being born into unwanted privilege. I'm probably oppressing straight white middle-class protectors with my hate speech.)

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm actually surprisingly annoyed about the misappropriationist revisionist history of the early days of the internet and the origin and meaning of "butthurt", which they have managed to turn from something relatively innocent and relatable (my ass hurts because I got "spanked", AKA called out on my bullshit) to something sexual and twisted.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I feel like I just had a weird "almost gay" moment on my Wall. As in, this woman I don't know well was gushing about my mouth and then concluded with "I love my husband". It was very confusing.

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

The word for today is "ultracrepidarian".

Holy fuck. How did I not learn this before now??? That's such a useful term.

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

It's kind of like a high-school slapfight club, administrated by Mean Girls.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

What's cool is that even if a woman spag like that is one in a million, there are SEVEN THOUSAND of them out there.

newsfeed

It would need to be corrected to reflect the correct math, which would be fourteen thousand if we are expanding the search for EOC's lifemate to men.

I'm not sure how EOC feels about that, though.

I think it's more that the original figure should've been 3,500, but that doesn't roll off the tongue as well.

Oh, you're right. Good catch.

also LOL bi people. 7000 works for me

Yeah, I've heard of bi people. I was just still talking about EOC, who as far as I know isn't.

oh good, at least you don't think we're mythical unicorns  

[Demolition Squid]

Sometimes, I despair about the state of the world.

But you know, I still live in a place where it is possible to order a whole week's food for less than I make in a day, and have it delivered to my doorstep so I don't even have to put on pants to collect it. That's pretty great.

I mean, I probably should put on pants anyway, but it is nice to give the delivery driver an anecdote sometimes, isn't it?